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US 5,671,482 AGranted
Stocking having a comfort foot area
OwnerLee A. Alverainventor
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Abstract
Described is a stocking having a comfort foot area. The comfort area encompasses the toe, sole and heel areas of the foot. A pad is sized to cover and be secured to the comfort area or integrally woven into the comfort area to act as a liner to protect and comfort the foot of the wearer of the stocking. The pad is made out of a thicker, absorbent fiber material to absorb wetness and allow the foot to breathe.
Claims3
A sock having a comfort foot area (10) comprising:
- A) a nylon stocking (12) having a plurality of nylon stocking vertical threads (12A) and a plurality of nylon stocking horizontal threads (12B) in a standard box weaved over and under pattern forming junction points therebetween;
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- B) a stocking sole (14) positioned at a bottom of the nylon stocking (12), the stocking sole (14) comprises a plurality of stocking sole left diagonal threads (14A) and a plurality of stocking sole right diagonal threads (14B), the stocking sole left diagonal threads (14A) have stocking sole left diagonal thread loop crossings (14AA) which are simple knots positioned at each diagonal junction point affixing the stocking sole left diagonal threads (14A) to the nylon stocking vertical threads (12A) and the nylon stocking horizontal threads (12B) in a junction region, stocking sole right diagonal threads (14B) have stocking sole right diagonal thread loop crossings (14BA) each of which is a simple knot affixing the stocking sole right diagonal threads (14B) to the nylon stocking vertical threads (12A) and the nylon stocking horizontal threads (12B) in a second junction region, the stocking sole (14) functions as a comfort foot area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.