Lock socks
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ALLEN SUSAN
- Publication Date
- 2010-01-21
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates, in general, to socks, and, more particularly, the present invention relates to a pair of socks that have snaps attached thereto so that the socks can be snapped together to reduce the chances of losing one of the socks.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In many households keeping a pair of socks together through the steps of sorting laundry, washing such laundry, drying such laundry and having the matched set together at the end for placing into drawer presents a challenge. Invariably, there will be single socks without a mate. The mate may turn up in next weeks laundry but this means keeping single socks waiting for their mate. There is a second problem with matched sets wherein one matched set is very similar to another matched set and yet there are differences. These differences may be in the color shade or tone, and even the age of the socks where one has been in use for a while and the other is relatively new. It is somet...