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US 6,385,778 B1Granted
Shape enhancing hosiery
OwnerDorothy L. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A shape enhancing hosiery for thickening and enhancing the shape and curvature of a wearer's legs includes a sleeve having a closed lower end, an open upper end, a curved plastic insert, and an adjustable strap coupled around the open end.
Claims15
A shape enhancing hosiery comprising:
- a flexible mesh sleeve having an open end and a closed end, the open end being for receiving a wearer's leg therethrough;
- a removable generally curved elongated plastic insert having an interior surface shaped to generally conform to an outer surface of a calf portion of the wearer's leg, the insert further having an outer surface generally curved and proportioned to have the outward appearance of a calf portion of a human leg;
- an entirety of said outer surface of said curved elongated plastic insert being continuously smooth and contacting an interior surface of said flexible mesh sleeve such that said curved elongated plastic insert is held in position by compression of said flexible mesh sleeve around said curved elongated plastic insert and the wearer's leg;
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- an adjustable strap coupled to the open end of the sleeve for securing the open end of the sleeve to a thigh of the wearer.
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A shape enhancing hosiery comprising:
- a flexible mesh sleeve having an open end and a closed end, the open end being for receiving a wearer's leg therethrough;
- a removable generally curved elongated plastic insert having an interior surface shaped to generally conform to an outer surface of a calf portion of the wearer's leg, the insert further having an outer surface generally curved and proportioned to have the outward appearance of a calf portion of a human leg;
- an entirety of said outer surface of said curved elongated plastic insert being continuously smooth and contacting an interior surface of said flexible mesh sleeve such that said curved elongated plastic insert is held in position by compression of said flexible mesh sleeve around said curved elongated plastic insert and the wearer's leg;
- an adjustable strap coupled to the open end of the sleeve for securing the open end of the sleeve to a thigh of the wearer;
- wherein said insert further comprises a generally C-shaped cross section taken perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the elongated member;
- wherein said insert further comprises said elongated member having a top and a bottom;
- said top being positioned within said sleeve proximate said open end and said bottom being positioned within said sleeve proximate said bottom end;
- wherein said elongated member further comprises a medial portion, said medial portion having a thickness, said thickness tapering towards said top and said bottom;
- wherein said thickness of said medial portion is greater proximate said bottom such that said insert is adapted to provide greater curvature enhancement proximate a lower portion of a wearer's calf;
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- wherein said adjustable strap comprises:
- an elastic band having a first end, a second end, and a lower edge, said lower edge being coupled to said top of said flexible sleeve;
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- a first snap member coupled to said elastic band at said first end of said elastic band and a plurality of second snap members positioned in spaced relationship to each other extending away from said second end of said elastic band, said first snap member being positioned for selectively coupling to a selected one of said second snap members such that said elastic band forms a loop, said first snap member and said selected second snap member being engageable such that a circumference of said elastic band is lessened when said first snap member and said selected second snap member are engaged to each other whereby said elastic band is tightened around the leg of a wearer.
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