JP2007031903A - Five-toe socks - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pair of five-toe socks enabling a wearer to wear the socks without psychological sense of resistance through improving appearance when taking off shoes. <P>SOLUTION: This pair of five-toe socks has for instance, a sock main body 14 having toe covering parts 11 individually covering the toes, and a toe cover 20 covering the toe surrounding of the sock main body. The inside structure of a toe part is covered with the toe cover in the five-toe socks, so the five-toe socks look the same as normal socks from the external while holding functionality of five-toe socks with divided toes, and wearing the five-toe socks is not revealed. It is all right that the toe cover which covers the toes is undetachably fixed by machine-sewing or is detachably structured using a resin fiber fastener. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a five-finger sock that individually covers the crotch of toes.

  The five-finger socks that individually wrap the toes not only excel in hygiene, such as absorbing sweat and preventing the growth of germs, but also have the effect of stimulating nerves around the fingers to increase physical activity. More and more people prefer to wear five-finger socks regardless of age or gender.

However, since the conventional five-finger socks individually wrap the toes, the fingertips become sticky when wearing shoes and the like, and there is a problem that the feeling of wearing is not good. Patent Document 1 below solves the problem by releasing the fingertips without covering them and individually covering only the crotch portions of the fingers.
JP 2004-270122 A

  The problem is that both the five-finger socks that wrap the toes and the five-finger socks that release the toes look bad when you take off your shoes.

  Although there is a lot of potential demand for five-finger socks, there are not many people who can not use it outside the home because it looks bad when they take off their shoes. As a result, the number of users of five-finger socks is expected It does not grow dramatically on the street.

  As a matter of fact, you want to wear five-finger socks because it is good for both hygiene and health, but there are daily scenes where you take off your shoes and go up to a tatami room or change to slippers. Then, psychological restraint trying to refrain from wearing five-finger socks works.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the appearance when the shoes are taken off so that anyone can wear five-finger socks without psychological resistance.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a five-finger sock according to the present invention includes a sock body including a toe covering portion that individually covers the toes, and a toe cover that covers the toes around the sock body (claim). 1).

  The five-finger socks cover the internal structure of the toe part with the toe cover, so that while maintaining the functionality of the five-finger socks with the toes separated, it looks the same as the normal socks from the outside. I don't see wearing finger socks. The toe cover covering the toes may be fixed so as not to be detachable by sewing, or may be detachable using a resin fiber fastener or the like.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the toe covering portion of the sock body includes a finger hole for exposing the front side portion of the toe.

  The important function of the five-finger socks is to cover the toes individually to absorb sweat and keep the toes clean, and to moderately stimulate the nervous system gathered at the toes Although it is to give physical activity, it is not necessary to individually cover the front part of the toe, that is, not the crotch part of the toe. While it does not make sense to cover both sweat absorption and nervous system stimulation, in the hot season there is an increase in body temperature by covering the front part of the toes and the accompanying sweating effect, which is rather undesirable. There are many cases. According to the second aspect of the present invention, by providing a finger hole that exposes the front side portion of the toe, an increase in the skin temperature of the toe is suppressed as much as possible, and sweating of the toe is suppressed.

  Claim 3 relates to a toe cover. The toe cover has a substantially bag-like shape, and an appropriate part at the rear end is sewn to the back side or the flat side of the sock body, while the rest part can be detachably engaged with the sock body at all or part of it. A material is provided.

  In addition to sewing, the toe cover according to claim 1 can be attached to the sock body using a button, a concavo-convex fastener, or a resin fiber fastener that engages a hook and a loop. By using various fasteners that are partially sewn and partially include buttons, the toe cover becomes removable without separation from the sock body. For this reason, when there is no need to worry about the eyes, the toe cover fastener can be removed to release the toes to the outside. Further, by partially sewing, it is possible to prevent the toe cover from being lost at the time of washing or the like, and the convenience of handling can be enhanced.

  The part where the toe cover is sewn may be on the instep side or the sole side. A part to be sewn and a part to be provided with a toe cover are set according to the gender and age of the user such as for women and men. Since the material of the toe cover can be freely set regardless of the socks body, for example, for women, it is possible to consider design such as making the toe cover into a lace knitted fabric.

  The fourth aspect relates to a fastener material for fastening the toe cover to the sock body. The fastener material according to claim 4 has a hook fiber or a loop fiber, and a resin fiber fastener material that is paired with the fastener material of the toe cover is also arranged in the sock body.

  Resin fiber fastener materials having hook fibers or loop fibers are inexpensive and have excellent durability. Since it is easy to put on and release, it is desirable to use it for low-cost five-finger socks.

  According to the five-finger socks according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the appearance when the shoes are taken off, and anyone can wear the five-finger socks without psychological resistance.

  FIG. 1 illustrates a five finger sock according to the present invention. The five-finger socks include a sock body 14 having five toe covering parts 11 for individually covering the toes, and a toe cover 20 that covers the toe covering parts 11 so as not to be visible from the outside. Prepare. In this embodiment, the toe cover 20 is disposed so as to cover, for example, the front, side, and rear portions of the toe covering portion 11.

  In this embodiment, the toe covering portion 11 of the sock body 14 is provided with a finger hole 16 at the tip portion, and the front side portion of the toe is exposed from the finger hole 16. This is to avoid an increase in body temperature.

  The toe cover 20 has a bag shape, for example. For example, an opening portion indicated by symbol P is sewn on the back side (upper side) of the toe covering portion 11 of the sock body 14, and a stretchable rubber material is disposed on the opening portion indicated by symbol D.

  According to this configuration, when the five-finger socks are worn, the toes 18 are exposed from the front (finger holes 16) of the toe covering portion 11 as shown in FIG. There is a toe cover 20 on the upper side (upper side) of 14.

  From this state, when the toe cover 20 is put on the toes 18 by hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the toes 18 and the toe covering portion 11 are covered with the toe cover 20, and when viewed from the outside, they are shown in FIG. It looks just like wearing normal socks. As a result, anyone can wear a five-finger sock that absorbs sweat on the toes and stimulates the toes' nervous system to increase in-vivo activity without psychological resistance.

The five finger socks shown in this embodiment have many other advantages.
The first is ease of wearing. If only the five toe covering parts 11 are to be made invisible from the outside, the entire area around the opening of the toe cover (20) may be sewn to make it non-detachable. However, the five-finger socks are difficult to put in toes unless the toe covering portion 11 divided into five is visible. Therefore, if the toe covering portion 11 is made visible when worn, and then the toe covering portion 11 can be covered by the toe cover 20, both the ease of wearing and the appearance are made preferable. I can do it.

  Second, it is possible to suppress an increase in body temperature of the toes. In this embodiment, since the toes 18 can be exposed from the front (finger hole 16) of the toe covering portion 11, even if the toe cover 20 covers the toes, at least the front portion of the toes 18 is the fabric. Is not covered twice. For this reason, an increase in body temperature of the toes 18 can be reduced as much as possible even in a hot environment. However, in the cold season such as winter, the entire toes 18 may be covered, and therefore, it is not particularly necessary to provide the finger holes 16 in the toe covering portion 11 for winter.

  Thirdly, the loss of the toe cover 20 can be reliably prevented. Since the toe cover 20 only needs to hide the toe covering portion 11 from the outside, the entire toe cover 20 may be detachable using a resin fiber fastener (so-called magic tape; registered trademark). However, if the toe cover (20) is removable, it is easy to cause inconvenience that the tow cover (20) is lost when the tow cover (20) is removed or the combination with the sock body is not known during washing. If a part is sewn as in this embodiment, loss of the toe cover 20 or disruption of the combination can be reliably prevented.

  The five-finger socks according to the present invention can be applied to a sock having no portion above the ankle, for example, a sock for a woman having a wide open portion of the instep. Since socks for women require a beautiful appearance, the toe cover may be made of a different fabric from the socks. For example, the toe cover is lace-knitted. Even if the toe portion is a fabric different from the socks body, the aesthetic appearance quality is not impaired, and various variations can be made.

  The toe cover only needs to prevent the toe covering portion 11 from being seen from the outside, and does not necessarily have to be a bag shape. This is because it is of a type that covers only the outer surface, and even if the back side portion of the foot is not covered, it may not look like a toe cover that covers the bottom of the foot.

  The tow cover is sewn on the sock body in order to avoid confusion and loss of the combination. Therefore, when sewing, the upper surface, the lower surface, and the side surface of the toe cover may be used. In order to improve the appearance quality, it is desirable to sew the upper surface of the toe cover to the sock body and to dispose a resin fiber fastener or other fastener material on the back surface. This is because it is more preferable that the five-finger socks according to the present invention have less discomfort when viewed from above.

  In order to make it easy to wear, it is desirable that the toe cover is attached in a state where the toe covering portion 11 can be exposed, but the fastener material for making it detachable is not necessarily a resin fiber fastener, but a button, clasp (so-called Hook) can also be used. Even if the zipper fastener is arranged in the front-rear direction on the sole side of the toe cover, it is possible to expose the toe covering portion 11 when worn.

It is a perspective view which shows the five finger socks which concern on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the 1st state when putting on the five finger socks of FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the state which turned the toe cover of FIG. 1 from the side. It is a perspective view which illustrates the state where the toe cover of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

11 Toe Cover 14 Socks Body 16 Finger Hole 20 Toe Cover P (Sewing) Opening D D (Rubber Material Disposed) Opening

Claims (4)

  A five-finger sock comprising: a socks body that includes a toe covering portion that individually covers toes; and a toe cover that covers the toes around the socks body.   The five-finger socks, wherein the toe covering portion includes a finger hole for exposing a front side portion of the toe. The toe cover has a substantially bag shape,
An appropriate portion of the rear end portion is sewn to the back side or the flat side of the sock body, and a fastener material that can be detachably engaged with the sock body is provided on all or a part of the remaining portion. 5 finger socks according to 1.   The fastener material is a resin fiber fastener having a hook fiber or a loop fiber, and a resin fiber fastener having a detachable engaging function in a pair with the resin fiber fastener is disposed in the socks body. Item 5. The five-finger socks according to item 2.

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