Sock

- Sara Lee Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a sock showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a top perspective view thereof.

The area inside the sock ankle opening forms no part of the claimed invention.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D125324 December 1941 Camp
D175794 October 1955 Oliver
D300086 March 7, 1989 Gaither
1094273 April 1914 Tighe
1413337 April 1922 Landry
2144563 January 1939 Davis
2166748 July 1939 Bloch
3146468 September 1964 McDonald
3178910 April 1965 Hammerle
3457739 July 1969 Frano et al.
4255949 March 17, 1981 Thorneburg
4277959 July 14, 1981 Thorneburg
4520635 June 4, 1985 Shields
4722203 February 2, 1988 Darjee
5345791 September 13, 1994 Mathieu
5353524 October 11, 1994 Brier
Other references
  • Hanes Signature Collection dress sock (attached), believed to be prior art. PrimaSport by Kayser-Roth, believed to be prior art.
Patent History
Patent number: D386608
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 19, 1995
Date of Patent: Nov 25, 1997
Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation (Winston-Salem, NC)
Inventor: David Green (High Point, NC)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer
Law Firm: Rhodes, Coats & Bennett, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/41,600
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2980
International Classification: 0204;