Low-cut sock and method

Claim 1

A knit sock adapted to be worn inside of a shoe and to be substantially covered thereby, said sock comprising a. a seamless tubular body including an upper edge defining an opening therein adapted to receive the foot of the wearer therethrough and to provide access to the interior thereof, said tubular body including a closed toe portion, and a heelembracing portion, b. a relatively narrow support tab positioned above said heelembracing portion and comprising a knit strip integrally knit with said tubular body and including opposed ends, said knit strip being folded intermediate the ends to provide a loop having upper and lower layers with open opposed sides, and c. means connecting together the ends of said upper and lower layers of said looped support tab and connecting the same to said upper edge whereby said support tab extends downwardly therefrom and is adapted to be disposed on the outside of the heel portion of the shoe to support the heel-embracing portion of said sock thereon and to restrict the same from sliding downwardly into the shoe, said looped support tab providing a convenient means to pull the heel of the sock up, should it slip down in the shoe.

Claim 7

A method of knitting a sock blank to be formed into a cuffless-type sock having a support tab thereon adapted to be disposed on the outside of a heel portion of a shoe foR supporting the sock thereon, said method comprising the steps of a. knitting a plurality of complete seamless courses to form an upper selvage edge portion, b. knitting a plurality of partial courses of equal length integral with a few wales of the last course of said selvage edge portion while holding the stitch loops in the remaining wales of the last of said selvage courses, said plurality of partial courses having opposed selvage edges and forming a relatively narrow knit strip, c. knitting a plurality of complete seamless courses to form an ankle portion while joining the stitch loops in the corresponding wales of the first course of said ankle portion with the held stitch loops in the wales of the last course of said selvage portion, and while joining the stitch loops in the corresponding wales of the first course of said ankle portion with the stitch loops in the wales of the last partial course of said knit strip so that said knit strip forms an outwardly protruding loop between said selvage portion and said ankle portion, said loop having open opposed sides, d. knitting a heel-embracing portion centered beneath said outwardly protruding loop, and e. knitting a sole portion, an instep portion, and a toe portion to complete said blank.

Claim 8

A method of knitting a sock blank to be formed into a cuffless-type sock having a support tab thereon adapted to be disposed on the outside of a heel portion of a shoe foR supporting the sock thereon, said method comprising the steps of a. knitting a plurality of complete seamless courses to form an upper selvage edge portion, b. knitting a plurality of partial courses of equal length integral with a few wales of the last course of said selvage edge portion while holding the stitch loops in the remaining wales of the last of said selvage courses, said plurality of partial courses having opposed selvage edges and forming a relatively narrow knit strip, c. knitting a plurality of complete seamless courses to form an ankle portion while joining the stitch loops in the corresponding wales of the first course of said ankle portion with the held stitch loops in the wales of the last course of said selvage portion, and while joining the stitch loops in the corresponding wales of the first course of said ankle portion with the stitch loops in the wales of the last partial course of said knit strip so that said knit strip forms an outwardly protruding loop between said selvage portion and said ankle portion, said loop having open opposed sides, d. knitting a heel-embracing portion centered beneath said outwardly protruding loop, and e. knitting a sole portion, an instep portion, and a toe portion to complete said blank.

Claim 9

A method of forming a cuffless sock having a support tab thereon adapted to be disposed on the outside of a heel portion of a shoe for supporting the sock thereon, said method comprising the steps of a. knitting a plurality of complete seamless courses to form an upper selvage edge portion, b. knitting a plurality of partial courses of equal length integral with a few wales of the last course of said selvage edge portion while holding the stitch loops in the remaining wales of the last of said selvage courses, said plurality of partial courses having opposed selvage edges and forming a relatively narrow knit strip, c. knitting a plurality of complete courses to form an ankle portion while joining the stitch loops in the corresponding wales of the first course of said ankle portion with the held stitch loops in the wales of the last course of said selvage portion, and while joining the stitch loops in the corresponding wales of the last partial course of said knit strip so that said knit strip forms an outwardly protruding loop between said selvage portion and said ankle portion, said loop having open opposed sides d. knitting a heel-embracing portion centered beneath said outwardly protruding loop, e. knitting a sole portion, an instep portion, and a toe portion to complete the knitting of a foot portion, f. cutting away a portion of said instep portion and the front part of the ankle portion and through said selvage portion and forming a foot-receiving opening, and g. stitching around the edge of said foot-receiving opening and connecting the ends of said outwardly protruding loop to the edge of said foot-receiving opening to normally maintain said loop in depending relation above said heel-embracing portion.

Claim 10

A method of forming a cuffless sock having a support tab thereon adapted to be disposed on the outside of a heel portion of a shoe for supporting the sock thereon, said method comprising the steps of a. knitting a plurality of complete seamless courses to form an upper selvage edge portion, b. knitting a plurality of partial courses of equal length integral with a few wales of the last course of said selvage edge portion while holding the stitch loops in the remaining wales of the last of said selvage courses, said plurality of partial courses having opposed selvage edges and forming a relatively narrow knit strip, c. knitting a plurality of complete courses to form an ankle portion while joining the stitch loops in the corresponding wales of the first course of said ankle portion with the held stitch loops in the wales of the last course of said selvage portion, and while joining the stitch loops in the corresponding wales of the last partial course of said knit strip so that said knit strip forms an outwardly protruding loop between said selvage portion and said ankle portion, said loop having open opposed sides d. knitting a heel-embracing portion centered beneath said outwardly protruding loop, e. knitting a sole portion, an instep portion, and a toe portion to complete the knitting of a foot portion, f. cutting away a portion of said instep portion and the front part of the ankle portion and through said selvage portion and forming a foot-receiving opening, and g. stitching around the edge of said foot-receiving opening and connecting the ends of said outwardly protruding loop to the edge of said foot-receiving opening to normally maintain said loop in depending relation above said heel-embracing portion.