Shaped foot coverlet and method for its manufacture on circular stocking knitting machines

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EP 1 195 458 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	26.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/26

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	10.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/15

(21)	Application number: 01870187.0

(22)	Date of filing: 30.08.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D04B 1/26, A41B 11/10

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

01.09.2000 IT BS000085

(71)	Applicant: Busi Giovanni S.r.l.
	25080 Botticino Sera, Brescia (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Busi, Gianmario 25080 Botticino Sera, Brescia (IT)

(74)	Representative: Kuborn, Jacques et al
	Office Hanssens S.P.R.L. Square Marie-Louise, 40 - bte 19 1000 Bruxelles 1000 Bruxelles (BE)

(54)	Shaped foot coverlet and method for its manufacture on circular stocking knitting machines

(57) The present invention pertains to a knitted foot coverlet or protective stocking, having in an integral shape, a pocket (10) that is overlapped by an elastic border (11) intended to cover the heel of a foot, a tiptoe portion (15) to cover the tiptoe of the foot, middle zones (12, 13) to cover parts of the foot between the heel and the tiptoe. These include a middle section (12) of constant width, continuing to the pocket (10) of the heel and intended to cover the foot at the hollow as well as a knitted tubular portion (13) between the middle section and tiptoe, intended to cover a remaining part of the plantar aspect and at least a part of the dorsal aspect of the foot. The present invention also pertains to a method for manufacturing the article on a circular stocking knitting machine.

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