Stretchable High Friction Sock

Abstract

A woven sock body having a multitude of high friction dots defining friction buttons arrayed around the bottom thereof.

1 . High friction grip sock comprising:
 an elastic knit tube formed with an ankle and foot portion, the foot portion including a sole portion defining toe, ball and heel sections;   the toe section being formed with five tubes for receipt of the wearer's toes;   an array of high friction buttons spaced substantially uniformly about and adhered to at least the bottom of the toe ball and heel sections; and   the foot portion being stretchable to cooperate in fitting over a wearer's foot and the buttons being so sized and arranged as to, when the sections are flexed with articulation of the foot for foot portions to make contact with an underlying floor surface, maintain a plurality of the buttons in contact with the surface to frictionally resist sliding of the foot on the surface.   
   
   
       2 . The sock of  claim 1  for use in pilates and that includes:
 a field of at least 900 high friction buttons spaced substantially equal distance apart throughout the underside of the sole.   
   
   
       3 . The sock of  claim 1  wherein:
 the high friction buttons are constructed of rubberized material.   
   
   
       4 . The sock of  claim 1  wherein:
 the high friction buttons have a diameter of about ⅛″ of an inch and are spaced apart about ⅜″ of an inch.   
   
   
       5 . The sock of  claim 1  wherein:
 the elastic tube is constructed of knit cotton.   
   
   
       6 . The sock of  claim 1  that includes:
 a field of substantially high friction buttons distributed throughout the underside of the sole.   
   
   
       7 . The sock of  claim 1  wherein:
 the high friction buttons are formed with bottom walls configured with respective upwardly concave dimples.   
   
   
       8 . The sock of  claim 1  that includes:
 at least 500 high friction buttons distributed about the sole portion.   
   
   
       9 . The sock of  claim 1  wherein:
 the high friction buttons are spaced substantially throughout the underside of the sole.   
   
   
       10 . The sock of  claim 1  that includes:
 substantially 33 transversely extending rows of high friction buttons spaced longitudinally along the sole.   
   
   
       11 . The sock of  claim 1  that includes:
 27 longitudinally extending columns of high friction buttons spaced laterally across the sole.   
   
   
       12 . The sock of  claim 1  that includes:
 substantially 27 longitudinal columns of high friction buttons spaced equidistant apart laterally across the sole and defining substantially 33 lateral rows.   
   
   
       13 . The sock of  claim 1  wherein:
 the high friction buttons are disposed along rows projecting diagonally of the sole.   
   
   
       14 . The sock of  claim 1  wherein:
 the tube is seamless.   
   
   
       15 . A high friction pilates grip sock comprising:
 an elastic woven tube formed with an ankle and heal portion, the foot portion including a sole defining ball and heal sections and the foot portion further including five toe tubes defining the respective bottom walls thereof cooperating to form the sole;   an array at least 900 high friction buttons spaced substantially uniformly throughout and adhered to the bottom of the sole; and   the foot portion being stretchable to cooperate the fitting over a wearer's foot and the high friction buttons being so comprised and arranged as to the disposed under the toe ball and heel sections so that when the wearer's weight is applied to any one of such sections, the plurality of the buttons will be in contact with an underlying support surface.   
   
   
       16 . The sock of  claim 14  wherein:
 the buttons are substantially ⅛″ of an inch in diameter and horizontal cross section and are spaced apart substantially 3/16″ of an inch throughout the array when the sole is in its unstretched condition.   
   
   
       17 . The sock of  claim 14  wherein:
 the high friction buttons are constructed of rubberized material.   
   
   
       18 . The sock of  claim 14  wherein:
 the buttons are adhered to the sole by an adhesive.   
   
   
       19 . The sock of  claim 14  wherein:
 the high friction buttons are formed on their underside with respective upwardly concave dimples.   
   
   
       20 . The sock of  claim 14  wherein:
 the tube is seamless.