Athletic sock garter and method of using same

An athletic sock garter for supporting a leg portion of an athletic sock during athletic events where the legs of the wearer are heavily used, the athletic sock garter comprising:

• an elongate strap arranged for encircling a port ion of a sock wearer's leg when an athletic sock is positioned thereon so that substantially an entire inner surfaces of said elongate strap abuttingly contacts a leg portion of the sock, said elongate strap having at least a portion thereof formed of means for elastically stretching within a predetermined range of elasticity so as to provide support for the leg sock without significantly impeding blood circulation through the leg, said elongate strap also having at least one other portion formed of an inelastic material;
• a sock slippage inhibitor connected to the inner surface of said elongate strap for abuttingly contacting and inhibiting slippage of said elongate strap with outer portions of a wearer's sock;
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• an adjustable fastener connected to said elongate strap for adjustably fastening said elongate strap about the sock when positioned on a wearer's leg, said adjustable fastener comprising a ring member connected to a first end of the elongate strap, a pile fastener material secured to a portion of the outer surface of said elongate strap, and a mating hook fastener material secured to a portion of the outer surface of said elongate strap extending closely adjacent a second end thereof toward the first end of said elongate strap, whereby insertion of the second end of said elongate strap through said ring member and folding the hook fastener portion of said elongate strap so as to overlie and positionally align with said pile fastener portion for matingly fastening therewith provides adjustable positioning of said elongate strap around the leg portion of the sock when positioned on the wearer's leg.

A method of using an athletic sock garter for supporting a leg portion of an athletic sock during athletic events where the legs of the wearer are heavily used, the method comprising:

• encircling a portion of a sock wearer's leg when an athletic sock is positioned thereon with an elongate strap having a ring member connected to a first end thereof so that substantially an entire inner surface of the elongate strap abuttingly contacts a leg portion of the sock;
• inserting a second end of the elongate strap through the ring member;
• folding a hook fastener portion of the elongate strap so as to overlie and positionally align with a pile fastener portion of the elongate strap to matingly fasten therewith;
• adjustably positioning the elongate strap around the leg portion of the sock when positioned on the wearers leg so as to provide support for the leg portion through the wearer's leg;
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• adjustably fastening the elongate strap about the sock when positioned at a desired location on a wearer's leg.

A method of using an athletic sock garter for supporting a leg portion of an athletic sock during athletic events where the legs of the wearer are heavily used, the method comprising:

• encircling a portion of a sock wearer's leg when an athletic sock is positioned thereon with an elongate strap having only a portion thereof formed of an elastic material so that substantially an entire inner surface of the elongate strap abuttingly contacts a leg portion of the sock, the elastic material having a predetermined range of elasticity so as to provide support for the sock without significantly impeding blood circulation through the leg;
• adjustably positioning the elongate strap around the leg portion of the sock when positioned on the wearers leg so as to stretch the elastic portion of the elongate strap;
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• adjustably fastening the elongate strap about the sock when position ed at a desired location on a wearer's leg.