Sock
First Claim
1. A knitted sock comprising:
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an inner sock layer comprising a reciprocated heel portion, a toe portion and a sole portion and the heel portion, toe portion and sole portion are of the same yarn composition, the inner sock layer having an inner toe end;
an outer sock layer having an outer toe end;
the inner toe end and the outer toe end being joined to form a single composite toe end;
the single composite toe end being closed to provide a substantially flat toe seam.
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Abstract
A knitted sock has an inner layer 2 comprising a toe end 4 and an outer layer 3 comprising a toe end 7. The inner and outer toe ends are aligned and joined wale stitch to wale stitch to form a composite toe end, which is closed to provide a flat toe seam 10. The layered sock is manufactured complete in a single process being knit continuously from the inner toe end to the outer toe end. It comprises reciprocated heel and toe portions. The foot portion of the inner layer is knit from a yarn with properties such as a low coefficient of friction and/or antifungal/antibacterial properties. The low friction fiber is a fluoropolymer such as polytetrafluroethylene. The outer layer may comprise a cushion structure.
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56 Claims
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1. A knitted sock comprising:
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an inner sock layer comprising a reciprocated heel portion, a toe portion and a sole portion and the heel portion, toe portion and sole portion are of the same yarn composition, the inner sock layer having an inner toe end;
an outer sock layer having an outer toe end;
the inner toe end and the outer toe end being joined to form a single composite toe end;
the single composite toe end being closed to provide a substantially flat toe seam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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