IP Library Granted Patent US 7,677,061
Granted Patent B2
US 7,677,061 · App. 11/663,931 · Granted Mar 16, 2010

Socks of multi-stage pile structure

Assignee: Okamoto Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,677,061
App. No.
11/663,931
Granted
Mar 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a sock with a performance that matches its purpose of use and seasonal requirements. To change the thickness and strength of different parts of the sock according to the load distribution on the sole and the impact that the different parts of the sock are subjected to when walking and running. Knitting structures of different thicknesses and airspace ratios, e.g., flat stitches P, short-terry stitches SP, long-terry stitches LP, mesh stitches M, short-terry stitches based on mesh stitches M-SP, long-terry stitches based on mesh stitches M-LP, short-terry stitches based on reinforced mesh stitches M-R-SP, long-terry stitches based on reinforced mesh stitches M-R-LP, short-terry stitches with reinforcement yarn R-SP and long-terry stitches with reinforcement yarn R-LP are distributed in different parts of the sock.

Claims (11)

1. A terry sock of a multi-stitch-length structure in which knitting structures of

long-terry stitches (LP) that are formed by an action of a high-terry sinker and

short-terry stitches (SP) that are formed by an action of a short-terry sinker separate from and shorter in height than the high-terry sinker

are mixed and distributed along a length of a ground-touching portion of the sock from toe to heel thereof in a unit stitch for one stitch-loop of a width within one wale fashion.

2. The terry sock of a multi-stitch-length structure according to claim 1 in which

knitting structures comprising

a knitting structure of long-terry (LP) stitches selected from any of long-terry stitches based on mesh stitches (M-LP), long-terry stitches with reinforcement yarn (R-LP) or long-terry stitches based on reinforced mesh stitches (M-R-LP), and

a knitting structure of short-terry (SP) stitches selected from any of short-terry stitches based on mesh stitches (M-SP), short-terry stitches with reinforcement yarn (R-SP) or short-terry stitches based on reinforced mesh stitches (M-R-SP)

are distributed in the ground-touching portion of the sock.

3. The terry sock of a multi-stitch-length structure according to claim 1 or 2 in which the sole side of the gore line ( 6 G), namely the narrowing course of the toe ( 6 ) is composed of long-terry stitches (LP) and the instep side, namely the widening course of the gore line ( 6 G) of the toe ( 6 ) is composed of short-terry stitches (SF).

4. The terry-sock of a multi-stitch-length structure according to claim 2 in which reinforcement yarn (Y 3 ) and terry yarn (Y 2 ) of different colors are used so that the reinforced portions can be identified by their difference in color.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2007
From: MORI, MIYUKI; FUKUI, TAKAO; ANDO, TOSHIO; OHATA, MAKOTO; HIRANO, HIDEO
To: OKAMOTO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019124/0059 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-285711 · Sep 30, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080041113A1 · Feb 21, 2008