Patent ID: 7669252

Claim:
A stocking to be worn on a foot of a person, comprising a flattenable hollow tube of a stretch material having a first portion with a first open end, a second portion extending from said first portion and having a second open end that has a perimeter and is opposite to said first open end, and a folded portion connected to and foldable backward from said second open end of said second portion, said folded portion having a third open end with a peripheral edge that extends loopedly between said first and second open ends and around said second portion when said folded portion is folded, said folded portion further having a circumferentially extending connecting part secured to said second portion along a circumferentially extending securing line having a length which is at least half of the perimeter of said second open end and disposed circumferentially on a portion of said peripheral edge, and a circumferentially extending open part extending along a remaining portion of said peripheral edge, said circumferentially extending open part being movable between a folded position, where said circumferentially extending open part of said folded portion is folded back to surround a corresponding area of said second portion, and an unfolded position, where said circumferentially extending open part of said folded portion is extended forward from said second open end of said second portion and away from said corresponding area of said second portion.