A sock has a foot portion and an ankle portion. The foot portion has an upper section, a lower section, side sections, an open rear section, and a closed forward toe section. The ankle portion has a top section and a bottom section. A forward friction zone on the foot portion is formed of a plurality of forward threads laterally spaced and extending longitudinally. The forward threads are fabricated of an elastomeric material woven into the lower section and extending rearwardly from the closed forward toe section. The forward threads are coplanar with the lower section. A rearward friction zone on the foot portion is formed of a plurality of rearward threads longitudinally spaced and extending latitudinally. The rearward threads are fabricated of an elastomeric material woven into the lower section and extending forwardly from the open rear section. The rearward threads are coplanar with the lower section.

Socks or stockings including integrated gripping systems include gripping material disposed on external surfaces of a sole of the sock and gripping material disposed on internal surfaces of the sock. In some examples, the integrated gripping systems comprise a first set of gripping dots comprising gripping material applied to external surfaces of the sole of the sock and a second set of gripping dots comprising gripping material applied to internal surfaces of the sole of the sock. In some examples, the integrated gripping systems comprise a knitted fabric including gripping yarn, which includes knitted gripping portions disposed on internal surfaces of the sock and external surfaces of the sock.

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 shock-absorbing sock is shown and described. In one embodiment, the sock is a shock-absorbing athletic sock generally conforming to the shape of a human foot that includes a heel portion, a mid-foot portion and a shock absorbing assembly. The shock absorbing assembly may include a cavity assembly and a shock absorbing material. In other embodiments, the sock may include a slip-avoidance system.

A split grip sock device is disclosed that reduces slippage during lateral movements commonly performed during sports like basketball, tennis, soccer, and football. The device solves these problems by adding grip to the bottom of the sock and having a separate compartment for the big toe which allows for improved pivoting and change of direction. Further, the device also provides cushioning over the metatarsals to alleviate shoelace pressure and over the heel area to prevent blisters. Specifically, the split grip sock device comprises a thicker weave over the top of the foot and heel, with heat-pressed rubber pieces on the bottom of the sole.

This invention provides an anti-off invisible sock and a manufacturing method thereof. The anti-off invisible sock includes a sock body and an anti-slip film. The sock body includes a sock heel, a sock middle section, and a sock toe. The sock heel, the sock middle section, and the sock toe are formed integrally by knitting. The anti-slip film is hot stamped inside the sock heel by heat transfer and it is a polyolefin glue film. The anti-off invisible sock provided by this invention has sufficient elasticity, more closely fitting, and is comfort to wear and uneasy to fall off. Meanwhile, an allergic problem caused by silica gel in the conventional anti-off sock can be effectively avoided.

A sock having absorbent properties is disclosed. The sock includes a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion constructed at least partially of a waterproof material and the bottom portion constructed of a second material. The top portion is comprised of a top edge constructed at least partially of an absorbent material. The the waterproof material and the absorbent material prevent a fluid from contacting the skin of a user and a shoe worn by the user.

A sock with internal gripping surface having a unitary sock body of a flexible fabric material, with an upper terminal end defining an enclosed upper opening, with a distal end opposing the upper terminal end, and with an inner surface enclosing and defining a sock cavity spanning from the enclosed upper opening to the distal end and having a plurality of elastic protuberances each extending inwardly from the inner surface and into the sock cavity a length of approximately 0.25-1.25 mm, continually spanning around a circumference of the inner surface, disposed in tightly spaced configuration with one another, and spanning approximately 35-45 mm from a point proximal to the upper terminal end.

A protective, separated-toe garment comprises a first, big-toe element, a second, pinky-toe element, and a third foot-pad element. The big-toe element comprises a front first edge disposed substantially perpendicular to opposing side edges, first and second curved edges from respective side edges in a curve to meet at a first point opposite the front first edge. The pinky-toe element comprises a front fifth edge substantially perpendicular to opposing third and fourth side edges, third and fourth curved edges tapering from the side edges in a curve to meet at a second point opposite the front fifth edge. The third foot pad element comprises a front ninth edge defining an oblique curve such that ends of the front ninth edge develop and merge into sixth and seventh side edges, respectively, at opposite sides at an oblique angle and curve rearwards to end at a respective side of an eighth rear edge.

A non-slip, reinforced heel sock is provided to prevent the slipping of the sock off of the foot, into the shoe. The sock is comprised of a toe portion, a heel portion, and a central body portion interconnecting the heel and toe portions, and a foot opening. The sock is worn inside of the shoe and is reinforced with an element that is attached to the heel portion of the sock and extends above the upper rear edge of the shoe.