leg warmers

Abstract

To provide highly practical leg warmers which have excellent heat retention around the legs and ankles, excellent design, and are stretchable even without using a rubber material, and are fitted closely around the legs and ankles, etc., and have excellent wearability. [Solution] The leg warmer body 2 is knitted with knitting yarn and has a hollow cylindrical shape with both ends open. The leg warmer body 2 has a first knitted section 3 formed by rib knitting on one end side of the leg warmer body 2, a second knitted section 4 formed by rib knitting on the other end side of the leg warmer body 2, and a third knitted section 5 formed by purl knitting or pique knitting in the middle part of the leg warmer body between the first knitted section 3 and the second knitted section 4.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to leg warmers that keep the legs and ankles warm. [Background technology]

[0002] Leg warmers, which warm the calves and ankles, are well known. Leg warmers are used to keep the legs warm and protect them from the cold, and are also used for fashion purposes.

[0003] Various technologies relating to leg warmers have been developed. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes leg warmers that can cover and warm not only the calves and ankles but also the five toes. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Registered Utility Model No. 3172979 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, many leg warmers with a structure like that of Patent Document 1 use elastic rubber materials to prevent the leg warmers from slipping down, which limits the materials that can be used and makes it difficult to expect sufficient warmth for the legs.Furthermore, the design is poor and there is a risk that the leg warmers will lack fashionability.

[0006] The present invention was made in consideration of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and aims to provide highly practical leg warmers that are excellent in heat retention around the legs and ankles, have excellent design, and are stretchable even without using rubber material, allowing them to be worn tightly around the legs and ankles, etc., and are therefore easy to wear. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the leg warmers of the present invention comprise a leg warmer body knitted with knitting yarn and shaped like a hollow tube with both ends open, the leg warmer body having a first knitted section formed by rib knitting at one end of the leg warmer body, a second knitted section formed by rib knitting at the other end of the leg warmer body, and a third knitted section formed by purl knitting or pique knitting in the middle of the leg warmer body between the first and second knitted sections.

[0008] The first knitted portion may be provided so as to have a smaller diameter than the third knitted portion.

[0009] The third knitted section may be formed by alternately forming purl knitted sections and pique knitted sections at a predetermined length.

[0010] In addition, the third knitted section may be formed in the following order from the first knitted section on one end side to the second knitted section on the other end side: purl knitted section, piqué knitted section, purl knitted section, piqué knitted section, purl knitted section. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] The leg warmers of the present invention comprise a leg warmer body knitted with knitting yarn and shaped like a hollow cylinder with both ends open, the leg warmer body having a first knitted section formed by rib knitting at one end of the leg warmer body, a second knitted section formed by rib knitting at the other end of the leg warmer body, and a third knitted section formed by purl knitting or piqué knitting in the middle of the leg warmer body between the first and second knitted sections. Therefore, even without using elastic material, the first and second knitted sections made of rib knitting provide stretchability and can maintain a tight fit around the legs and ankles. At the same time, the third knitted section made of piqué knitting or piqué knitting allows for leg warmers to maintain heat retention while providing an attractive design. can. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of a leg warmer according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of how the leg warmers of FIG. 1 are used when worn around the ankles. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the leg warmers of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The leg warmers of the present invention are worn around the calves or ankles to keep the legs warm or protect them from the cold.

[0014] Figure 1 shows one embodiment of a leg warmer according to the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, the leg warmer 1 comprises a leg warmer body 2 knitted with knitting yarn, and the leg warmer body 2 has a first knitted section 3 made of rib knitting provided at one end, a second knitted section 4 made of rib knitting provided at the other end, and a third knitted section 5 provided between the first knitted section 3 and the second knitted section 4 and formed by a knitting method other than rib knitting.

[0015] The leg warmer body 2 is the main body of the leg warmer, which is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape with both ends open. The leg warmer body 2 is formed, for example, by knitting one or more knitting yarns using a predetermined knitting method to form a flexible cylindrical body of a predetermined length. The knitting yarn may be, for example, wool or alpaca yarn, or a blend of these materials with acrylic, nylon, or the like. The entire leg warmer body 2 may be formed from knitting yarn of the same color, or multiple colors may be combined to form different colors depending on the part.

[0016] The first knitted part 3 formed on one end side of the leg warmer body 2 is made up of rib knitting, which is made by knitting yarn with knitting needles while repeatedly knitting and purl stitches alternately. In this embodiment, the first knitted part 3 is made up of, for example, two-stitch rib knitting, which is made by knitting a knit stitch and a purl stitch every two stitches.

[0017] In this embodiment, the one end side that becomes the upper part when the leg warmer main body 2 is worn on the leg is the first knitted section 2. The first knitted section 3 is formed with a relatively smaller diameter than the second knitted section 4 and the third knitted section 5 described below. Therefore, the combination of the stretchable rib knitting and the small diameter structure effectively prevents the upper end of the leg warmer main body 2 from slipping down when worn.

[0018] The second knitted section 4 formed on the other end of the leg warmer body 2 is made of rib knitting, which is knitted by alternately repeating head knitting and purl knitting with knitting needles, just like the first knitted section 3. In this embodiment, the second knitted section 4 is also made of 2-stitch rib knitting.

[0019] The third knitting section 5 of the leg warmer body 2 is located in the middle of the leg warmer body 2 between the first knitting section 3 and the second knitting section 4 and is formed from a purl knitting section and a pique knitting section in which knitting and purl knitting are alternately knitted to create a three-dimensional pattern with concave and convex shapes on the surface.

[0020] In this embodiment, the third knitted section 5 is formed to a length that occupies the majority of the overall length of the leg warmer body 2, and the purl knitted sections and the pique knitted sections are formed alternately at a predetermined length.

[0021] Specifically, the third knitting section 5 is constructed by knitting, in the order from the first knitting section 3 on one end side to the second knitting section 4 on the other end side, a first purl knitting section 51a, a first purl knitting section 52a, a second purl knitting section 51b, a second purl knitting section 52b, and a third purl knitting section 51c.

[0022] The first, second and third purl knitted portions 51a to 51c are formed with approximately the same row number and length.

[0023] The first and second pique knitted portions 52a, 52b are formed with approximately the same row and length, but are formed to be relatively longer than the length of the purl knitted portions 51a to 51c.

[0024] The size of the length of each knitted part and the length of the leg warmer body 2 can be configured as in Examples 1 and 2 below, for example.

[0025] As shown in Figure 2, when using the leg warmer 1 of this embodiment, as shown in Figures 2(a) and 2(b), the first knitted section 3 of the leg warmer body 2 is placed inside, and then passed through the inside of the third knitted section 5, and folded back and overlapped from the midpoint of the length into a bag-like shape, and the first knitted section 3 is brought out in an inside-out state from the opening on the side of the second knitted section 4, forming a part of the tubular body into a double-tubular shape, and the second knitted section 4 on the other end side is used in a state where it is overlapped from the outside at the midpoint.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 2(c), for example, the folded leg warmer body 2 can be worn around the wearer's ankles in an L-shape to keep the ankles warm and protected from the cold.

[0027] As described above, the leg warmer body 2 is composed of the first knitted part 3 and the second knitted part 4 made of elastic knitted rib on both end opening sides, so that the elastic function can be achieved by knitting the knitting yarn without using any elastic material, making it easy to put on and take off the leg warmer body 2, and since it fits easily around the legs and ankles when worn, it is less likely to slip off and can be kept well attached to the legs.

[0028] At the same time, the third knitted part 5 knitted with the reverse knitted parts 51a, 51b, 51c and the pique knitted parts 52a, 52b can provide leg warmers that have high heat retention and cold protection, as well as excellent design. [Example]

[0029] Next, examples of leg warmers according to this embodiment will be described. In Example 1, the knitting yarn forming the leg warmer body 2 was a blended yarn of 50% alpaca and 50% acrylic knitted with No. 8 pincushion needles, and the leg warmer body 2 was knitted entirely with 40 stitches, with a total length of approximately 32 cm.

[0030] In the leg warmer body 2, when laid flat, the width of the first knitted part 3 is formed to be approximately 8 cm, and the widths of the second knitted part 4 and the third knitted part 5 are formed to be approximately 12 cm.

[0031] In detail, the first knitted part 3 of the leg warmer body 2 is knitted with a 2-stitch rib knit on the 28th row of stitches and is formed to a length of about 12 cm. The second knitted part 4 is knitted with a 2-stitch rib knit on the 4th row of stitches and is formed to a length of about 2 cm.

[0032] The third knitted section 5 has a first purl knitted section 51a knitted with the sixth row of stitches and formed to a length of about 2 cm, a first pique knitted section 52a knitted with the fourteenth row of stitches and formed to a length of about 5 cm, a first purl knitted section 51a knitted with the sixth row of stitches and formed to a length of about 2 cm, a first pique knitted section 52a knitted with the fourteenth row of stitches and formed to a length of about 5 cm, and a third purl knitted section 51c knitted with the sixth row of stitches and formed to a length of about 3 cm. [Example]

[0033] In Example 2, the knitting yarn forming the leg warmer body 2 was a blend of 15% mohair, 15% alpaca, 62% wool, and 8% nylon knitted with size 10 pincushion needles, and the entire leg warmer body 2 was knitted with 56 rows of stitches, forming a total length of approximately 50 cm.

[0034] In the leg warmer body 2, when laid flat, the width of the first knitted part 3 is formed to be approximately 8 cm, and the widths of the second knitted part 4 and the third knitted part 5 are formed to be approximately 12 cm.

[0035] In detail, the first knitted part 3 of the leg warmer body 2 is knitted with a 2-stitch rib knit on the 28th row of stitches and is formed to a length of about 12 cm. The second knitted part 4 is knitted with a 2-stitch rib knit on the 4th row of stitches and is formed to a length of about 2 cm.

[0036] The leg warmers of the present invention described above are not limited to the configuration of the above-mentioned embodiment, and any modifications may be made without departing from the essence of the present invention as set forth in the claims of the utility model registration. [Explanation of symbols]

[0037] 1 leg warmers 2 Leg warmers 3 1st organization section 4 2nd organization section 5 3rd organization section 51a, 51b, 51c Purl knitting section 52a, 52b Pique knitting section

Claims

1. The leg warmer body is knitted with knitting yarn and has a hollow cylindrical shape with both ends open, The leg warmer body includes: a first knitted section formed by rib knitting on one end side of the leg warmer body; a second knitted section formed by rib knitting on the other end side of the leg warmer body; a third knitted section formed by purl knitting or pique knitting in a middle part of the leg warmer body between the first knitted section and the second knitted section.

2. 2. The leg warmer according to claim 1, wherein the first knitted portion is provided so as to have a diameter smaller than a diameter of the third knitted portion.

3. 2. The leg warmer according to claim 1, wherein the third knitted portion is formed by alternately forming purl knitted portions and pique knitted portions at a predetermined length.

4. The leg warmer according to claim 3, wherein the third knitted section is formed in the following order from the first knitted section on one end side to the second knitted section on the other end side: a purl knitted section, a pique knitted section, a purl knitted section, a pique knitted section, and a purl knitted section.

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