US2099948A - Stocking - Google Patents

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SSSSSS N G INVENTOR. Llamas Miderwoad i J BY S'Zerlz' CZ/Vack ATTORNEY.

Nov 23, 1937. J. UNDERWOOD ET AL 2,099,948

STOCKING Filed Feb. 4, 19 56 4 SheetsSheet 2 INVENTOR. Jmes Underwood 11; 522721729 0. Mad

ATTORNEY.

Nov. 23, 1937. J. UNDERWOOD ET AL 3 STOCKING Filed Feb. 4, 1936 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

4 QSZQIZZQZF and? ATTORNEY Nov. 23, 1937. .1. UNDERWOOD ET AL STOCKING 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Feb. 4, 1936 INVENTOR. james Z/rzderwod 61 71/ 5102131 0, Mack BY W ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STOCKING 1 Application February 4, 1936, Serial No. 62,238

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a stocking, more particularly to a combination stocking leg and boot, and has for its primary object the production of a stocking that, from outward appearances, in-

corporates a boot drawn over a silk stocking.

An object of the invention resides in the novel manner of producing the leg portion of the stocking from sheer fabric, and producing the boot of the stocking from a more or less opaquefabric, thereby establishing a contrast between the two fabrics for producing the visible effect of a boot applied to a complete sheer stocking.

Another object of the invention resides in producing the leg of the stocking from a sheer chiffon fabric and producing the boot as a continuation thereof, formed from a heavier fabric, provisions being made to enable the cutting away of the leg fabric so that the boot may be used alone, in case the leg fabric develops runs", or is rendered unwearable due to any other defects.

A feature of the invention resides in knitting the major portion of the leg of the stocking from silk yarn and the boot of the stocking from a dissimilar yarn, such as cotton, thereby presenting a visible contrast between the leg and boot and, further, giving the boot greater strength than is possessed by the leg fabric.

Another feature of the invention resides in the novel method of knitting the stocking so that the boot and leg fabrics may be knitted as a continuous length of fabric with a cufl arranged at the point of juncture of the boot and leg fabrics.

Besides the above, the invention is distinguished in the method of knitting a stocking with a leg fabric knitted from silk yarn, a boot fabric knitted from a dissimilar yarn, such as cotton, and topping back upon the needles of the knitting machine a portion of the boot fabric so that a cuff will be formed at the point of juncture of the boat and leg fabrics.

The invention is further distinguished in the use of a leg fabric and a boot fabric, formed from dissimilar materials and united in such a manner as to produce a cufi at the point of juncture thereof, and further, enabling the leg fabric and the boot fabric to be made on either a full fashioned knitting machine or a circular knitting machine.

The invention is further distinguished in the use of elastic elements in the cuff so as to enable the cuff to properly cling about the leg of the wearer in the use of the stocking.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a full fashioned stocking constructed in accordance with our in: vention.

Figure 2 is a group view of the leg blank and the foot blank.

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the knitting of the leg fabric.

Figures 4, 5, and 6 diagrammatically illustrate the knitting and formation of the cuff of the stocking.

Figures 7 and 8 diagrammatically illustrate the knitting of the ankle portion of the boot fabric.

Figure 9 is a side elevation showing a slight modification of the invention;

Figure 10 is a side elevation showing another slight modification of the invention. A

Figure 11 is a diagrammatic view of a portion of that type of cufl? illustrated in Figure 9.

Figure 12 is a sectional'vlew through the cufi portion of the stocking illustrated in Figure 9.

Figure 13 is an elevation of the leg fabric as produced on a circular knitting machine.

Figure 14 is a view similar to Figure 13 illustrating a portion of the leg fabric cut so as to be topped onto the needles of a full fashioned knitting machine.

Figure 15 diagrammatically illustrates the leg fabric of Figure 14 topped onto the needles of a full fashioned knitting machine.

Figure 16 is a fragmentary portion of a slightly modified form of stocking.

Referring to Figures 1 to 8 inclusive, particularly to Figures 1 and 2, the numeral I designates a full fashioned stocking consisting of a leg section 2 and a boot section 3, the sections bein knitted from dissimilar yarns, such as silk yarn in the leg section 2 and cotton yarn in the boot section 3. The boot section 3 includes the heel tabs t and the foot fabric 5.

At the point of juncture of the leg section 2 and the boot section 3, there is arranged a double ply cuff 6 consisting of an inner ply i and an outer ply '8, the two plies of the end being also knitted from cotton yarn. The outer ply 8 of the cufi may be provided with ornamental open work, as indicated by the numeral 9 and, further, is provided with a picot edge In.

In the knitting of the leg section, as shown in Figures 3 to 8 inclusive, a silk yarn is fed to the needles ii of the full fashioned knitting machine until the leg section 2 has been completely knitted. The feeding of the silk yarn is then discontinued and a cotton yarn is fed to the back upon the needles of the knitting machine, as shown in Figure 6,.to provide the cut! with the inner ply I and the outer ply I,

After this has been accomplished, the cotton yarn continues to be fed to the needles so that the ankle portion of the boot section 3 may be knitted, which boot. section includes the heel tabs 4. As a final knitting operation, the heel tabs- 4 and adjacent part of the ankle portion of the boot section 3 are topped in the usual way onto the needles of a full fashioned footer knitting machine and the foot fabric 5 is knitted completely from a cotton yarn. It is to be under stood, of course, that other combinations of yarns may be utilized in the knitting of the leg section and boot section of the legfabric, the cuff, and the entire foot fabric, so as to produce a contrast between the various fabrics to give the app arance of a boot applied over a silk stocking.

Proceeding as outlined above, a full fashioned stocking is produced-having a silk upper portion and a cotton lower portion, the cotton portion being so designed and shaped as to produce a boot that, is connected to the leg fabric as a continuation thereof, thereby enabling the leg fabric to hold the boot in proper shape upon the leg of the wearer and, further, enabling the leg fabric to be severed from the boot for the independent use of the boot when theQoccasion arises. Y Further,

it will be appreciated that the direct connection of the leg fabric and the boot fabric enables the boot fabric to be, supported fi'om the knee of the wearer, thereby assuring the taut arrangement of the boot around the ankle and foot of the wearer. It will be further-appreciated that the cost-of manufacturing is materially reduced when compared with the separate knitting of a complete silk stocking and a colmpleteboot and,

further, the life of the stocking may be exte nded, as the leg fabric may be severed from the boot for the independent use of the boot by the wearer.

It is to be understood that'the leg fabrici may 'be knitted from various types of yarns and the yarns may be dyed flesh color so that the entire stocking, when in use, will produce the effect of a boot worn alone upon a bare leg.

Referring to Figure 9, there is illustrated a cuff i3 provided with an elastic band ll, consisting of alternating groups of courses l and I6 knitted respectively from elastic and nonelastic yarns.

or by any other method of manufacture. The purpose of the elastic band is to enable the cuff to cling closely around the ankle of the wearer and provide means for the proper holding of the boot around the ankle of the wearer. 1

Referring to Figures 13, 14, and 15, there is illustrated a circular knit type of leg fabric it that is provided with a drop stitch l9 along the rear surface thereof soas to provide a guiding line for the cutting of the fabric to lay open a portion thereof, as indicated at 20, to expose in the proper manner a topping course 2|. This topping course 2| is topped onto the needles 22 of the knitting machine so that the boot may be knitted on a full fashioned knitting machine. The drop stitch l9 and the cut edges of the portion 20, as well as the edges of the full fashioned boot blank, are seamed in the usual manner, thereby giving thestocking the appearance of a complete full fashioned stocking.

In Figure 16, there is illustrated a stocking consisting of the leg fabric 23 and foot fabric or boot 24, the cuff being dispensed with. The foot fabric 24, at the point usually occupied by the cuff, is provided with a group of open work courses 25 for ornamentalizlng the boot portion of the stocking at its point of juncture with the leg fabric 23.

It is, of course, understood that the invention is capable of many modifications and therefore we do not wish to be limitedin protection except as set forth in the following claims.

What we claim is: I 1.- A stocking comprising, in combination, a leg section, a boot connected to the leg section, and a cuff arranged at the point of juncture between said leg fabric and boot and having an elastic material incorporated therein whereby to draw the same close to the leg of the wearer. a

2. A stocking comprising, in combination, a leg section, a boot joined to the leg section and a "boot section, said section being knitted from dissimilar yarns, and a cuff arranged at the point of juncture of said sections, said cufl including elastic elements for increasing its elasticity.

J AS. UNDERWOOD. STERLING MACK.

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