Abstract: A sock has an inner material or surface that causes skin on portions of the human foot, which are covered by the sock, to be exfoliated while the sock is worn. Massaging elements and/or magnetic elements on the sock causes the human foot to be massaged and/or be subjected to a magnetic field, respectively when the sock is worn. The sock includes an upper cuff portion that enables the sock to fit snuggly around the portions of the human foot, which are covered by sock. The upper cuff portion includes a string and/or an elastic material that enables the upper cuff portion to fit snugly. The massaging elements and/or magnetic elements may be located along an interior and/or exterior portion of the sock and/or may be located so that they protrude inside the sock and also outside sock. A toe portion of the sock covers an area around the toes.

Abstract: A foot covering to be worn on a human foot includes a sock that covers the human foot. The sock is characterized by a frontal opening that causes the toes of the human foot to be exposed. The sock includes an inner material that causes skin on portions of the human foot, which are covered by the sock, to be exfoliated while the sock is being worn on the human foot. The sock includes one or more loop connectors, which couples an upper portion of the frontal opening to a lower portion of the frontal opening such that the one or more loop connectors fits between at least two toes on the human foot. An upper cuff portion of the sock includes a string and/or an elastic material that enables the sock to fit snuggly around the portions of the human foot, which are covered by the sock.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a covering with pocket that provides a secure fit, for example, for a mattress. The covering may comprise a free end that is associated with a head of the mattress and a secured end that is associated with a foot of the mattress. The secured end of the covering having a pocket that includes a lower portion to be positioned under the foot of the mattress, a left side portion to be positioned along the left side of the mattress, and a right side portion to be positioned along the right side of the mattress. The pocket includes an expandable material that spans an opening along the lower portion of the pocket. The expandable material, which includes an elastic member and/or an elastic material, may or may not extend into the left side portion or into the right side portion of the pocket.