Patent ID: 8424117

Claim:
A hosiery garment comprising: a main body adapted to enclose at least a foot of a wearer, the main body having an outside and an inside, wherein the inside is configured to be in contact with the foot of the wearer; and a multi-layered cushion, the multi-layered cushion comprising: an adhesive layer permanently adhering the multi-layered cushion to the inside of the main body; a synthetic rubber layer adhered to the adhesive layer; and a fabric layer adhered to the synthetic rubber layer and configured to be in contact with the foot of the wearer; wherein the multi-layered cushion wraps partially around a back side of an ankle portion of the hosiery garment such that the multi-layered cushion protects an Achilles heel of the wearer from abrasion caused by a heel of a footwear, and wherein the multi-layered cushion is designed to extend over a portion of a shoe line of the footwear on the ankle portion of the hosiery garment.