Patent ID: 8572766
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A41B,D04B

Abstract:
1. A sock for wearing on a foot, the sock comprising: body portions of the sock comprising a material having a first overall stretchability; select portions of the sock comprising a material having a second overall stretchability, wherein the select portions comprise substantially less of the sock than the body portions, and comprise a toe area of the sock and a cross band area wrapping completely around the top and bottom of the sock in an arch area of the sock, as well as a foot top band connected to and extending along a top of the sock between the toe area and the cross band; wherein the second stretchability is substantially greater than the first stretchability such that one or more of the select portions are configured to continue to stretch in response to a removal force applied to the sock while adjacent one or more body portions reach their maximum stretchable length which thereby allows the removal force to overcome a compressive force of the one or more body portions.