Sock
OwnerVirginia R. Bradleyinventor
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Abstract
A plastic sock that is adapted for use in combination with a boot or galosh for facilitating insertion of the foot therein and to keep the feet dry while the overboot is worn.
Claims7
A tubular sock for use in combination with a boot, comprising a unitary liquid impermeable sock member having a tubular seamless configuration and a closed end, one open end, said open end having a rim portion, the rim portion including means for securing said sock about the leg of a user, means to adjust the length of said sock by disposing said closed end in a foreshortened condition wherein said closed end is disposed overlapping a portion of said sock member adjacent said closed end when said closed end is in said foreshortened condition, said means for for adjusting the length including a first pad and a second pad, said first pad fixedly secured to the exterior surface of said sock adjacent at a region thereof disposed adjacent the toes of the user and opposite the sole thereof when the user's foot is engaged within said sock, said second pad being fixedly secured to said exterior surface of said sock adjacent the end opposite said open end, means to removably secure said first pad to said second pad, whereby said closed end of said sock member is disposed in a folded up configuration when said first pad is engaged to said second pad thereby disposing said sock member in said foreshortened condition, wherein said sock may be alternately disposed in contact with an inside surface and an outside surface of said boot.
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