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US 7,882,714 B2Granted
Method of manufacturing an article of footwear
OwnerLiana Robertsinventor
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Abstract
A method of forming an article of footwear by forming the article on a glove machine. An article of footwear formed on a glove machine, wherein the article includes a body that includes a leg portion, an ankle portion, and a foot portion.
Claims19
A method of forming a sock with a glove machine comprising:
- forming a toe section of the sock having a first width with the glove machine and a foot section of the sock having a second width with the glove machine;
- forming a plurality of toe sheaths adjacent the toe section, each of the plurality of toe sheaths including a tip portion and a body portion, the body portion being joined with the toe section;
- forming a toe aperture in the tip portion of each of the plurality of toe sheaths, the plurality of toe apertures each having an individual width,
- wherein a sum of the individual widths of the plurality of toe apertures equal a third width,
- wherein the first width is greater than the second width when the sock is without a foot of a user positioned therein, and
- wherein the third width is greater than the second width when the sock is without a foot of a user positioned therein.
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A sock comprising:
- a toe section joined to a foot portion, the toe section having a first width and the foot portion having a second width;
- a plurality of toe sheaths adjacent the toe section, each of the plurality of sheaths including a tip portion and a body portion, the body portion being joined with the toe section;
- a toe aperture in the tip portion of each of the plurality of toe sheaths, the plurality of toe apertures each having an individual width,
- wherein a sum of the individual widths of the plurality of toe apertures equal a third width,
- wherein the first width is greater than the second width when the sock is without a foot of a user positioned therein, and
- the third width is greater than the second width when the sock is without a foot of a user positioned therein.
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A method of forming a sock comprising:
- forming a toe section of the sock having a first width with a glove machine and a foot section of the sock having a second width with the glove machine;
- attaching a plurality of toe sheaths adjacent the toe section, each of the plurality of toe sheaths including a tip portion and a body portion, the body portion being joined with the toe section;
- forming a toe aperture in the tip portion of each of the plurality of toe sheaths, the plurality of toe apertures having an individual width,
- wherein a sum of the individual widths of the plurality of toe apertures equal a third width,
- wherein the first width is greater than the second width when the sock is without a foot of a user positioned therein,
- wherein the third width is greater than the second width when the sock is without a foot of a user positioned therein, and
- wherein the tip portion of each of the plurality of toe sheaths are adapted to be rolled rearwardly onto the body portion of the respective sheath.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.