Compressive resistant fabric

Abstract

A sock includes a cuff portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion. The lower portion includes at least one non-compressive resistant fiber, a heal area, a toe area, and at least one compressive resistant fiber. The at least one compressive resistant fiber is located in at least one of the heal area and the toe area and.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sock comprising:
 a cuff portion;   an upper portion; and   a lower portion including at least one non-compressive resistant fiber, a heal area, a toe area, and at least one compressive resistant fiber located in at least one of the heal area and the toe area and.   
     
     
         2 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber extends in a serpentine pattern in the heel area and in a serpentine patter in the toe area. 
     
     
         3 . The sock of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber extends in a serpentine pattern in the heel area the at least one compressive resistant fiber extends in a serpentine pattern in the toe area. 
     
     
         4 . The sock of  claim 3 , wherein the serpentine pattern in the heel area is spaced from the serpentine pattern in the toe area by an arch area. 
     
     
         5 . The sock of  claim 4 , wherein the serpentine pattern in the heel area of the at least one compressive resistant fiber is connected to the serpentine pattern in the toe area of the at least one compressive resistant fiber. 
     
     
         6 . The sock of  claim 3 , wherein the heel area includes a first density of the at least one compressive resistant fiber, the toe area includes a second density of the at least one compressive resistant fiber, and the first density is different from the second density. 
     
     
         7 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber extends in one of a heel to toe direction or side to side direction and the at least one non-compressive resistant fiber extends in the other of the heel to toe direction and the side to side direction. 
     
     
         8 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber includes pairs of adjacent compressive resistant fibers separated by a single non-compressive resistant fiber. 
     
     
         9 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber includes at least one of encapsulated gel, synthetic rubber, natural rubber, and silicone. 
     
     
         10 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber includes at least one of fluoroelastomer, fluoropolymer, and foam. 
     
     
         11 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber is silicone having a Shore-A scale between 20 and 30 and a diameter between 1/64 th  of an inch and 1/32 nd  of an inch. 
     
     
         12 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein s cross-sectional profile of the at least one compressive resistant fiber varies. 
     
     
         13 . The sock of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber includes at least one of a circumferential groove and a longitudinal groove. 
     
     
         14 . The sock of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber includes at least one of a protrusion and a textured surface. 
     
     
         15 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber is woven into the entirety of the lower portion. 
     
     
         16 . The sock of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber extends in a heel to toe direction and the at least one non-compressive resistant fiber extends in a widthwise serpentine pattern. 
     
     
         17 . The sock of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber includes a plurality of individual compressive resistant fibers extending in the heel to toe direction. 
     
     
         18 . The sock of  claim 16 , wherein at least one non-compressive resistant fiber extends in the heel to toe direction. 
     
     
         19 . The sock of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one compressive resistant fiber extends upward from the lower portion adjacent the toe area and adjacent the heel area onto the upper portion. 
     
     
         20 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one non-compressive resistant fiber includes at least one of cotton, polyester, nylon, wool, merino, bamboo, and silk.