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US 12,082,625 B2Granted
Blank for manufacturing outer socks of fabric, outer socks using the same and manufacturing method of outer socks
AssigneeONDO, Inc.
InventorsTonghyun Shim, Donghwan Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed is a no-show sock manufactured by using a fabric, the no-show sock including a bottom portion 10 configured to define a bottom of the no-show sock made by a series of fabrics connected integrally, a front portion 12 configured to cover toes and a front foot top, and first and second lateral portions 14 and 16 configured to surround lateral foot sides and a heel, in which the front portion 12 is connected to an upper end of the bottom portion 10, and a boundary line BL on which the bottom portion 10 and the front portion 12 are connected has a predetermined inclination angle θ with respect to a horizontal line HL perpendicular to a central axis CL of the bottom portion 10.
Claims14
A blank (1) for manufacturing a no-show sock by using a fabric, the blank (1) comprising:
- a bottom portion (10) configured to define a bottom of the no-show sock;
- a front portion (12) configured to cover toes and a front foot top;
- and
- first and second lateral portions (14, 16) configured to surround lateral foot sides and a heel,
- the bottom portion (10), the front portion (12), and the first and second lateral portions (14, 16) are made by the fabric and connected integrally,
- wherein the front portion (12) is connected to an upper end of the bottom portion (10), and
- wherein a boundary line BL on which the bottom portion (10) and the front portion (12) are connected has a predetermined inclination angle θ with respect to a horizontal line HL perpendicular to a central axis CL of the bottom portion (10), wherein the bottom portion (10) has a contour configured to correspond to a sole, first and second lateral portions (14, 16) are connected to two opposite edges (10c, 10d) of a rear portion of the bottom portion (10), respectively, a lower end of the bottom portion (10) has a contour curved and protruding outward configured to correspond to the heel, and a ninth superimposed portion (29) is formed at a lower end of the bottom portion 10),
- wherein a third superimposed portion (23) is formed at an upper end of the first lateral portion (14), a first cutting line (31) extending to a lower end of the third superimposed portion (23) is formed con an inner edge of the third superimposed portion (23), a fifth superimposed portion (25) is formed at a lower end of the first lateral portion 14), and a seventh superimposed portion (27) is positioned on an inner edge of the first lateral portion (14),
- wherein a fourth superimposed portion (24) is formed at an upper end of the second lateral portion (16), a second cutting line (32) extending to a lower end of the fourth superimposed portion (24) is formed on an inner edge of the fourth superimposed portion (24), a sixth superimposed portion (26) is formed at a lower end of the second lateral portion (16), and an eighth superimposed portion (28) is formed on an inner edge of the second lateral portion (16),
- wherein first and second superimposed portions (22) are formed at two opposite sides of an upper end of the front portion (12), and two opposite edges (12a, 12b) of the front portion have contours corresponding to a portion of the two opposite edges (10a, 10b) forefoot area of the bottom portion (10),
- wherein when the front portion (12) is folded along the boundary line BL relative to the bottom portion (10), rear surfaces (21B, 22B) of the first and second superimposed portions (21, 22) at the upper end of the front portion (12) are arranged to overlap a front surface (23A) of the third superimposed portion (23) at the upper end of the first lateral portion (14) and a front surface (24A) of the fourth superimposed portion (24) at the upper end of the second lateral portion (16), respectively and the first and second superimposed portions (21, 22) are sewn tog with the third and fourth superimposed portions (23, 24), respectively, and the two opposite edges (12a, 12b) of the front portion are aligned to correspond to a portion of the two opposite edges (10a, 10b) in the forefoot area of the bottom portion (10), respectively and sewn together,
- wherein the fifth superimposed portion (25) at the lower end of the first lateral portion (14) and the sixth superimposed portion (26) at the lower end of the second lateral portion (16) overlap each other and are sewn together, and
- wherein the ninth superimposed portion (29) at the lower end of the bottom portion (10) overlaps with the seventh superimposed portion (27) on an inner edge of the first lateral portion (14) and the eighth superimposed portion (28) on an inner edge of the second lateral portion (16) and is sewn together with them.
10 more elements
A no-show sock (100) manufactured by using a fabric, the no-show sock (100) comprising:
- a bottom portion (10) configured to define a bottom of the no-show sock;
- a front portion (12) configured to cover toes and a front foot top;
- and
- first and second lateral portions (14, 16) configured to surround a lateral foot side and a heel,
- the bottom portion (10), the front portion (12), and the first and second lateral portions (14, 16) are made by the fabric and connected integrally,
- wherein the front portion (12) is connected to an upper end of the bottom portion (10), and
- wherein a boundary line BL on which the bottom portion (10) and the front portion (12 are connected has a predetermined inclination angle θ with respect to a horizontal line HL perpendicular to a central axis CL of the bottom portion (10), wherein the bottom portion (10) has a contour configured to correspond to a sole, first and second lateral portions (14, 16) are connected to two opposite edges (10c, 10d) of a rear portion of the bottom portion (10), respectively, a lower end of the bottom portion (10) has a contour curved and protruding outward configured to correspond to the heel, and a ninth superimposed portion (29) is formed at a lower end of the bottom portion (10),
- wherein a third superimposed portion (23) is formed at an upper end of the first lateral portion (14), a first cutting line (31) extending to a lower end of the third superimposed portion (23) is formed on an inner edge of the third superimposed portion (23), a fifth superimposed portion (25) is formed at a lower end of the first lateral portion (14), and a seventh superimposed portion (27) is positioned on an inner edge of the first lateral portion (14),
- wherein a fourth superimposed portion (24) is formed at an upper end of the second lateral portion (16), a second cutting line (32) extending to a lower end of the fourth superimposed portion (24) is formed con an inner edge of the fourth superimposed portion (24), a sixth superimposed portion (26) is formed at a lower end of the second lateral portion (16), and an eighth superimposed portion (28) is formed on an inner edge of the second lateral portion (16),
- wherein first and second superimposed portions (21, 22) are formed at two opposite sides of an upper end of the front portion (12), and two opposite edges (12a, 12b) of the front portion have contours corresponding to a portion of the two opposite edges (10a, 10b) in the forefoot area of the bottom portion (10),
- wherein when the front portion (12) is folded along the boundary line BL relative to the bottom portion (10), rear surfaces (21B, 22B) of the first and second superimposed portions (21, 22) at the upper end of the front portion (12) are arranged to overlap a front surface of the third superimposed portion (23) at the upper end of the first lateral portion (12) and a front surface (24A) of the fourth superimposed portion (24) at the upper end of the second lateral portion, respectively and the first and second superimposed portions (21, 22) are sewn together with the third and fourth superimposed portions (23, 24), respectively, and the two opposite edges (12a, 12b) of the front portion are aligned to correspond to a portion of the two opposite edges (10a, 10b) in the forefoot area of the bottom portion (10), respectively and sewn together,
- wherein the fifth superimposed portion (25) at the lower end of the first lateral portion (14) and the sixth superimposed portion (26) at the lower end of the second lateral portion (16) overlap each other and are sewn together, and
- wherein the ninth superimposed portion (29) at the lower end of the bottom portion (10) overlaps with the seventh superimposed portion (27) on an inner edge of the first lateral portion (14) and the eighth superimposed portion (28) on an inner edge of the second lateral portion (16) and is sewn together with them.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.