Patent ID: 6139669
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A41B,A43B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
The method of manufacturing an anti-microbial sock comprising the steps of:providing a quantity of an admixture comprising a thermoplastic resin and an anti-microbial agent having a predetermined microbial inhibition characteristic;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 feedstock into anti-microbial tapes comprising relatively long, narrow, thin lengths of anti-microbial material; andknitting said anti-microbial tapes into an anti-microbial sock.