Socks and methods for making the same

Abstract

A sock manufactured and sold in specific sizes. The size of the sock corresponds to a shoe size. The invention also includes a method of manufacturing and selling socks in specific sizes corresponding to shoe size.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sock comprising:
 a foot portion having a toe box area and an opposing heel area with an arch portion extending from the toe box area to the heel area;   the heel area comprising a heel lock mechanism configured to stabilize the heel area to a heel; and   a leg portion adjoining the foot portion at an ankle area, the leg portion terminating at a circumferential opening for placement of the sock on a foot,   wherein the sock is sized in accordance with a single shoe size.   
     
     
         2 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the shoe size is a standard American shoe size. 
     
     
         3 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein the foot portion and the leg portion comprise natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The sock according to  claim 3 , wherein the natural fibers are selected from a group consisting of cotton, wool, bamboo, rayon, hemp, modal, silk, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The sock according to  claim 3 , wherein the synthetic fibers are selected from a group consisting of nylon, polyester, elastane, polypropylene, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The sock according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the toe box area comprises a toe box circumference;   the arch portion comprises an arch circumference;   the heel lock mechanism comprising a heel lock circumference; and   the ankle area comprises an ankle circumference.   
     
     
         7 . The sock according to  claim 6 , wherein the arch circumference is larger than the toe box circumference, wherein the arch circumference is between about 0.50 inches to about 1.00 inch larger than the toe box circumference. 
     
     
         8 . The sock according to  claim 6 , wherein the heel lock circumference is larger than the ankle circumference, wherein the heel lock circumference is between about 1.75 inches to about 3.00 inches larger than the ankle circumference. 
     
     
         9 . A method of manufacturing a sock, the method comprising:
 knitting a plurality of fibers to form a foot portion and a leg portion,   wherein, the foot portion comprises a toe box area and an opposing a heel area with an arch portion extending from the toe box area to the heel area, the heel area comprising a heel lock mechanism configured to stabilize the heel area to a heel; and   the leg portion adjoins the foot portion at an ankle area, the leg portion terminating at an opening for placement of the sock on a foot,   wherein the sock is knitted to a size in accordance with a standard shoe size.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the shoe size is a standard American shoe size. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of fibers is selected from the group consisting of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and combinations of synthetic fibers and natural fibers. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the natural fibers are selected from a group consisting of cotton, wool, bamboo, rayon, hemp, modal, silk, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the synthetic fibers are selected from a group consisting of nylon, polyester, elastane, polypropylene, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the sock is knitted in a size in accordance with a standard American shoe size selected from a men size 1 to a men size 17. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of fibers are knitted to provide:
 a toe box circumference at the toe box area;   an arch circumference at the arch portion;   a heel lock circumference at the heel lock mechanism; and   an ankle circumference at the ankle portion.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the arch circumference is larger than the toe box circumference, wherein the arch circumference is between about 0.50 inches to about 1.00 inch larger than the toe box circumference. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the heel lock circumference is larger than the ankle circumference, wherein the heel lock circumference is between about 1.75 inches to about 3.00 inches larger than the ankle circumference.