Sanitary footgear articles

• US 4,206,514 A
• Filed: 06/27/1977
• Issued: 06/10/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Akira Yamauchi
• Original Assignee: Akira Yamauchi
• Inventors: Yamauchi, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, H. Hampton
• Application Number:
  US05/811,979
• Time in Patent Office: 1,079 Days
• Field of Search: 2/239, 2/240, 2/409, 2/53, 36/43, 36/44, 36/98, 424/76, 424/125, 424/65, 428/328
• US Class Current: 2/239
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 11/00 Hosiery; Panti-hose elastic stockings for curative purposes A61F13/08
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2400/34 antimicrobial or antibacterial
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2400/36 Deodorising or perfuming
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 2400/60 Moisture handling or wicking function
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/907 Resistant against plant or animal attack
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/256 Heavy metal or aluminum or compound thereof

Abstract

A sanitary footgear article in the form of a sock or stocking having adhering to the inner sole portion a multiplicity of resinous spots having embedded therein fine particles of copper, silver or copper-silver alloy.

Claims

1. A sanitary footgear article of the sock, stocking or panty stocking type which has deposited on and adhering to the surface of the portion to be contacted directly with the sole of a wearer porous spots of a solid sanitary composition comprising a water-insoluble resin binder and a metal powder dispersed in and held by said resin binder, said metal being selected from the group consisting of copper, silver, copper-silver alloy and mixture thereof.

2. A sanitary footgear article according to claim 1 wherein the metal powder has an average particle diameter of 10-60 microns.

3. A sanitary footgear article according to claim 1 wherein the metal powder is used in an amount of 50-150 parts by weight per 100 parts of the resin binder.

4. A sanitary footgear article of the sock, stocking or panty stocking type having antifungal and antimicrobial effects which has deposited on and adhering to the surface of the portion to be contacted directly with the sole of a wearer, porous spots of a solid sanitary composition comprising a water-insoluble resin binder and 50-150 parts by weight of a metal powder per 100 parts of said resin binder, said metal powder having an average particle diameter of 10-60 microns, dispersed in and held by said resin binder, said metal being selected from the group consisting of copper, silver, copper-silver alloy and mixtures thereof.