Method for producing a seamless compression article on a flat knitting machine

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a method for producing a seamless compression article on a flat knitting machine according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] WO 2017 / 199520 A1 discloses a compression article knitted on a flat knitting machine, capable of compressing a part of a human body, and configured as a cylindrical support bandage for the lower limbs, sleeves, socks, tights, elbow support bandages, hand, wrist support bandages, etc. The cylindrical support bandage can be used for the prevention and treatment of diseases such as venous reflux disorders and lymphedema and, in one embodiment, can include a receptacle for toes of the human body. According to a change in the cross-section of a body part to be worn, the circumference of the knitted support bandage is changed by changing the number of stitches in a single circular stitch row on the stitch side where the yarn forming the stitch is continuous.The support bandage formed as a cylindrical bandage has an inner surface side to be brought into contact with the part of the human body to be worn, this side being formed in a concave-convex shape in which concave portions and convex portions are alternately continued in the circumferential direction by knitting.

[0003] EP 0 905 298 A2 discloses a seamless tubular circular knit produced on a flat knitting machine and tights made therefrom with a support function, the tights having a toe cap for the toes of a wearer.

[0004] US 2 220 803 B shows a knitted fabric produced on a circular knitting machine with a mock rib structure in the waistband area and an elastic yarn incorporated into the knitted fabric in the area of ​​the mock ribs.

[0005] EP 1 679 012 B1 discloses a seamless compression glove that is knitted on a flat-knitting machine with a front and a rear needle bed. The compression glove consists of a base fabric that is knitted either from a fingertip to the opening of the glove or from the opening to the fingertip. The base fabric is knitted on a rib-knit structure using a stretch elastic yarn that is inserted into the base fabric in a taut state. Knitting preferably takes place from the fingertip to the opening, with the stretch elastic yarn being knotted at least at one point where knitting of the finger begins and at a finger crotch section to prevent shedding of the stretch elastic yarn. A front part and a back part of each finger are knitted using a high-stitch density rib knit, so that a flat gusset is formed at each finger crotch section.The well-known compression glove is characterized by a high support effect (i.e., by a high compression pressure that the glove exerts on the wearer's hand) and can therefore be used for compression therapy, for example for the treatment of lymphatic insufficiency in the hand.

[0006] Due to its high level of support, which is primarily achieved through the stretch elastic yarn incorporated into the base fabric, the well-known compression glove is difficult to put on. Especially in the finger area, it is difficult for a patient suffering from lymphatic insufficiency to pull the tight, compressive glove over their fingers.

[0007] Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to provide a method for producing a seamless compression article, such as a compression glove, a compression stocking or a compression bootie, in which at least one tubular or pocket-shaped receptacle for at least one finger or at least one toe of a wearer of the compression article is knitted in such a way that the knitted compression article can be put on more easily and yet has a high level of support and can exert a high and uniform compression pressure on a body extremity of the wearer to which the compression article is applied.

[0008] This object is achieved by the method having the features of claim 1. Preferred embodiments of the method are shown in the dependent claims.

[0009] In the method according to the invention, the compression article is knitted seamlessly on a flat knitting machine with a front and a rear needle bed and has at least one tubular or pocket-shaped receptacle, extending along a longitudinal direction, for at least one finger or at least one toe of a wearer of the compression article and can be applied to a body extremity of the wearer extending at least substantially in the longitudinal direction, for example a hand or a foot. Donning the compression article is facilitated by the fact that, in the method for producing the compression article, a plurality of rib-shaped elevations are knitted into the or each receptacle, which extend at least substantially parallel to one another and along the longitudinal direction of the respective receptacle.

[0010] It has been shown that known seamless compression articles, in particular the compression glove described above, which are knitted on a flat knitting machine by incorporating an elastic weft thread into a base fabric, are difficult to put on because they exhibit high longitudinal stretchability, i.e., high extensibility in the longitudinal direction. This longitudinal stretchability is caused, on the one hand, by the design of the base fabric and, on the other, by the use of an elastic knitting thread from which the base fabric is knitted. The use of an elastic knitting thread is useful for generating high support performance or a high compression effect.

[0011] The invention is based on the finding that the high longitudinal tension of the known compression articles knitted seamlessly on a flat knitting machine can be reduced if, at least in the area of ​​the or each receptacle of the compression article which is provided for receiving at least one finger or toe of the wearer, a plurality of rib-shaped elevations which run parallel to one another and extend along the longitudinal direction of the respective receptacle are knitted into the basic fabric. The rib-shaped elevations protrude above the basic fabric on the outside and are not visible on the inside. The rib-shaped elevations which protrude above the basic fabric on the outside must be distinguished from the ribs which form when the basic fabric is knitted using a rib knitting technique ora ribbed knit pattern and extend over the entire surface of the base fabric knitted in the form of a ribbed knit pattern. The base fabric of the compression article produced according to the invention can accordingly also be knitted using a ribbed knit technique or a ribbed knit pattern, but then, in addition to the ribbed pattern of the base fabric formed by the ribbed knit technique, which extends over the entire surface of the base fabric, it also has, in the area of ​​the or each receptacle for at least one finger or toe, a plurality of rib-shaped elevations that protrude on the outside above the base fabric.

[0012] The compression article produced according to the invention expediently consists of a base knit with an inner side facing a body extremity when worn on the latter and an outer side opposite the inner side. The base knit is knitted along a wale direction and has rows of stitches running transversely to the wale direction. When the compression article produced according to the invention is applied to a body extremity of a wearer, the wale direction runs at least substantially along the longitudinal direction of the body extremity. In particular, the wale direction in the region of the or each receptacle of the compression article intended to accommodate at least one finger or toe of the wearer runs along the longitudinal direction of the respective receptacle.

[0013] Depending on the extent of the recording transversely to the longitudinal direction, a recording can be intended to record only one finger or toe or to record several fingers or toes.

[0014] The design of the rib-shaped elevations in such a way that they protrude above the base fabric on the outside of the compression article makes it easier to assemble the compression article on a flat knitting machine and also prevents the wearer of the compression article from getting their fingernail or toenail caught on the rib-shaped elevations when putting it on.

[0015] It has been shown that the donnability of the compression article produced according to the invention can be improved simply by forming at least two rib-shaped elevations on each tubular or pocket-shaped receptacle. Depending on the size of the tubular or pocket-shaped receptacles, up to 30 rib-shaped elevations can be knitted into each receptacle. Each receptacle preferably has between 3 and 7 rib-shaped elevations.

[0016] The rib-shaped elevations preferably extend over at least three stitches in each row of the basic knit.

[0017] To achieve a high compression effect, it is advantageous to insert or integrate an elastic weft thread into the base fabric, which is knitted from a single knitting thread. A particularly high compression effect can be achieved if an elastic weft thread is inserted or integrated into each stitch row of the base fabric.

[0018] The elevations extending along the longitudinal direction of the respective finger or toe receptacle are arranged in the base fabric at a predetermined distance from one another in the stitch row direction. Preferably, at least two stitches of the knitting thread from which the base fabric is knitted lie between two consecutive elevations in a stitch row. However, the distance between adjacent elevations in a stitch row can also extend over more than two stitches of the base fabric, for example, over five to ten stitches.

[0019] If a lower compression effect is required, an elastic weft thread can be provided only in every second row of stitches. Furthermore, it is possible to insert no weft thread in several consecutive rows of stitches in pressure-reduced areas of the base fabric that extend over more than two consecutive rows of stitches in the wale direction.

[0020] The rib-shaped elevations in the base fabric are advantageously formed by floating the knitting threads of the base fabric and / or by forming tuck loops. In a preferred embodiment of the compression article in which a weft thread is incorporated into the base fabric, the weft thread can be incorporated into the base fabric as a tuck between two consecutive elevations in the direction of the stitch rows. Preferably, the weft thread is incorporated into the base fabric as a tuck between two consecutive elevations in the direction of the stitch rows in every second stitch of the base fabric.

[0021] The elevations projecting above the basic knitted fabric can be demarcated by forming two consecutive tuck stitches of the weft thread in the stitch rows in the edge areas of the elevations.

[0022] In order to minimize the longitudinal stretching of the receptacles of the compression article intended to accommodate at least one finger or toe, it is expedient if the elevations in the longitudinal direction of the or each receptacle extend at least substantially over the entire extent of the receptacle in the longitudinal direction.

[0023] To ensure the highest possible compression effect of the compression article outside the area where the receptacles are located, it is expedient if no rib-shaped elevations within the meaning of the invention are knitted into the areas outside the receptacles. Furthermore, particularly in the case of custom-made compression articles according to the invention, it is easier to manufacture the compression article if there are no rib-shaped elevations outside the receptacles.

[0024] According to the invention, the compression article is knitted on a flat knitting machine with a front and a rear needle bed, the basic knitted fabric of the compression article thereby receiving a front layer that is knitted on the front needle bed and a rear layer that is knitted on the rear needle bed and is thus formed into a tubular shape. The front and rear layers of the compression article are seamlessly connected to one another, i.e. knitted together. The front and rear layers of the basic knitted fabric each contain a knitting thread, the knitting thread forming floats to form the rib-shaped elevations and the points at which the knitting thread lies floating are arranged in successive stitch rows in the wale direction, offset from one another by at least one stitch, preferably by one or two stitches.The width of the rib-shaped elevations (i.e. their extension in the direction of the stitch rows) can be defined by the number of stitches by which the floats of the knitting thread are shifted.

[0025] These and other advantages as well as useful features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings show: Fig. 1: Schematic representation of a knitting pattern of a first embodiment of a knitted fabric produced according to the invention, from which at least a partial region of a compression article can be produced; Fig. 2: Representation of the outside ( Figure 2a ) and the inside ( Fig. 2b ) a knitted fabric preferred for the production of a compression article according to the invention; Fig. 3:Illustration of compression articles designed as compression sleeves, which can be manufactured according to the invention, wherein in Figure 3a a first embodiment of a compression sleeve is shown in which rib-shaped elevations are provided only in the area of ​​the finger receptacles, and in Figure 3b a second embodiment of a compression sleeve is shown in which rib-shaped elevations are provided over the entire length of the sleeve; Fig. 4: Illustration of compression articles designed as compression gloves, which can be produced according to the invention, wherein in Figure 3a a first embodiment of a compression glove is shown in which rib-shaped elevations are provided only in the area of ​​the finger receptacles, and in Figure 3b a second embodiment of a compression glove is shown in which rib-shaped elevations according to the invention are provided over the entire length of the sleeve; Fig. 5: Illustration of a compression stocking ( Fig. 5a ) and as a footmuff ( Fig. 5b ) embodiment of a compression article, wherein in the area of ​​the toe receptacles of the compression stocking the Figure 5a and the footling of the Figure 5b rib-shaped elevations extend in the longitudinal direction of the respective toe receptacle; Fig. 6: Schematic representation of a knitting pattern of a further embodiment of a knitted fabric from which at least a partial region of a compression article can be produced according to the invention.

[0026] The exemplary Figure 3The exemplary embodiments of a compression article shown and designed as compression sleeves have five receptacles 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d for receiving the five fingers of one hand of a wearer of the compression sleeve, with one receptacle 1 being provided for receiving the thumb and the other receptacles 1a - 1d for receiving the remaining fingers of the hand. The receptacles, which are identified below together with the reference number 1, extend along a longitudinal direction L which corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the respective finger of the hand. In the exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing here, the finger receptacles 1 are each open and have a cuff at the open end. However, within the scope of the invention, the receptacles 1 can also be closed, ie with a closed fingertip. In this embodiment, the cuff is omitted.

[0027] In the two Figure 3In the embodiments shown of a compression article in the form of a compression sleeve, a plurality of rib-shaped elevations 2 are provided in the region of the receptacles 1, which run at least substantially parallel to one another and extend along the longitudinal direction L of the respective receptacle 1. A plurality of rib-shaped elevations 2 are arranged on each receptacle 1, wherein the rib-shaped elevations 2 extend at least substantially over the entire extent of the respective receptacle 1 in its longitudinal direction L. In the Figure 3a In the embodiment of a compression sleeve shown, no elevations 2 are provided outside the areas of the receptacles 1. In the Figure 3bIn the embodiment of a compression sleeve shown, however, rib-shaped elevations 2' are also provided in the areas outside the receptacles 1, which extend at least substantially along the longitudinal direction of the sleeve and run at least approximately parallel to one another.

[0028] The rib-shaped elevations 2, 2' reduce the longitudinal tension of the compression article in the area of ​​the receptacles 1 or in the entire area of ​​the compression article and thus make it easier to put on the compression sleeve, in particular to pull the receptacles 1 over the fingers of the wearer's hand or over the entire hand and arm of the wearer.

[0029] The Figure 3The compression sleeves shown are, like all other embodiments of the compression articles, knitted seamlessly according to the invention on a flat knitting machine with a front and an opposite rear needle bed, wherein the tubular or pocket-shaped receptacles 1, which are provided for receiving at least one finger or toe of the wearer and extend along the longitudinal direction L, are knitted seamlessly into the compression article.

[0030] The knitted fabric from which the compression articles can be produced using the method according to the invention comprises a base knitted fabric made of a knitting thread having an inner side facing the extremity of the body when the compression article is worn on this extremity and an outer side opposite the inner side, wherein the base knitted fabric is knitted along a wale direction and has rows of stitches running transversely to the wale direction.

[0031] In the Figure 1 and 2 a preferred knitted fabric is shown from which at least the areas of the receptacles 1 of the compression articles can be produced.

[0032] From the knitting pattern by Figure 1 It can be seen that the knitted fabric contains a front layer v, which is knitted on the front needle bed of the flat knitting machine, and a back layer h, which is knitted on the rear needle bed. In Figure 1 the stitch rows of the front layer v and the back layer h are shown one above the other along the wale direction s. Figure 1 the formation of the basic knit of the front layer v and the back layer h with the stitches M of the basic knit running in the stitch rows m is visible.

[0033] The basic fabric is formed from a knitting thread 4, which is knitted, for example, in a right-left knit or in a 1:1 weave to form the basic fabric on the flat knitting machine. Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, the base fabric is designed as a right-left knit. The knitting thread 4 can be an elastic or at least a largely inelastic knitting thread. To achieve a high compression effect, the use of an elastic knitting thread is preferable. If an elastic knitting thread 4 is used, it can be, for example, a covering yarn with an elastic core thread.

[0034] In the Figure 1In the preferred embodiment of a knitted fabric suitable for the inventive production of a compression article shown, an elastic weft thread 5 is incorporated into each stitch row m of the base knitted fabric formed from the knitted thread 4. The elastic weft thread 5 can be, for example, a wrapping yarn with a highly elastic core thread or an elastane or rubber thread. The core thread or the entire weft thread expediently has a thickness in the range of 200 to 1500 dtex. The weft thread 5 is generally (significantly) thicker than the knitted thread 4.

[0035] The rib-shaped elevations 2, which are knitted at least in the area of ​​the receptacle 1 of the compression article, are formed by floats F of the knitting thread 4 in the stitch rows m of the basic fabric. In the knitting pattern of the Figure 1The elevations 2, which are arranged at least substantially parallel to one another and at a predetermined distance d from one another in the stitch row direction, are represented by a grey line field. The extent of the elevations 2 in the stitch row direction m, i.e. their width b, is determined by the position of the floats F of the knitting thread 4, which in the knitting pattern of the Figure 1 are each shown with reference symbol F. In each of the rows of stitches m of the front layer v and the back layer a, which are successive (or superimposed) in the wale direction s, the points at which the knitting thread 4 forms floats F are arranged offset from one another by at least one stitch. Figure 1In the knitting pattern shown, the points at which the knitting thread 4 forms floats F in the front layer v or the back layer h are each offset by one stitch. A connection Z of the floats F in the front layer v or the back layer h therefore forms a zigzag line offset by one stitch, and the edges of this zigzag line in the stitch rows m represent the lateral boundaries of the elevations 2.

[0036] In the stitch row direction m between two consecutive elevations 2 a predetermined number of stitches M of the knitting thread 4 is formed. The number of stitches M located between two elevations 2 adjacent in the stitch row direction m determines the distance d between the adjacent elevations 2 in the stitch row direction m. Preferably there are at least two and preferably more than five stitches M between two elevations 2 adjacent in the stitch row direction. Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, six stitches M of the knitting thread 4 lie between elevations 2 which are adjacent in the stitch row direction.

[0037] As can be seen from the knitting pattern Figure 1As can be seen, a weft thread 5 is incorporated into each stitch row m. The weft thread 5 forms tuck stitches f. In particular, in the edge areas of the elevations 2, the weft thread forms two immediately consecutive tuck stitches ff in the stitch rows m. In the areas between two adjacent elevations 2 in a stitch row, the weft thread 5 is inserted alternately as a tuck stitch f and lying loose in the basic knitted fabric formed by the knitting thread 4. By forming a double tuck stitch ff in the edge area of ​​the elevations 2, the basic knitted fabric formed from the knitting thread 4 is pulled together in the area of ​​the elevations 2, in which the knitting thread 4 forms a float F, so that an elevation 2 protruding above the remaining area of ​​the basic knitted fabric is formed.

[0038] In Figure 6A further embodiment of a knitted fabric is shown from which at least the regions of the receptacles 1 of the compression articles can be produced according to the invention. This embodiment differs from the one shown in Figure 1 shown knitted fabric in that the elevations 2 are formed by forming tuck loops f by the knitting thread 4. For this purpose, at the points where the knitting thread 4 in the embodiment of the Figure 1 Floats F are formed, tuck loops f are formed in place of the floats. At the locations of the tuck loops f, the knitting thread 4 forms - just as at the floats F of the embodiment of Figure 1 - no stitches, which creates the elevations 2.

[0039] A compression article made from the Figure 1 or the one in Figure 6The knitted fabric shown schematically is knitted in the method according to the invention in such a way that the rib-shaped elevations 2 projecting above the basic knitted fabric come to lie on the outside of the compression article, which, when applied to a body extremity, faces away from it.

[0040] In Figure 2 is the outside A and the inside I of the knitted fabric of Figure 1 shown, where Figure 2a the outside A and Figure 2b the inside I shows. From Figure 2aThe elevations 2, which extend in the longitudinal direction L and in the stitch row direction m at a distance d from one another and have a width b, are visible. The elevations 2 protrude beyond the base fabric and thus form rib-shaped elevations 2. On the inner side I of the knit, the elevations 2 are not visible. This has the advantage that the elevations 2 do not interfere when putting on the compression article and, in particular, the wearer of the compression article cannot get caught on the elevations 2 with a fingernail or toenail.

[0041] In the Figure 4 and 5 further embodiments of compression articles are shown which can be manufactured according to the invention. Figure 4 shows two compression articles designed as compression gloves, whereby the one in Figure 4ashown compression glove rib-shaped elevations 2 are provided only in the area of ​​the receptacles 1 for the fingers of the wearer, whereas in the Figure 4b In the embodiment of a compression glove shown, rib-shaped elevations 2' are also arranged in the area outside the receptacles 1.

[0042] In Figure 5 compression articles produced according to the invention for application to a leg or foot of a wearer are shown. Figure 5aA compression stocking is shown that can be applied to the lower leg of a wearer. The lower leg compression stocking has receptacles 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d for receiving the wearer's toes. The receptacles 1, 1a-1d are each open and contain a cuff at the open end. However, it is also possible to design the toe receptacles 1, 1a-1d closed, so that the wearer's toes can be completely accommodated in the respective receptacle 1, 1a-1d. In the embodiments of the Figure 3 and 4 are also among the Figure 5In the embodiments shown, rib-shaped elevations 2 are arranged in the area of ​​the receptacles 1 for the toes, which elevations 2 each extend in the longitudinal direction L of the respective receptacle 1 and are transverse to the longitudinal direction at a predetermined distance d from each other and run parallel to each other. Outside of the receptacles 1, no elevations 2 are provided. Figure 5b The embodiment shown shows a footlet with receptacles 1 for receiving the wearer's toes. The footlet has a recess in the area of ​​the instep and ankle. This recess can also be omitted, so that the wearer's foot, including the instep and ankle, is completely enclosed by the compression article in the form of a sock.

[0043] It will be readily apparent to a person skilled in the art that further forms of compression articles having at least one receptacle for at least one finger or toe, such as socks or finger cots, can be formed according to the invention.

Claims

1. Method for producing a seamless compression article on a flat knitting machine with a front needle bed and a rear needle bed opposite thereto, wherein a basic knitted fabric (3) is knitted on the flat knitting machine from at least one knitting yarn (4) and at least one elastic weft yarn (5) inserted or knitted therein, wherein the basic knitted fabric (3) has an inner side (I) facing the body extremity when worn and an outer side (A) opposite thereto and the basic knitted fabric (3) is knitted along a wale direction (s) extending at least substantially in the longitudinal direction (L) of the or of each receptacle (1) and has wale rows (m) extending transversely to the wale direction (s), and the compression article knitted from the basic knitted fabric (3) has at least one tubular or pocket-shaped receptacle (1) extending along a longitudinal direction (L) for at least one finger (F) or at least one toe (Z) of a wearer of the compression article, so that the compression article can be placed on a body extremity of the wearer extending in the longitudinal direction (L), wherein a plurality of rib-shaped protrusions (2), which extend at least substantially parallel to one another and along the longitudinal direction (L) of the respective receptacle (1), is knitted into each receptacle (1), wherein the rib-shaped protrusions (2) protrude on the outside (A) above the basic knitted fabric (3), characterized in that the rib-shaped protrusions (2) do not appear on the inside (I).

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that between two and 30, preferably between three and seven, protrusions (2) are arranged on each receptacle (1) and / or in that the protrusions (2) extend over at least two, preferably over three or four, stitches in a wale row (m) of the basic knitted fabric (3).

3. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that adjacent protrusions (2) are knitted in parallel and at a predetermined distance (d) from one another, wherein preferably at least two stitches of the knitting yarn (4), preferably between three and 20 stitches, particularly preferably between five and ten stitches of the knitting yarn (4), are lying between two successive protrusions (2) in a wale row (m).

4. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a weft yarn (5) is knitted or bound into each or every second wale row (m) of the basic knitted fabric (3), and in that optionally a plurality of wale rows (m) are knitted in succession in the longitudinal direction (L) in pressure-reduced regions of the basic knitted fabric (3), in which no weft yarn is running.

5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the weft yarn (5) is bound into the basic knitted fabric (3) of the knitting yarn (4) as a tuck stitch (f) in every or every second stitch between two successive protrusions (2) in the direction of the wale rows (m).

6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the weft yarn (5) forms two tuck stitches (f-f) following one another in a wale row (m) in an edge region of the protrusions (2).

7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the protrusions (2) extend in the longitudinal direction (L) of the or each receptacle (1) at least substantially over the entire extent of the respective receptacle (1), preferably with no protrusions (2) being knitted in the regions of the compression article outside the receptacles (1).

8. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rib-shaped protrusions (2) are formed by floats (F) and / or tuck stitches (f) of the knitting yarn (3).

9. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flat knitting machine comprises a front needle bed and a rear needle bed, the basic knitted fabric (3) being formed from a front layer (v) knitted on the front needle bed of the flat knitting machine and a rear layer (h) opposite the front layer (v) and knitted on the rear needle bed.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the front layer (v) and the rear layer (h) each contain the knitting yarn (4), with the knitting yarn (4) forming floats (F) or tuck stitches (f) to form the rib-shaped protrusions (2), and the points at which the knitting yarn (4) lies floating or forms tuck stitches (f) being arranged offset from one another by at least one stitch, preferably by one or two stitches, in successive wale rows (m).

11. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the elastic weft yarn (5) is a covered yarn with a highly elastic core yarn, which preferably has a thickness in the range from 200 to 1500 dtex, or is an elastane or rubber yarn.

12. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the basic knitted fabric (3) is knitted as a right-to-left knitted fabric and / or the basic knitted fabric (3) is knitted in a 1:1 weave.

13. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the compression article is a glove, wherein one receptacle (1) is knitted to accommodate a thumb and / or at least one further receptacle (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) is knitted to accommodate a finger, or in that the compression article is a stocking, wherein at least one receptacle (1) is knitted to accommodate a toe and / or further receptacles (1a, 1b, 1c, Id) are knitted to accommodate further toes.

14. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a full-surface continuous rib pattern and additionally, at least in the region of the or each receptacle (1), the rib-shaped protrusions (2) are knitted into the basic knitted fabric (3) in such a way that the rib-shaped protrusions (2) protrude above the rib pattern of the basic knitted fabric (3).