| 摘要 |
A pairing device for attaching socks in a pair to one another during storage and for laundering. The pairing device includes two buckle assemblies, one attached to each sock of the pair, and each having a buckle element that mates with the buckle element of the other buckle assembly. The two buckle assembles each include an elastic band that has ends that are secured to the sock, defining two points of attachment; the buckle element is attached to the elastic band, for example at one of the points of attachment to the sock. When attached to the sock, each elastic band stretches in the same direction as the primary direction in which the sock is stretched when worn. |
| 主权项 |
1. Attachable paired socks, comprising:
first and second socks, each having an upper portion that stretches in a primary direction when worn; a pairing device, comprising:
a first fastener assembly comprising:
a first stretchable band, attached to the upper portion of the first sock at first and second locations oriented relative to one another substantially in the primary direction of stretch; anda first fastener, attached to the first stretchable band; anda second fastener assembly comprising:
a second stretchable band, attached to the upper portion of the second sock at first and second locations oriented relative to one another substantially in the primary direction of stretch; anda second fastener, adapted to mate with the first fastener, and attached to the second stretchable band. |
