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US 7,346,935 B1Granted
Stretchable high friction socks
AssigneeToeSox, Inc.
InventorJoe Patterson
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Abstract
A woven sock body having a multitude of high friction dots defining friction buttons arrayed around the bottom thereof.
Claims8
A high friction grip sock comprising:
- an elastic, stretchable knit material forming tubular ankle and foot portions, the foot portion including a sole portion defining toe, ball and heel sections;
- the foot portion formed at its forward extremity with five forwardly projecting seamless, stretchable toe tubes to be stretched and received over the respective toes of a wearer;
- an array of high friction buttons spaced uniformly about and adhered to at least the bottom of the toe, ball and heel sections and having respective horizontal cross sections of about an ⅛th of an inch;
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- the knit material is comprised of about 30 gauge thread and the material comprises a blend of a natural fiber and an elastic material.
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A high friction sock comprising:
- an elastic, seamless, knit material comprised of about 30 gauge thread, and a heddle of about 130 with at least 10% stretch and configured to form an ankle and foot portions, the foot portion including bottom wall defining a ball and heal sole sections and the foot portion further including five forwardly disposed seamless toe tubes, the respective bottom walls of the toe tubes defining toe sock section;
- an array of high friction buttons having a horizontal cross sectional dimension of about an ⅛th inch and a height of about a 1/16th and spaced uniformly throughout and adhered to at least the sole section;
- the knit material comprises a blend of a natural fiber and an elastic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.