1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a stocking to be worn on a foot of a person, more particularly to a stocking having a folded portion with an open part which can be folded to expose toes or foot and which can be pulled to cover the toes or foot.
2. Description of the Related Art
In general, a dancer wears stockings with an opening so as to meet the dancer's requirements, for example, to expose toes for covering them with taps through the opening when performing ballet or to expose dancer's feet by folding a part of the stocking to an upper position of a leg of the dancer from the opening when performing modern dance or modern ballet (a stronger friction force is required) In addition, such stocking can be used for a common user who is likely to expose the toes or feet, e.g., to have a pedicure without taking off the stocking.
For this purpose, as shown in
Therefore, there is a need in the art to provide a stocking which can be easily moved between a folded position and an unfolded position without damaging the securing arrangement.
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a stocking that can overcome the aforesaid drawbacks of the prior art.
According to this invention, a stocking to be worn on a foot of a person, includes a flattenable hollow tube of a stretch material having a first portion with a first open end, a second portion extending from the first portion and having a second open end, and a folded portion folded backward from the second open end of the second portion to surround the second portion and having a circumferentially extending connecting part secured to the second portion along a circumferentially extending securing line, and a circumferentially extending open part movable between a folded position, where the circumferentially extending open part of the folded portion is folded back to surround a corresponding area of the second portion, and an unfolded position, where the circumferentially extending open part of the folded portion is extended forward from the second open end of the second portion away from the second portion.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment of this invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Referring to
Preferably, as shown in
Preferably, the second open end 121 has a radius and a perimeter. The circumferentially extending securing line 143 has a length in the longitudinal direction (x), which is at least half of the perimeter of the second open end 121. Moreover, the folded portion 14 has a length along the longitudinal direction (X) greater than the radius of the second open end 121.
Furthermore, the stocking 10 can be restored to the folded position by folding the folded portion 14 back onto the corresponding area 13 of the second portion 12.
In addition, if the foot is to be totally exposed, the stocking 10 can be pulled upwardly such that the second open end 121 of the second portion 12 of the stocking 10 (which is at the folded position) is located at the user's ankle (see
It should be noted that the stocking 10 of this invention refers to a stocking which is intended to cover the foot and at least a portion of the leg of the person. In addition, the circumferentially extending securing line 143 can be continuous or discontinuous.
According to the present invention, with the simple construction of the stocking 10 according to this invention, the user can easily change the wearing type by moving the folded portion 14 between the folded position and the unfolded position without damaging the circumferentially extending securing line 143 as encountered in the aforesaid conventional stocking 200.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation and equivalent arrangements.
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