Orthopedic Sock

Abstract

An orthopedic sock for provision of arch support includes a sleeve that defines an interior space. The sleeve is resilient. An opening is positioned in the sleeve. A support is coupled to the sleeve and extends into the interior space. The support is resilient. The opening is positioned in the sleeve such that the opening is configured to insert a foot of a user into the interior space. The support is positioned in the interior space such that the support is configured to abut and buttress an arch of the foot of the user.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An orthopedic sock comprising:
 a sleeve defining an interior space, said sleeve being resilient;   an opening positioned in said sleeve;   a support coupled to said sleeve and extending into said interior space, said support being resilient; and   wherein said opening is positioned in said sleeve such that said opening is configured for insertion of a foot of a user into said interior space, wherein said support is positioned in said interior space such that said support is configured to abut and buttress an arch of the foot of the user.   
     
     
         2 . The sock of  claim 1 , further including said sleeve being sized to substantially cover the foot of a user. 
     
     
         3 . The sock of  claim 1 , further including said sleeve being sized to cover the foot of the user and at least a portion of a lower leg of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The sock of  claim 1 , further including said support being positioned on a bottom of said sleeve proximate to a respective opposing side of said sleeve. 
     
     
         5 . The sock of  claim 4 , further including said sleeve extending from proximate to a heal section of said sleeve toward a toe end of said sleeve. 
     
     
         6 . The sock of  claim 5 , further including said support being oblong such that a wide end of said support is positioned proximate to said heal section and a narrow end of said support is positioned distal from said heal section. 
     
     
         7 . The sock of  claim 6 , further including said support having a top surface, said top surface being arcuate such that opposing side surfaces of said support are curved and wherein said support is dimensionally thicker proximate to said wide end than said narrow end. 
     
     
         8 . The sock of  claim 1 , further including a cover, said cover being coupled to an inner surface of said sleeve defining a chamber within said interior space, said chamber being substantially complementary to said support, said support being positioned within said chamber, wherein said cover is positioned on said sleeve such that said chamber is positioned to retain said support in abutment to the arch of the foot positioned in said sleeve. 
     
     
         9 . The sock of  claim 1 , further including said cover being integral to said sleeve. 
     
     
         10 . An orthopedic sock comprising:
 a sleeve defining an interior space, said sleeve being resilient, said sleeve being sized to substantially cover a foot of a user, said sleeve being sized to cover the foot of the user and at least a portion of a lower leg of the user;   an opening positioned in said sleeve, wherein said opening is positioned in said sleeve such that said opening is configured for insertion of the foot of the user into said interior space;   a support coupled to said sleeve and extending into said interior space, said support being resilient, wherein said support is positioned in said interior space such that said support is configured to abut and buttress an arch of the foot of the user, said support being positioned on a bottom of said sleeve proximate to a respective opposing side of said sleeve, said sleeve extending from proximate to a heal section of said sleeve toward a toe end of said sleeve, said support being oblong such that a wide end of said support is positioned proximate to said heal section and a narrow end of said support is positioned distal from said heal section, said support having a top surface, said top surface being arcuate such that opposing side surfaces of said support are curved and wherein said support is dimensionally thicker proximate to said wide end than said narrow end;   a cover, said cover being coupled to an inner surface of said sleeve defining a chamber within said interior space, said chamber being substantially complementary to said support, said support being positioned within said chamber, wherein said cover is positioned on said sleeve such that said chamber is positioned to retain said support in abutment to the arch of the foot positioned in said sleeve, said cover being integral to said sleeve; and   wherein said opening is positioned in said sleeve such that said opening is configured for insertion of the foot of the user into said interior space, wherein said cover is positioned on said sleeve such that said chamber is positioned to retain said support in abutment to the arch of the foot positioned in said sleeve such that said support is configured to buttress the arch of the foot of the user.