Method of making a knit sock/heel
OwnerJoseph HABERTinventor
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Abstract
A method of making a sock having a leg portion, a gusset, a foot and a toe includes knitting a tubular member having a cylindrical body with a closed end, using, preferably a conventional circular knitting machine. The circular body is shaped to look like a sock and then subjected to heat and/pressure causing the fibers of the body to set. The circular body is knit from standard fiber yarns, including yarns made from natural and artificial fibers.
Claims16
A method of making a sock comprising:
- knitting a tubular sock including a cylindrical body from fibers;
- shaping said cylindrical body into a sock-shaped body;
- and
- setting said fibers to cause said sock-shaped body to maintain its shape.
The method of claim, 2 wherein said setting is performed while said cylindrical body is disposed on said form.
A method of making a sock having a toe, a foot, gusset, and leg body, said method comprising:
- knitting a tubular member on a circular knitting machine from fibers, said tubular member having a cylindrical body open at one end and closed at the opposite end;
- and
- shaping said cylindrical body into the shape of a sock;
- and
- setting the fibers causing said sock to retain its shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.