JP5720049B2 - Socks and leg warmers - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to socks and leg warmers, and more particularly to socks and leg warmers that can be easily worn by one person who is handicapped or who has difficulty reaching a toe.

  For those who are disabled due to illness or injury, or for elderly people who have difficulty moving their limbs, whether or not they can undress themselves is important. For example, if the limbs become inconvenient due to a stroke aftereffect due to a stroke and it is impossible to take off underwear or socks alone for a long time, it will be easy to lose confidence and be dependent on the caregiver. Therefore, it tends to lead to losing the willingness to overcome the disease.

  In particular, when wearing socks, it is necessary to pick up the toe farthest from the head into the open end of the hand and pick up the upper end of the sock with your fingers and pull it up. It is considered one of the most difficult operations to perform. Therefore, it must be relied on by a caregiver, and when there is no caregiver, it leads to refraining from going out, which tends to narrow the range of activities in life.

  Therefore, as described in Japanese Utility Model No. 3132173 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-246579, a finger hook portion formed by forming an opening hole for finger hook or a concave bag portion is provided in the vicinity of the opening end under the socks. Socks have been proposed that can be lifted with a finger. This makes it possible for a person with weak fingers to wear it while lifting his socks relatively easily.

  However, such a sock socks that are simply provided with finger holes by opening holes or concave bag portions are difficult for those who have difficulty in fingertip sensation or who have difficulty moving the fingertips. It is not easy to accurately insert the part with the tactile sensation of the fingertip. In addition, the finger-hanging part is the part where the most force is applied in the attaching / detaching operation, but its durability is insufficient, so it becomes difficult to exert its original function by plastic deformation in a relatively short period of time, Since the appearance is also deteriorated, it has been difficult to maintain a suitable use state for a long period of time.

  On the other hand, as described in Japanese Patent No. 3106420 and Japanese Patent No. 3168854, a finger hook portion is provided by folding back a predetermined range on the upper end side of the socks, and a slit opening downward is provided. As a method for inserting a finger from below and pulling it up, it is also known that the fingertip operation is completed by simply inserting it into the slit as it is by tracing the fingertip upward from below.

  However, when putting on socks, it is necessary to first widen the upper open end by hand and insert the toe, but the upper end side is folded back as described above so that the open end side is doubled in total. In the case of the object, since the resistance against the opening movement of the open end increases, there is a difficulty that the operation of inserting the toe farthest from the head becomes more difficult for a person with weak finger strength. In addition, even in pregnant women, obese people, or those who have difficulty in bending the upper body forward due to poor waist, the situation where it is difficult to attach and detach the socks is the same as described above, and further from the ankle under the socks. The leg warmer, which is an attachment for the lower limbs excluding the above part, is also in the same situation as the above-described socks.

Noto 3132173 Publication JP 2012-246579 A Noto 3106420 gazette JITTO No. 3168854

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, and it is difficult for a person with a finger disability or a toe to reach a handicapped person or a toe with respect to an attachment for a leg such as a sock or a leg warmer to be inserted from a toe. In addition to making it easy for even one person to wear it, it is an object to be able to maintain a suitable use state for a long period of time.

Therefore, the present invention provides a sock bottom provided with a finger hook for hooking and lifting a finger when worn on the side surface of the cylindrical body covering the upper side from an ankle having an opening end for inserting a foot. At least one or more lower slits that have slits formed in the lateral direction with a length and depth that can be inserted and hooked with a finger, and form the slits. The upper slit constituent member lower end side covers the predetermined range on the upper end side of the constituent member from the outside to form an overlapping portion, and the upper end side of the overlapping portion is not connected, and the fingertip inserted from below into the slit is the shares is not impinge at the upper side, and, what the finger holder is formed by braided said cylindrical body and integrally and continuously with knitting machine computer control The upper slit constituting member has a shape maintaining ability enhanced by a predetermined method as compared with the lower slit constituting member, whereby the overlapping portion of the lower slit constituting member is The upper slit constituting member is biased so as to protrude from the inner peripheral surface, and the overlapping portion of the upper slit constituting member is between the upper end side and the left and right end sides and the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body at the stage before wearing the socks. In this case, no step is formed .

In this way, the finger-hanging part for hanging and pulling up the finger at the time of wearing is formed by forming a sideways slit by overlapping the lower slit constituent member upper end side with the upper slit constituent member lower end side, Compared to the finger-hanging part that is formed by slitting the structural members of the cylindrical body sideways, the strength of the finger-holding part is increased due to the overlap of the two structural members, making it easier to pull up and insert the finger. When the fingertips do not come into contact with each other, the hooked state of the fingers stabilizes and the ease of wearing increases, but the finger-hanging part is knitted integrally and continuously with the cylindrical body with a computer-controlled knitting machine. Because it is a method to provide, in addition to being able to create without requiring human hands, compared to the case where a finger hook is provided later on the cylindrical body, it is excellent in appearance and durability by its integral molding, It becomes easier to maintain suitable conditions of use for a period. In addition, in this sock, the overlapping portion of the lower slit constituent member is formed by strengthening the shape of the upper slit constituent member by a predetermined method as compared with the lower slit constituent member. It is biased so as to protrude from the inner peripheral surface of the tubular body, and the overlapping portion of the upper slit constituting member has its upper end side and both left and right end sides and the tubular body of the tubular body before mounting under socks. It is characterized in that no step is formed between it and the outer peripheral surface, and by strengthening the shape maintaining ability of the upper slit component member in this way, the portion where the most force is applied in the attachment / detachment operation is reinforced. In addition to avoiding deformation and breakage, it becomes easier to eliminate the problem of deformation of the end side composed of knit to the state of being caught, and the form maintenance ability is strengthened than the lower slit component member Since the upper slit component I cooperation with and it has had a structure that does not protrude from the cylindrical body the outer peripheral surface, it is preferable as a neat in appearance.

Further, in this case, the predetermined method is such that the elastic contraction ability is enhanced by using an elastic yarn for at least a part of the yarn knitting the portion of the upper slit constituting member in which the shape maintaining ability is enhanced. By doing so, the shape maintaining ability of the upper slit constituent member can be easily strengthened, and plastic deformation due to repeated attachment / detachment operations can be easily avoided.

  Alternatively, if the predetermined method is such that a sheet-like reinforcing material is provided on at least the lower end side portion of the upper slit constituting member so as to overlap from the outside or / and the inside, the elastic contraction ability and form can be relatively easily achieved. It becomes easy to strengthen maintenance ability.

  In addition, in the above-described socks, if the leg warmer is characterized in that a finger-hanging portion having the same structure as the finger-hanging portion is provided on the side surface of the cylindrical body, the same function as the above-described socks Can be demonstrated.

In addition, a sock manufacturing method for knitting using a knitting machine and providing a finger hook part for pulling up and pulling a finger on a side surface of a cylindrical body covering an upper side from an ankle having an open end for inserting a foot. In which at least one finger-hanging portion having a slit formed in a lateral direction with a length and depth at which a finger can be inserted and hooked is provided at least in one place. An upper part of the upper slit component member is provided on the upper end side of the upper slit component member so as to cover the lower end side of the upper slit component member, so that an overlapping portion is formed. The fingertip does not come into contact with the upper end side, and the finger-hanging portion is integrated and connected with the cylindrical body by the computer-controlled knitting machine. A sock manufacturing method of forming by braided in manner, said upper slit component, the lower the slit component by enhancing form maintaining ability than the lower side of the slit component in a predetermined manner The overlapping portion of the upper slit constituting member is urged so as to protrude from the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body, and the overlapping portion of the upper slit constituting member is connected to the upper end side and the left and right end sides at the stage before wearing the socks. If it is set as the manufacturing method of the sock which provides the said finger hook part as what does not form a level | step difference between the outer peripheral surfaces of the said cylindrical body, the sock described in Claim 1 can be obtained.

And, if the predetermined method is to reinforce the elastic contraction ability by using an elastic yarn for at least a part of the yarn knitting the portion of the upper slit constituting member where the shape maintaining ability is reinforced , The sock described in claim 2 is obtained, or the predetermined method is provided in a state where a sheet-like reinforcing material is overlapped from the outside or / and the inside on at least a lower end side portion of the upper slit constituting member. If it reinforces, the sock described in claim 3 will be obtained.

In addition to forming a transverse slit for inserting a finger by overlapping upper slit component below the slit component, the tubular body and integrally and continuously finger hook of that the computer control of the knitting machine According to the present invention, which is knitted and provided, even if it is a handicapped person or a person who has difficulty reaching the toe, it can be worn easily by one person, and it can be used for a long time. It can be maintained throughout.

It is a left view of the form for implementing this invention. (A) is the elements on larger scale which looked at the finger-hook part of FIG. 1 from the inner side, (B) is the sectional view on the AA line of (A). (A) is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the index finger is inserted into the finger-hanging part in FIG. 2 (B) when wearing the socks in FIG. 1, and (B) is a state in which the index finger is inserted and gripped above the finger-holding part. It is a fragmentary sectional view shown. (A) is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the thumb is inserted from the inside into the finger-hanging part of FIG. 2 (B) when wearing the socks of FIG. 1, and (B) is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the index finger is inserted from the inside. It is. It is a left view of the form for implementing this invention. (A) is the expanded partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the finger-hanging part of FIG. 5, (B) is the partial vertical cross-sectional view which shows the state which inserted the index finger into the finger-hanging part of (A). (A) is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing a case where a reinforcing material is put in the overlapping portion of the members constituting the finger hanging portion of FIG. 6 (A), and (B) shows a state in which the index finger is inserted into the finger hanging portion of (A). It is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view shown. It is a left view of the form for implementing this invention. (A) is the elements on larger scale which looked at the finger-hanging part of FIG. 8 from the inside, (B) is the BB sectional drawing of (A), (C) is the fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the modification of (B). is there. FIG. 9A is a partially exploded view showing an example in which the finger-hanging portion of FIG. 8 is reinforced by a reinforcing means, and FIG. 9B is a partially exploded view showing an example using a reinforcing means different from FIG. (A) is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing an example using a reinforcing means different from the reinforcing means of FIG. 10, (B) is a modified example of (A), (C) is (A), (B) and FIG. It is a cross-sectional view for demonstrating the structure of 10 reinforced finger-hanging parts. It is a left view of the form for implementing this invention. (A), (B), (C) is the elements on larger scale for demonstrating the preparation procedure of the finger hook part of FIG. 12, (A) is the state which formed the cut | incision in the cylindrical body, (B) is A state in which the reinforcing means is sewn on the lower portion of the notch in (A), and (C) is a state in which the upper slit constituting member is sewn so as to cover the reinforcing means and the notch in (B). 12A is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of the finger-hanging portion of FIG. 12, FIG. 12B is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of the finger-holding portion when the socks of FIG. 5 are integrally knitted as it is by a knitting machine, and FIG. (D) is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the finger-hanging portion as a modification in which the configuration is such that it does not protrude to the outer peripheral side while strengthening the shape maintaining ability of the upper slit component member FIG. It is a left view of the form for implementing this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a sock 1A according to the present embodiment. This sock 1A assumes that a user who has difficulty in wearing his / her fingers with a normal sock can wear it alone without relying on a caregiver. Although it is shown, in actuality, this is combined with a symmetrical right foot for a pair.

  This sock 1A is a finger hook that extends from a main body composed of an upper portion 20 and a sole portion 30 and has an open end for inserting a foot and covers a left side of a cylindrical body 10A that covers the upper side of the tubular body 10A. 11A is provided with a slit 110 formed in the lateral direction with a length and depth that allows the user to insert and hang a finger.

  The slit 110 is formed in a predetermined range on the upper end side of the lower slit constituent member composed of the portion constituting the lower side of the slit 110 in the cylindrical body 10A and the extending member 120 connected to extend the upper end side thereof. It is formed by the lower end side of the upper slit constituent member constituting the upper portion of the slit 110 in the body 10A overlapping from the outside.

  Specifically, a predetermined position on the side surface of the cylindrical body 10A is cut laterally with a predetermined width to form the slit 110, and an extension member 120 made of a rectangular cloth material slightly wider than the slit 110 is provided. The slit 110 is arranged so as to cover the slit 110 from the inside on the lower side, and the lower side and the two side portions are sewn to the cylindrical body 10A side with a sewing thread 120a and fixed in a pocket shape. Further, both members on the upper end side of the overlapping portion 123 formed by the upper and lower slit constituent members are not sewn together, and the fingertip inserted from below is pulled upward without coming into contact with the upper end side.

  In this way, the slits 110 in the horizontal direction are formed by overlapping the predetermined ranges of the two slit constituent members, but both the members are sewn in the vertical direction on both ends thereof and connected to each other. Since the strength of the finger hook portion 11A is increased and it is difficult to deform, the pulling operation is easily performed. In addition, since the inserted fingertip is pulled out without hitting, the hooked state of the finger is stabilized and the force is easily applied to the fingertip.

  The slit 110 has such a width that at least one finger can be inserted from below, but has a width of 4 to 5 cm into which two of the index finger and the middle finger or the middle finger and the ring finger can be inserted. Preferably it is. In addition, the slits 110 are preferably formed in pairs on the left and right sides or the front and rear sides as well as on either the left or right side surface of the cylindrical body 10A. In this case, the slits 110 can be lifted using both hands. At the same time, the left and right under the socks are unnecessary.

  With reference to the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2B, in the present embodiment, a portion above the overlapping portion 123 formed by the upper and lower slit constituent members of the cylindrical body 10A is a single layer in which the member does not overlap to the open end. Since it is structured, it is easy to insert the toe with its open end widened. In addition, the extension member 120 normally closes the slit 110 in close contact with the upper slit constituting member, but its upper end is opened by inserting a finger.

  FIG. 3 (A) shows a state where the index finger is inserted and hooked into the finger hook portion 11A from the bottom when wearing the socks 1A. By pulling up the finger from this state, the fingertip is inserted deeply through the upper end side of the extension member 120 constituting the overlapping portion 123, so that the fingertip is firmly hooked. In addition, by grasping the finger from this state, it is possible to grip all the portions constituting the upper side of the slit 110 as shown in FIG. It will be easier.

  FIG. 4A shows a state in which the thumb is inserted and hooked from the inner peripheral side of the cylindrical body 10A to the finger hook portion 11A. As described above, the upper end side of the overlapping portion 123 formed by the lower slit constituting member and the upper slit constituting member constituting the slit 110 can be opened without being connected, and a finger is inserted from above. And can be hooked. Moreover, as shown in the figure (B), the index finger can be inserted from the inside and hooked in the same manner, and the insertion method that is most easy to work can be selected according to the function of the finger. In the above description, it goes without saying that the middle finger or ring finger may be used instead of the index finger, or a combination of these may be used.

  FIG. 5 shows a sock 1B which is a form for carrying out the present invention. In this sock 1B, in order to form the slit 112 by overlapping the upper and lower members, the entire finger-hanging part 11B and sock 1B are created by combining a plurality of parts, and the overlapping part 122 similar to the above is formed on the left and right sides. It is characterized by points provided on both sides.

  That is, the sock 1B includes a first cloth material 220 constituting the front portion of the upper portion 22 and the tubular body 10B, a second cloth material 320 constituting the sole portion 32, and a rear portion of the tubular body 10B above the heel portion. 3rd cloth material 230 which constitutes, the 4th cloth material which is not illustrated from right side part of cylindrical body 10B to sole part 32, the upper end side of this 4th cloth material covers the lower end side, overlaps, and is the upper slit A fifth cloth material (not shown) constituting the constituent member, a sixth cloth material 240 extending from the left side portion of the cylindrical body 10B to the sole portion 32 and constituting a lower slit constituent member, and an upper end side of the sixth cloth material 240 It is created by sewing the seven parts of the seventh cloth material 250, which covers the predetermined range and covers the lower end side to form the upper slit constituent member.

  As described above, by creating a combination of a plurality of parts, the slit 112 formed by the overlapping portion 122 can be provided relatively easily and cleanly in a sock that is basically a knit product. As shown in FIG. 6A, the overlapping portion 122 formed above the slit 112 is formed as it is on the upper end side of the sixth cloth material 240, and is not shown in the cylindrical body 10B. The same applies to the overlapping portion of the right side surface.

  Therefore, by moving the finger upward from below the slit 112 so as to trace the surface of the sixth cloth material 240, which is the lower slit component, with the fingertip bent obliquely upward, as shown in FIG. Since the fingertip is inserted into the slit 112 as it is and the finger hooking operation is completed, the finger hooking operation can be easily completed even for a user whose visual acuity or fingertip tactile sensation is reduced. Making it relatively easy to wear. Note that such finger-hanging portions may be provided on both the left and right sides of the cylindrical body 10B, as well as on the left and right sides. Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (A), if the sixth cloth material 240b and the seventh cloth material 250b, in which reinforcing members 245 and 255 are respectively provided, are used in the portions constituting the overlapping portions of the upper and lower slit constituent members, Since the strength in the state where the finger of 7 (B) is hooked is remarkably increased, it becomes easier to wear.

  FIG. 8 shows a sock 1C which is a form for carrying out the present invention. In the present embodiment, the cylindrical member 10C is a separate cylindrical member 40 so as to cover a predetermined range on the upper end side of the outer peripheral surface of the short cylindrical body 10c continuing from the main body side from the outside. It is characterized in that a slit 111 is formed in a predetermined range in the circumferential direction on the lower end side of the covered tubular member 40 by covering and connecting and integrating the predetermined range on the lower end side of the inner peripheral surface.

  That is, the overlapping portion 121 is formed by covering the upper end side of the short cylindrical body 10c with the lower end side of the slightly larger diameter cylindrical member 40, and the slit 111 is formed on the lower end side of the finger member 11C. As shown in FIG. 9 (A) when viewed from the inside, both members are sewn together by sewing threads 121a and 121b at both ends of the slit 111, and the sectional view of FIG. As shown, the upper end side of the overlapping portion 121 can be opened without being connected.

  By adopting such a configuration, the finger hook portion 11C having the overlapping portion 121 above the slit 111 can be provided in an extremely easy procedure. In addition, since the finger hook portion 11C formed by combining two cylindrical members is extremely excellent in strength, the finger hook portion 11C is not easily deformed even by a strong pulling operation, and is difficult to cause plastic deformation even when used for a long period of time. It has become. Further, like the above-described socks 1B, the finger hooking operation is completed by simply tracing the bent fingertip upward from below the slit 111, and the opening end side of the cylindrical body 10C is not overlapped and the toe is inserted. The work to do is also easy. As shown in FIG. 9C, by knitting only the portion constituting the above-described overlapping portion 121 thinner than the other portions, it is possible to have a clean appearance in which this portion does not protrude. In this case, it is preferable that the thin part is formed by a knitting method having higher strength than other parts. Also in this embodiment, it is needless to say that the finger-hanging portions may be provided on both the left and right sides or the front and rear sides of the cylindrical body 10C. It doesn't matter.

  FIG. 10 shows a case where the slit constituting member forming the overlapping portion 121 of the sock 1C of FIG. 7 is reinforced. In the present embodiment, the cylindrical body 10C is connected by stitching the cylindrical member 40 to the upper end side of the short cylindrical body 10c. Reinforcing means is provided in the part forming 121.

  Referring to FIG. 10 (A), a sheet-like reinforcing material 101, which is substantially the same as the shape of the overlapping portion 121 described above and has a slightly larger left-right width, is applied or sewn to the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the short cylindrical body 10c. It is assumed that the same reinforcing material 401 is similarly provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 40 at a position corresponding to this, and the short cylindrical body 10c and the cylindrical member 40 are connected while being overlapped. The reinforcing members 101 and 401 are sewn together with the members on the left and right ends, and FIG. 5B shows a case where the reinforcing stitches 102 and 402 are provided instead of the reinforcing members 101 and 401.

  In this way, the reinforcing means is reinforced in a band shape over the entire length of the slit, and this band-shaped reinforcing portion is formed at a position overlapping each other, so that this portion has a much stronger form maintaining ability than other portions. Will be. Therefore, it is more comfortable to wear while minimizing the deformation of the finger-hanging portion against the action of hooking and lifting the finger.

  FIG. 11 (A) shows an example of a reinforcing means different from the reinforcing means of FIG. 10, and instead of providing a reinforcing material or a reinforcing sewing portion, an end portion of a member on which relatively thin reinforcing cloth materials 103 and 403 are stacked. It is characterized by the fact that it is sewn to the side. In the case of the present embodiment, the intermediate positions of the reinforcing cloth materials 103 and 403 having smooth surfaces are folded back at the edge positions of the respective slit constituent members so as to sandwich the respective members.

  Therefore, even if it is thin reinforcement cloth material 103,403, while being excellent in a reinforcement function, since the surface of the part becomes smooth, insertion operation | movement of a finger also becomes smooth. It is also expected that a design effect is exhibited by applying a design such as a one-point mark to a portion exposed on the surface side of the reinforcing cloth material 403.

  FIG. 11 (B) shows a modification of the reinforcing means of FIG. (A), and the portions where the reinforcing cloth materials 104 and 404 of the slit constituent members are provided are thinly knitted similarly to the case of FIG. 9 (C). This is characterized in that the end side of the slit constituting member does not become too thick, which makes the finger insertion operation smoother.

  FIG. 11C is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the functional characteristics of the finger rest provided with the reinforcing means of FIGS. 10A and 10B and FIGS. 11A and 11B. It is shown in. In this way, the belt-shaped reinforcing means is arranged so as to overlap along the width direction of the slit, and both end sides thereof are sewn together, so that the reinforcing means forms a tubular shape as a whole with the fingers inserted. It can be seen that it can exhibit high strength and durability, and can be easily worn over a long period of time.

  10 and 11 can be applied to all the embodiments described above, and can exhibit the same function. The above-described socks 1A, 1B, and 1C are formed by stitching a plurality of members to form at least a finger-hanging portion. However, by using a computer-controlled knitting machine, these are approximately the same. Can be knitted together, and these are also included in the present invention.

  FIG. 12 shows a sock 1D which is a form for carrying out the present invention. This sock 1D is formed by an upper slit constituting member constituting the finger-hanging portion 11F being sewn from the outside to the side surface of the tubular body 10D with a horizontally long cloth material 406, and the upper long side thereof is a tube. The upper side of the cut 114 formed sideways through the side surface of the shaped body 10D is sewn with a sewing thread 406c, and its left and right short sides are vertically oriented by the sewing threads 406a and 406b at positions on both left and right sides of the cut 114. Each is sewn and is characterized in that a slit 113 is formed on the lower long side thereof.

  As a result, the finger-hanging portion 11F has a cylindrical structure in which both the upper and lower ends are opened by the notch 114 and the slit 113 in a state where the finger is inserted into the overlapping portion 124, and the cloth material 406 serving as the upper slit constituting member is removed. While providing relatively easily, it is excellent in durability and form maintenance ability. Further, in the present embodiment, the lower slit constituent member is characterized in that a belt-like cloth material 405 as a reinforcing means is sewn along the longitudinal direction at the lower portion of the cut 114. ing.

  Therefore, the cloth material 406 to be the upper slit constituting member is sewed with the lower slit constituting member including the cloth material 405 at the left and right end positions of the notch 114 in a state where the cloth material 406 is superimposed on the cloth material 405 as the reinforcing means. It is connected to each other, and the lower slit component is firmly integrated with the cloth material 406 that is reinforced with the cloth material 405 and becomes the upper slit component, so the durability and form maintaining ability are further improved. It is a finger rest. Note that the same effect can be expected by providing a reinforcing stitch portion as shown in FIG. 10B in the same portion instead of providing the cloth material 405.

  FIG. 13 shows a procedure for creating the finger hook 11F according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1A, first, a notch 114 having a predetermined length is formed on the side surface of the cylindrical body 10D in a lateral direction in the inner and outer through states. It is also possible to create a knitting machine as it is while knitting with a computer-controlled knitting machine. Further, when the cut 114 is provided after cutting, if a point (mark) indicating the cut position is knitted into the portion during knitting of the cylindrical body 10D, an accurate cutting operation can be easily performed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. (B), a thin but strong belt-like cloth material 405 is sewn as a reinforcing means and a deformation preventing means to the lower portion of the notch 114 with a sewing thread 405a. C), a rectangular cloth material 406 of a size covering all of the cloth material 405 and the notches 114 from the outside is disposed from the outside to form the overlapping portion 124, and the upper long side of the notch 114 is formed. The upper part is sewn with the sewing thread 406c, and the sewing material 405 is sewn vertically with the sewing threads 406a and 406b at both the left and right ends of the cut 114, and the slit 113 is formed on the lower long side of the cloth material 406. Let it form.

  In this manner, the finger hook portion 11F of the present embodiment is created, and the cross-sectional shape thereof is as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the lower end of the cloth material 406, which is the upper slit constituent member, is extended below the lower end of the cloth material 405 provided in the lower slit constituent member, so that the finger is applied from the lower side of the slit 113. It is assumed that the fingertip is easily inserted into the slit 113 during the lifting operation. It is also possible to use the cloth material 406 exposed to the outside in this finger-hanging portion 11F as a part that imparts design features on the sock 1D. For example, a brand mark or an illustration is provided on the surface of the cloth material 406. Display is expected.

  FIG. 14B shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the finger rest when the sock of the configuration shown in FIG. 5 is integrally knitted as it is by a computer-controlled knitting machine. The upper end portion and the lower end portion of the upper slit constituent member have a drawback that they are easily rounded and deformed by use. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3C, the form maintaining ability is remarkably improved by sewing and reinforcing the cloth materials 407 and 408 with the sewing threads 407a and 408a so as to overlap the predetermined range from the edge thereof. It is also possible to improve. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, when notching is not provided by integral molding and it cuts and provides later, it is good also as a structure which provides the cloth material 407 not only on an inner surface but on an outer surface (overlapping part side).

  FIG. 14D shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the finger hook portion 11I when knitting integrally as it is with a computer-controlled knitting machine as a modification of the sock shown in FIG. 5 as described above. In other words, the finger-hanging portion 11I is formed by knitting integrally and continuously with the cylindrical body by a computer-controlled knitting machine. By adopting such a method, the finger-hanging portion 11I requires a human hand. Compared to the case where a finger hook is provided later on the cylindrical body, it is excellent in appearance and durability by integral molding, so that it is easy to maintain a suitable use state for a long period of time. It has become.

  Specifically, at present, it is possible to knitted a double structure part such as a sweater pocket together with the main body using a predetermined knitting machine. When knitting from the toe side or the mouth side of the underwear, following the knitting of the cylindrical part on the side, the part that becomes a double structure by the inner and outer slit constituent members in the process of knitting the cylindrical part By setting the lower end side on the outer surface side and the upper end side on the inner surface side as an opening that does not connect to each other while weaving the front and back of the double structure part, the above-described finger hook portion is integrated and continuous. Can be organized.

  Further, in this finger-hanging portion 11I, at least the overlapping portion 115a of the upper slit constituting member 115 that overlaps the lower slit constituting member 116 is strengthened in form retention ability than the overlapping portion 116a of the lower slit constituting member 116. The overlapping portion 116a of the lower slit constituting member 116 is biased so as to protrude inward from the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body, and the overlapping portion 115a of the upper slit constituting member 115 is It is characterized in that it is provided so as not to form a step between its upper end side and both left and right end sides and the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body without protruding outward at the stage before mounting.

  As described above, the form maintaining ability of the upper slit constituting member 115 is strengthened more than that of the lower slit constituting member 116, thereby solving the problems of plastic deformation and breakage that occur in the portion where the most force is applied in the attaching / detaching operation. In addition, it is easy to solve the problem that the end side composed of knit is deformed (rounded) into a rolled state. Further, the configuration maintaining ability is superior to the lower slit constituting member 116, and the upper slit constituting member 115 is configured not to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body, so that the appearance is neat and preferable.

  As a method of strengthening the form maintaining ability described above, in addition to changing the knitting method itself of the reinforced part to increase the elastic contraction ability, at least a part of the yarn knitting the part, rubber thread, polyurethane thread, etc. By using a thread (elastic thread) that is more elastic than ordinary thread, it is assumed that it will be difficult to protrude outward by attracting the surrounding cylindrical body constituent parts while enhancing the elastic contraction capacity of the part. However, it is the same even if the form maintaining ability is enhanced by providing a sheet-like reinforcing material from the outside or / and the inside at least at the lower end side portion of the upper slit constituting member.

  FIG. 15 shows a leg warmer 1H according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the leg warmer is similar to the socks in that it is difficult for a person with a finger disability or a person who has difficulty reaching the toe to attach or detach. Therefore, the leg warmer that covers the upper part from the ankle of the lower limb can also exhibit the same function as described above by providing the same finger hook part as the above-described sock finger part according to the present invention on the upper side. The attachment and detachment are easy.

  In the present embodiment, a finger hook portion 11H having the same configuration as that of the finger hook portion 11F shown in FIG. 12 is provided on the side surface of the cylindrical body 10H constituting the leg warmer 1H. A cloth material 410 is sewed on the lower portion of 118, and a cloth material 409 is sewed so as to cover all of the cuts 118 and a slit 119 is formed on the lower long side thereof. In the present invention, the leg warmer is not limited to the one that covers from the ankle portion to the lower knee portion, but includes an ankle warmer that covers only the ankle portion, and this leg warmer 1H is assumed to be used as an ankle warmer. Is.

  As described above, according to the present invention, one person can easily wear socks, leg warmers, and other lower limb attachments worn by persons with disabilities and those who have difficulty reaching the toes. In addition, a suitable use state can be maintained over a long period of time.

  1A, 1B, 1C, 1D Socks, 1H Leg warmer, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10H Cylindrical body, 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D, 11E, 11F, 11H, 11I Finger hook, 40 Cylindrical member, 101 , 245, 255, 402 Reinforcement material, 102, 402 Reinforcement stitching part, 103, 104, 403, 404 Reinforcement cloth material, 110, 111, 112, 117, 119 Slit, 114, 118 Notch, 115, 116 Slit component, 120 Extension member, 115a, 116a, 121, 122, 123, 124 Overlap part, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410 Cloth material

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In a sock provided with a finger hook for hooking and pulling a finger up on the side surface of the cylindrical body that covers the upper side from the lip that has an open end for inserting a foot, the finger hook is inserted and pulled at least with the finger. At least one place is provided as having a slit formed in a lateral direction with a length and a depth that can be hung, and a predetermined upper end side of a lower slit component member that forms the slit. The lower slit side of the upper slit component member covers the range from the outside to form an overlapping portion, and the upper end side of the overlapping portion is not connected, and the fingertip inserted from below into the slit hits the upper end side. are that there is no, and the finger hook portion be comprised by braided said cylindrical body and integrally and continuously with the computer-controlled knitting machine, the upper The slit constituent member has a shape maintaining ability enhanced by a predetermined method as compared with the lower slit constituent member, so that the overlapping portion of the lower slit constituent member protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body. The overlapping portion of the upper slit constituting member does not form a step between the upper end side and the left and right end sides and the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body at the stage before wearing the socks. socks were characterized as being, that the. In the predetermined method, the elastic contraction ability is enhanced by using an elastic yarn as at least a part of a yarn knitting a portion of the upper slit constituting member in which the shape maintenance ability is enhanced. The sock according to claim 1.   2. The sock according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined method is a method in which a sheet-like reinforcing material is provided on at least a lower end side portion of the upper slit constituting member so as to overlap from the outside or / and the inside. .   A leg warmer characterized in that a finger hook portion having the same structure as that of the finger hook portion according to claim 1, 2 or 3 is provided on a side surface of the cylindrical body. In a sock manufacturing method in which at least a finger is knitted using a knitting machine and provided with a finger-hanging part to hang a finger on the side surface of the tubular body covering the upper side from an ankle having an open end into which a foot is inserted, and wearing it. The lower slit structure in which the slit is formed as at least one finger hook portion having a slit formed in a lateral direction with a length and depth that can be inserted and hooked By forming the upper slit component member lower end side over the predetermined range on the upper end side of the member from the outside, an overlapping portion is formed, and by not connecting the upper end side of the overlapping portion, the fingertip inserted from below into the slit is It is assumed that it does not hit at the upper end side, and the finger-hanging portion is knitted integrally and continuously with the cylindrical body by the computer-controlled knitting machine. Forming Te method of manufacturing a sock, the upper slit component, wherein the lower side of the slit component by enhancing form maintaining ability than the lower side of the slit component in a predetermined manner overlapping The portion is biased so as to protrude from the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body, and the overlapping portion of the upper slit constituting member has its upper end side and both left and right end sides and the cylindrical shape at the stage before wearing the socks. A method for manufacturing a sock, characterized in that the finger-hanging portion is provided so as not to form a step between the outer peripheral surface of the body . In the predetermined method, the elastic contraction ability is enhanced by using an elastic yarn as at least a part of a yarn knitting a portion of the upper slit constituting member in which the shape maintenance ability is enhanced. The method for producing socks according to claim 5.   The predetermined method is characterized in that at least a lower end side portion of the upper slit constituent member is provided with a sheet-like reinforcing material in a state of being overlapped from the outside or / and from the inside to be reinforced. The method for producing socks described in 5.

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