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US 8,418,507 B2Granted
Method for circular-knitting of a sock
AssigneeYoe Enterprises of Nevada, Inc.
InventorsMitchell Coleman Beckler, Robert Hoyt Yoe
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Abstract
A method of knitting a sock with a bulbous heel and a square toe is disclosed. A circular sock knitting machine is controlled in four phases to alternately narrow and widen the heel and toe by actuating only some of the needles in the knitting machine. The result is a sock with an expanded Y-gore and a heel and toe of increased size.
Claims13
A method of knitting a sock using a circular knitting sock machine having a plurality of needles, comprising:
- knitting part of the sock in a circular shape by actuating all of the needles;
- knitting a heel of the sock in phases with the number of actuated needles in each phase being less than all of the needles;
- and
- forming a toe of the sock having a Y-shaped gore, said forming the toe comprising knitting the toe of the sock in phases with the number of actuated needles in each phase being less than all of the needles.
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A method of knitting a bulbous heel on a sock, comprising:
- forming said heel having a Y-shaped gore using a circular knitting sock machine having a plurality of needles, said forming said heel comprising:
- knitting a first phase having a first reduced number of needles;
- knitting a second phase having a second reduced number of needles;
- knitting a third phase having a third reduced number of needles;
- and
- knitting a fourth phase having a fourth reduced number of needles.
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A method of knitting a square toe on a sock, comprising:
- forming said toe having a Y-shaped gore using a circular knitting sock machine having a plurality of needles, said forming said toe comprising:
- knitting a first phase having a first reduced number of needles;
- knitting a second phase having a second reduced number of needles;
- knitting a third phase having a third reduced number of needles;
- and
- knitting a fourth phase having a fourth reduced number of needles.
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