US 6,185,751 B1Granted

Releasably engagable socks

OwnerSusan D. Masoninventor

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Abstract

There exists many different devices for connecting articles of clothing together. The present invention is such a device for attaching articles of clothing together. The present invention utilizes paired fasteners on each of the two articles of clothing to be attached together. This allows the two articles to either be attached together or turned inside out and folded upon themselves and attached to themselves. In this folded-down state, the fasteners are hidden from view.

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A fastening means for a pair of socks comprising a first sock and a second sock, each sock having a snap-type fastening means for securing said pair of socks together to prevent the separation thereof during storage, washing, and drying, wherein said fastening means further comprises:

two first fasteners each having a part providing a projection;
means for attaching one of said first fasteners to each of said pair of socks;
two second fasteners each having a part providing a hole;
means for attaching one of said second fasteners to each of said pair of socks;
said first and second fasteners being constructed and arranged to be releasably engageable with one another with said projections fitting into said holes with snap-like fits;
wherein on each of said pair of socks, said first fastener and said second fastener are adjacent to one another;
wherein said first sock and said second sock each have a first side opposite a second side, an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the first side of the first sock faces the second side of the second sock when said socks are mated, wherein said fasteners located on said first sock are located on the first side of the first sock, and said fasteners located on said second sock are located on the second side of said second sock;
wherein said projection and hole providing parts of said first and second fasteners are arranged to face outwardly from the outside surface of the leg of each sock;
wherein each of said socks further comprise patches located on the inner side of each sock opposing said fastener located on the outer side of the leg of each sock for elimination of contact between the fasteners and the wearer of said socks;
wherein said first sock is fixedly folded so that the first fastener of said first sock may releasably engage with the second fastener of said first sock;
and
wherein said second sock is fixedly folded so that the first fastener of said second sock may releasably engage with the second fastener of said second sock.

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two first fasteners each having a part providing a projection;
means for attaching one of said first fasteners to each of said pair of socks;
two second fasteners each having a part providing a hole;
means for attaching one of said second fasteners to each of said pair of socks;
said first and second fasteners being constructed and arranged to be releasably engageable with one another with said projections fitting into said holes with snap-like fits;
wherein on each of said pair of socks, said first fastener and said second fastener are adjacent to one another;
wherein said first sock and said second sock each have a first side opposite a second side, an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the first side of the first sock faces the second side of the second sock when said socks are mated, wherein said fasteners located on said first sock are located on the first side of the first sock, and said fasteners located on said second sock are located on the second side of said second sock;
wherein said projection and hole providing parts of said first and second fasteners are arranged to face outwardly from the outside surface of the leg of each sock;
wherein each of said socks further comprise patches located on the inner side of each sock opposing said fastener located on the outer side of the leg of each sock for elimination of contact between the fasteners and the wearer of said socks;
wherein said first sock is fixedly folded so that the first fastener of said first sock may releasably engage with the second fastener of said first sock;
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wherein said second sock is fixedly folded so that the first fastener of said second sock may releasably engage with the second fastener of said second sock.

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