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US 12,402,666 B2Granted
Blank formed of fabric for manufacturing no-show socks, no-show socks formed of blank and manufacturing method of no-show 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.
Claims5
A blank (2) for manufacturing a no-show sock by using a fabric, the blank (2) comprising:
- a bottom portion (210) having a contour configured to correspond to a sole and configured to define a bottom of the no-show sock;
- a front portion (212) having a contour configured to correspond to toes and a front foot top;
- and
- first and second lateral portions (214, 216) configured to surround lateral foot sides and a heel,
- the bottom portion (210), the front portion (212), and the first and second lateral portions (214, 216) are made by the fabric and connected integrally,
- wherein the front portion (212) is connected to an upper end of the bottom portion (210), and
- wherein a boundary line BL on which the bottom portion (210) and the front portion (212) 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 (210),
- wherein first and second lateral portions (214, 216) are connected to two opposite edges (210a, 210b) of the bottom portion (210), respectively, a lower end of the bottom portion (210) has a contour curved and protruding outward configured to correspond to the heel, and a ninth superimposed portion (229) is formed at a lower end of the bottom portion (210),
- wherein a fifth superimposed portion (225) is formed at a lower end of the first lateral portion (214), and a seventh superimposed portion (227) is formed on an inner edge of the first lateral portion (214),
- wherein a sixth superimposed portion (226) is formed at a lower end of the second lateral portion (216), and an eighth superimposed portion (228) is formed on an inner edge of the second lateral portion (216),
- wherein two opposite edges (212a, 212b) of the front portion have contours respectively corresponding to an upper edge (214a) of the first lateral portion (214) and an upper edge (216b) of the second lateral portion (216),
- wherein when the front portion (212) is folded along the boundary line BL relative to the bottom portion (210), the two opposite edges (212a, 212b) of the front portion are aligned with the upper edge (214a) of the first lateral portion (214) and the upper edge (216b) of the second lateral portion (216), respectively and seam-sealed together,
- wherein the fifth superimposed portion (225) at the lower end of the first lateral portion (214) and the sixth superimposed portion (226) at the lower end of the second lateral portion (216) overlap each other and are sewn together,
- wherein the ninth superimposed portion (229) at the lower end of the bottom portion (210) overlaps with the seventh superimposed portion (227) on an inner edge of the first lateral portion (214) and the eighth superimposed portion (228) on an inner edge of the second lateral portion (216) and is sewn together with them, and
- wherein a protrusion (229d) protruding outward along the central axis CL of the bottom portion (210) is formed at a center of the ninth superimposed portion (229) at the lower end of the bottom portion (210).
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A no-show sock (200) comprising:
- a bottom portion (210) having a contour configured to correspond to a sole and configured to define a bottom of the no-show sock;
- a front portion (212) having a contour configured to correspond to toes and a front foot top;
- and
- first and second lateral portions (214, 216) configured to surround lateral foot sides and a heel,
- the bottom portion (210), the front portion (212), and the first and second lateral portions (214, 216) are made by a fabric and connected integrally,
- wherein the front portion (212) is connected to an upper end of the bottom portion (210),
- wherein a boundary line BL on which the bottom portion (210) and the front portion (212) 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 (210),
- wherein the first and second lateral portions (214, 216) are connected to two opposite edges (210a, 210b) of the bottom portion (210), respectively, a lower end of the bottom portion (210) has a contour curved and protruding outward configured to correspond to the heel, and a ninth superimposed portion (229) is formed at a lower end of the bottom portion (210),
- wherein a fifth superimposed portion (225) is formed at a lower end of the first lateral portion (214), and a seventh superimposed portion (227) is formed on an inner edge of the first lateral portion (214),
- wherein a sixth superimposed portion (226) is formed at a lower end of the second lateral portion (216), and an eighth superimposed portion (228) is formed on an inner edge of the second lateral portion (216),
- wherein two opposite edges (212a, 212b) of the front portion have contours corresponding to an upper edge (214a) of the first lateral portion (214) and an upper edge (216b) of the second lateral portion (216), respectively,
- wherein when the front portion (212) is folded along the boundary line BL relative to the bottom portion (210), the two opposite edges (212a, 212b) of the front portion are aligned with the upper edge (214a) of the first lateral portion (214) and the upper edge (216b) of the second lateral portion (216), respectively and seam-sealed together,
- wherein the fifth superimposed portion (225) at the lower end of the first lateral portion (214) and the sixth superimposed portion (226) at the lower end of the second lateral portion (216) overlap each other and are sewn together,
- wherein the ninth superimposed portion (229) at the lower end of the bottom portion (210) overlaps with the seventh superimposed portion (227) on an inner edge of the first lateral portion (214) and the eighth superimposed portion (228) on an inner edge of the second lateral portion (216) and is sewn together with them, and
- wherein a reinforcing fabric (230) is attached along the boundary line BL between the bottom portion (210) and the front portion (212), the reinforcing fabric comprising fiber arranged in a vertical direction and fiber arranged in a horizontal direction, and an expansion/contraction ratio of the fiber arranged in the vertical direction is larger than an expansion/contraction ratio of the fiber arranged in the horizontal direction in the reinforcing fabric (230).
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