IP Library Patent Application 12920220
Patent Application
App. No. 12/920,220

A Sock and a Method for its Manufacture

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App. No.
12/920,220
Abstract

There is provided herein, a sock comprising a toe and/or a heel area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical. There is also provided, a method for manufacturing a sock comprising forming a toe and/or a heel area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.

Claims (46)

1 . A sock comprising a toe area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.

2 . The sock according to claim 1 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed.

3 . The sock according to claim 1 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock.

4 . The sock according to claim 1 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property.

5 . The sock according to claim 4 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property.

6 . A sock comprising a toe area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas extends essentially parallel to a central axis of the sock.

7 . The sock according to claim 6 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed.

8 . The sock according to claim 6 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock.

9 . The sock according to claim 6 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property.

10 . The sock according to claim 9 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property.

11 . A sock comprising a toe area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas comprises a vertical component.

12 . The sock according to claim 11 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed.

13 . The sock according to claim 11 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock.

14 . The sock according to claim 11 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property.

15 . The sock according to claim 14 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property.

16 . A method for manufacturing a sock comprising:

forming a toe area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed.

18 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein said forming comprises knitting.

19 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein said forming comprises a three-dimensional “needle by needle selection” process.

20 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein said forming is performed by at least one needle being in a knitting position and at least one needle being in a miss level position.

21 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property.

22 . The method according to claim 21 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property.

23 . A sock comprising a heel area, wherein said heel area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.

24 . The sock according to claim 23 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed.

25 . The sock according to claim 23 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock.

26 . The sock according to claim 23 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property.

27 . The sock according to claim 26 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property.

28 . A sock comprising a heel area, wherein said heel area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas extends essentially parallel to a central axis of the sock.

29 . The sock according to claim 28 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed.

30 . The sock according to claim 28 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock.

31 . The sock according to claim 28 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property.

32 . The sock according to claim 31 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property.

33 . A sock comprising a heel area, wherein said heel area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas comprises a vertical component.

34 . The sock according to claim 33 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed.

35 . The sock according to claim 33 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock.

36 . The sock according to claim 33 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property.

37 . The sock according to claim 36 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property.

38 . A method for manufacturing a sock comprising:

forming a heel area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.

39 . The method according to claim 38 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed.

40 . The method according to claim 38 , wherein said forming comprises knitting.

41 . The method according to claim 38 , wherein said forming comprises a three-dimensional “needle by needle selection” process.

42 . The method according to claim 38 , wherein said forming is performed by at least one needle being in a knitting position and at least one needle being in a miss level position.

43 . The method according to claim 38 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property.

44 . The method according to claim 43 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2013
From: CRAIG, KENNETH T.; COHEN, AVI; MALUL, DAVID
To: NIKE, INC.
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