Patent ID: 11882886
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A  D

Claim 9:
10. A knit sock comprising:
a tubular knit body forming a leg portion and a foot portion extending from the leg portion and terminating at a toe end;
an ankle welt extending around a circumference of the tubular knit body and positioned between the leg portion and the foot portion, the ankle welt integrally knit with the tubular knit body and having an upper edge that is separate and spaced apart from the leg portion; and
a tab located at a back aspect of the ankle welt, an inner-facing surface of the tab positioned adjacent to an outer-facing surface of the leg portion;
wherein the tab is integrally knit with the upper edge of the ankle welt.