Patent ID: 6451144
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A41B,A43B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an anti-microbial sock comprising the steps of:providing a quantity of an admixture comprising a thermoplastic resin and a zinc pyrithione anti-microbial agent; blending the thermoplastic resin/anti-microbial agent admixture with a polymeric resin having predetermined physical characteristics to form an anti-microbial feedstock having a predetermined concentration of the anti-microbial agent and said predetermined physical characteristics; extruding said anti-microbial resin into anti-microbial filaments comprising relatively long, narrow, thin lengths of anti-microbial material formed from said anti-microbial feedstock; and knitting the anti-microbial filaments into an anti-microbial sock.