Cut resistant compression sock with moisture channeling

Abstract

A compression sock has a sock body including a top band, a sock front region, a sock rear region, and a sock bottom. A sweat ejection port is defined proximate the sock bottom. A sweat channel extends continuously from the top band to the ejection port. The sweat channel is made of a hydrophilic material embedded with ions effective to attract body sweat into the sweat channel. Separate cut-resistant front and rear shields may be integrated into front and rear regions of the sock.

what is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A compression garment comprising:
 a garment body having an upper section and a lower section;   at least one sweat ejection port defined in the lower section of the garment body;   at least one sweat channel defined in the garment body and extending continuously from the upper section of the garment body to the ejection port, the sweat channel comprising a hydrophilic material.   
     
     
         2 . The compression garment of  claim 1  wherein the garment body is configured as a prosthetic liner sock. 
     
     
         3 . The compression garment of  claim 1  wherein the garment body is configured as a compression athletic sock. 
     
     
         4 . The compression garment of  claim 1  wherein:
 the least one sweat channel is defined by sweat channel bands adjacent to the sweat channel, the sweat channel bands comprising a semi-hydrophobic material; and 
 at least part of the garment body outside of the sweat channel comprises a hydrophobic material. 
 
     
     
         5 . The compression garment of  claim 4  further comprising positively charged ions embedded in the sweat channel. 
     
     
         6 . The compression garment of  claim 5  further comprising negatively charged ions embedded in at least part of the garment body outside of the sweat channel. 
     
     
         7 . The compression garment of  claim 1  further comprising an anti-microbial material embedded in at least a portion of the garment body. 
     
     
         8 . The compression garment of  claim 7  wherein the anti-microbial material comprises silver ions. 
     
     
         9 . The compression garment of  claim 1  wherein the upper section of the garment body further comprises a top band configured to collect and direct sweat moving downward toward the compression garment into the sweat channel. 
     
     
         10 . The compression garment of  claim 9  wherein the top band comprises a cut-resistant material. 
     
     
         11 . The compression garment of  claim 3  wherein:
 the garment body further comprises a rear section; and 
 the rear section of the garment body comprises a cut-resistant material defining a rear protective shield positioned to protect at least part of the back of the foot when the sock is worn. 
 
     
     
         12 . The compression garment of  claim 3  wherein:
 the garment body further comprises a front section; and 
 the front section of the garment body comprises a cut-resistant material defining a front protective shield positioned to protect at least parts of the ankle and shin when the sock is worn. 
 
     
     
         13 . The compression garment of  claim 12  wherein:
 the garment body further comprises a rear section; 
 the rear section of the garment body comprises a cut-resistant material defining a rear protective shield positioned to protect at least part of the back of the foot when the sock is worn; an 
 each of the front and rear protective shields are configured in the garment body such that
 when the sock is worn, each of the front and rear protective shields are located only at areas of the foot and leg that are exposed to contact, and 
 each of the front and rear protective shields is discontinuous around the foot and leg to enable continuous flow of moisture through the sweat channel. 
 
 
     
     
         14 . The compression garment of either  claim 1  or  claim 13  wherein the sweat ejection port comprises alternating sections of hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials. 
     
     
         15 . A compression sock comprising:
 a sock body comprising a top region, a sock front region, a sock rear region, and a sock bottom;   a cut-resistant front shield defined in the sock front region; and   a cut resistant rear shield defined in the sock rear region.   
     
     
         16 . The compression sock of  claim 15  further comprising:
 at least one sweat ejection port defined proximate the sock bottom; and 
 at least one sweat channel extending from the top region to the at least one ejection port, the sweat channel comprising a hydrophilic material effective to attract body sweat into the sweat channel; 
 
     
     
         17 . The compression sock of  claim 16  wherein the sock body further comprises a top band configured to collect and direct sweat moving downward toward the compression sock into the sweat channel. 
     
     
         18 . The compression sock of  claim 17  further comprising sweat channel bands defined adjacent to the sweat channel, the sweat channel bands comprising a semi-hydrophobic material; and wherein at least part of the sock body outside of the sweat channel and adjacent to the sweat channel bands comprises a hydrophobic material. 
     
     
         19 . The compression sock of  claim 18  wherein:
 the sweat channel further comprises positively charged ions embedded therein; and 
 the sock body outside of the sweat channel and adjacent to the sweat channel bands further comprises negatively charged ions embedded therein. 
 
     
     
         20 . The compression sock of  claim 16  wherein the sweat channel is defined in the sock body such that when the sock is worn, the sweat channel extends continuously over a side region of the sock body proximate to the ankle bone. 
     
     
         21 . The compression sock of  claim 20  wherein the hydrophilic material in the sweat channel is thinned into a flat weave in the side region of the sock body. 
     
     
         22 . The compression sock of  claim 21  wherein the sweat ejection port comprises alternating sections of hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials.