A footwear article provided with a housing to removably hold or attach an object. The housing is arranged to minimize the inconvenience caused by the presence of the object in the housing when the housing of the footwear article is used on the foot, ankle or leg of a user. The longitudinal median axis of the object and/or the housing is located on the rear area of the inside or on the front area of the outside of the ankle/footwear article. The housing provides a storage space for an object such as a Smartphone.

Disclosed is an article for protection of the tibia and/or the foot composed of a sock including at least one pouch and at least one pad removably positioned in the pouch; the article is remarkable in that the pouch is fixed to the inside of the sock and in that the pad is composed of a flexible and flat part including a layer obtained from a viscoelastic material and at least one layer made of fabric fixed to at least one of the faces of the layer of viscoelastic material.

A sports sock includes a sock body having a pocket located along an inside surface. The pocket is positioned along the front end of the sock at a location suitable for covering the shin bone of a sock wearer. The pocket includes an opening along the top end, and has a shape and size that conforms to a shin guard. A flap is positioned along one edge of the pocket opening for selectively allowing and preventing passage of the shin guard through the pocket opening.

A method of concealing and/or securing jewelry on a user includes placing a sock on a foot of the user. The sock may include a sock body having an open end portion, a closed end portion, and a slit formed on the sock body adjacent the open end portion. A pocket body may be coupled to the sock body and may define a pocket cavity, with the pocket body having a narrow neck and a wide bottom. The method may include inserting a jewelry item into the pocket cavity to cause the narrow neck to expand as the jewelry is advanced through the narrow neck.

An apparatus and method of making the same is presented. The apparatus may comprise a front portion comprising a front exterior panel and a front interior panel, a back portion comprising a back exterior panel and a back interior panel, the back connected along two sides of the back exterior panel to two corresponding sides of the front exterior panel; and a closure part connecting the non-connected sides of the front exterior panel and the back exterior panel. The front interior panel and the back exterior panel may each comprise a slit opening for a pocket. The closure part may comprise a zipper having a key tab. The apparatus may comprise an RF blocking material. The front may further comprise a flat portion having embossed text, and may also comprise a key chain band. The apparatus may be a wallet, handbag, or other luxury accessory, and/or a wearable item.

Legwear is provided having at least two interior pockets in the calf area and ankle area of the legwear for inserting pads to enhance the physical structure of a person's leg between the knee and the ankle.

An insole constructed of paper provides a periodic somatosensory stimulation to the sole of the foot thought to provide therapeutic benefit with respect to medical conditions related to the functioning of the nervous system. A corrugated upper paper layer may contact the skin directly and absorb and disperse perspiration. Low cost allows a kit to be provided of insoles each providing a different stimulation pattern for rotation over the week.

A hosiery article to be worn on a foot. The hosiery article can include a plurality of pockets, each of the pockets being sized to receive at least one toe of the foot and to enclose the distal end of the toe, wherein at least one of the pockets is sized such that a portion of toe cleavage is exposed when the article is worn on the foot.

Heated socks used to keep a wearer's feet and toes warm. The heated socks include pockets for oxygen-activated chemical heating pouches which generate heat when exposed to air and via friction caused by the wearer when walking, jumping, or other activities and distributed through the sock from toe to ankle to heel. The heated socks are provided with extra cushioning on the bottom of the feet to aid in comfort for the wearer. The heated socks also keep the feet dry from moisture and perspiration.

A method is disclosed for producing a knitted article with two leg pieces and one body on a circular knitting machine with at least one circular needle bed. The method comprises the following steps: a) knitting a first leg piece (3) with continuous motion; b) knitting a first pocket (17) of fabric with continuous motion, starting from an end course (23) of the first leg piece (3); c) knitting a central part (15) of said body with continuous motion; d) knitting a second pocket of fabric (19) with continuous motion starting from the central part of the body up to a start course (29) of a second leg piece (5); e) knitting the second leg piece (5) with continuous motion starting from the start course.