Patent ID: 6092241
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A41B,Y10S

Abstract:
A sock mate article comprising a pair of socks each having inside, outside, side and top portions, a snap fastener article positioned permanently on each of said socks for securing them together thereby to prevent separation thereof during washing or drying, or during storage, each of said snap fastening articles including intermediate flexible strip members positioned below the top of the sock, each of said members having a peg plate at one end thereof, said peg plate including a plurality of pins extending through said inside of one of said socks, the other of said flexible strip members having a receptor plate at one end thereof, said receptor plate including a plurality of recesses positioned on said outside of said sock adjacent said pins to receive said extended pins to secure the snap fastener article against the side of said sock, and a male or female snap fastener element directed towards the other of said pair of socks, the other snap fastening article on the other of said pair of socks having a complementary snap fastening member to secure both socks when said articles are in place in each sock.