US3000013A - Within-the-shoe sock - Google Patents

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Sept. 19, 1961 w. J. TRAENKLE WITHIN-THE-SHOE SOCK Filed Sept. 8, 1959 United States Patent William J. Traenkle, 61 01d 0x Road, Manhaet, N.Y. Filed Sept. 8, 1959, Ser. No. 838,632 2 Claims. (Cl. 2-240) This invention relates to socks and more particularly to a within-the-shoe sock, i.e. a sock which extends to the level of .the top of the shoe so that substantially none of the sock protrudes above the shoe.

Golfers, particularly female golfers, and others iind a within-the-shoe sock desirable, among other reasons because when worn, it results in a sunburn of all of the legs except the portion covered by the shoe. Short socks heretofore used, however, have the objection that they tend to ride down into or wrinkle within the shoe.

It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a within-the-shoe sock which is free of this undesirable tendency of the sock to ride down into the shoe or Wrinkle within the shoe.

'I'hese and other objects of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the Iaccompanying drawing in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view showing a sock embodying the present invention within the shoe, a portion of the leg of the wearer being shown in dotted lines;

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of a within-the-shoe sock embodying the present invention;

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of a 'ithin-the-shoe sock embodying the present invention; an

FIGURE 4 is a plan view of, i.e. a view looking down on, the sock of FIGURE 2.

In the drawing, is a sock having a sole 11, toe 12, heel 13, instep portion 14 and upwardly extending portron 15, which is of a height so that its upper edge 16 extends to the upper edge 17 of the shoe 18 of the wearer. Substantially none of portion extends above the upper edge 17 of shoe 18. These socks may be knit of any desired yarn including the stretch type yarns or blends of yarns and preferably are made seamless and of coarse gage, i.e. of relatively heavy yarns. They may have a cushion sole, heel and toe, or a laminated or double layer construction of soft yarns, such as is well known 1n the art, as cushion foot hose particularly in the case of mens hose.

'Ihe upper edge 16 is provided with an elastic overstitched seam 19 which selvages the cut edge and is covered by a decorative shell stitch 20 to provide an ornamental upper edge.

'I'he cut upper edge 16 of the sock, defining the sock opening through which the foot is inserted, is shaped to provide a heel portion of a height about l inch higher than the height of the iront portion indicated by F (FIGURE 2). The intermediate portion, indicated by I (FIGURE 2) has a height appreciably lless than that of the front portion. Thus, for example, the height of the heel may be 3% inches, the height of the front portion, indicated by F, 2% inches, and the height of the intermediate portion, indicated by I, 2 inches. The height of intermediate portion I, preferably, is such that the upper side edge of the sock is positioned just below the ankle bone of the wearer.

Secured to the upper yrear portion, preferably sewn, is a strip of non-slip material 21. This non-slip strip PatentedrSept. 19., 1961 lCe may be of sponge rubber or of a napped material such as the well known moleskin which engages the legof the wearer just above the heel and tends to prevent the sock from riding down into the shoe. Member 21 desirably extends from the upper edge 16 of the sock a distance down to the commencement of or just above the heel 13, i.e. a distance of about 1/2 to 1% inches, in a direction from the top along the height of the sock and extends transversely from its longitudinal median a distance of from l to 11/2 inches (thus its overall width is 2 to 3 inches) or circumferentially 60 to 120 or more.

The modification of FIGURE 2 does not involve the strip of non-slip material 21. Both modifications have a dangle 22 consisting, in the modification shown in the drawings, of two pompons 23 sewn by thread 24 or other relatively narrow supporting or holding member to the back upper edge of the sock 10 at 25 located at or near the longitudinal median of the sock indicated by the broken line on FIGURE 4. Thread 24, as best shown in FIGURE 1, extends over the upper edge 17 of the shoe resting thereon with the upper portion of the dangle 22 in close proximity to the upper edge of the shoe. The dangle may be sewn to the upper edge of the sock so that no portion of the attaching thread is apparent, i.e. so that the upper surface of the dangle abuts the upper edge of the sock positioned as shown in FIGURE l in snug engagement with the upper edge of the shoe.

The pompons or other dangle cooperates with the upper edge of the shoe to prevent the sock from riding down into the shoe or otherwise wrinkling. Thus, in the modication of FIGURE 3, wrinkling or riding down of the sock into the shoe is prevented not only by the non-slip material 21 but also by the dangle 22 which is secured to the upper edge of the sock and rests on the top of the shoe. The pompons or other enlarged member such as a tassle, which cannot enter the shoe, opposes the forces which tend to cause the sock to ride down into the shoe and thus prevent such action from taking place.

While a dangle of the pompon type has been shown in the drawing, it will be appreciated the invention is not limited thereto, but includes dangles having a tassle or other ornamental object. The dangle, it will be appreciated, has a dual function. It gives the sock an attractive, ornamental appearance and has the utilitarian function of preventing or at least minimizing the creeping of the sock into the shoe when being worn.

Since diierent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the acccompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1. A within-the-shoe cui-less sock consisting of toe, sole, heel and instep-engaging portions, the sock being of a height to be co-extensive with the height of a standard sports shoe to be worn with said sock, the upper edge of the rear portion of the sock adapted to be substantially coterminous with the rear upper edge of said shoe, and a dangle comprising a narrow connecting member and an enlarged member, the connecting member secured at one end to the upper edge of said rear portion of the sock and at the other end to said enlarged member and said enlarged member adapted to be disposed outside of said rear upper edge of said shoe in snug engagement therewith to prevent the sock from riding down inside said shoe.

2. The within-the-shoe cuff-less sock defined in claim 1,

in which a strip of non-slip material is secured to the 5 .and in which' said enlarged ymember is a pompon and said connecting memberA is a short thread secured at said one end at the longitudinal median of the upper edge of said rear portion of the sock, the pompon being thus disposed at the outside of and immediately adjacent the upper edge of the sock.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,477,036 Bailey July 26, 1949 2,649,588 Kantor Aug. 25, 1953 2,800,662 Rosecrans July 30, 1957 vStinson Sept. 22, 1959

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