Non-Slip Athletic Shoe Socklet

Abstract

A on-slip below the ankle athletic socklet for wearing in cooperation with an athletic shoe, where the athletic shoe has an upwardly extending heel and ankle support portion extending upwardly from or comprising an upward extension of the upper edge of the rear portion of the shoe. The socklet includes a heel receiving end and a toe receiving end and is otherwise configured for receiving a wearer's foot and being positioned within the athletic shoe when the wearer is wearing the athletic shoe and also includes an element adapted to engage and loop over and/or onto said support portion by means of a loop or band fitting over same so as to stabilize the socklet relative to the heel support and prevent migration of the heel receiving end of the socklet towards a forward end of the athletic shoe when the wearer is wearing the socklet with the shoe.

1 . A non-slip athletic shoe sock for wearing with a shoe having a heel extension at its upper rear edge, comprising:
 a sock with an opening for insertion of a user's foot into the sock, said sock having a heel section disposed adjacent the user's foot when said foot is inserted into the sock, wherein said heel section has an upper rear portion disposed adjacent the heel extension of a shoe worn by the user; and   a band portion having ends joined to said sock at opposite sides of said heel section adapted to fit over and across said heel extension.   
     
     
         2 . The non-slip athletic shoe sock of  claim 1 , wherein said band portion is one of: a separate member connected to said sock at each of its ends, and an integral portion of said sock. 
     
     
         3 . The non-slip athletic shoe sock of  claim 2 , wherein said sock is an ankle height socklet having an elastic band portion surrounding its opening, and said band portion is one of: a separate member connected to said elastic band portion at each of its ends, and a part of said elastic band portion. 
     
     
         4 . A combination athletic shoe and non-slip athletic shoe sock, comprising:
 an athletic shoe having a heel extension at its upper rear edge, comprising;   a sock with an opening for insertion of a user's foot into the sock, said sock having a heel section disposed adjacent the user's foot when said foot is inserted into the sock, wherein said heel section has an upper rear portion disposed adjacent the heel extension of the said shoe when worn by the user; and   a band portion having ends joined to said sock at opposite sides of said heel section adapted to fit over and across said heel extension.   
     
     
         5 . The combination of  claim 4 , wherein said band portion is one of: a separate member connected to said sock at each of its ends, and an integral portion of said sock. 
     
     
         6 . The combination of  claim 5 , wherein said sock is an ankle height socklet having an elastic band portion surrounding its opening, and said band portion is one of: a separate member connected to said elastic band portion at each of its ends, and a part of said elastic band portion. 
     
     
         7 . A method for providing and using a non-slip sock by a user with an athletic shoe having a heel extension at its upper rear edge, comprising:
 providing a sock with an opening for insertion of a user's foot into the sock, said sock having a heel section disposed adjacent the user's heel when said foot is inserted into the sock, wherein said heel section has an upper rear portion disposed adjacent the heel extension of the said shoe when worn by the user with a band portion having ends joined to said sock at opposite sides of said heel section adapted to fit over and across said heel extension;   inserting a user foot into said sock via said opening such that said heel section is disposed adjacent the user's heel;   inserting said sock and foot into said shoe such that said said heel section is adjacent the heel extension of the shoe and the band portion is fitted over and across said heel extension.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said band portion is one of: a separate member connected to said sock at each of its ends, and an integral portion of said sock. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein said sock is an ankle height socklet having an elastic band portion surrounding its opening, and said band portion is one of: a separate member connected to said elastic band portion at each of its ends, and a part of said elastic band portion.