Patent ID: 6199217
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A41D,A43B

Abstract:
A protective leg sock for a human leg, consisting of: a generally tubular leg enclosing portion fabricated from tubular plastic film and having an upper open end, a lower open end; and a cuff adapted to encircle the open upper end, the cuff including a closed tunnel and a slit communicating between a point interior of the tunnel and a point exterior of the tunnelan elastic ring attached to encircle the leg enclosing portion at a location vertically spaced up from the lower open end;a shroud section extending down from the elastic ring to the open lower open end, the shroud section being disposed to flare downwardly out from the elastic ring and including a front section disposed to cover a front top portion of a user's shoe, and a rear section disposed to cover a top heel portion of the user's shoe;a cord having free ends attached to encircle the leg enclosing portion at the upper open end, the cord being disposed to extend through the tunnel with the free ends disposed to extend through the slit exterior of the tunnel;a spring-biased barrel closure attached to the cord near the free ends, whereby a length of the cord within the tunnel is selectively adjustable; and,a pair of opposed ventilation openings formed through the leg enclosing portion at a location proximate to, but spaced from, the upper open end of the leg enclosing portion.