US1674627A - Stocking - Google Patents

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June 26, 1928.

J. M. ALLEN STOCKING Filed Nov Patented June 26, 1928..

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STOCKING.

Application filed November 19, 1825. Serial No. 70,668.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel article of hosier particu larly adapted for ladies wear an especially The principal feature of the invention consists in forming at the top of the stocking a selvedged edge free strip of fabric extending above an encircling band, said free strip forming a roll top.

In the drawings, Figure '1 is an elevational view of a stocking constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the top of the stocking, showing the encircling band turned down with the selvedged edge free strip extending thereabove before rolling.

fFigure 3 is an enlarged sectional detail 0 a ingt e fabric construction.

Figure 4. is an elevational detail showing the bandturned upwardly.

At the present time it is a very prevalent custom, particularly with girls and young ladies in the summer season to wear short length hosiery and the present invention has been devised to supply for this demand a stocking which will have an extremely neat appearance and which will not be bulky or cumbersome at the top. 1

The stocking consists of a foot and leg portion 1 of ordinary design havinTga band 2 here shown in the form of a pocket welt 2 fitted at the top end which is adapted to be turned either upwardly or downwardly over the top of the leg portion 1 and which forms a covering for a arterf This narrow band may be dyed a di erent colour from the body of the stocking, if desired, and thus made very attractive in appearance.

The knitted fabric is continued beyond the row of coupling stitching 3 which forms the pocket welt and this extension strip 4 of fabric thus formed is finished with a selvedge edge 5. The natural tendency for this free fabric strip is to roll up in the manner illustratedin tFigures 1 and 3 and it portion of the top of a stocking showthus forms a very neat continuous roll for the hose.

The knitting of this stocking is commenced at the selvedge edge 5 and when a suitable number of rows have been completed, the coupling stitches 3 are retained I until a suitable number of rows to form the pocket welt 2 are-completed. Then the coupling stitches are picked up in the usual manner of forming a pocket welt. It will thus be seen that there is .no circumferential seam to form an undue restriction to circumferential expansion so that the stocking will fit neatly and snugly without binding.

When inusc the pocket welt fits snugly. around the overlapped portion of the upper end of the stocking and will efiectively cover a garter fastener if such is desired tho h the doubled over pocket welt together Wlth the natural elasticity of the rolled to strip is usually suflicient to hold the stocking securely in place.

The arrangement of the band 2, secured at one edge to the stocking is a very important feature as on account of the varying length of limbs to be fitted some adjustment is reuired. When a stocking is fitted on a short limb the band 2 may be turned down, as shown in Fi re 1, and whenit is applied to a much onger limb-the band may be turned up as shown in Figure 4. The free edge is sufiiciently long to extend above the band when it is turned upward and to roll Over the to edge. The same conditions apply wlien the stocking is made long enough to extend above the knee.

The band 2 is herein shown 'as a pocket welt knitted into the stocking but it mustfbe understood that the band may be made separately and suitably secured to the stocking if desired. t

What I claim as my invention, is

1. A stockin having an integrally knitted welt, an a free selvedge edged upper portion knit integral with the stocking and extending above the welt a suificient distance to form a roll at the top of the welt and bein rolled downwardly thereto.

2. Ana ockin formed with a selvedged edge portion apted to form a roll, a welt knit integral with said roll portion and with the body of the stocking, and. loop stitches connecting the body portion of the stoekin with the roll portion in the formation 0 5 the welt.

3. A method of makin stockings, consisting in commencing the initting at the top forming a selvedge edge and continuing to' form a. length of fabric which is adapted to be rolled, then withholding alternate needles from knitting in one course retaining the alternate stitches then continuing the knitting to forni'a length of fabric suificiently long to form a pooket welt, then 1Eiekin up the retained loops forming a poo et We t in the knitted fabric, and then continuingthe knitting of the stocking in the usual manner.

. JOHN M. ALLEN.

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