US20200205480A1 - Open toe sock with toe anchor - Google Patents

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US20200205480A1
US20200205480A1 US16/704,089 US201916704089A US2020205480A1 US 20200205480 A1 US20200205480 A1 US 20200205480A1 US 201916704089 A US201916704089 A US 201916704089A US 2020205480 A1 US2020205480 A1 US 2020205480A1
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Trina Z. Murrietta
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  • aspects herein are directed to a sock with an open toe structure and an integrally knit toe anchor.
  • Traditional toe anchors are generally formed in a post-knitting step by affixing a strap to a sock using, for example, stitching.
  • a strap is formed during the knitting of the sock
  • generally at least one end of the strap is affixed to the sock using, for instance, stitching.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a wearer wearing a sock having an integrally knit toe anchor in accordance with aspects herein;
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a medial perspective view of a sock having an integrally knit toe anchor in accordance with aspects herein;
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a top view of the sock of FIG. 2 with a dorsal triangular panel in accordance with aspects herein;
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a bottom view of the sock of FIG. 2 with a plantar triangular panel in accordance with aspects herein;
  • FIG. 5A illustrates a top view of the sock of FIG. 2 displaying an orientation of courses in accordance with aspects herein;
  • FIG. 5B illustrates a bottom view of the sock of FIG. 2 displaying an orientation of courses in accordance with aspects herein;
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart for a method of manufacturing a sock in accordance with aspects herein;
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a flow chart for a method of manufacturing a sock in accordance with aspects herein.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates an integrally knit thumb anchor in accordance with aspects herein.
  • aspects herein are directed to a sock having an integrally knit toe anchor.
  • the sock comprises a tubular sock body formed from a plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses.
  • the tubular sock body forms a perimeter around a foot-receiving cavity where the foot-receiving cavity includes a toe-end opening.
  • a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses that form the toe anchor are integrally knit with the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses and divide the toe-end opening into a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening by extending across the toe-end opening from a dorsal portion of the tubular sock body to a plantar portion of the tubular sock body.
  • the sock thus described provides an open-toe sock with an integrally knit toe anchor.
  • An integrally knit toe anchor besides helping to secure the sock to a foot of a wearer, may provide more structural stability compared to toe anchors that are secured to the sock by, for example, stitching, as the stitching may come undone, fray, or break causing the stitched toe anchor to become disengaged from the sock. Integrally knit toe anchors also provide a manufacturing efficiency because no additional post-knitting steps are necessary to, for instance, form the toe anchor and affix the toe anchor to the sock.
  • a tubular sock body with a collar and a heel area is provided.
  • the sock body further includes a toe area with a toe-end opening, where the toe area is integrally knit with the sock body.
  • the toe area comprises a dorsal portion and a plantar portion where the dorsal portion comprises a knit dorsal triangular panel having a dorsal vertex that extends toward the collar and dorsal base that forms a portion of a perimeter of the toe-end opening of the toe area.
  • the plantar portion of the toe area comprises a knit plantar triangular panel having a plantar vertex that extends toward the heel area and a plantar base that forms a remaining portion of the perimeter of the toe-end opening of the toe area.
  • toe-anchor knit courses extend between the dorsal base and the plantar base of the toe area to form a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening separated by the toe-anchor knit courses. It is contemplated herein that the first toe-end opening and second toe-end opening may comprise different circumferences and/or diameters.
  • the first toe-end opening is configured to receive a first hallux when the sock is worn, and the second toe-end opening is configured to receive the remaining toes of the wearer when the sock is worn.
  • an integrally knit toe anchor may also be more comfortable to the wearer of the sock as there are no seams or stitching that may chaff the wearer.
  • the integrally knit toe anchor may be formed using an elastomeric yarn to provide stretch and comfort to the wearer. As well, the elastomeric yarn may be knit to have larger loops to provide an additional degree of mechanical stretch.
  • the collar of the tubular sock body forms an opening in communication with the foot-receiving cavity.
  • the heel area comprises a heel opening configured to receive at least a portion of a wearer's heel when the sock is worn.
  • the sock described herein may be suitable for activities such as yoga, barre classes, Pilates, and the like which require the wearer's feet and toes to be able to grab a floor or exercise surface.
  • the sock including the integrally knit toe anchor, is knit on a circular knitting machine.
  • a first plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses may be knit to form a first end and a second end of a tubular body.
  • the knitting further includes integrally knitting a dorsal triangular panel with a first area of the second end of the tubular body, where the dorsal triangular panel comprises a dorsal base that forms a first portion of a perimeter edge of a toe-end opening of a toe area of the sock.
  • the dorsal triangular panel is knit through a reciprocating motion on the circular knit machine using a first set of needles.
  • the courses forming the dorsal triangular panel are oriented in a generally perpendicular direction to the circumferentially extending knit courses that form the tubular body.
  • the knitting further includes integrally knitting a plantar triangular panel with a second area of the second end of the tubular body, where the second triangular panel comprises a plantar base that forms a second portion of the perimeter edge of the toe-end opening of the toe area of the sock.
  • the plantar triangular panel is knit through a reciprocating motion on the circular knit machine using a second set of needles.
  • the knitting may further comprise knitting a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses using, for instance a third set of needles, where the toe-anchor knit courses extend between the dorsal base and the plantar base to form a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening separated by the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses.
  • the third set of needles may comprises a subset of the first set of needles and/or the second set of needles.
  • At least the toe portion of the sock may comprise a series of reciprocally knit sections that are knit on the circular knitting machine using one or more sets of needles, while remaining needles on the circular knit machine are inactive.
  • the series of reciprocally knit sections are integrally knit with each other, and it least one edge of one of the reciprocally knit sections comprises a free edge (i.e., an edge that is not integrally knit with another reciprocally knit section or with another portion of the sock).
  • the free edge may be seamed to, for instance, the tubular body of the sock to form a toe seam, where the toe seam is generally located on the lateral side of the sock.
  • a technical face of the tubular sock body is external facing and the technical back of the tubular sock body is internal facing. That is, the technical back of the tubular body of the sock is configured to face inwardly and is configured to be adjacent to a wearer's foot when the sock is worn.
  • Positional terms as used herein such as “medial,” “lateral,” “dorsal,” “plantar,” “top,” “bottom,” and the like, are with respect to a sock being worn as intended and as shown and described herein by a wearer standing in anatomical position.
  • the medial side of a sock would be positioned adjacent to a medial side of a wearer's foot when the sock is worn
  • the lateral side of the sock would be positioned adjacent to a lateral side of the wearer's foot when the sock is worn.
  • the dorsal portion or top of the sock would be positioned adjacent to the dorsum or top of the wearer's foot, and the plantar portion or bottom of the sock would be positioned adjacent to the sole of the wearer's foot when the sock is worn.
  • knit course as described herein is a predominantly horizontal row of knitted loops (in an upright fabric as knit) produced by adjacent needles during the same knitting cycle.
  • the knit course may comprise one or more stitch types such as a loop stitch, a held stitch, a float stitch, a tuck stitch, a transfer stitch, and the like as these terms are known in the art of knitting.
  • toe anchor means a knit structure in a toeless sock configured to separate a wearer's first hallux from the remaining toes of the wearer's foot.
  • integralally knit as used herein may mean a textile or fabric having a yarn from one or more knit courses being interlooped with one or more knit courses of another area.
  • a toe anchor may be integrally knit with a sock body if a yarn from one or more knit courses of the toe anchor is interlooped, either directly or indirectly (i.e., by way of one or more reciprocally knit sections), with one or more knit courses in the sock body.
  • elastomeric as used herein when describing yarns generally means a yarn type that may provide a maximum stretch greater than about 200% under load prior to returning to its non-stretched state when the load is removed, and some elastomeric yarns provide a maximum stretch of about 400%. Examples of elastomeric yarn types include LYCRA®, elastane, spandex, rubber, and the like.
  • the term “generally” when used with respect to, for example, the orientation of the knit courses, may mean within about 10 to about 20 degrees of a parallel or perpendicular alignment, and the term “about” means within ⁇ 5% of a given value.
  • FIG. 1 a wearer is shown wearing a knit sock 101 having a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses 102 that form a toe anchor 100 extending between a dorsal portion 103 and a plantar portion (not seen in FIG. 1 ) of a toe-end opening of a toe area 104 of the knit sock 101 to form a first toe-end opening 105 and a second toe-end opening 106 .
  • the knit sock 101 is shown in the form of a liner sock or a ped sock although other sock lengths are contemplated herein such as a no-show sock, a quarter sock, a crew sock, or an over the calf or executive sock.
  • the knit sock 101 comprises a tubular sock body 107 having a first end and a second end.
  • the first end of the sock body 107 includes a collar 108 that defines a foot opening for receiving the wearer's foot.
  • the toe area 104 of the knit sock 101 is integrally knit with the second end of the tubular sock body 107 .
  • the knit sock 101 further comprises an optional heel opening 109 configured to receive at least a portion of the wearer's heel.
  • FIG. 1 is provided to illustrate an example way of wearing the knit sock 101 .
  • the knit sock 101 may be donned with the wearer's foot inserted through the foot opening defined by the collar 108 and the wearer's heel received in the heel opening 109 .
  • the toe anchor 100 extends between the wearer's first hallux 111 and the wearer's second hallux 110 .
  • the knit sock 101 is knit on a circular knit machine. Aspects herein further contemplate that at least the toe anchor 100 , the plantar portion of the toe area 104 , (not shown in FIG. 1 ), and the dorsal portion 103 of the toe area 104 are formed through a reciprocal knitting process on the circular knit machine. It is contemplated herein that the toe anchor 100 may form a foot-locating feature that adapts the knit sock 101 to a left foot or a right foot of the wearer as described herein, although the toe anchor 100 may be positioned such that it does not form a foot-locating feature. For illustrative purposes, the knit sock 101 will be described as if it is a sock being worn on a left foot of the wearer as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the first toe-end opening 105 is configured to receive the wearer's first hallux 111 .
  • the first toe-end opening 105 and second toe-end opening 106 comprise different circumferences and/or diameters to allow any combination of four or less toes to be received through the second toe-end opening 106 .
  • the second toe-end opening 106 has a larger circumference and/or diameter than the first toe-end opening 105 .
  • FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 illustrate more aspects of the knit sock 101 .
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a medial perspective view of the knit sock 101 in an un-worn state in accordance with aspects herein.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a top view of the same knit sock 101 .
  • the toe area 104 includes the dorsal portion 103 and a plantar portion (shown in FIG. 4 ).
  • the dorsal portion 103 comprises a knit dorsal triangular panel 201 with a dorsal vertex 202 extending towards the collar 108 and a dorsal base 203 .
  • the dorsal triangular panel 201 comprises three vertexes defined by a first dorsal base vertex 214 , a second dorsal base vertex 211 , and the dorsal vertex 202 .
  • the dorsal base 203 extends between the first dorsal base vertex 214 and the second dorsal base vertex 211 defining at least a first portion of a perimeter edge of the toe area 104 .
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a bottom or plantar view of the knit sock 101 in accordance with aspects herein.
  • the knit sock 101 further comprises the plantar portion 401 .
  • the plantar portion 401 comprises a plantar triangular panel 402 with a plantar base 404 and a plantar vertex 403 extending towards the heel opening 109 (when present) or a heel area of the knit sock 101 .
  • the plantar triangular panel 402 is defined by three vertexes, the plantar vertex 403 , a first plantar base vertex 212 and a second plantar base vertex 213 .
  • the plantar base 404 extends between the first plantar base vertex 212 and the second plantar base vertex 213 defining at least a second portion of the perimeter edge of the toe area 104 .
  • the plantar triangular panel 402 and the dorsal triangular panel 201 are positioned on opposing sides of the knit sock 101 .
  • the first portion of the perimeter edge of the toe area 104 formed by the dorsal base 203 and the second portion of the perimeter edge of the toe area 104 formed by the plantar base 404 define an entire circumference of the toe-end opening of the toe area 104 .
  • the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses 102 that form the toe anchor 100 extend between the dorsal base 203 of the dorsal triangular panel 201 and the plantar base 404 of the plantar triangular panel 402 .
  • the dorsal base 203 , the plantar base 404 , and the toe anchor 100 collectively form or define the first toe-end opening 105 and the second toe-end opening 106 .
  • the dorsal base 203 and the plantar base 404 may define or form at least a portion of a perimeter edge of the first toe-end opening 105 and second toe-end opening 106 , and the toe anchor 100 that extends between the dorsal base 203 and the plantar base 404 forms a remaining portion of the perimeter edge of the first toe-end opening 105 and the second toe-end opening 106 .
  • first dorsal base vertex 214 and the first plantar base vertex 212 may be located on a medial aspect of the toe area 104 of the knit sock 101 and the second dorsal base vertex 211 and second plantar base vertex 213 may be located on the lateral aspect of the toe area 104 of the knit sock 101 .
  • the toe area 104 further comprises a medial portion 205 and a lateral portion 204 .
  • the medial portion 205 is formed from a medial triangular panel 410 with a medial vertex 411 extending toward the first toe-end opening 105 , and a medial base 412 extending from the dorsal vertex 202 to the plantar vertex 403 .
  • the medial base 412 forms a first portion (i.e., a medial portion) of a proximal end of the toe area 104 .
  • the lateral portion 204 is formed from a lateral triangular panel 413 with a lateral vertex 414 extending toward the second toe-end opening 106 , and a lateral base 415 extending from the dorsal vertex 202 to the plantar vertex 403 .
  • the lateral base 415 forms a second portion (i.e., a lateral portion) of the proximal end of the toe area 104 .
  • the lateral base 415 may be seamed to the sock body 107 to form a lateral toe seam (i.e., a toe seam primarily located on the lateral side of the knit sock 101 ).
  • the medial base 412 and the lateral base 415 define or form substantially all of the proximal end of the toe area 104 (e.g., they form from about 95% to about 100% of the proximal end of the toe area 104 ). It is contemplated herein that the medial portion 205 , the lateral portion 204 , the dorsal portion 103 , and the plantar portion 401 may comprise a plurality of reciprocally knit sections that are integrally knit with each other and with the sock body 107 as will be explained further below. The combination of the medial portion 205 , the lateral portion 204 , the dorsal portion 103 , and the plantar portion 401 extend the sock body 107 in a distal direction.
  • the sock body 107 of the knit sock 101 may comprise circumferentially extending knit courses 210 .
  • the knit courses that form the lateral portion 204 and the medial portion 205 of the toe area 104 are in a generally parallel alignment with the knit courses 210 , but are reciprocally knit such that at least a portion of the knit courses that form the lateral portion 204 and the medial portion 205 do not extend circumferentially around the knit sock 101 .
  • the knit courses that form the dorsal portion 103 , the plantar portion 401 , and the toe anchor 100 are in a generally perpendicular alignment with the knit courses 210 that form the sock body 107 and with the knit courses that form the lateral portion 204 and the medial portion 205 .
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are provided to illustrate how the toe area 104 of the knit sock 101 may be knit from a number of reciprocally knit sections
  • FIG. 5A is a dorsal/top view of the knit sock 101
  • FIG. 5B is a plantar/bottom view of the knit sock 101
  • the dorsal portion 103 of the toe area 104 comprises the dorsal triangular panel 201
  • the dorsal triangular panel 201 comprises a first dorsal segment 501 A, a toe anchor segment 502 , and a second dorsal segment 501 B.
  • FIG. 5A is a dorsal/top view of the knit sock 101
  • FIG. 5B is a plantar/bottom view of the knit sock 101
  • the dorsal portion 103 of the toe area 104 comprises the dorsal triangular panel 201
  • the dorsal triangular panel 201 comprises a first dorsal
  • the plantar portion 401 of the toe area 104 comprises the plantar triangular panel 402 , and the plantar triangular panel 402 includes a first plantar segment 511 A, the toe anchor segment 502 , and a second plantar segment 511 B.
  • the medial portion 205 comprises the medial base 412 extending from the dorsal vertex 202 to the plantar vertex 403 , where the dorsal vertex 202 and the plantar vertex 403 are aligned on a bisecting reference plane 510 that divides the knit sock 101 into generally equal medial and lateral halves.
  • the lateral portion 204 comprises the lateral base 415 extending from the dorsal vertex 202 to the plantar vertex 403 .
  • the lateral base 415 may represent the edge of the last reciprocally knit section that is seamed to the sock body 107 .
  • the medial portion 205 , at least a portion of the lateral portion 204 , the dorsal portion 103 , and the plantar portion 401 are integrally knit with each other and with the sock body 107 .
  • the dorsal portion 103 of the toe area 104 may comprise a plurality of reciprocally knit courses 503 extending generally perpendicular to the circumferentially extending knit courses 210 that form the sock body 107 .
  • the plantar portion 401 may comprise a plurality of reciprocally knit courses 504 extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses 210 that form the sock body 107 .
  • the knit courses 503 that form the dorsal portion 103 and the knit courses 504 that form the plantar portion 401 of the toe area 104 may be oriented to be generally perpendicular to the circumferentially extending knit courses 210 used to form the sock body 107 .
  • the knit courses 503 that form the dorsal portion 103 and the knit courses 504 that form the plantar portion 401 may also be oriented generally perpendicular to knit courses 505 used to form the lateral portion 204 and knit courses 506 used to form the medial portion 205 .
  • the toe-anchor knit courses 102 may extend generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses 210 , and may extend generally perpendicular to the knit courses 506 that form the medial portion 205 , and may extend generally perpendicular to the knit courses 505 that form the lateral portion 204 .
  • the toe-anchor knit courses 102 may extend generally parallel to the knit courses 503 that form the dorsal portion 103 and the knit courses 504 that form the plantar portion 401 .
  • the sock body 107 and plurality of toe-anchor knit courses 102 may comprise an elastomeric yarn.
  • an elastomeric yarn provides enhanced comfort to the wearer and allows the knit sock 101 to be donned and doffed more easily.
  • the toe-anchor knit courses 102 may have larger knitted loops than other courses in the knit sock 101 . This feature allows a greater degree of mechanical stretch compared to areas of the knit sock 101 that are knit with a smaller knitted loop.
  • FIG. 6 depicts a flow chart of a method 600 of manufacturing the knit sock 101 in accordance with aspects herein is shown.
  • a sock body such as the sock body 107
  • the method may further include reciprocally knitting a medial portion, such as medial portion 205 , of the sock having one side, such as medial base 412 , integrally knit with the sock body.
  • the method includes reciprocally knitting a first dorsal segment, such as first dorsal segment 501 A, and at step 630 , reciprocally knitting a first plantar segment, such as first plantar segment 511 A where the first dorsal segment and the first plantar segment are integrally knit with the medial portion.
  • a toe anchor segment such as toe anchor segment 502
  • the toe anchor segment 502 is reciprocally knit where a first side of the toe anchor segment 502 is integrally knit the first dorsal segment and the first plantar segment.
  • the toe anchor segment 502 comprises the toe anchor 100 .
  • the knitting process may continue at step 650 with reciprocally knitting a second dorsal segment, such as the second dorsal segment 501 B.
  • a second plantar segment may be reciprocally knit, such as the second plantar segment 511 B, as shown at step 660 .
  • a second side of the toe anchor segment is integrally knit with the second dorsal segment and the second plantar segment.
  • the process may continue by reciprocally knitting a lateral portion, such as the lateral portion 204 , with the second dorsal segment and the second plantar segment of the toe area 104 as shown at step 670 .
  • the lateral portion represents the final reciprocally knit section, and, as such, it comprises a free edge.
  • step 680 includes seaming the free edge of the lateral portion to the sock body 107 .
  • the seaming may comprise a post-knitting step and include processes such as stitching, boding, embroidering, and the like, that would be useful for providing a toe seam in the toe area of the knit sock that is primarily located on a lateral side of the knit sock, in accordance with aspects herein.
  • the different reciprocally knit sections, segments, and portions are integrally knit with each other.
  • FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of an example method 700 of knitting a sock, such as the knit sock 101 , in accordance with aspects herein.
  • a first plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses are knit on a circular knitting machine, where the circumferentially knit courses form a tubular body having a first end and a second end.
  • a dorsal triangular panel is knit with a first area of the second end of the tubular body.
  • the dorsal triangular panel comprises a dorsal base that forms a first portion of a perimeter edge of a toe-end opening of the sock.
  • a plantar triangular panel is knit with a second area of the second end of the tubular body where the plantar triangular panel comprises a plantar base that forms a second portion of the perimeter edge of the toe-end opening of the sock.
  • a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses are knit to form a toe anchor, where the toe-anchor knit courses extend between the dorsal base and the plantar base to form a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening separated by the plurality of toe anchor knit courses.
  • the order of the steps for the method 700 may be different than that described. For instance, and as described above with respect to the method 600 in FIG.
  • portions of the dorsal triangular panel and the plantar triangular panel may be knit before knitting the toe anchor, and remaining portions of the dorsal triangular panel and the plantar triangular panel may be knit after knitting the toe anchor. Any and all aspects, and any variation thereof, are contemplated as being within aspects herein.
  • FIG. 8 displays a thumb anchor 802 that may be integrally knit into a sleeve 801 such that the thumb anchor 802 extends across a distal end of the sleeve 801 and forms a thumb aperture and an additional aperture configured to receive a wearer's remaining fingers.
  • the thumb anchor 802 may be knit in a similar way as described in the method 600 and/or the method 700 .
  • the use of integrally knit thumb-anchor knit courses like the integrally knit toe-anchor courses, benefits the wearer by helping to secure the sleeve to an arm of the wearer.
  • Integrally knit thumb anchors may also provide more structural stability compared to thumb anchors that are secured to the sleeve by, for example, stitching as the stitching may come undone, fray, or break causing the stitched thumb anchor to become disengaged from the sleeve. Integrally knit thumb anchors also provide a manufacturing efficiency because no additional post-knitting steps are necessary to, for instance, form the thumb anchor and affix the thumb anchor to the sleeve.
  • a knit sock comprising:
  • a sock body comprising a tubular body forming a perimeter around a foot-receiving cavity and having a dorsal portion and a plantar portion, wherein the foot-receiving cavity comprises a toe-end opening, the tubular body comprising a plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses;
  • a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses integrally knit with the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses and dividing the toe-end opening into a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening, wherein the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses connects the dorsal portion to the plantar portion by extending across the toe-end opening.
  • Clause 7 The knit sock according to any of clauses 1 through 6, wherein the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses are oriented generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses.
  • a knit sock comprising:
  • a sock body with a collar and a heel area
  • the dorsal portion comprises a dorsal triangular panel having a dorsal vertex that extends toward the collar and a dorsal base that forms at least a first portion of a perimeter edge of the toe area
  • the plantar portion comprises a plantar triangular panel having a plantar vertex that extends toward the heel area and a plantar base that forms at least a second portion of the perimeter edge of the toe area
  • a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses extending between the dorsal base and the plantar base of the toe area to form a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening separated by the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses.
  • Clause 11 The knit sock according to any of clauses 8 through 10, wherein the plantar portion comprises a plurality of reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses.
  • Clause 12 The knit sock according to any of clauses 8 through 11, wherein the first toe-end opening is configured to receive a wearer's first hallux when the knit sock is in an as-worn configuration.
  • the dorsal base comprises a first dorsal base vertex and a second dorsal base vertex;
  • the first portion of the perimeter edge extends between the first dorsal base vertex and the second dorsal base vertex
  • the plantar base comprises a first plantar base vertex and a second plantar base vertex
  • the second portion of the perimeter edge extends between the first plantar base vertex and the second plantar base vertex.
  • Clause 15 The knit sock according to any of clauses 8 through 14, wherein the second toe-end opening has a larger circumference than the first toe-end opening.
  • a method for knitting a sock comprising:
  • the dorsal triangular panel integrally knitting a dorsal triangular panel with a first area of the second end of the tubular body, the dorsal triangular panel comprising a dorsal base that form a first portion of a perimeter edge of a toe area of the sock;
  • Clause 18 The method of knitting a sock according to any of clauses 16 through 17, wherein the plantar triangular panel is reciprocally knit on the circular knitting machine and comprises reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the circumferentially extending knit courses.
  • Clause 19 The method of knitting a sock according to any of clauses 16 through 18, further comprising forming a heel opening in the tubular body, the heel opening configured to receive a heel portion of a wearer's foot when the sock is in an as-worn configuration.
  • Clause 20 The method of knitting a sock according to any of clauses 16 through 19, wherein the first end of the tubular body forms, at least in part, a collar of the sock.

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