Sock and shoe and sock and shoe fastening means

• US 4,169,324 A
• Filed: 01/31/1978
• Issued: 10/02/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Don W. Gibbs
• Original Assignee: Don W. Gibbs
• Inventors: Gibbs, Don W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kee Chi, James
• Application Number:
  US05/873,921
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 36/83, 36/10, 36/9, 2/DIG. 6, 2/61, 2/239, 2/240, 66/171
• US Class Current: 36/83
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 11/12 Means at the upper end to keep the stockings up A41B11/04 takes precedence; stocking suspenders A41F11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 11/123 Elastic or flexible bands attached at the upper end
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 17/18 Arrangements for attaching removable insoles to footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 23/28 Devices to put in shoes in order to prevent slipping at the heel or to prevent abrading the stockings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 2/919 Lower torso and leg encircling, e.g. skirts, trousers

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sock having a flap protruding from its rear or heel area, which flap can be fastened to the outside of the rear or heel area of a shoe to prevent the sock from riding, slipping or otherwise working into the heel cavity of the shoe as the person wearing the sock and shoe moves about.

Claims

1. A sock for a foot comprising a toe region, a heel region, optionally a tube, a collar defining an opening, and a Y-shaped flap protruding from the rear of the sock at or above the heel region for fastening to the outside of the rear or heel region of a shoe to prevent the sock from sliding or riding into the shoe, the upper two legs of the flap being joined to the sock and the lower single leg being free for fastening to the shoe.

2. A sock according to claim 1 wherein the flap contains a fastening means for fastening the flap to the shoe.

3. A sock according to claim 1 wherein the sock is shortlength and reaches only to or below the ankle of a wearer.

4. A sock according to claim 2 wherein the fastening means includes one portion of a fastener constructed of synthetic resin the other portion of which may be affixed to the outside of the rear or heel region of a shoe, one fastener portion being provided with a plurality of outwardly facing relatively stiff, flexible, pile hooks and the other fastener portion being provided with a plurality of outwardly facing flexible pile loops.

5. A sock according to claim 2 wherein the fastening means is an adhesive attached to either the flap or shoe or both.

6. A sock according to claim 1 wherein the flap is made of cloth or fabric which is affixed to the sock.

7. A sock according to claim 1 wherein the flap is an extension of the collar or tube of the sock itself.

8. A shoe for a foot having a fastening means affixed to its outside rear or heel region for fastening the flap of the sock described in claim 1.

9. A shoe according to claim 8 wherein the fastening means includes one portion of a fastener constructed of synthetic resin, the other portion of which is affixed to the flap of the sock, one fastener portion being provided with a plurality of outwardly facing relatively stiff, flexible, pile hooks and the other fastener portion being provided with a plurality of outwardly facing flexible pile loops.

10. A sock and shoe combination for a person'"'"'s foot comprising a shoe having a toe region and a rear or heel region that defines a heel cavity and a sock worn within the shoe which sock comprises a toe region, a heel region, optionally a tube, a collar defining an opening, and a flap protruding from the sock at or above the heel region and including a fastening means for attachment to the outside rear or heel region of the shoe to prevent the sock from riding or sliding into the heel cavity of the shoe.

11. A combination according to claim 10 wherein the flap of the sock and the outside rear or heel region of the shoe each contain a fastening means which fasten together.

12. A combination according to claim 10 wherein the sock is short-length and reaches only to or below the ankle of a wearer.

13. A combination according to claim 11 wherein the sock and shoe fastening means comprise a synthetic resin hook and loop fastener.

14. A combination according to claim 11 wherein the sock and shoe fastening means comprise adhesives.

15. A combination according to claim 10 wherein the flap of the sock is an extension of the collar or tube of the sock itself.

16. A shoe for a foot, which shoe comprises a toe region, a rear or heel region, and a fastening means affixed to the outside of the rear or heel region for purposes of fastening to a flap protruding from the rear or heel region of a sock, which is worn within the shoe, thereby to prevent the sock from riding or sliding into the shoe.

17. A shoe according to claim 16 wherein the fastening means is one-half of a synthetic resin hook and loop fastener, the other half of which is affixed to the flap of the sock.