Patent ID: 8701310

Claim:
A sock fittable on a shoe, comprising: a first ring having a first circumference when non-stretched and a second circumference when stretched, said first ring being stretchable to admit at least a portion of a front of the shoe and a portion of a bottom of the shoe, a second ring having a third circumference when non-stretched and a fourth circumference when stretched, and a tube of stretchable material sized to fit on a shoe connecting and having at opposite ends the first ring and the second ring, said tube having a first cross-sectional circumference when non-stretched which is greater than both first circumference and said third circumference and a second cross-sectional circumference when stretched which is greater than both said second circumference and said fourth circumference, wherein said tube is stretchable to non-retractably cover at least the bottom of the shoe in front of an arch of the shoe such that at least the bottom of the shoe in front of the arch does not directly contact a floor surface, wherein the second ring is stretchable between a non-stretched configuration such that the stretchable material covers at least a portion of a heel of the shoe behind the arch and a stretched configuration such that the second ring is stretched over the heel of the shoe, and wherein said stretchable material is a material selected from the list consisting of nylon, spandex, and a blend of nylon and spandex.