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

Claim 14:
15. A method of knitting a sock comprising:
during a single knitting event:
knitting a collar having a perimeter edge around an opening for receiving a wearer's foot;
knitting a leg portion extending from the collar;
knitting a foot portion extending from the leg portion and terminating at a toe end;
knitting an ankle welt such that the ankle welt extends around a circumference of the sock and is positioned at a lower end of the leg portion; and
knitting a tab located at a back aspect of the ankle welt such that an inner-facing surface of the tab is positioned adjacent to an outer-facing surface of the leg portion;
wherein:
the ankle welt has an upper edge and a lower edge, the lower edge integrally knit with the leg portion; and
the upper edge of the ankle welt is separate and spaced apart from the leg portion.