Anti-slip footlet sock
AssigneeWayne Gossard, Inc.
InventorDonald L. Wilkins
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Abstract
A knit footlet sock having a roll top foot receiving portion. The top has four courses of elastic make-up followed by four courses of body yarn with elastic inlaid in 1.times.1 fashion, then eight courses of a bulky stitch of ornamental yarn, followed by a number of courses similar to those immediately preceeding the ornamental yarn. The eight courses of ornamental yarn are knitted in every fourth wale on the outside of the sock with the yarn floated on the inside and includes tuck stitches of elastic intermediate the knit stitches. The bulky courses tend to roll the fabric outwardly away from the ankle and prevents slipping of the sock into a low cut shoe. A method of manufacturing the top of the sock is also disclosed.
Claims8
A knit footlet sock adapted to be worn inside of a low cut shoe comprising, a foot portion including a toe portion and a heel embracing portion, a foot receiving portion positioned above and closely adjacent said heel embracing portion and adapted to encircle the ankle area of a wearer, said foot receiving portion including a roll top having the inherent tendency to roll outwardly from the ankle area of the wearer, said roll top comprising a plurality of courses of elastic yarn inlaid in a predetermined number of wales of a body yarn forming an outer selvage of the foot receiving portion, and a number of courses of an ornamental yarn forming a bulky stitch comprising several courses commencing with a first course spaced from the outer selvage by a lesser number of courses of said bulky stitches, said stitch being knit on the outside of said foot receiving portion in spaced wales of said predetermined number and floated over the wales intermediate said spaced wales on the inside of said foot receiving portion.
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