Patent ID: 9113661
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A41B,D04B

Abstract:
1. A fine hosiery article, comprising: an upper portion comprising a partial stocking formed of a first material having a first stretch property, the partial stocking being longer in a front portion than in a rear portion, and being tapered at an angle from the front portion to the rear portion along a lower edge of the partial stocking; a lower portion comprising a partial sock formed of a second material having a second stretch property different from the first stretch property, wherein the partial sock comprises portions adapted to cover an upper and lower toe, ball, instep, outstep, and heel portions of a wearer's foot, and a portion adapted to cover an upper heel portion of a wearer's foot; and a coupling joining the lower edge of the partial stocking and an upper edge of the partial sock, wherein the combined partial sock and partial stocking have the same appearance when in a shoe as an un-modified partial stocking.