Open-toed foot sock

Abstract

A foot sock for exposing the toes of the foot while insulating and cushioning a main portion of the foot includes a tubular member which is worn around the foot. The tubular member has an opening at a toe end of the tubular member which divides the opening into multiple toe openings. The toe openings include at least a pair of outer toe openings which are similar in size. Each one of the outer toe openings May interchangeably receive either the big toe or hallux of the foot or the two toes most distal from the big toe.

1 . A foot sock comprising:
 a tubular member defining a foot-receiving space therein, the tubular member having a first opening at a leg end thereof and a second opening at a toe end thereof, each of the first opening and the second opening being in communication with the foot-receiving space, the tubular member being sized and configured to contain a portion of a foot of a user when the foot sock is positioned in a use configuration; and   a pair of separating members being coupled to the tubular member, each separating member being coupled to and extending between a dorsal portion of the tubular member and a sole portion of the tubular member at the toe end, the pair of separating members being laterally spaced from each other and dividing the second opening of the tubular member into a plurality of toe openings, each toe opening having an annular edge extending fully around the toe opening, the annular edges of the toe openings being coplanar with each other, each toe opening being configured to receive at least one toe of the foot when the foot sock is positioned in the use configuration, the plurality of toe openings being linearly arranged, the plurality of toe openings including a pair of outer toe openings which are similar in size to each other, wherein each outer toe opening of the pair of outer toe openings is sized and configured to interchangeably receive either a first toe of the foot or a fourth toe and a fifth toe of the foot.   
     
     
         2 . The foot sock of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of toe openings includes a central toe opening which is sized and configured to receive a second toe and a third toe of the foot. 
     
     
         3 . The foot sock of  claim 1 , each separating member having a V-shape and being oriented and configured to conform to a crotch between an adjacent pair of toes of the foot. 
     
     
         4 . The foot sock of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of separating members is integrally formed with the tubular member. 
     
     
         5 . A foot sock comprising:
 a tubular member defining a foot-receiving space therein, the tubular member having a first opening at a leg end thereof and a second opening at a toe end thereof, each of the first opening and the second opening being in communication with the foot-receiving space, the tubular member being sized and configured to contain a portion of a foot of a user when the foot sock is positioned in a use configuration; and   a pair of separating members being coupled to the tubular member, each separating member being coupled to and extending between a dorsal portion of the tubular member and a sole portion of the tubular member at the toe end, the pair of separating members being laterally spaced from each other and dividing the second opening of the tubular member into a plurality of toe openings, each toe opening having an annular edge extending fully around the toe opening, the annular edges of the toe openings being coplanar with each other, each toe opening being configured to receive at least one toe of the foot when the foot sock is positioned in the use configuration, the plurality of toe openings being linearly arranged, the plurality of toe openings including a pair of outer toe openings which are similar in size to each other, wherein each outer toe opening of the pair of outer toe openings is sized and configured to interchangeably receive either a first toe of the foot or a fourth toe and a fifth toc of the foot, the plurality of toe openings including a central toe opening which is sized and configured to receive a second toe and a third toe of the foot, each separating member having a V-shape and being oriented and configured to conform to a crotch between an adjacent pair of toes of the foot, the pair of separating members being integrally formed with the tubular member.