Open toe sock with toe anchor

Abstract

Aspects herein are directed to a sock having a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses that form a toe anchor that divides a toe-end opening of the sock into a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening by extending across the toe-end opening from a dorsal portion of the toe-end opening to a plantar portion of the toe-end opening. The toe-anchor knit courses are integrally knit with the sock body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A knit sock comprising:
 a sock body comprising a tubular body forming a perimeter around a foot-receiving cavity and having a dorsal portion and a plantar portion, wherein the foot-receiving cavity comprises a toe-end opening, the tubular body comprising a plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses; and   a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses integrally knit with the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses and dividing the toe-end opening into a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening, wherein the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses connects the dorsal portion to the plantar portion by extending across the toe-end opening.   
     
     
         2 . The knit sock of  claim 1 , wherein the sock body further comprises a collar having a foot opening in communication with the foot-receiving cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The knit sock of  claim 1 , wherein the sock body further comprises a heel opening configured to receive a heel portion of a wearer's foot when the knit sock is in an as-worn configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The knit sock of  claim 1 , wherein the first toe-end opening and the second toe-end opening comprise different circumferences. 
     
     
         5 . The knit sock of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses comprise an elastomeric yarn. 
     
     
         6 . The knit sock of  claim 1 , wherein the sock body and the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses comprise an elastomeric yarn. 
     
     
         7 . The knit sock of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses are oriented generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses. 
     
     
         8 . A knit sock comprising:
 a sock body with a collar and a heel area; and   a toe area integrally knit with the sock body, the toe area having a dorsal portion and a plantar portion, wherein:
 the dorsal portion comprises a dorsal triangular panel having a dorsal vertex that extends toward the collar and a dorsal base that forms at least a first portion of a perimeter edge of the toe area, 
 the plantar portion comprises a plantar triangular panel having a plantar vertex that extends toward the heel area and a plantar base that forms at least a second portion of the perimeter edge of the toe area, and 
 a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses extending between the dorsal base and the plantar base of the toe area to form a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening separated by the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses. 
   
     
     
         9 . The knit sock of  claim 8 , wherein the sock body comprises a plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses. 
     
     
         10 . The knit sock of  claim 9 , wherein the dorsal portion comprises a plurality of reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses. 
     
     
         11 . The knit sock of  claim 10 , wherein the plantar portion comprises a plurality of reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses. 
     
     
         12 . The knit sock of  claim 8 , wherein the first toe-end opening is configured to receive a wearer's first hallux when the knit sock is in an as-worn configuration. 
     
     
         13 . The knit sock of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the dorsal base comprises a first dorsal base vertex and a second dorsal base vertex;   the first portion of the perimeter edge extends between the first dorsal base vertex and the second dorsal base vertex;   the plantar base comprises a first plantar base vertex and a second plantar base vertex; and   the second portion of the perimeter edge extends between the first plantar base vertex and the second plantar base vertex.   
     
     
         14 . The knit sock of  claim 13 , wherein the first dorsal base vertex and the first plantar base vertex are located on a medial aspect of the toe area of the knit sock, and wherein the second dorsal base vertex and the second plantar base vertex are located on a lateral aspect of the toe area of the knit sock. 
     
     
         15 . The knit sock of  claim 8 , wherein the second toe-end opening has a larger circumference than the first toe-end opening. 
     
     
         16 . A method for knitting a sock comprising:
 on a circular knitting machine, knitting a plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses forming a tubular body with a first end and a second end;   integrally knitting a dorsal triangular panel with a first area of the second end of the tubular body, the dorsal triangular panel comprising a dorsal base that form a first portion of a perimeter edge of a toe area of the sock;   integrally knitting a plantar triangular panel with a second area of the second end of the tubular body, the plantar triangular panel comprising a plantar base that forms a second portion of the perimeter edge of the toe area of the sock; and   knitting a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses extending between the dorsal base and the plantar base to form a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening separated by the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses.   
     
     
         17 . The method for knitting the sock of  claim 16 , wherein the dorsal triangular panel is reciprocally knit on the circular knitting machine and comprises reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses. 
     
     
         18 . The method for knitting a sock of  claim 16 , wherein the plantar triangular panel is reciprocally knit on the circular knitting machine and comprises reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses. 
     
     
         19 . The method for knitting a sock of  claim 16 , further comprising forming a heel opening in the tubular body, the heel opening configured to receive a heel portion of a wearer's foot when the sock is in an as-worn configuration. 
     
     
         20 . The method for knitting a sock of  claim 16 , wherein the first end of the tubular body forms, at least in part, a collar of the sock.