Padded fleece sock and method of making same
First Claim
1. A method for making a padded sock comprising the steps of:
- a) forming a first single-piece generally rectangular blank of polyester fleece material having generally parallel longitudinal marginal edges and first and second pairs of laterally opposed dart cuts formed in said longitudinal marginal edges intermediate the length of the blank,b) forming a second single-piece blank of polyester fleece material having laterally opposite longitudinal marginal edges and a pair of laterally opposed dart cuts formed in said marginal edges so as to enable said second blank to be placed in superimposed relation on said first blank with the longitudinal marginal edges and dart cuts of the second blank in juxtaposed relation with longitudinal marginal edges and a first pair of dart cuts on said first blank, said second blank having substantially transverse marginal end edges,c) positioning said second blank in said superimposed relation on said first blank and securing said marginal end edges of said second blank to said first blank by stitched seams disposed generally transverse to said longitudinal marginal edges of said first blank,d) folding said first blank generally transversely of itself so as to bring each longitudinal marginal edge into mutually opposed relation with itself and with marginal edges of each of said dart cuts being in mutually opposed relation, ande) securing said mutually opposed longitudinal marginal edges and dart cut edges together by at least one flatlock seam so as to form a sock having a foot receiving portion and a leg encompassing portion, said flatlock seam also securing said longitudinal and dart cut marginal edges of said second blank to the corresponding marginal edges of the first blank so as to form a double layer padded area on the sock adjacent a toe or heel of the foot receiving portion of the sock.
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Abstract
A padded sock made from blanks of spun polyester fleece material and having flatlock seams is lightweight and quick-drying and provides improved warmth, comfort and a contour fit without causing blisters or the like. In one embodiment, the sock is made from a first single-piece generally rectangular blank or pattern of fleece material and has peripheral marginal edges selectively secured in juxtaposed relation by a flatlock seam to define a foot receiving portion and a leg encompassing portion. Additional shorter length blanks of the fleece material have laterally opposite marginal edges secured in juxtaposed relation to the marginal edges of the first blank by the flatlock seams so as to provide padded toe and heel regions and at least one shin pad area, thereby substantially improving comfort when the sock is worn with many types of outdoor footwear.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for making a padded sock comprising the steps of:
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a) forming a first single-piece generally rectangular blank of polyester fleece material having generally parallel longitudinal marginal edges and first and second pairs of laterally opposed dart cuts formed in said longitudinal marginal edges intermediate the length of the blank, b) forming a second single-piece blank of polyester fleece material having laterally opposite longitudinal marginal edges and a pair of laterally opposed dart cuts formed in said marginal edges so as to enable said second blank to be placed in superimposed relation on said first blank with the longitudinal marginal edges and dart cuts of the second blank in juxtaposed relation with longitudinal marginal edges and a first pair of dart cuts on said first blank, said second blank having substantially transverse marginal end edges, c) positioning said second blank in said superimposed relation on said first blank and securing said marginal end edges of said second blank to said first blank by stitched seams disposed generally transverse to said longitudinal marginal edges of said first blank, d) folding said first blank generally transversely of itself so as to bring each longitudinal marginal edge into mutually opposed relation with itself and with marginal edges of each of said dart cuts being in mutually opposed relation, and e) securing said mutually opposed longitudinal marginal edges and dart cut edges together by at least one flatlock seam so as to form a sock having a foot receiving portion and a leg encompassing portion, said flatlock seam also securing said longitudinal and dart cut marginal edges of said second blank to the corresponding marginal edges of the first blank so as to form a double layer padded area on the sock adjacent a toe or heel of the foot receiving portion of the sock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A padded sock made from a first single-piece generally rectangular blank of spun polyester fleece material having generally parallel longitudinal marginal edges and first and second pairs of laterally opposed generally V-shaped dart cuts formed in said longitudinal marginal edges so as to define a sole panel between said pairs of dart cuts, said rectangular blank being formed about transverse fold lines defined between said dart cuts such that the longitudinal marginal edges and marginal edges of said dart cuts are in mutually juxtaposed relation and secured together by at least one flatlock seam, a second single-piece blank of fleece material having longitudinal marginal edges secured to longitudinal edges of said first blank by said flatlock seam so that said second blank extends about a toe end of the sock to overlie and underlie a wearer'"'"'s foot when disposed within the sock, and a third single-piece blank of fleece material having longitudinal marginal edges secured to the longitudinal marginal edges of the first blank by said flatlock seam so that said third blank extends below a heel portion of the sock and upwardly along a portion of the sock covering the rear of the wearer'"'"'s ankle.
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