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Washing socks

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-04-03
ANDONIAN JOSEPH KOORKIN
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a comfortable and attractive solution to the problem of unsightly and annoying appendages while keeping the socks together during laundering or storing. It includes a locally reinforced and elastic opening near the top of one sock and a button attached to a locally reinforced elastic portion near the top or in the cuff of the other sock. The size of the opening when relaxed is smaller than the diameter of the button but expands easily enough to allow the button to pass through the expanded opening. The invention also features elastic reinforcement of the sock where the button is attached using modern programmed manufacturing machinery and a flexible button made of rubber or plastic can further reduce stress on the socks.

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Although some socks have elasticized cuffs that are elastic enough to keep the socks up on the wearer's calf, that degree of elasticity is not enough to hold the socks together during the harsh conditions present during repeated laundering.

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[0024]As shown in FIG. 1 a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes an elasticized patch 3 with an elasticized opening or button hole 5 sewn onto the surface of the cuff of the first sock 1 in a pair of socks. The patch 3 is preferably but not necessarily rectangular in shape and can be located on the outside or inside surface (the latter not shown) near the top edge of the sock 1. The patch 3 is preferably sewn along its two vertical sides 4a,4b, i.e. perpendicular to the top edge of the sock 1, in thread that is compatible with the material used to make the sock 1 and strong enough to stay attached during laundering. The size and shape of the patch 3 or the manner by which it is attached is not critical as long as the patch 3 is firmly attached and the button hole 5 is readily accessible to receive a button 6 attached in a comparable position in the other sock 2 in the same pair. The size of the elasticized opening 5 can vary with the size of the button 6, being smal...

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Abstract

A combination and a method for keeping the individual members of a pair of socks together during repeated laundering or storage employing a button on a locally reinforced portion of one sock of a pair of socks and a locally reinforced elasticized opening in the other sock in the pair of socks, the opening adapted to receive and secure the button.

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FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to means and a method for attaching and maintaining the individual members of a pair of socks together especially during laundering and storing.DISCUSSION OF THE PRIOR ART[0002]Over the years many patents have been issued covering means for attaching socks together so they will remain paired during laundering and retrieved in that condition when the wash cycle is complete. Without such means it is commonplace to lose one sock out of a pair of socks during laundering. In addition it is time consuming and difficult to match socks after washing and storage especially when the socks from different pairs look a lot alike.[0003]In the past many attempts have been made to solve this problem using clips, pins, buttons and other mechanical fastening devices. A recent search of the prior art revealed the following list of patents and published patent applications covering means for solving this problem: U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,785,413; 3,774,267; 5,038,...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B17/00
CPCA41B11/002
Inventor ZUIDERVEEN, DAVID EGBERTDEBOER, DANIEL MARK
Owner ANDONIAN JOSEPH KOORKIN
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