Socks
AssigneeUnival, Inc.
InventorYoshiyuki Yokoyama
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a sock which offers a fit, and does not cause fatigue, blood congestion, or the like if worn for a long period of time. The sock has a length from a toe to at least an ankle, and is knitted from a knitting yarn. The sock has a base knit structure knitted at an inside half region of an arch part of the sole from an upper thread and under thread, and has an auxiliary thread further inserted together with the upper thread, so as to form a knitted part which is contracted and reduced in extensibility.
Claims8
A sock having a length from a toe to at least an ankle and formed by knitting a knitting yarn, comprising:
- a base knit structure knitted at least at an inside half region of a sole arch part of the sock from an upper thread and under thread;
- an auxiliary thread further inserted along with the upper thread, and
- a knitted part thus formed which is contracted and reduced in extensibility,
- wherein said auxiliary thread comprises a FTY having a core yarn and cover yarn, said cover yarn comprising a polyester yarn or nylon yarn, and wherein the sock is subjected to heat setting treatment after completion of knitting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.