Patent ID: 9675119
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A41B

Claim:
1. A hosiery product comprising: an inner layer of hosiery material adapted to cover bottom and top surfaces of a wearer's foot; an outer layer of reinforced hosiery material adapted to cover bottom and top surfaces of a wearer's foot; an elevated cushion support layer comprising a cushioning material disposed between the inner layer of hosiery material and the outer layer of reinforced hosiery material, wherein the elevated cushion support layer is adapted to cushion a metatarsal ball region, an arch region, and a heel region of the bottom surface of the wearer's foot; the elevated cushion support layer comprises a plurality of elevated circle cushions that increase in size from the lateral to the medial side of a wearer's foot and are connected to one another on at least one side of the plurality of elevated circle cushions; the plurality of elevated cushions comprises at least one material from the group consisting of viscoelastic support gel, macro-gel activated support discs, memory foam, gel memory foam, or latex foam; and, a padding layer located between the elevated cushion support layer and the outer layer of reinforced hosiery material which is adapted to support the bottom surface of a wearer's foot.