US2721463A

US2721463A - Knit sock

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Publication number: US2721463A
Application number: US454489A
Authority: US
Inventors: Mary F Tuberty
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1954-09-07
Filing date: 1954-09-07
Publication date: 1955-10-25
Anticipated expiration: 1972-10-25

Description

Oct. 25, 1955 M. F. TUBERTY 2,721,463

KNIT SOCK Filed Sept. 7. 1954 I I i1! 5 41 h I INVENTOR. Mary 27 flier/7 ATTO NEY United States Patent KNIT SOCK Mary F. Tuberty, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Application September 7, 1954, Serial No. 454,489

Claims. (Cl. 66173) This invention relates to a knit sock which is adapted to be worn with low shoes such as golf shoes and is concealed thereby when in use with the exception of a heel supporting flap which is not disfiguring and, in fact, serves as a decoration.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide a sock adapted to be worn with low shoes and concealed thereby which is knitted as a complete unit and the parts thereof joined in the knitting operation and includes a heel supporting flap which may be readily folded over the upper edge of the heel of the shoe to support the heel of the sock in the shoe.

Second, to provide a sock having these features and advantages in which the heel supporting flap is so formed as to closely embrace the outer side of the heel when positioned for use.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed out in the claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a golf shoe with the sock embodying my invention therein and the heel supporting flap positioned as in use.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary collapsed side view of the sock, parts thereof being conventionally illustrated.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view on a line corresponding to line 3-3 of Fig. 4 with the parts conventionally illustrated.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section on a line corresponding to line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan or top view of the sock conventioally illustrating steps in the knitting of the sock.

It will be understood that owing to the character of the structure illustrated the knitting is mainly conventionally illustrated.

Knitted legless socks, particularly when worn with heavy shoes such as golf shoes frequently become displaced and cause discomfort and chafing or blisters unless they are promptly readjusted.

In the accompanying drawing 1 represents a ladies golf shoe and 2 the sock of my invention. As stated, it is mainly illustrated in conventional form.

The body or main portion 3 of the sock is desirably stockinette knit. The sock is proportioned so that it is substantially concealed by the shoe.

The vertically ribbed knit band-like heel portion 4 is knittedly connected at its bottom edge 5 and end edges 6 with the body portion. The rib knit heel portion 4 terminates at the upper edge of the heel of the shoe and has a stockinette knit double ply supporting flap 7 extending from the upper edge thereof. The outer ply 8 of this flap is, in effect, knit continuously from the upper edge of the heel portion, the juncture being indicated at 9. This zone of shifting from rib knit to stockinette knit forms a predetermined folding point.

2,721,463 Patented Oct. 25, 1-955 The inner ply 10 of the flap is knittedly joined at 11 to the upper edge of the outer ply and has a knit juncture 12 with the upper edge of the rib knit heel portion. The knit stitches joining the heel flap plies with the rib knit heel portion are relatively loosely knit which provides a folding connection allowing the heel flap to lie closely against the outer side of the heel. This provides a relatively strong and resilient supporting flap which may be turned downwardly over the heel of the shoe as illustrated in Fig. l, and closely embraces the same. The flap does not tend to flare upwardly from the outer surface of the heel or swing to such position as will permit the sagging of the heel of the sock. Further, the flap 7 when in adjusted position does not detract from the appearance of the shoe and in fact it constitutes an ornament therefor.

The side edges 13 of the flap are desirably vertically aligned with the end edges 6 of the band-like heel portion 4 which results in the heel of the sock being supported throughout. With the heel of the sock effectively supported slipping and wrinkling of the body portion is prevented.

While, as stated, the various parts are mainly conventionally illustrated owing to the impracticability of accurately illustrating different kinds of knitted material it is believed that with the illustration and the foregoing disclosure anyone skilled in the art will be enabled to practice my invention in a satisfactory manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure to Letters Patent is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a knitted sock adapted to be worn with and mainly concealed by a low shoe and comprising a stockinette knit body portion, a vertically ribbed rib knit band-like heel portion knittedly connected at its bottom and end edges to the body portion, and a stockinette knit double ply heel flap extending from the upper edge of said heel portion, the plies being joined at their upper edges by relatively loosely knit stitches providing a fold line juncture for the plies, the lower edge of the inner ply being knit stitched to the upper edge of said heel portion, the connections for said flap plies to said heel portion providing a fold line juncture for the flap to the heel portion, said flap being adapted to be folded outwardly over the upper edge of the heel of a shoe and disposed in embracing relation thereto to support the heel of the sock within the shoe.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a knitted sock comprising a knit body portion, a vertically ribbed bandlike heel embracing portion knittedly connected at its bottom and end edges to the body portion, and a knit double ply heel shoe engaging flap extending from the upper edge of said heel portion and integrally knit therewith, the plies being foldably joined at their upper edges, the lower edge of the inner ply being knittedly joined to the upper edge of said heel portion, said flap plies having a folding line juncture with the upper edge of said heel portion, said flap being adapted to be folded outwardly and downwardly over the upper edge of the heel of a shoe to support the heel of the sock within the shoe.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a knitted sock comprising a knit body portion, a vertically ribbed heel embracing portion joined at its bottom and end edges to the body portion, and a knit non-ribbed heel shoe engaging flap extending from the upper edge of said heel portion and integrally knit therewith, the juncture of the flap with the said heel portion constituting a predetermined fold zone, said flap being adapted to be folded outwardly and downwardly over the upper edge 3 of the heel of a shoe to support the heel of the sock within the shoe.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a knitted sock comprising a stockinette knit body portion, a vertically ribbed rib knit heel portion joined at its bottom and end edges to the body portion, and a stockinette knit heel flap extending from the upper edge of said heel portion and having a fold connection to the upper edge thereof, said flap being adapted to be folded outwardly over the upper edge of the heel of a shoe and disposed in embracing relation thereto to support the heel of the sock within the shoe.

5. As a new article of manufacture, an integrally :1 knitted sock comprising a vertically ribbed rib knit heel embracing portion, and a non-ribbed knit heel flap extending from the upper edge of said heel portion and having an integral knit juncture therewith, said flap being adapted to be folded outwardly over the upper edge of the heel of a shoe and a disposed in embracing relation thereto to support the heel of the sock within the shoe.

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