WO2015130176A1

WO2015130176A1 - Sock for use when cleaning

Info

Publication number: WO2015130176A1
Application number: PCT/NO2015/050040
Authority: WO
Inventors: Line Beate ULSTEIN; Thor Øyvind RAFTO
Original assignee: Raske Rafto
Priority date: 2014-02-25
Filing date: 2015-02-25
Publication date: 2015-09-03
Also published as: EP3133943A1; CN106255432A; NO335856B1; NO20140244A1; US20160353808A1

Abstract

Watertight sock with vent holes, for use when cleaning, in rubber, latex, or nitrile, where vent holes (1, 2) provide for sufficient ventilation, elastics, knotting, or extra stretchable material (3, 4) provide for the sock to stay in place, anti-skid material (5, 6) sees to that one does not skid, the cut (7, 8) provides for snug fit on the foot, and a flossy inside sees to the sock being easy to put on and take off over textile or skin.

Description

Invention: «Sock for use when cleaning*

The invention relates to a watertight sock with vent holes for use by floor cleaning. The objective technical problem to be solved is: How to provide footwear suitable for floor cleaning, preventing water, soap, and chemicals from getting in direct contact with skin and textiles on a foot.

The sock may also be used by other activities such as floor painting or floor oiling.

The sock is designed in soft and pliable rubber, nitrile or latex material in such a way that it may easily be tread on the foot. The sock may be used several times.

In the first place the sock is watertight, but vent holes are arranged in specific areas by wrist and calf such that the sock does not get tight and humid when used. It is also feasible having vent holes in other specific locations such as around the calf, at the backside of the calf, at the ankle, at the Achilles heel, and on the heel.

Uppermost on the sock and by the ankle, elastic, knotting, or tighter rubber, nitrile or latex material, or another tightening mechanism, hinder the sock from curling itself up, or falling down.

Tightening mechanism located in strategic locations provides for rapid treading of the sock, and for snug fit on the foot.

The sock is wide enough to make room for a trouser leg within the sock, and the trouser leg thereby not getting wet.

Anti-skid material arranged under the sock will see to that someone using the sock will not skid.

A curving between toes and heel sees to that the sock fits snugly on the foot.

The inside of the sock is flossy such that it may easily be pulled up on the outside of clothes. The sock is manufactured by dipping adapted model feet in latex, rubber, or nitrile, and thereafter it is sprayed with finely chopped cotton or another material on the inside, and vulcanized such that it becomes elastic. The sock may be manufactured in one integral unit with breathing holes and elastic latex material and anti-skid in strategic areas, or some parts may be produced separately. The sock may be manufactured in different colors, patterns, and sizes.

There is known prior art in the area. "Waterproof breathable sock", United States Patent number 4,809,447, discloses a footwear where the uppermost part is made of breathable material, but has not specifically arranged breathing holes at wrist and calf or in other limited areas. Here the material in itself is breathable. "Waterproof breathable sock" is not meant to cover the need for a watertight sock for use by floor cleaning. "Sole coated toe sock", United States Patent number US 2012/00900077 A1 discloses a breathable sock for use when "running barefoot". The sock does not have specifically located breathing holes by wrist and calf or in other limited areas. "Sole coated toe sock" is not meant to cover the need for a watertight sock for use by floor cleaning.

The figure shows the sock with specific location of vent holes by wrist (1 ), vent holes by calf (2), tightening means at calf (3), tightening means by ankle (4), and anti-skid material under the sock at the toe balls (5), and at the heel (6), and curving under the foot (7), and wide shape at the calf (8).

Claims

1 . Watertight sock with specifically located vent holes, for use when floor cleaning to hinder water, soap, and chemicals to get in direct contact with skin and textiles,

characterized by the specifically located vent holes arranged in limited area at wrist and calf (1 , 2), providing for sufficient ventilation to avoid humidity inside the sock.

2. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, with specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 ,

characterized by the strategically located tightening means in form of elastics, knotting, or extra stretchable material at wrist and calf (3, 4).

3. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, with specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 - 2 or in another limited area according to claim 13,

characterized by strategically arranged anti-skid material (5, 6) under the foot at toe balls (5), and/or at heel (6).

4. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 - 3 and claim 13,

characterized by curving under the foot (7) between toe balls and heel.

5. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 - 4 and claim 13,

characterized by wide and high calf (8).

6. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 - 5 and claim 13,

characterized by design in the materials latex, rubber, nitrile, or other soft and watertight material.

7. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 - 6 and claim 13,

characterized by the inside being flossy.

8. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 , claim 3 - 7 and claim 9 - 13, characterized by the sock being without tightening means.

9. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 - 2, claim 4 - 8 and claim 10 - 13, characterized by the sock being without anti-skid material.

10. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 - 3, claim 5 - 9 and claim 1 1 - 13, characterized by the sock being without curving under the foot.

1 1 . Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 - 4, claim 6 - 10 and claim 12 - 13, characterized by the sock being without wide and high calf.

12. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 - 6, claim 8 - 1 1 and claim 13, characterized by the inside not being flossy.

13. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area around the calf, at the back of the calf, at the ankle, at the Achilles heel, and at the heel.

14. Watertight sock for use when cleaning, whit specifically located vent holes in limited area at wrist and calf according to claim 1 , characterized by strategically located tightening means around ankle.