Nova Patents
US3003154A

Ski socks

Abstract

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US3003154A, drawing sheet 1
Sheet 1 of 3

Term

Term ended

Expired 10 October 1978, 48 years ago.

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3 claims: 2 independent, 1 dependent

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    I claim:... ... 1. A sock for use by skiers and the like comprising, a cloth body including an integral ankle-surrounding portion, said ankle-surrounding portion having an elastic band about the top thereof, said band being of sufficient r silience to hold the ankle-surrounding portion of the said sock in place when worn, said ankle-surrounding portion 1 having four substantially rectangular pads positioned thereabout, said pads being substantially contiguous to one another, each of said pads extending from a point immediaetly beneath the said elastic band to a point below the area normally occupied by the wearers ankle wnen the said sock is in use, two of the said pads constituting a first pair being positioned directly over the portion of the said sock normally occupied by the ankle bone of the said wearer when the said sock is in use the other two pads being positioned opposite one another between the said 30 first pair of the said pads, the said pads being secured in place by four individual pieces of cloth, each of the> said pieces of cloth overlying one of the said pads and being of a slightly larger size than the said pad covered thereby, each of the said pieces of cloth being stitched to the said 35 integral ankle-surrounding portion.
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    3,003,154 SKI SOCKS , , Gild H. Lihnan, Guggachstrasse 25, Zurich,Switzerland Filed Mar. 2,1959, Ser. No. 796,490 ( 2 Claims. (Cl. 2--239) This invention relates to a stocking and mere particularly relates to a padded stocking which is adapted for use when one wears heavy shoes. It is particularly usefu for skiers, skaters and mountain climbers who are not . accustomed to wearing high top shoes but who weai:low cut shoes most of the year. People who are m the habit of wearing low cut shoes frequently find that high top to initio th.™ in th. ankle region, Potato when engaged in strenuous sports such as skiing. Although tins mieht be partially alleviated by the wearing of he y stockings, such stockings are not completely effective and also are relatively expensive. Also, attempts have been made to employ padding or wrapping but since these shift on the feet they are equally ineffective. . It is therefore an object of the present inventionrto provide a sock which can be worn over or under conventional ^Another object of this invention is to provide a sock having substantially continuous padding around the upper nortion thereof to protect the ankle, instep and heel from Hon Another object of this invention is to provide a padded sock in which padding goes pletely around the ankle protecting all parts of the anklOther objects will be apparent in the balance of the SPIn^he drawings forming a part of this FIGURE 1 is a side view of a sock made in accordanc with the present invention. _ __ { FIGURE 2 is a sectional view on the lines 2 L o FIRefOTing now to a description of the drawings bY reference characters, the sock, generally designated 3, has a body 5 which can be of conventional stocking material an is preferably of cotton flannel. The sock may be made in two parts held together by a flat seam to provide a minimum of irritation to the foot of the wearer. At the top of the sock an elastic band 7 is preferably provided which serves to keep out cold air and to also hold the sock up. Situated around the ankle of the wearer are four substantially contiguous padded areas which have been designated 9,10,11 and 12. Each of these padded areas consists of 2,293,714 2,800,662 614,510 328,401
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