Athletic sock

Abstract

A sock for use with an athletic protector comprises a leg section formed from a first substantially elastic material and a pocket comprising a second substantially elastic material coupled to an inside front portion of the leg section.

1 . A sock for use with an athletic protector, the sock comprising: 
 a leg section formed from a first substantially elastic material; and    a pocket comprising a second substantially elastic material coupled to an inside front portion of the leg section.    
   
   
       2 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein an inside upper portion of the pocket is free from attachment to the inside portion of the sock such that the athletic protector may be disposed within the pocket from the upper portion of the pocket.  
   
   
       3 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket receives the athletic protector.  
   
   
       4 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket further comprises means for maintaining the athletic protector within the pocket.  
   
   
       5 . The sock according to  claim 4 , wherein the means for maintaining is a hook and loop material.  
   
   
       6 . The sock according to  claim 4 , wherein the means for maintaining is an elastic portion formed at an upper portion of the pocket.  
   
   
       7 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the athletic protector is a shin guard.  
   
   
       8 . The sock according to  claim 1 , further comprising a foot portion coupled to or unitary with the leg portion.  
   
   
       9 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the first substantially elastic material is primarily cotton based and the second substantially elastic material is substantially synthetic based.  
   
   
       10 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket has a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion positioned adjacent the inside portion of the leg section and the rear portion positioned in contact with a user's leg so as to maintain the athletic protector in position against the user's leg.  
   
   
       11 . The sock according to  claim 1 , further comprising a cuff portion coupled to or unitary with the leg portion, a top portion of the pocket disposed below the cuff portion.  
   
   
       12 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket is comprised of a single sheet of material.  
   
   
       13 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket is a tubular material positioned substantially flat against only a portion of the inner portion of the leg section.  
   
   
       14 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket has a length substantially conforming to a length of the athletic protector.  
   
   
       15 . A sock for use with a shin guard, the sock comprising: 
 a leg section, an ankle section and a foot section; and    a sheet of material coupled to a side portion and a front portion of the leg section to form a pocket to receive the shin guard, a top edge of the pocket positioned below the top edge of the leg section and a bottom edge of the pocket positioned above the ankle section.    
   
   
       16 . The sock according to  claim 15 , wherein the pocket further comprises means for maintaining the shin guard within the pocket.  
   
   
       17 . The sock according to  claim 16 , wherein the means for maintaining is a hook and loop material.  
   
   
       18 . The sock according to  claim 16 , wherein the means for maintaining is an elastic portion formed at an upper portion of the pocket.  
   
   
       19 . A sock for use with a shin guard, the sock comprising: 
 a leg section, an ankle section and a foot section; and    a tubular material folded against and coupled to an inside front portion of the leg section to form a pocket therein, a top edge of the pocket positioned below the top edge of the leg section and a bottom edge of the pocket positioned above the ankle section.    
   
   
       20 . The sock according to  claim 19 , wherein the pocket further comprises means for maintaining the athletic protector within the pocket.