System and method of forming a toe seam
AssigneeHBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC
InventorsDavid H. Green, Howard Van Saunders, Thurmond Rufus Vaughn
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Abstract
An article of hosiery having a toe seam has been developed. The hosiery includes a foot portion and a first circumferential toe portion having a first stitch length. A second circumferential toe portion can be adjacent the first toe portion. The second circumferential toe portion has at least two knitted courses with each of the at least two knitted courses having a second stitch length that is less than the first stitch length. There is at least one thread in the first circumferential toe portion that forms the toe seam.
Claims11
A method of forming hosiery comprising:
- knitting a foot portion;
- knitting a first circumferential toe portion adjoined to the foot portion and having a first stitch length knitted with first and second yarns in a plaited relationship to create a first bulk along the first stitch length;
- knitting a second circumferential toe portion adjacent the first circumferential toe portion, the second circumferential toe portion having at least two knitted courses, each of the at least two knitted courses having a second stitch length that is less than the first stitch length and a second bulk that is less than the first bulk;
- knitting a toe clip adjacent the second circumferential toe portion to complete a hosiery blank, the toe clip and at least a portion of the second circumferential toe portion being removable;
- removing the toe clip and at least a portion of the second circumferential toe portion;
- stitching the first circumferential toe portion to form a toe seam.
An article of hosiery, comprising:
- a foot portion comprising a plurality of knitted courses each having a first stitch length and a first bulk along the first stitch length;
- a circumferential toe portion adjoined to the foot portion and having a second stitch length greater than the first stitch length and knitted with first and second yarns in a plaited relationship to create a second bulk that is greater than the first bulk;
- at least one thread stitched in the circumferential toe portion forming a toe seam.
A knitted blank for forming an article of hosiery, comprising:
- a foot portion;
- a first circumferential toe portion adjoined to the foot portion and having a first stitch length knitted with first and second yarns in a plaited relationship to create a first bulk along the first stitch length;
- a second circumferential toe portion adjacent the first circumferential toe portion, the second circumferential toe portion having at least two knitted courses, each of the at least two knitted courses having a second stitch length that is less than the first stitch length and a second bulk that is less than the first bulk;
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- a toe clip adjacent the second circumferential toe portion, the toe clip and at least a portion of the second circumferential toe portion being removable in preparation for forming a toe seam.
A method of forming a knitted blank for an article of hosiery, comprising:
- knitting a foot portion;
- knitting a first circumferential toe portion adjoined to the foot portion and having a first stitch length knitted with first and second yarns in a plaited relationship to create a first bulk along the first stitch length;
- knitting a second circumferential toe portion adjacent the first circumferential toe portion, the second circumferential toe portion having at least two knitted courses, each of the at least two knitted courses having a second stitch length that is less than the first stitch length and a second bulk that is less than the first bulk;
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- knitting a toe clip adjacent the second circumferential toe portion to complete a hosiery blank, the toe clip and at least a portion of the second circumferential toe portion being removable in preparation for forming a toe seam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.