Within-the-shoe sock having removable retaining device

• US 4,106,126 A
• Filed: 08/11/1977
• Issued: 08/15/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William J. Traenkle
• Original Assignee: William J. Traenkle
• Inventors: Traenkle, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lawson, Patrick D.
• Application Number:
  US05/823,623
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: 2/239, 2/240, 2/61, 2/243, 36/10, 36/50, 24/140, 24/143 A, 24/143 B, 24/204, 66/182, 66/171, 428/4, 428/5, D 2/330
• US Class Current: 2/240
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 11/001 Decoration; Marking
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 19/00 Shoe-shaped inserts; Inserts covering the instep
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24017 Hook or barb

Abstract

A within-the-shoe sock construction is provided which comprises a sock having a foot opening adapted to receive a foot therethrough. The height of the sock is substantially coextensive with the height of the shoe to be worn with the sock whereby the upper rear edge of the sock is substantially coterminous with the upper rear edge of the shoe. Retaining means is provided which comprises an enlarged member, which may be in the form of a pompon, and a relatively narrow supporting member, which may be in the form of a ribbon, is connected to the enlarged member. The enlarged member is adapted to be disposed outside the shoe and in engagement therewith to prevent downward movement of the sock. Connecting means in the form of a press-on peel-off separable fastener is provided for detachably connecting the support member to the sock so that the retaining device may be interchanged or replaced with other retaining devices.

Claims

1. A within-the-shoe sock construction comprising a sock having a foot opening adapted to receive a foot therethrough, the height of said sock being substantially coextensive with the height of a shoe to be worn with said sock whereby the upper rear edge of the sock is substantially coterminous with the upper rear edge of the shoe;

retaining means detachably securred to said sock and engagable with the rear edge of a shoe for retaining said sock in position on the foot of the wearer, said retaining means comprising an enlarged member, and a relatively narrow support member connected to said enlarged member; and

a press-on peel-off separable fastener on said sock and said support member for detachably connecting said retaining means to said sock.

2. A within-the-shoe sock construction as in claim 1, in which said separable fastener comprises a plurality of hooks on one of said support member and said sock, and a plurality of loops on the other of said support member and said sock interengagable with said plurality of hooks to detachably secure said retaining means to said sock.

3. A within-the-shoe sock construction as in claim 1, in which said separable fastener comprises a first member on said support member comprising a plurality of joined undulating strips wherein the lowermost point of one strip is aligned with the uppermost point of the adjacent strip, and a complementary formed second member on said sock interengagable with said first member to detachably secure said retaining means to said sock.

4. A within-the-shoe sock construction as in claim 1, in which said enlarged member comprises a pair of pompons and said narrow connecting member comprises a ribbon connecting together said pair of pompons.

5. A within-the-shoe sock construction as in claim 1, in which said enlarged member comprises a pompon, and said narrow support member comprises a ribbon having the ends thereof secured to said pompons.

6. Detachable retaining means for retaining in position on the foot of the wearer a within-the-shoe sock of the type having a foot opening adapted to receive a foot therethrough, the height of the sock being substantially coextensive with the height of a shoe to be worn with the sock whereby the upper rear edge of the sock is substantially coterminous with the upper rear edge of the shoe;

said retaining means comprising an enlarged member adapted to be disposed outside of the shoe and in engagement therewith to prevent downward movement of said sock, and a narrow support member connected to said enlarged member; and

a press-on peel-off separable fastener having a first section connected to said retaining means and a second interengagable section adapted to be connected to said sock for removably securing said retaining means on said sock.

7. Detachable retaining means as in claim 6, in which said first section comprises a plurality of hooks, and said second member comprises a plurality of loops interengagable with said plurality of hooks.

8. Detachable retaining means as in claim 6, in which said enlarged member comprises a pair of pompons, and said narrow connecting member comprises a ribbon connecting together said pair of pompons.

9. Detachable retaining means as in claim 6, in which said enlarged member comprises a pompon, and said narrow support member comprises a ribbon having the ends thereof secured to said pompon.