Therapeutic sock with one or more elastomeric bands
OwnerJared Daniel Stullinventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic sock includes a knitted body having a top, a bottom opposite the top, an inside side connecting the top to the bottom, an outside side opposite the inside side and connecting the top to the bottom, a heel portion, a toe portion, and an opening into which a wearer inserts his or her foot. At least one elastomeric band is disposed within the knitted body and positioned to strengthen, stretch, or support one or more muscle groups of the foot of the wearer. The at least one elastomeric band is disposed opposite a line of pull of the one or more muscle groups. In some embodiments, one or more reinforcement bands may be used in conjunction with the at least one elastomeric band.
Claims21
A therapeutic sock comprising:
- a textile body having a top, a bottom opposite the top, an inside side connecting the top to the bottom, an outside side opposite the inside side and connecting the top to the bottom, a heel portion, a toe portion, and an opening configured for insertion of a foot of a wearer;
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- at least one elastomeric band within the textile body and configured to be positioned to strengthen, stretch, or support one or more muscle groups of the foot of the wearer, wherein the at least one elastomeric band comprises a first elastomeric band and a second elastomeric band, and each elastomeric band of the at least one elastomeric band is disposed opposite a line of pull of the one or more muscle groups to strengthen the one or muscle groups by providing resistance when the wearer moves the foot in a prescribed manner;
- a first reinforcement strip, the first reinforcement strip being a first dense band of textile material integral with the textile body, and entirely circumscribing the opening of the textile body;
- a second reinforcement strip disposed proximate to the toe portion of the textile body, wherein the second reinforcement strip is a second dense band of textile material integral with the textile body;
- wherein the first elastomeric band of the at least one elastomeric band connects at a junction to the first reinforcement strip;
- wherein a thickness of the therapeutic sock at all points of the first elastomeric band is defined completely by a combination of a thickness of the textile body and a thickness of the first elastomeric band, and a thickness of the therapeutic sock at all points of the second elastomeric band is defined completely by a combination of the thickness of the textile body and a thickness of the second elastomeric band;
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- wherein an arrangement of the first elastomeric band, the second elastomeric band, the first reinforcement strip, and the second reinforcement strip are configured to address a musculoskeletal disorder of the foot of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.