US20240188647A1

US20240188647A1 - Method for using a glidable aquatic garment

Info

Publication number: US20240188647A1
Application number: US18/079,426
Authority: US
Inventors: Chad Blattner
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2022-12-12
Filing date: 2022-12-12
Publication date: 2024-06-13

Abstract

A method for using a glidable aquatic garment for sliding on a floor of a swimming pool includes providing a pair of socks including a first sock and a second sock. The first and second socks are positioned on feet of a user of the pair of socks. Each sock has a bottom surface comprising a silicone material being capable of gliding upon a vinyl material of a floor of a swimming pool containing water. Each of the first and second socks has an ankle portion being extendable over a respective ankle of the user. The user of the pair of socks enters the swimming pool containing water and abuts the socks upon the floor of the swimming pool to glide the feet upon said pool floor.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to socks and more particularly pertains to a new sock for sliding on a floor of a swimming pool.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT

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INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC OR AS A TEXT FILE VIA THE OFFICE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM

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STATEMENT REGARDING PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY THE INVENTOR OR JOINT INVENTOR

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(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to socks and includes a variety of socks comprising a rubber material to prevent slippage. Known prior art does not include a sock comprising a silicone material and being capable of gliding on a floor of a swimming pool containing water.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a method including the steps of providing a pair of socks including a first sock and a second sock. The first and second socks are positioned on feet of a user of the pair of socks. Each sock has a bottom surface comprising a silicone material being capable of gliding upon a vinyl material of a floor of a swimming pool containing water. Each of the first and second socks has an ankle portion being extendable over a respective ankle of the user. The user of the pair of socks enters the swimming pool containing water and abuts the socks upon the floor of the swimming pool to glide the feet upon said pool floor.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front isometric view of a glidable aquatic garment according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom isometric view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken along Line 4-4 of FIG. 3 .

FIG. 5 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken along Line 6-6 of FIG. 5 .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new sock embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6 , a glidable aquatic garment 10 generally comprises a pair of socks 12 including a first sock 12A and a second sock 12B. The pair of socks 12 is positionable on feet 14 of a user 16 of the socks 12. Each sock 12 has a bottom surface 18 comprising a silicone material 20 being capable of gliding upon a vinyl material 22 of a floor 24 of a swimming pool 26 containing water. Each sock 12 may be elastic and may be capable of conforming to the feet 14 of the user 16 of the sock 12. Each of the socks 12 has an ankle portion 28 being extendable over a respective ankle 30 of the user 16. The ankle portion 28 may comprise the silicone material 20 or another conventional rubber material being elastic. The ankle portion 28 typically has an opening 32 into an interior 44 of the sock 12. The opening 32 may have a diameter 34 from 1.50 inches to 2.50 inches, and the diameter 34 will typically be 2.00 inches. Each sock 12 may have a height 36 measured from the bottom surface 18 to the opening 32. The height 36 may be from 11.0 inches to 13.0 inches, and the height 36 will typically be 12.0 inches. Each sock 12 has a thickness 38 measured from an exterior surface 40 to an interior surface 42 of each sock 12. The thickness 38 may be from 0.282 inches to 0.469 inches, and the thickness 38 will typically be 0.375 inches.
In use, the first 12A and second 12B socks are positioned on the feet 14 of the user 16 of the pair of socks 12. The user 16 enters the swimming pool 26 containing water and abuts the socks 12 upon the floor 24 of the swimming pool 26 to glide the feet 14 upon the pool floor 24. After use, the user 16 may remove the pair of socks 12 while in the swimming pool 26 to prevent injury from slipping on a surface after exiting the swimming pool 26 while wearing the pair of socks 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. A method for using an aquatic garment to glide upon a swimming pool floor comprising the steps of:

providing a pair of socks including a first sock and a second sock;

providing a swimming pool having a floor of a vinyl material, the swimming pool containing water;

positioning said first and second socks on feet of a user of the pair of socks, each sock having a bottom surface comprising a silicone material along a full length of the bottom surface being capable of gliding upon the vinyl material of the floor of the swimming pool containing water, each of said first and second socks having an ankle portion being extendable over a respective ankle of the user;

entering said swimming pool containing water; and

abutting said socks upon said floor of said swimming pool to glide said feet upon said pool floor.