Sock Device

Abstract

A sock device for wearing on a foot while exposing a heel and a front portion of the foot to facilitate cooling of the foot includes a leg tube with an upper opening to an enclosed interior leg space and a foot tube coupled to a lower end of the leg tube and defining an interior foot space in communication with the interior leg space. A distal end of the foot tube with respect to the leg tube defines a front opening to the interior foot space. A heel opening is defined at a juncture of the leg tube and the foot tube. The device is configured to be worn on a foot of a user such that a heel of the foot is exposed through the heel opening and a front portion of the foot extends out of the front opening.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to socks and more particularly pertains to a new sock for wearing on a foot while exposing a heel and a front portion of the foot to facilitate cooling of the foot.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to socks with holes for ventilation. The prior art discloses devices which have holes extending into the sock near a toe-end of the sock or on the bottom adjacent to the sole of the foot when the sock is worn. However, the prior art does not disclose a device with a front hole such that a front portion of the foot protrudes therethrough and a heel opening for exposing a heel of the foot therethrough.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a leg tube with an upper opening to an enclosed interior leg space and a foot tube coupled to a lower end of the leg tube and defining an interior foot space in communication with the interior leg space. A distal end of the foot tube with respect to the leg tube defines a front opening to the interior foot space. A heel opening is defined at a juncture of the leg tube and the foot tube. The device is configured to be worn on a foot of a user such that a heel of the foot is exposed through the heel opening and a front portion of the foot extends out of the front opening.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side view of a pair of sock devices according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom side rear perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a side in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a top side perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a top side perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure as used with a shoe having a heat-insulating lining.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new sock embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the sock device 10 generally comprises a leg tube 12 is constructed of a flexible material and has a perimeter wall 14 defining an interior leg space 22. The leg tube 12 is elongated between an upper end 16 and a lower end 18, wherein the upper end 16 defines an upper opening 20 to the interior leg space 22 and is configured for extending around a calf 40 and a shin 42 of the user 36 when the sock device 10 is worn. A foot tube 24 is constructed of the flexible material and has a perimeter wall 26 defining an interior foot space 28. The foot tube 24 is coupled to the lower end 18 of the leg tube 12 and extends at an angle downwardly from the leg tube 12 such that the interior foot space 28 is in communication with the interior leg space 22. The foot tube 24 has a distal end 30 relative to the leg tube 12 which defines a front opening 32 to the interior foot space 28 and is configured for extending around an arch 44 and a bridge 46 of a foot 38 of a user 36 when the sock device 10 is worn. A heel opening 34 is defined at a juncture 62 of the foot tube 24 and the leg tube 12, and the foot tube 24 and the leg tube 12 are configured such that a heel 48 and an ankle 50 of the user 36 are exposed through the heel opening 34 when the sock device 10 is worn. The flexible material may be cotton, nylon, polyester, or a like material.

An upper band 52 is attached to the upper end 16 of the leg tube 12 and is constructed of a resiliently stretchable material. A front rim 54 is attached to and is coextensive with the distal end 30 of the foot tube 24. The front rim 54 has a thickness that is greater than a thickness of the perimeter wall 26 of the foot tube 24 such that the front rim 54 is configured to reinforce the distal end 30 of the foot tube 24. A back rim 56 is attached to and is coextensive with an edge 58 defined by the heel opening 34. The back rim 56 has a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the perimeter wall 26 of the foot tube 24 such that the back rim 56 is configured to reinforce the edge 58.

In use, the sock device 10 is worn on the foot 38 of the user 36. While being worn, the sock device 10 covers and keeps warm the ankle 50 and part of the calf 40 and the shin 42 of the user 36 while exposing the heel 48 and a front portion 60 of the foot 38 of the user 36 such that the heel 48 and the front portion 60 are not kept too warm. This also facilitates the wearing of the sock device 10 for aesthetic purposes without causing the heel 48 and the front portion 60 of the foot 38 to become uncomfortably warm, especially when worn in conjunction with shoes 64 that have a heat-insulating lining 66.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. A sock device configured for being worn on a foot of a user comprising:

a leg tube being constructed of a flexible material, the leg tube having a perimeter wall defining an interior leg space, the leg tube being elongated between an upper end and a lower end, the upper end defining an upper opening to the interior leg space, the upper end being configured for extending around a calf and a shin of the user when the sock device is worn; and

a foot tube being constructed of the flexible material, the foot tube having a perimeter wall defining an interior foot space, the foot tube being coupled to the lower end of the leg tube, the foot tube extending at an angle downwardly from the leg tube, the interior foot space being in communication with the interior leg space, the foot tube having a distal end relative to the leg tube, the distal end defining a front opening to the interior foot space, the distal end being configured for extending around an arch and a bridge of the foot of the user when the sock device is worn, a heel opening being defined at a juncture of the foot tube and the leg tube, the foot tube and the leg tube being configured such that a heel and an ankle of the user are exposed through the heel opening when the sock device is worn.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising an upper band being attached to the upper end of the leg tube and being constructed of a resiliently stretchable material.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising a front rim being attached to and being coextensive with the distal end of the foot tube, the front rim having a thickness being greater than a thickness of the perimeter wall of the foot tube, the front rim being configured to reinforce the distal end of the foot tube.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a back rim being attached to and being coextensive with an edge defined by the heel opening, the back rim having a thickness being greater than the thickness of the perimeter wall of the foot tube, the back rim being configured to reinforce the edge.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising the flexible material being cotton.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising the flexible material being nylon.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising the flexible material being polyester.

8. A sock device configured for being worn on a foot of a user comprising:

a leg tube being constructed of a flexible material, the leg tube having a perimeter wall defining an interior leg space, the leg tube being elongated between an upper end and a lower end, the upper end defining an upper opening to the interior leg space, the upper end being configured for extending around a calf of the user and a shin of the user when the sock device is worn;

a foot tube being constructed of the flexible material, the foot tube having a perimeter wall defining an interior foot space, the foot tube being coupled to the lower end of the leg tube, the foot tube extending at an angle downwardly from the leg tube, the interior foot space being in communication with the interior leg space, the foot tube having a distal end relative to the leg tube, the distal end defining a front opening to the interior foot space, the distal end being configured for extending around an arch and a bridge of the foot of the user when the sock device is worn, a heel opening being defined at a juncture of the foot tube and the leg tube, the foot tube and the leg tube being configured such that a heel and an ankle of the user are exposed through the heel opening when the sock device is worn;

an upper band being attached to the upper end of the leg tube and being constructed of a resiliently stretchable material;

a front rim being attached to and being coextensive with the distal end of the foot tube, the front rim having a thickness being greater than a thickness of the perimeter wall of the foot tube, the front rim being configured to reinforce the distal end of the foot tube; and

a back rim being attached to and being coextensive with an edge defined by the heel opening, the back rim having a thickness being greater than the thickness of the perimeter wall of the foot tube, the back rim being configured to reinforce the edge.