Claims
- 1. A sock comprising:a multilayered fabric receptacle dimensioned to fit over the foot and at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, said receptacle including an inner layer and an outer layer, said layers being formed of separately knitted fabric elements, at least one of the layers having a sewn closure seam that presents a projecting rib and an opposite relatively smooth underside, said rib being oriented toward and overlain by the other layer.
- 2. A sock as claimed in claim 1,said layers being substantially coextensive.
- 3. A sock as claimed in claim 2,said receptacle presenting an upper, open leg end and an opposite, closed toe end, said closure seam being located adjacent the toe end.
- 4. A sock as claimed in claim 3,said inner and outer layers presenting generally superimposed toe sections adjacent the toe end of the receptacle and dimensioned to fit over the toes of the wearer, generally superimposed leg sections adjacent the leg end of the receptacle and dimensioned to fit over at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, and generally superimposed foot sections each extending between the respective leg and toe sections, said closure seam being located in the toe section of said at least one of the layers.
- 5. A sock as claimed in claim 1,said other layer including a section that overlies the closure seam, said section being knitted to present terry loops that are oriented toward the rib of the closure seam.
- 6. A sock as claimed in claim 1,said other layer having a sewn closure seam that presents a rib oriented toward and overlain by said at least one of the layers, whereby each of the layers has a respective one of the closure seams, said receptacle presenting an upper, open leg end and an opposite toe end, said closure seams each being elongated and adjacent the toe end, with the ribs presented by the seams being offset relative to one another.
- 7. A sock as claimed in claim 1,said layers being joined by sewn attachment stitches.
- 8. A sock as claimed in claim 7,said receptacle presenting an upper, open leg end and an opposite, closed toe end, said closure seam being located adjacent the toe end, said attachment stitches including a top stitching extending about the leg end and tack stitching adjacent the toe end.
- 9. A sock comprising:a multilayered fabric receptacle dimensioned to fit over the foot and at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, said receptacle including an inner layer and an outer layer, each of said layers presenting an upper, open leg end and an opposite, closed toe end, at least one of the layers having a sewn closure seam spaced from the closed toe end that presents a projecting rib and an opposite relatively smooth underside, said rib being oriented toward and overlain by the other layer.
- 10. A sock as claimed in claim 9,said layers being substantially coextensive.
- 11. A sock as claimed in claim 10,said closure seam being located adjacent the toe end.
- 12. A sock as claimed in claim 11,said inner and outer layers presenting generally superimposed toe sections adjacent the toe ends of the layers and dimensioned to fit over the toes of the wearer, generally superimposed leg sections adjacent the leg ends of the layers and dimensioned to fit over at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, and generally superimposed foot sections each extending between the respective leg and toe sections, said closure seam being located in the toe section of said at least one of the layers.
- 13. A sock as claimed in claim 9,said other layer including a section that overlies the closure seam, said section being knitted to present terry loops that are oriented toward the rib of the closure seam.
- 14. A sock as claimed in claim 9,said other layer having a sewn closure seam that presents a rib oriented toward and overlain by said at least one of the layers, whereby each of the layers has a respective one of the closure seams, said closure seams each being elongated and adjacent the toe end of the respective layer, with the ribs presented by the seams being offset relative to one another.
- 15. A sock as claimed in claim 9,said layers being formed of separately knitted fabric elements and being joined by sewn attachment stitches.
- 16. A sock as claimed in claim 15,said closure seam being located adjacent the toe end, said attachment stitches including a top stitching extending about the leg end and tack stitching adjacent the toe end.
- 17. A sock comprising:a multilayered fabric receptacle dimensioned to fit over the foot and at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, said receptacle presenting a top, open leg end and an opposite toe end, said receptacle including substantially coextensive, separately knitted inner and outer layers, said inner and outer fabric layers presenting generally superimposed toe sections adjacent the toe end of the receptacle and dimensioned to fit over the toes of the wearer, generally superimposed leg sections adjacent the leg end of the receptacle and dimensioned to fit over at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, and generally superimposed foot sections each extending between the respective leg and toe sections, said inner and outer fabric layers being joined at least substantially about the circumference of the receptacle adjacent the top end of the receptacle.
- 18. The sock as claimed in claim 17,said inner and outer fabric layers being further joined at a location within the toe sections of the fabric layers.
- 19. A sock as claimed in claim 18,said inner and outer layers fabric layers being joined by sewn attachment stitches, said attachment stitches including a top stitching extending along the top end of the receptacle and a tack stitching located within the toe sections of the fabric layers.
- 20. A sock as claimed in claim 19,said top stitching comprising overlapping stitches.
- 21. A sock as claimed in claim 19,said top stitching extending completely around the top end of the receptacle.
- 22. A sock as claimed in claim 19,said tack stitching comprising a plurality of discrete stitchings spaced apart within the toe sections of the fabric layers.
- 23. A sock comprising:a multilayered fabric receptacle dimensioned to fit over the foot and at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, said receptacle presenting a top, open leg end and an opposite toe end, said receptacle including substantially coextensive, separately knitted inner and outer layers, said inner and outer fabric layers presenting generally superimposed toe sections adjacent the toe end of the receptacle and dimensioned to fit over the toes of the wearer, generally superimposed leg sections adjacent the leg end of the receptacle and dimensioned to fit over at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, and generally superimposed foot sections each extending between the respective leg and toe sections, said inner and outer fabric layers being joined adjacent the top end of the receptacle, said inner and outer fabric layers being further joined at a location within the toe sections of the fabric layers, said inner and outer layers fabric layers being joined by sewn attachment stitches, said attachment stitches including a top stitching extending along the top end of the receptacle and a tack stitching located within the toe sections of the fabric layers, said tack stitching comprising a plurality of discrete stitchings spaced apart within the toe sections of the fabric layers, at least one of the fabric layers having a sewn closure seam extending across the toe section thereof, said tack stitching including discrete stitchings adjacent opposite ends of the closure seam.
- 24. A sock as claimed in claim 23,said tack stitching including another one of the discrete stitchings adjacent the toe end and spaced between the stitchings adjacent opposite ends of the closure seam.
- 25. A sock as claimed in claim 19,said tack stitching comprising an elongated stitching row, wherein the row is generally parallel to the toe end of the receptacle.
- 26. A method of making a sock comprising a multilayered fabric receptacle dimensioned to fit over the foot and at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, said method comprising the steps of:(a) knitting an inner fabric layer of the receptacle; (b) separately knitting an outer fabric layer of the receptacle; (c) sewing an opening in one of the fabric layers closed so as to present a closure seam in the one fabric layer, wherein the seam presents a projecting rib and an opposite relatively smooth underside; and (d) orienting the rib toward the other layer so that the rib is overlain and concealed by the other layer.
- 27. A method as claimed in claim 26; and(e) joining the inner and outer layers with attachment stitches.
- 28. A method as claimed in claim 27,step (e) including the steps of sewing attachment stitching around the open leg end of the receptacle and sewing attachment stitching adjacent the toe end of the receptacle.
- 29. A method as claimed in claim 26,one of said steps (a) and (b) including the step of knitting the other layer to present terry loops; and (e) orienting the terry loops of the other layer toward the rib of the closure seam.
- 30. A method as claimed in claim 26,steps (a) and (b) each including the steps of knitting a toe section adjacent the toe end of the receptacle, wherein the toe section is dimensioned to fit over the toes of the wearer, knitting a leg section adjacent the leg end of the receptacle, wherein the leg section is dimensioned to fit over at least a portion of the leg of the wearer, and knitting a foot section that extends between the leg and toe sections.
- 31. A method as claimed in claim 30,said steps of knitting the toe, foot and leg sections of each layer being performed continuously.
- 32. A method as claimed in claim 26;(e) sewing an opening in the other fabric layer closed so as to present a closure seam in the other fabric layer; and (f) orienting the rib presented by the closure seam in the other layer toward the one layer so that the rib is overlain and concealed by the one layer.
- 33. A method as claimed in claim 32; and(g) arranging the closure seams so that the ribs defined thereby are offset relative to one another.
- 34. A method as claimed in claim 26,step (d) including the step of positioning the inner layer within the outer layer.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation application of Ser. No. 09/707,265 filed Nov. 6, 2000, U.S. Pat. No. 6,550,289 which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
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