A sock having raised features includes one or more three-dimensional paw pads affixed thereon. More in particular, a plurality of individual three-dimensional paw pads are affixed to a bottom portion of the sock to provide a visual effect of having animal paws, and to further provide a wearer a tactile sensation of having animal paws on the wearer's foot while walking. A mold assembly and a method for the manufacture of a plurality of three-dimensional paw pads to be affixed to a sock includes at least one mold.

A foot cover including a stretchable lattice configured to be worn over a foot of a user. The stretchable lattice being fitted to a shape of a human foot. The stretchable lattice is an elastomer. The stretchable lattice defines a first plurality of openings and a second plurality of openings. The foot cover includes a first end of the stretchable lattice enclosing toes of the foot of the user. The foot cover includes a second end of the stretchable lattice defining an opening for receiving the foot of the user, wherein first end includes the first plurality of openings that are smaller than the second plurality of openings associated with a body of the stretchable lattice.

The present invention relates to a yoga cushion-padded sock in which a cushion pad is attached through mold pressing instead of needlework so as to adjust a thickness of the cushion pad and to simultaneously attach the cushion pad to both sides or one side. Particularly, as a yoga-exclusive sock, the cushion pad is attached to a part of a frictional surface during yoga moves so as to strengthen grip with a floor and complexly provide a shock absorption function and a nonslip quality, and the cushion pad includes air holes to be smoothly ventilated.

A method for treating a knitted foot garment that provides added cushion to the knitted material of the sock includes the steps of heating a liquid polymer mixture, forcing gas into the mixture, agitating the mixture to create a bubble infused mixture, injecting the bubble infused mixture into a polymer template, attaching the polymer template to the outer sole of a knitted foot garment, and cooling the gas infused polymer mixture. A knitted foot garment includes upper, heel, toe, and sole knitted fabric portions integrally woven together to define a chamber. A plurality of encapsulated polymer pads are attached to and protrude from an outer surface of either the heel, toe or sole portions. The polymer pads contain gas bubbles to provide increased cushioning to the sole of the foot garment.

A system, method, and foot cover for preventing slippage. The foot cover includes a stretchable lattice configured to be worn over a foot of a user. The stretchable lattice defines a plurality of openings providing ventilation to the foot of the user. A first end of the stretchable lattice encloses toes of the foot of the user. An opening of the stretchable lattice defines an opening for receiving the foot of the user.

Disclosed herein are apparatuses and articles including an adhering portion comprising a textile having an integral surface adhering substrate, said adhering portion configured to releasably adhere to the surface using the integral surface adhering substrate. In one aspect, the adhering portion is configured to releasably adhere to a wearer's body surface and a garment body surface with friction, wherein the friction is sufficient to hold the apparatus and article in a fixed position without the need for adhesives or mechanical fasteners. Also disclosed herein method of using said textile having an integral skin adhering substrate and methods for making the disclosed apparatuses and articles.

An anti-slip device, including at least one main body, including an outer surface to resist movement across a ground surface, and an inner surface to connect to footwear.

A comfort article may comprise a proximal layer that adheres to the skin of a foot, and a non-slip distal layer with a high coefficient of friction that prevents footwear from sliding with respect to the foot without adhering to or sticking to the shoe. The proximal layer comprises a sticky adhesive surface or dry adhesive. The comfort article is cutout into various shapes and applied to one or more locations on a user's foot at a point of contact within the shoe that is intended to prevent the foot from moving with respect to the shoe. The comfort articles may also be supplied as a kit with various precut devices configured to fit certain types of footwear and accommodate user preferences. A cushion layer(s) may be interposed between the proximal layer and distal layer.

A smartphone or other mobile computer device, general purpose or specialized, wherein the smartphone device is configured to actively control the configuration of one or more bladders, compartments, chambers or internal sipes and one or more sensors located in either one or both of a sole or a removable inner sole insert of the footwear of the user and/or located in an apparatus worn or carried by the user, glued unto the user, or implanted in the user. The one or more bladders, compartments, chambers, or sipes, and one or more sensors are configured for computer control. A sole and/or a removable inner sole insert for footwear, including one or more bladders, compartments, chambers, internal sipes and sensors in the sole and/or in a removable insert; or on an insole; all being configured for control by a smartphone or other mobile computer device, general purpose or specialized.

The present invention relates to a method and a structure for attaching nonslip members to both sides of a sock, in which nonslip members having a variety of patterns may be firmly attached to an inner side and an outer side of a sock, which need a nonslip member, using a mold, the nonslip member includes air holes to be smoothly ventilated, and a size of the nonslip member is adequately adjusted according to a thickness and an area of the mold.