Notched toe panty hose and method of use
OwnerKaryn J. Cortaniinventor
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Abstract
Elastic panty hose are modified to have a shallow notch in the toe portion for accepting the thong of a thong style sandal or shoe. When the foot and panty hose are inserted into the thong style sandal or shoe, the notch is stretched thereby smoothing the contour of the panty hose around the toes.
Claims3
Panty hose for use with thong style footwear by a wearer having a foot having toes, wherein the thong style footwear has a thong which enters the cleft between the big and second toe of the foot of a wearer and resides in the crotch of the cleft, the cleft having a length, said panty hose comprising:
- said panty hose being constructed from elastic fabric and having two foot portions;
- each foot portion having a closed toe portion;
- each said toe portion having a notch between the location for the big toe and the location of the remaining toes such that when the foot of the wearer is placed into said toe portion said notch aligns with the cleft;
- each said notch having a depth less than the length of the cleft so that when the foot of a wearer is placed inside said toe portion and said toe portion is inserted into the thong style footwear, said notch elastically stretches when the thong abuts the crotch of the cleft, so that said toe portion is drawn tightly around the toes of the wearer to form a smooth surface;
- and,
- wherein said depth of said notch is about half of the length of the cleft.
A method for wearing panty hose with a thong so that the toe portion of the panty hose presents a smooth surface, comprising:
- providing a wearer having a foot having toes, a cleft disposed between a big and second toe, said crotch having a cleft, said cleft having a length;
- providing thong style footwear having a thong which is shaped and dimensioned to reside in said crotch of said cleft of said foot of said wearer;
- providing panty hose specifically designed for use with said thong style footwear, said panty hose being constructed from elastic fabric and having two foot portions, each said foot portion having a closed toe portion, each said toe portion having a notch between the location for the big toe and the location of the remaining toes, each said notch having a depth which is about half of said length of said cleft;
- said wearer placing said foot into said toe portion so that said notch aligns with said cleft;
- said wearer inserting said foot and said toe portion into said thong style footwear, so that said notch elastically stretches when said thong abuts said crotch of said cleft;
- and,
- observing that said toe portion stretches over said toes of said wearer thereby presenting a smooth surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.