Sock with heel padding and method of making same
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1. A method of using heel padding to create comfort and fit for a person'"'"'s foot in an oversized shoe, comprising:
- choosing a sock that fits the person'"'"'s foot, wherein the sock has a cuff portion on a proximal end of the sock with an opening for receiving the person'"'"'s foot, a toe portion on a distal end of the sock for receiving toes of the person'"'"'s foot, and a heel portion between the toe portion and the cuff portion for receiving a heel of the person'"'"'s foot;
selecting at least one material to serve as heel padding for the sock;
attaching the at least one material to the heel portion of the sock;
inserting the person'"'"'s foot through the cuff portion of the sock;
fitting the person'"'"'s foot with the sock by pulling the sock onto the person'"'"'s foot to minimize bunching of the sock on the person'"'"'s foot;
inserting the person'"'"'s foot fitted with the sock through a topline of the oversized shoe;
adjusting the person'"'"'s foot fitted with the sock within the oversized shoe to a resting position with the heel padding located below the topline of the oversized shoe and between the heel of the person'"'"'s foot and a counter area of the oversized shoe; and
adjusting the heel padding on the sock to position the heel padding below the person'"'"'s Achilles tendon and to cover portions of the medial and lateral aspects of the person'"'"'s heel.
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Abstract
Embodiments of socks having at least one heel padding are disclosed herein. The at least one heel padding can be attached to the heel pocket area of a sock, preferably in the top half of the heel pocket area. Such socks can be particularly advantageous in improving the comfort, as well as the fit of shoes on a person'"'"'s feet.
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1. A method of using heel padding to create comfort and fit for a person'"'"'s foot in an oversized shoe, comprising:
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choosing a sock that fits the person'"'"'s foot, wherein the sock has a cuff portion on a proximal end of the sock with an opening for receiving the person'"'"'s foot, a toe portion on a distal end of the sock for receiving toes of the person'"'"'s foot, and a heel portion between the toe portion and the cuff portion for receiving a heel of the person'"'"'s foot; selecting at least one material to serve as heel padding for the sock; attaching the at least one material to the heel portion of the sock; inserting the person'"'"'s foot through the cuff portion of the sock; fitting the person'"'"'s foot with the sock by pulling the sock onto the person'"'"'s foot to minimize bunching of the sock on the person'"'"'s foot; inserting the person'"'"'s foot fitted with the sock through a topline of the oversized shoe; adjusting the person'"'"'s foot fitted with the sock within the oversized shoe to a resting position with the heel padding located below the topline of the oversized shoe and between the heel of the person'"'"'s foot and a counter area of the oversized shoe; and adjusting the heel padding on the sock to position the heel padding below the person'"'"'s Achilles tendon and to cover portions of the medial and lateral aspects of the person'"'"'s heel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to improve comfort and fit of a person'"'"'s foot in an oversized shoe, comprising:
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selecting a sock that fits the person'"'"'s foot, wherein the sock has a toe portion on a distal end of the sock for receiving toes of the person'"'"'s foot, a cuff portion on a proximal end of the sock with an opening for receiving the person'"'"'s foot, and a heel portion between the toe portion and the cuff portion for receiving a heel of the person'"'"'s foot; selecting a padding member to insert into a pouch located within the heel portion of the sock; inserting the padding member into the pouch of the sock; inserting the person'"'"'s foot through the cuff portion of the sock; fitting the person'"'"'s foot with the sock by pulling the sock onto the person'"'"'s foot to minimize bunching of the sock on the person'"'"'s foot, so that the toes of the person'"'"'s foot rest in the toe portion of the sock, and so that the heel of the person'"'"'s foot rests in the heel portion of the sock; inserting the person'"'"'s foot fitted with the sock through a topline of the oversized shoe; and adjusting the padding member so that the padding member is positioned below the topline of the oversized shoe and between the heel of the person'"'"'s foot and a counter area of the oversized shoe, and so that the padding member cradles a curvature provided by an interior surface of the counter area of the oversized shoe. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method to improve comfort and fit of a person'"'"'s foot in an oversized shoe, comprising
selecting a hosiery that fits the person'"'"'s foot and that is configured to cover at least a heel of the person'"'"'s foot; -
fitting the hosiery on the person'"'"'s foot so that it covers the heel of the person'"'"'s foot; positioning a padding member to that portion of the hosiery covering the person'"'"'s heel so that the padding member covers portions of the posterior, medial and lateral aspects of the person'"'"'s heel; inserting the person'"'"'s foot fitted with the hosiery into the oversized shoe; and adjusting the hosiery on the person'"'"'s foot so that the padding member is positioned between the person'"'"'s heel and a counter area of the oversized shoe, and so that the padding member cradles a curvature provided by an interior surface of the counter area of the oversized shoe. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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