Sock for reducing footwear instep creasing

a technology for footwear insteps and socks, applied in the field of socks for reducing footwear instep creasing, can solve the problems of average and high quality shoes, boots, sneakers and the like, and achieve the effect of reducing footwear creasing

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-04-30
POST DAVID ALEXANDER
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[0006]FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a sock constructed in accordance with this invention, and illustrates at an upper portion of an instep portion thereof b

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Moreover, average and high quality shoes, boots, sneakers and the like are also relatively expensive and it therefore makes good sense to preserve the

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[0012]A novel sock constructed in accordance with this invention for at least reducing footwear creasing of footwear when worn in association with the sock is illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4 of the drawings and is generally identified by the reference character 10.

[0013]The sock 10 is, for the most part, of a conventional construction and is preferably knitted from natural or synthetic threads or textiles, such as polyester, a blend of cotton and polyester, nylon, etc.

[0014]The sock 10 includes a lower leg portion 11, an ankle portion 12, a reinforced heel portion 13, an instep portion 14, a lower foot portion 15, a front toe portion 16, and an upper foot portion 17 of the instep portion 14 delineated between a pair of broken lines L1, L2 in FIGS. 1 and 3 which is generally the area between the front toe portion 16 and the ankle portion 12 within the upper instep portion 14 and more specifically the region at which the toes are anatomically joined to the instep of a person's foot a...

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Abstract

A sock which reduces and substantially eliminates creasing of the instep of footwear, such as shoes, sneakers, boots or the like when worn with such footwear. The sock includes conventional sock portions, such as an ankle portion, a heel portion, a toe portion and an instep portion, and at the instep portion one or more pads are provided such that when the sock is worn the pads override the instep of the foot of the wearer and underlie the instep of the footwear of the wearer. Pressure created during walking or running is transferred from the foot through the crease reducing pad or pads to the instep of the footwear thereby reducing or eliminating creasing thereof.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to improving wear of footwear insteps when being worn by substantially reducing or eliminating creasing at the instep generally in the instep region between the toe and tongue of footwear, such as casual, dress and sport footwear including shoes, boots, sneakers, etc.[0002]Heretofore it was conventional to use a so-called “shoe tree” for preserving the shape of a shoe, though not necessarily thereby preventing the formation of shoe instep creases. The conventional shoe tree is a foot-shaped device which is inserted into a shoe and generally can be lengthened through the utilization of a screw or a toggle lever to straighten the shoe which normally tends to “set” to a curved shape after appreciable wear. Incidental reduction in the formation of creases might well occur when a shoe tree is utilized on a continuous basis in its normal fashion. However, until recently there were no known devices which can appreciably lessen, reduce...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B17/00
CPCA41B11/02A41B11/006
Inventor POST, DAVID ALEXANDER
Owner POST DAVID ALEXANDER
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