Blank for manufacturing outer socks of fabric, outer socks using the same and manufacturing method of outer socks

A no-show sock 100 manufactured by using a fabric, the no-show sock comprising:

• a bottom portion 10 configured to define a bottom 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, 16 configured to surround a lateral foot side and a heel,
• 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.

A method of manufacturing a no-show sock 100 by using a fabric, the method comprising:

• cutting a fabric comprising a bottom portion 10 configured to define a bottom 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, 16 configured to surround lateral foot sides and a heel,
• wherein 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 (S10);
• folding the front portion 12 along the boundary line BL relative to the bottom portion 10 (S20);
• aligning an outer end 21c of a first superimposed portion 21 of the front portion 12 with a first cutting line 31 of the first lateral portion 14 so that a rear surface 21B of the first superimposed portion 21 of the front portion 14 overlaps a front surface 23A of a third superimposed portion 23 of the first lateral portion 14, and aligning an outer end 22c of a second superimposed portion 22 of the front portion 12 with a second cutting line 32 of the second lateral portion 14 so that a rear surface 22B of the second superimposed portion 22 of the front portion 12 overlaps a front surface 24A of a fourth superimposed portion 24 of the second lateral portion 16 (S30);
• sewing the first superimposed portion 21 of the front portion 12 and the third superimposed portion 23 of the first lateral portion 14 in one or more lines, sewing the second superimposed portion 22 of the front portion 12 and the fourth superimposed portion 24 of the second lateral portion 16 in one or more lines, and sewing two opposite edges 12a, 12b of the front portion 12 and two opposite edges 10a, 10b of an upper side of the bottom portion 10 in one or more lines (S40);
• superimposing a fifth superimposed portion 25 at a lower end of the first lateral portion 14 and a sixth superimposed portion 26 at a lower end of the second lateral portion 16 and sewing them in one or more lines (S50);
• and
• superimposing a ninth superimposed portion 29 at a lower end of the bottom portion 10, a seventh superimposed portion 27 inside the first lateral portion 14, and an eighth superimposed portion 28 inside the second lateral portion 16 and sewing the ninth superimposed portion, the seventh superimposed portion, and the eighth superimposed portion in one or more lines (S60).

A blank 2 for manufacturing a no-show sock by using a fabric, the blank 2 comprising:

• a bottom portion 210 made by a series of fabrics connected integrally, having a contour corresponding to a sole, and configured to define a bottom of the no-show sock;
• a front portion 212 having a contour corresponding to toes and a front foot top;
• and
• first and second lateral portions 214, 216 configured to surround lateral foot sides and a heel,
• 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.

A no-show sock 200 comprising:

• a bottom portion 210 made by a series of fabrics connected integrally, having a contour corresponding to a sole, and configured to define a bottom of the no-show sock;
• a front portion 212 having a contour corresponding to toes and a front foot top;
• and
• first and second lateral portions 214, 216 configured to surround lateral foot sides and a heel,
• 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 surfaces of the bottom portion 210, respectively, a lower end of the bottom portion 210 has a contour curved and protruding outward 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 inside 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 inside 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 2166 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 and coincident with the upper edge 214a of the first lateral portion 214 and the upper edge 216A 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, and
• wherein the ninth superimposed portion 229 at the lower end of the bottom portion 210 overlaps with the seventh superimposed portion 227 inside the first lateral portion 214 and the eighth superimposed portion 228 inside the second lateral portion 216 and is sewn together with them.

A method of manufacturing a no-show sock 200 by using a fabric, the method comprising:

• cutting a fabric comprising a bottom portion 210 made by a series of fabrics connected integrally, having a contour corresponding to a sole, and configured to define a bottom of the no-show sock, a front portion 212 configured to cover toes and a front foot top, and first and second lateral portions 214, 216 configured to surround lateral foot sides and a heel,
• wherein the front portion 212 is connected to an upper end of the bottom portion 210, and 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 (S210);
• folding the front portion 212 along the boundary line BL relative to the bottom portion 210 (S220);
• aligning two opposite edges 212a, 212b of the front portion with an upper edge 214a of the first lateral portion 214 and an upper edge 216b of the second lateral portion 216 so that the two opposite edges 212a, 212b of the front portion are coincident 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 sealing the two opposite edges of the front portion together (S230);
• superimposing a fifth superimposed portion 225 at a lower end of the first lateral portion 214 and a sixth superimposed portion 226 at a lower end of the second lateral portion 216 and sewing them in one or more lines (S240);
• and
• superimposing a ninth superimposed portion 229 at a lower end of the bottom portion 210, a seventh superimposed portion 227 inside the first lateral portion 214, and an eighth superimposed portion 228 inside the second lateral portion 216 and sewing the ninth superimposed portion, the seventh superimposed portion, and the eighth superimposed portion in one or more lines (S250).