A Sock and a Method for its Manufacture

Abstract

There is provided herein, a sock comprising a toe and/or a heel area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical. There is also provided, a method for manufacturing a sock comprising forming a toe and/or a heel area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.

1 . A sock comprising a toe area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical. 
     
     
         2 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed. 
     
     
         3 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock. 
     
     
         4 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property. 
     
     
         5 . The sock according to  claim 4 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property. 
     
     
         6 . A sock comprising a toe area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas extends essentially parallel to a central axis of the sock. 
     
     
         7 . The sock according to  claim 6 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed. 
     
     
         8 . The sock according to  claim 6 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock. 
     
     
         9 . The sock according to  claim 6 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property. 
     
     
         10 . The sock according to  claim 9 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property. 
     
     
         11 . A sock comprising a toe area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas comprises a vertical component. 
     
     
         12 . The sock according to  claim 11 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed. 
     
     
         13 . The sock according to  claim 11 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock. 
     
     
         14 . The sock according to  claim 11 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property. 
     
     
         15 . The sock according to  claim 14 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property. 
     
     
         16 . A method for manufacturing a sock comprising:
 forming a toe area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein said forming comprises knitting. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein said forming comprises a three-dimensional “needle by needle selection” process. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein said forming is performed by at least one needle being in a knitting position and at least one needle being in a miss level position. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property. 
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property. 
     
     
         23 . A sock comprising a heel area, wherein said heel area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical. 
     
     
         24 . The sock according to  claim 23 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed. 
     
     
         25 . The sock according to  claim 23 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock. 
     
     
         26 . The sock according to  claim 23 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property. 
     
     
         27 . The sock according to  claim 26 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property. 
     
     
         28 . A sock comprising a heel area, wherein said heel area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas extends essentially parallel to a central axis of the sock. 
     
     
         29 . The sock according to  claim 28 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed. 
     
     
         30 . The sock according to  claim 28 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock. 
     
     
         31 . The sock according to  claim 28 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property. 
     
     
         32 . The sock according to  claim 31 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property. 
     
     
         33 . A sock comprising a heel area, wherein said heel area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas comprises a vertical component. 
     
     
         34 . The sock according to  claim 33 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed. 
     
     
         35 . The sock according to  claim 33 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are formed during a knitting process of the sock. 
     
     
         36 . The sock according to  claim 33 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property. 
     
     
         37 . The sock according to  claim 36 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property. 
     
     
         38 . A method for manufacturing a sock comprising:
 forming a heel area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.   
     
     
         39 . The method according to  claim 38 , wherein said at least two adjacent sub-areas are essentially integrally formed. 
     
     
         40 . The method according to  claim 38 , wherein said forming comprises knitting. 
     
     
         41 . The method according to  claim 38 , wherein said forming comprises a three-dimensional “needle by needle selection” process. 
     
     
         42 . The method according to  claim 38 , wherein said forming is performed by at least one needle being in a knitting position and at least one needle being in a miss level position. 
     
     
         43 . The method according to  claim 38 , wherein at least two sub-areas are distinguished from each other by at least one property. 
     
     
         44 . The method according to  claim 43 , wherein a property comprise at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property.