Patent ID: 6354114
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: A41B,D04B,D10B

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a sock, comprising the steps of:knitting a tubular sock structure having a closed toe end and an open top end, said tubular sock structure having, a bottom section that extends from said closed toe end a predetermined distance along said tubular sock structure, a top section that extends from said open top end a predetermined distance along said tubular sock structure, and a flare section interposed between said bottom section and said top section; wherein said bottom section is knit from a first combination of yams, said flare section is knit from a different second combination of yarns and said top section is knit from a different third combination of yams, thereby providing said bottom section, said flare section and said top section with different physical properties; joining a first part of said flare section near said bottom section to a second part of said flare section near said top section, thereby creating a looped flare from said flare section that radially extends from the sock.