Patent ID: 7346936

Claim:
A pilates sock having a tactile feedback system for improving posture comprising: a sock body of resilient material to enclose a foot having a toe enclosing portion, a heel enclosing portion, and an ankle enclosing portion; a medial support band extending around said sock body to form a closed loop; a metacarpal support member along a bottom surface of said sock and adjacent said sock body; a side support member extending adjacent said sock body along a lateral edge extending from said heel enclosing portion and terminating at said metacarpal support member; a reinforcement member on an outer bottom surface of said sock, adjacent said sock body, beginning from the heel portion and terminating at the metacarpal support member; and a plurality of raised bumps of varying heights extending downwardly from areas on said sock bounded by said reinforcement member and excluding said sock body, said bumps, terminating at said metacarpal support member, said heights of said raised bumps increasing in the direction from a back of said sock to a front.