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An anatomic dry athletic toe sock includes a sock shaft section with a shaft support section to encircle a lower part of a leg of a wearer and to maintain the sock in proper orientation upon a wearer's leg, and a closed foot section adapted to receive the foot of the wearer. The closed foot section

An anatomic dry athletic toe sock includes a sock shaft section with a shaft support section to encircle a lower part of a leg of a wearer and to maintain the sock in proper orientation upon a wearer's leg, and a closed foot section adapted to receive the foot of the wearer. The closed foot section includes a heel section adapted to receive a heel of the wearer therein, an arch section having an arch support section to encircle the foot of the wearer in the arch of the wearer's foot and to prevent the arch section from moving relative to the wearer's foot, and a plurality of separated, closed toe sections to receive toes of the foot of the wearer. The toe sections are joined by nested, overlapping material portions. The sock is also made at least partially of an air-permeable hydrophobic fiber material.

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1. An anatomic dry athletic toe sock shaped to fit either a right foot or a left foot of a wearer, said anatomic dry athletic toe sock comprising: a sock shaft section including an open end through which the foot of the wearer is inserted when the sock is put on, the sock shaft section including a s

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An anatomic dry athletic toe sock shaped to fit either a right foot or a left foot of a wearer, said anatomic dry athletic toe sock comprising: a sock shaft section including an open end through which the foot of the wearer is inserted when the sock is put on, the sock shaft section including a shaft support section to encircle a lower part of a leg of a wearer and to maintain the sock in proper orientation upon the leg;a closed foot section adapted to receive the foot of the wearer, the closed foot section including a heel section adapted to receive a heel of the wearertherein,an arch section having an arch support section to encircle the foot of the wearer in an arch of the wearer's foot and to prevent the arch section of the sock from moving relative to the wearer's foot,a plurality of separated, closed toe sections to receive toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and that each have an apex located where adjacent toe sections are joined, the toe sections joined by nested, overlapping material portions at the apex of each trough region,wherein said sock is made at least partially of an air-permeable, hydrophobic, wicking fiber material. 2. The sock of claim 1, wherein the sock includes an interior portion and an exterior portion, the interior portion including a greater or equal amount of hydrophobic fiber material than the exterior portion, the hydrophobic fiber material serving to wick away perspiration from the user's body and allow air therethrough. 3. The sock of claim 1, where the sock includes one or more sections with multiple adjacent high density and low density hydrophobic fiber material areas. 4. The sock of claim 1, where the hydrophobic fiber material is channeled. 5. The sock of claim 1, where the hydrophobic fiber material has at least one of a tetra-channeled and hollow-core configuration. 6. The sock of claim 1, wherein the shaft support section includes multiple adjacent high density and low density hydrophobic fiber material areas. 7. The sock of claim 1, wherein the sock includes a dual-welt band. 8. The sock of claim 1, wherein the heel section is configured to provide an anatomic, accurately sized, anti-slipping, good form fit to a natural shape of a wearer's heel, preventing the heel section from bunching up or slipping out of place. 9. The sock of claim 1, wherein the heel section has a generally bilaterally symmetric trapezoidal shape. 10. The sock of claim 9, wherein the heel section has sides with opposite angled stitched seams. 11. The sock of claim 1, wherein each toe section includes a top portion above the toe and a bottom portion below the toe that are seamless. 12. A sock comprising: a heel section adapted to receive a heel of a foot of a wearer therein;an arch section; anda plurality of separated, closed toe sections to receive toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and that each have an apex located where adjacent toe sections are joined, the toe sections joined by nested, overlapping material portions at the apex of each trough region. 13. A sock in accordance with claim 1224, wherein the sock is made at least partially of an air-permeable, hydrophobic fiber material. 14. A sock in accordance with claim 13, wherein the sock includes an interior portion and an exterior portion, the interior portion including a greater or equal amount of hydrophobic fiber material than the exterior portion. 15. A sock in accordance with claim 13, wherein the sock includes one or more sections with multiple adjacent high density and low density hydrophobic fiber material areas. 16. A sock in accordance with claim 13, wherein the hydrophobic fiber material comprises channels. 17. A sock in accordance with claim 13, wherein the hydrophobic fiber material has at least one of a tetra-channeled and hollow-core configuration. 18. A sock in accordance with claim 1224, wherein the heel section has a generally bilaterally symmetric trapezoidal shape. 19. A sock in accordance with claim 1224, wherein the heel section has sides with opposite angled stitched seams. 20. A sock in accordance with claim 1224, wherein the arch support section includes multiple adjacent high density and low density hydrophobic fiber material areas. 21. A sock in accordance with claim 1224, wherein each toe section includes a top portion above the toe and a bottom portion below the toe that are seamless. 22. A sock in accordance with claim 12, further comprising: a sock shaft section including an open end through which the foot of the wearer is inserted when the sock is put on and adapted to encircle a lower part of a leg of a wearer. 23. A sock in accordance with claim 2224, wherein the shaft support section includes multiple adjacent high density and low density hydrophobic fiber material areas. 24. A sock in accordance with claim 22, whereinA sock comprising: a heel section adapted to receive a heel of a foot of a wearer therein; an arch section; and a plurality of separated, closed toe sections to receive toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and that each have an apex located where adjacent toe sections are joined, the toe sections joined by nested, overlapping material portions at the apex of each trough region; a sock shaft section including an open end through which the foot of a wearer is inserted when the sock is put on and adapted to encircle a lower part of the leg of a wearer, the sock includesincluding a dual-welt band. 25. A method of making a sock, comprising the steps of: forming a heel section adapted to receive a heel of a foot of a wearer therein;forming an arch section; andforming a plurality of separated, closed toe sections to receive toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and that each have an apex located where adjacent toe sections are joined, the toe sections joined by nested, overlapping material portions at the apex of each trough region. 26. A method in accordance with claim 2537, wherein the sock is made at least partially of an air-permeable, hydrophobic fiber material. 27. A method in accordance with claim 26, wherein the sock includes an interior portion and an exterior portion, the interior portion including a greater or equal amount of hydrophobic fiber material than the exterior portion. 28. A method in accordance with claim 26, wherein the sock includes one or more sections with multiple adjacent high density and low density hydrophobic fiber material areas. 29. A method in accordance with claim 26, wherein the hydrophobic fiber material comprises channels. 30. A method in accordance with claim 26, wherein the hydrophobic fiber material has at least one of a tetra-channeled and hollow-core configuration. 31. A method in accordance with claim 2537, wherein the heel section has a generally bilaterally symmetric trapezoidal shape. 32. A method in accordance with claim 26, wherein the heel section has sides with opposite angled stitched seams. 33. A method in accordance with claim 2537, wherein the arch support section includes multiple adjacent high density and low density hydrophobic fiber material areas. 34. A method in accordance with claim 2537, wherein each toe section includes a top portion above the toe and a bottom portion below the toe that are seamless. 35. A method in accordance with claim 25, further comprising the step of: forming a sock shaft section including an open end through which the foot of the wearer is inserted when the sock is put on and adapted to encircle a lower part of a leg of a wearer. 36. A method in accordance with claim 3537, wherein the shaft support section includes multiple adjacent high density and low density hydrophobic fiber material areas. 37. A method in accordance with claim 35, further comprising the step of:A method of making a sock, comprising the steps of: forming a heel section adapted to receive a heel of a foot of a wearer therein; forming an arch section; forming a plurality of separated, closed toe sections to receive toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and that each have an apex located where adjacent toe sections are joined, the toe sections joined by nested, overlapping material portions at the apex of each trough region, forming a sock shaft section including an open end through which the foot of the wearer is inserted when the sock is put on and adapted to encircle a lower part of a leg of a wearer, and forming a dual-welt band on the sock. 38. A sock comprising: a sock shaft section including an open end through which a foot of a wearer is inserted when the sock is put on; anda closed foot section adapted to receive the foot of the wearer, the closed foot section including a heel section adapted to receive a heel of the wearer therein,an arch section,a plurality of separated, closed toe sections to receive toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and that each have an apex located where adjacent toe sections are joined, the toe sections joined by nested, overlapping material portions at the apex of each trough region,wherein said sock is made at least partially of a air-permeable, hydrophobic fiber material. 39. A sock in accordance with claim 38, wherein the sock includes an interior portion and an exterior portion, the interior portion including a greater or equal amount of hydrophobic fiber material than the exterior portion. 40. A sock comprising: a sock shaft section including an open end through which a foot of a wearer is inserted when the sock is put on; anda closed foot section adapted to receive the foot of the wearer, the closed foot section including a heel section adapted to receive a heel of the wearer therein,an arch section,a plurality of separated, closed toe sections to receive toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and that each have an apex located where adjacent toe sections are joined, the toe sections joined by nested, overlapping material portions at the apex of each trough region, the sock including a dual-welt band. 41. A sock in accordance with claim 10, wherein each toe section includes a top portion above the toe and a bottom portion below the toe that are seamless. 42. A toe sock, the toe sock comprising: (a) a sock shaft section adapted to encircle a lower part of a leg of a wearer, the shaft section including an open end through which a foot of a wearer is inserted;(b) a closed foot section adapted to receive the foot of a wearer, the closed foot section including a heel section and an arch section;(c) a plurality of separated, closed toe sections configured to receive the toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and being joined by nested, overlapping material portions at an apex of each trough region, wherein the apex is positioned where adjacent toe sections are joined; and(d) the sock includes a dual-welt band. 43. The toe sock in accordance with claim 42, wherein the toe sock is an anatomic toe sock shaped to fit either a right foot or a left foot of a wearer. 44. The toe sock in accordance with claim 42, wherein the toe sock is a dry sock at least partially comprising an air-permeable, hydrophobic material. 45. A toe sock, the toe sock comprising: (a) a sock shaft section adapted to encircle a lower part of a leg of a wearer, the shaft section including an open end through which a foot of a wearer is inserted;(b) a closed foot section adapted to receive the foot of a wearer;(c) a plurality of separated, closed toe sections configured to receive the toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and being joined by nested, overlapping material portions at an apex of each trough region, wherein the apex is positioned where adjacent toe sections are joined;(d) the sock includes a dual-welt band; and(e) the toe sock comprising a dry sock at least partially comprising an air-permeable, hydrophobic, wicking fiber material. 46. The toe sock in accordance with claim 42, wherein the toe sock is an athletic sock. 47. The toe sock in accordance with claim 42, wherein the sock shaft section is adapted so as to maintain the sock in proper orientation upon the leg. 48. The toe sock in accordance with claim 42, wherein the arch section encircles a foot of the wearer. 49. The toe sock in accordance with claim 48, wherein the arch section is configured for preventing the arch section from moving relative to the wearer's foot. 50. An anatomical toe sock, the toe sock comprising: (a) a sock shaft section including an open end through which the foot of a wearer is inserted when the sock is put on and adapted to encircle a lower part of the leg of a wearer;(b) a closed foot section adapted to receive the foot of the wearer and including a heel section adapted to receive a heel of a foot of a wearer therein and an arch section;(c) a plurality of separated, closed toe sections configured to receive toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate from one another to prevent the toes from rubbing, wherein the toe sock is adapted to fit either the right or the left foot of a wearer; and(d) the sock including a dual-welt band. 51. The toe sock in accordance with claim 50, wherein the toe sock is a dry sock at least partially comprising an air-permeable, hydrophobic material. 52. The toe sock in accordance with claim 51, wherein the hydrophobic material additionally comprises a wicking fiber material. 53. An anatomic dry athletic toe sock shaped to fit either a right foot or a left foot of a wearer, said anatomic dry athletic toe sock comprising: a sock shaft section including an open end through which the foot of the wearer is inserted when the sock is put on, the sock shaft section including a shaft support section to encircle a lower part of a leg of a wearer and to maintain the sock in proper orientation upon the leg; a closed foot section adapted to receive the foot of the wearer, the closed foot section including a heel section, an arch section, and a plurality of separated, closed toe sections to receive toes of the foot of the wearer, the toe sections being separated by trough regions that keep the toes separate to prevent the toes from rubbing and that each have an apex located where adjacent toe sections are joined, the toe sections joined by nested, overlapping material portions at the apex of each trough region, wherein said sock is made at least partially of an air-permeable, hydrophobic, wicking fiber material.