Patent ID: 6378139
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: A41B

Abstract:
A lounging and sleeping stocking for covering the foot and leg of a wearer, comprising: a one-piece body member and a sole member, said body member having a vertical central fold line for positioning adjacent the front of the leg of the wearer and extending vertically from a lower toe section to an upper end for positioning at the thigh of the wearer, said fold line bounded by continuous abutting outer edges including an upwardly and outwardly extending foot section and heel section for positioning adjacent the lower edge of the sole of the wearer, and a pair of upwardly extending longitudinal edges extending from said heel section to said upper end for positioning adjacent the rear of the leg of the wearer; a first stitched seam joining said longitudinal edges, said sole member connected to said foot section and said heel section of said body member thereby forming a tubular member for receiving the foot and leg of the wearer, the tubular member being longitudinally sized to present a non-compressive engagement with the juxtaposed leg of the wearer insufficient to maintain position of said body member during walking movement by the wearer; the upper end of said body being reversely folded to form an upper collar; and a second stitched seam joining said upper collar to said upper end of said body; and closure means associated with said upper end of said body for contracting said upper collar sufficiently to maintain the position of said body member during walking movement by the wearer.