Socks

Abstract

To provide socks that can be worn easily and quickly with one hand without reducing production efficiency, and that improve the wearing experience without falling off or otherwise dropping off while being worn.SOLUTION: Sock 1 is a sock in which an elastic mouth portion 2, a leg portion 3, a heel portion 4, a foot portion 5, and a toe portion 6 are knit sequentially and continuously by circular knitting, with the leg portion 3 having a band-like gripping portion 10 that is discontinuous and separated in the course direction and knitted in a predetermined number in the wale direction, and the elastic mouth portion 2 is knit by single knitting.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to socks that can be easily and quickly worn with one hand without reducing production efficiency, and that improve the wearing feeling without falling off such as slipping off during wearing.

Background Art

[0002] Elderly people, people with physical disabilities, and even healthy people in situations where it is difficult to move their bodies do not always have the ability to use both hands. For example, it is not easy to perform a series of operations when wearing socks, such as spreading the opening of the socks with both hands, inserting the toes, and then pulling up the socks.

[0003] Therefore, there has been conventionally known a sock 100 that can be worn with one hand, as shown in FIG. 5. The sock 100 shown in FIG. 5 is formed by continuous tubular knitting from the mouth rubber part to the toe part, and has a handle part 102 sewn at the rear side of the leg part 101 in a separate process. The wearer can wear the sock 100 by grasping and pulling it up with either the left or right hand using the handle part 102.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, the conventional sock 100 shown in FIG. 5 has a problem that since the force is concentrated on one point of the handle part 102 and it is pulled up by hand, the opened mouth rubber part is deformed to narrow the opening part, and it cannot be easily worn.

[0005] In addition, the handle part 102 needs to be sewn separately at the rear side of the leg part 101 after continuously knitting from the mouth rubber part to the toe part by tubular knitting, which increases the number of manufacturing processes and has a problem of reducing production efficiency.

[0006] Furthermore, in order to easily and quickly put on the socks, it is conceivable to knit the mouth rubber part and the leg part extremely loosely or to adopt over-sized socks, but both of these have the problem of deteriorating the wearing feeling due to slipping off during wearing.

[0007] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide socks that can be easily and quickly put on with one hand without reducing production efficiency, and that improve the wearing feeling without slipping off or falling off during wearing.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0008] The socks according to the present invention are socks in which a mouth rubber part, a leg part, a heel part, a foot part, and a toe part are sequentially and continuously knitted by circular knitting, and the leg part has a belt-shaped gripping part that is discontinuous and separated in the course direction and is knitted in a predetermined number in the wale direction, and the mouth rubber part is knitted by single knitting.

[0009] Thus, in the present invention, since the gripping part is continuously knitted by circular knitting and the mouth rubber part is knitted by single knitting, when the wearer grabs and pulls up the gripping part, the deformation of the mouth rubber part of single knitting is suppressed as much as possible by the tightening force of the mouth rubber part, and the stress in the circumferential direction of the leg part is divided by the belt-shaped gripping part formed discontinuously and divided in the course direction, and the stress is transmitted only in the wale direction (vertical direction) so that the opening part is not narrowed, and it can be easily and quickly put on with one hand. In addition, since the gripping part is continuously knitted by circular knitting, a process of attaching the gripping part to the socks becomes unnecessary separately from the sewing process of the socks, and the production efficiency is not reduced.

[0010] The socks according to the present invention, if necessary, have a pile knitting part knitted by pile knitting and a sinker riding knitting part knitted by sinker riding knitting continuously with the pile knitting part in the leg part.

[0011] Thus, in the present invention, since the leg part has a sinker-placed knitting part, even if the mouth rubber part is knitted in single knitting, the number of stitches formed by the sinker-placed knitting is the same and it is possible to strongly tighten at the part where the pitch is large, and it is possible to prevent the socks from slipping off. In addition, since the elongation rate of the sinker-placed knitting part in the wale direction is smaller than the elongation rate of the pile knitting part, when the wearer pulls up the socks, the socks can easily follow the pulling-up movement of the wearer without stretching out, and it becomes easier to pull up, and it can be worn easily and quickly with one hand. Furthermore, since the stitches of the sinker-placed knitting part are coarse, it is possible to ensure breathability and prevent stuffiness.

[0012] The sock according to the present invention, if necessary, has an upper part of the leg part including a mouth rubber part and a gripping part that is folded back to the outside of the sock, and an end part of the mouth rubber part is sewn to the leg part.

[0013] Thus, in the present invention, since the upper part of the leg part including the mouth rubber part and the gripping part is folded back to the outside of the sock and the mouth rubber part is superimposed on the outside of the leg part in an inverted state, it is held around the ankle at the leg part where the tightening force is smaller than that of the mouth rubber part, and it is possible to reduce the burden on the wearer due to tightening. In addition, since the gripping part can be folded back to the inside of the sock through the discontinuous part in the course direction, even if the upper part of the leg part including the mouth rubber part and the gripping part is folded back to the outside, the gripping part folded back to the pile side of the pile knitting part is positioned outside by the folding back of the upper part of the leg part including the mouth rubber part and the gripping part, and it can continue to be used as it is as a sock for single-handed wearing.

[0014] The sock according to the present invention, if necessary, has a foot part having a sinker-placed knitting part knitted by sinker-placed knitting.

[0015] Thus, in the present invention, since the foot part has the sinker knitting part knitted by sinker knitting, the sinker knitting part is strongly held on the wearer's instep by the tightening force, and it is possible to prevent the socks from slipping due to the friction between the sole and the insole during walking or the like. Further, since the elongation rate of the sinker knitting part in the wale direction is smaller than that of the pile knitting part, when the wearer pulls up the socks, the socks can easily follow the pulling-up motion of the wearer without stretching out, and even with one hand, the socks can be surely worn up to the toe part. Furthermore, since the stitches of the sinker knitting part are coarse, breathability can be ensured and sweating can be prevented.

[0016] The socks according to the present invention optionally have a pile knitting part knitted by pile knitting in the heel part and the toe part.

[0017] Thus, in the present invention, since the heel part and the toe part have the pile knitting part knitted by pile knitting, a soft wearing comfort and heat retention, particularly heat retention of the fingertips, can be ensured. Also, since it has cushioning properties, it is possible to reduce the load applied to the wearer's heel and toe tips during walking or the like.

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0019] (First Embodiment of the Present Invention) Hereinafter, the sock according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. Also, throughout this embodiment, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0020] The sock 1 according to this embodiment is formed of a cylindrical body that is continuously knitted from the base end opening to the loose course by a circular knitting machine. It includes a mouth rubber part 2 formed from the base end opening of the cylindrical body, a toe part 6 formed by sewing the tip opening, and a leg part 3, a heel part 4, and a foot part 5 knitted between the mouth rubber part 2 and the toe part 6.

[0021] The sock 1 is not particularly limited as long as it is a sock. For example, it may be high socks, sneaker socks, over knee socks, two - finger socks, three - finger socks, or five - finger socks.

[0022] The mouth rubber part 2 is knitted with a single - ply single knitting, and a rubber thread is inserted into the ground thread to give it elasticity. The mouth rubber part 2 is knitted, for example, by plain knitting using woolly nylon thread as the ground thread, and a rubber thread is inserted.

[0023] The leg part 3 has a pile knitting part 7 knitted by pile knitting at the upper part, and a sinker - riding knitting part 8 knitted by sinker - riding knitting continuously with the pile knitting part 7.

[0024] The pile knitting part 7 is knitted by pile knitting. For example, the face yarn is a rayon silk yarn and the back yarn is an FTY yarn.

[0025] The pile knitting part 7 has a discontinuous part 9 where the knitting structure is discontinuous in the course direction at the rear upper end. A strip-shaped gripping part 10 that is continuously knitted a predetermined number in the wale direction is formed in this discontinuous part 9 and separated behind the leg part 3. The gripping part 10 is knitted by stopping the operation of the picker using a part of the cylinder of the circular knitting machine. The gripping part 10 is knitted by pile knitting. For example, the face yarn is a wooly nylon yarn and the back yarn is an FTY yarn.

[0026] The sinker plating part 8 is knitted by sinker plating. Here, sinker plating is a method of knitting by placing both the face yarn and the back yarn on the claw part arranged at the highest position of the sinker. As shown in Fig. 3(a), for pile knitting, the face yarn 30 is placed on the first claw part 21 arranged at the highest position of the sinker 20, and the back yarn 31 is placed on the second claw part 22 arranged at a position lower than the first claw part 21 to knit the knitted fabric. As shown in Fig. 3(b), a loop is formed with the face yarn 30, and a pile corresponding to the height difference between the first claw part 21 and the second claw part 22 is formed. On the other hand, for sinker plating, as shown in Fig. 3(c), both the face yarn 30 and the back yarn 31 are placed on the first claw part 21 to knit the knitted fabric. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 3(d) drawn at approximately the same scale as Fig. 3(b), it is a knitting method with large stitch density and a rough (gappy) appearance. The sinker plating part 8 is, for example, made of a rayon silk yarn for the face yarn, a wooly nylon yarn for the back yarn, and a rubber yarn wound with an ester yarn. By inserting the rubber yarn into the knitting structure, the tightening force of the sinker plating part 8 is ensured.

[0027] The sinker plating part 8 is formed so that the overall elongation rate is smaller than the elongation rate of the entire pile knitting part 7. As described above, since the knitted fabric knitted by sinker-on knitting has large stitch marks, the number of courses in the wale direction is smaller compared to plain knitting or pile knitting. In the example shown in FIG. 1, since the wale direction lengths of the pile knitting part 7 and the sinker-on knitting part 8 are approximately the same, the number of courses in the wale direction of the sinker-on knitting part 8 is smaller than that of the pile knitting part 7. As a result, the elongation rate of the entire sinker-on knitting part 8 is smaller than that of the entire pile knitting part 7.

[0028] As described above, since the leg part 3 has the sinker-on knitting part 8, even if the mouth rubber part 2 is knitted by single knitting, it can be strongly tightened at the part where the number of stitches by sinker-on knitting is the same and large stitch marks are formed (sinker-on knitting part 8), and it is possible to prevent the stocking 1 from slipping off. Also, since the elongation rate of the sinker-on knitting part 8 in the wale direction is smaller than that of the pile knitting part 7, when the wearer pulls up the stocking 1, the stocking 1 can easily follow the pulling-up movement of the wearer without stretching out, and it can be worn more easily and quickly with one hand. Furthermore, since the stitches of the sinker-on knitting part 8 are thick, breathability can be ensured and sweating can be prevented.

[0029] The heel part 4 is knitted by decreasing and increasing stitches using a part of the cylinder of a circular knitting machine. In the example shown in FIG. 1, an I-shaped gore line 11 is formed in the heel part 4, but it may be Y-shaped, and its shape does not matter. The heel part 4 is knitted by pile knitting. For example, the face yarn is made of rayon silk yarn and the back yarn is made of FTY yarn.

[0030] The foot part 5 is knitted by pile knitting, but at least a part of it is knitted by sinker-on knitting. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the entire circumference of the part corresponding to the wearer's instep is the sinker-on knitting part 12 knitted by sinker-on knitting. The pile knitting part of the foot part 5 is made of, for example, rayon silk thread for the face yarn and FTY thread for the back yarn, and the sinker knitting part 12 is made of rayon silk thread for the face yarn, a rubber thread wound with wooly nylon thread and ester thread for the back yarn.

[0031] As described above, since the foot part 5 has the sinker knitting part 12 knitted by sinker knitting, it will be strongly held on the wearer's instep by the tightening force of the sinker knitting part 12, and it is possible to prevent the sock 1 from slipping due to the friction between the sole and the insole during walking or the like. Also, since the elongation rate of the sinker knitting part 12 in the wale direction is smaller than that of the pile knitting part, when the wearer pulls up the sock 1, the sock 1 can easily follow the pulling-up movement of the wearer without stretching out, and even with one hand, it is possible to surely wear the sock 1 up to the toe part 6. Furthermore, since the stitches of the sinker knitting part 12 are coarse, breathability can be ensured and sweating can be prevented.

[0032] The toe part 6 is knitted by decreasing and increasing stitches using a part of the cylinder of a circular knitting machine. A gore line 13 and a linking line 14 sewn with a loose course are formed on the toe part 6. The toe part 6 is knitted by pile knitting, and for example, the face yarn is made of rayon silk thread and the back yarn is made of FTY thread

[0033] As described above, since the heel part 4 and the toe part 6 have the pile knitting part knitted by pile knitting, a soft wearing comfort and heat retention, especially heat retention of the fingertips, can be ensured. Also, since it has cushioning properties, it is possible to reduce the load applied to the wearer's heel and toe tips during walking or the like.

[0034] Next, the knitting operation in the manufacturing method of the sock 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. The knitting of the sock 1 by the circular knitting machine sequentially and continuously knits the mouth rubber part 2, the leg part 3, the heel part 4, the foot part 5, and the toe part 6, and forms loose courses that are the tip openings continuous with the foot part 5 and the toe part 6 respectively.

[0035] First, the mouth rubber part 2 is knitted by sequentially repeating a plurality of courses using the entire circumference of the cylinder in the circular knitting machine as the knitting range.

[0036] Next, for the leg part 3, after knitting a plurality of courses by sequentially repeating them using the entire circumference of the cylinder in the circular knitting machine as the knitting range for the upper part of the pile knitting part 7, a belt-shaped knitted fabric (gripping part 10) is knitted by using a part of the cylinder and stopping the operation of the picker outside the knitting range. After knitting the gripping part 10, again, the lower part of the pile knitting part 7 is knitted by sequentially repeating a plurality of courses using the entire circumference of the cylinder as the knitting range. After knitting the pile knitting part 7, continuously, the sinker-over knitting part 8 is knitted by sequentially repeating a plurality of courses using the entire circumference of the cylinder in the circular knitting machine as the knitting range.

[0037] For the heel part 4, the substantially half circumference of the cylinder in the circular knitting machine is used as the knitting range, and the butt needles in the knitting range outside the knitting range of this cylinder are raised to the non-knitting level (the upper surface of the center cam), and at the same time, the butt needles in the knitting range of the cylinder perform needle raising and needle lowering to reduce and increase the number of stitches by the forward and reverse reciprocating rotation of the cylinder to knit the knitted fabric.

[0038] For the foot part 5, the pile knitting part and the sinker-over knitting part 12 are knitted by sequentially repeating a plurality of courses using the entire circumference of the cylinder in the circular knitting machine as the knitting range.

[0039] The toe part 6 uses approximately half the circumference of the cylinder in the circular knitting machine as the knitting range, raises the butt needles in the knitting range outside the knitting range of this cylinder to the non-knitting level (the upper surface of the center cam), and uses the butt needles in the knitting range of the cylinder to perform needle raising pickers and needle lowering to reduce and increase the number of stitches by the forward and reverse reciprocating rotation of the cylinder to knit the knitted fabric.

[0040] After knitting the toe part 6, using the knitting range corresponding to the entire circumference of the cylinder in the circular knitting machine, at least one course is coarsened to knit a loose course. This loose course is stitched at the stitch difference by a dial linking machine and sewn together at the linking line 14 to form the whole into a bag-shaped sock 1.

[0041] As described above, since the gripping part 10 is continuously knitted by circular knitting and the mouth rubber part 2 is knitted by single knitting, when the wearer grabs and pulls up the gripping part 10, the deformation of the mouth rubber part 2 is suppressed as much as possible by the tightening force of the single-knitted mouth rubber part 2, and the stress in the circumferential direction of the leg part 3 is divided by the belt-shaped gripping part 10 formed discontinuously and divided in the course direction, and the stress is transmitted only in the welt direction (vertical direction) so that the opening part is not narrowed, and it can be worn easily and quickly with one hand. Also, since the gripping part 10 is continuously knitted by circular knitting, a process of attaching the gripping part 10 to the sock 1 is unnecessary separately from the sewing process of the sock 1, and the production efficiency is not reduced.

[0042] (Second Embodiment of the Present Invention) The sock according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a side view of the sock according to this embodiment. Note that descriptions overlapping with the above first embodiment are omitted.

[0043] The difference between the sock according to this embodiment and the sock according to the above first embodiment is that the upper part of the leg part including the mouth rubber part and the gripping part is folded back outward.

[0044] As shown in Fig. 4, in the sock 1 according to the present embodiment, the upper part of the leg part 3 including the mouth rubber part 2 and the gripping part 10 is folded back outward, and the end part of the mouth rubber part 2 is sewn to the outside of the leg part 3. The gripping part 10 is in a state of being folded back in advance through the discontinuous part 9 to the pile side of the pile knitting part 7 in the leg part 3.

[0045] Note that the folded-back parts of the mouth rubber part 2 and the upper part of the leg part 3 do not necessarily have to be sewn to the outside of the leg part 3, and they can also be simply folded back and used without sewing.

[0046] In this way, since the upper part of the leg part 3 including the mouth rubber part 2 and the gripping part 10 is folded back to the outside of the sock 1 and the mouth rubber part 2 is superimposed on the outside of the leg part 3, it is held around the ankle by the leg part 3 with a smaller tightening force than the mouth rubber part 2, and the burden on the wearer due to tightening can be reduced. Further, since the gripping part 10 can be folded back to the inside of the sock through the discontinuous part 9 in the course direction, even if the upper part of the leg part 3 including the mouth rubber part 2 and the gripping part 10 is folded back to the outside, the gripping part 10 folded back to the pile side of the pile knitting part 7 will be located outside due to the folding back of the upper part of the leg part 3 including the mouth rubber part 2 and the gripping part 10, and it can continue to be used as it is as a sock for single-handed wearing.

[0047] In each of the above embodiments, the linking line 14 is knitted so as to be formed on the upper part of the toe part 6, but it may be knitted so that the linking line 14 is formed on the lower part of the toe part 6 (the side of the wearer's sole). In this way, since the linking line 14 is formed on the lower part of the toe part 6, contact of the linking line 14 with the nails etc. of the wearer can be avoided, and when the wearer has symptoms such as ingrown nails, irritation to the nails caused by the linking line 14 when wearing the sock can be avoided.

Explanation of reference numerals

[0048] 1 Sock 2 Rubber parts 3 Leg parts 4 Heel parts 5 Foot parts 6 Toe parts 7 Pile knitting part 8 Sinker knitting part 9 Discontinuous part 10 Gripping part 11 Gore line 12 Sinker knitting part 13 Gore line 14 Linking line 20 Sinker 21 First claw part 22 Second claw part 30 Front thread 31 Back thread

Claims

1. A sock in which a mouth rubber part, a leg part, a heel part, a foot part, and a toe part are sequentially and continuously knitted by circular knitting, wherein the leg part includes, in order from the mouth rubber part side, a pile knitting part knitted by pile knitting, and a sinker knitting part knitted by sinker knitting that is continuously knitted to the pile knitting part and has a smaller elongation rate in the wale direction than the pile knitting part, the leg part has a belt-shaped gripping part knitted in a predetermined number in the wale direction continuously from the pile knitting part behind the pile knitting part, and has a discontinuous part formed by dividing both belt-shaped ends of the gripping part in the vertical direction, the mouth rubber part is knitted by single knitting, characterized sock.

2. In the sock according to Claim 1, the mouth rubber part and the upper part of the leg part including the gripping part are folded back to the outside of the sock, and the end of the mouth rubber part is sewn to the leg part, characterized sock.

3. In the sock according to Claim 1 or 2, the foot part has a sinker knitting part knitted by sinker knitting, characterized sock.

4. In the sock according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, the heel part and the toe part have a pile knitting part knitted by pile knitting, characterized sock.

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