IMPROVEMENTS IN LEGGINGS AND OTHER COVERINGS WORN ON THE LEGS
Year: 1885

page_text: the Legs.
We EDWARD COOPER of 103 and 105 Queen Victoria Street in the City of
London Managing Director of Cooper Box & Co Limited and GEORGE CRICKMORE
CRABBE of 75 Fore Street in the City of Exeter Commercial Traveller in the
employment of the said Company do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN LEGGINGS AND OTHER COVERINGS WORN ON THE LEGS, to be
as follows:-
The invention has reference to Leggings and other coverings worn on the legs
for protection thereof and of the under garments.
The objects of the invention are to enable leggings and other like coverings worn
on the legs to be so worn with increased comfort and enhanced ornamental
appearance with better protection to the parts of the garments covered by them
and other advantages, such as the avoidance of the employment of straps under
the boots or tongues projecting over the shoe or boot.
In carrying out our invention we form at or apply to the lower part of each
legging a piece or pieces of suitable form adapted when the legging. has been
drawn on or applied over the trousers to be turned under or within the trouser
bottom of each leg so as to grasp, embrace or cover the lower part of the trouser
bottom and protect the same from wear, dirt or other matter accruing from the
wearer passing over wet roads, grass or other like surfaces, or otherwise; and also
by such turning in and the hold and security given thereby the legging affords the
like comfort and appearance as the trouser itself and "sets on the leg of the
wearer at the bottom especially neatly and with a "spring" or fall over the foot.
The pieces to turn in may be formed of the same material or character of
material as the legging or it may be of different material.
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The pieces to turn under or within the trousers may be of rounded or of square
or other shape on the edge turned in and they may for each leg be formed as front
and back flaps or pieces.
These flaps or pieces may be in one with the material of the legging or be
cemented, sewn or otherwise attached to the bottoms of the leggings.
The materials of the leggings may be India rubber or other waterproof material,
leather, canvas or other material or combinations thereof and the leggings may be
supported in the usual manner.
These improved leggings will be found ornamental, easy to put on retain
conveniently on the wearer and to put off again.
Dated this ath day of Santombes 100%
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page_text: the Legs.
We EDWARD COOPER of 103 and 105 Queen Victoria Street in the City of
London Managing Director of Cooper Box & Co Limited and GEORGE CRICKMORE
CRABBE of 75 Fore street in the City of Exeter Commercial Traveller in the
employment of the said Company, do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN LEGGINGS AND OTHER COVERINGS WORN ON THE LEGS, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
:
The invention has reference to Leggings and other coverings worn on the legs
for protection thereof and of the under garments.
The objects of the invention are to enable leggings and other like coverings worn
on the legs to be so worn with increased comfort and enhanced ornamental
appearance with better protection to the parts of the garments covered by them
and other advantages, such as the avoidance of the employment of straps under
the boots or tongues projecting over the shoe or boot.
The accompanying drawings will enable us the better to explain our invention
and the means of carrying the same into practical effect.
Figure 1 is a side view of a legging end turned upwards and partly in section so
as to shew the one side of the interior and Figure 2 ahews a like view of the same
turned downwards but with a trouser leg in section shewn in the inside thereof as
it would be with the legging adjusted over it. Figure 3 is a section of trouser leg
and "legging" the former within the latter with the "legging" end folded back as
it may be to expose the flap before tucking it in under the trouser leg.
Figure 4 is a cross section of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is an external view of end of "legging" as it would appear in use no
strap being necessary and no trace of the flaps shown by dotted lines being
discernable externally.
In practice we form at or apply to the lower part of each legging a a piece or
pieces a of suitable form adapted when the legging a has been drawn on or
applied over the trousers b to be turned under or within the trouser bottom b¹ of each
leg so as to grasp embrace or cover the lower part of the trouser bottom b' and
protect the same from wear, dirt or other matter accruing from the wearer passing
over wet roads, grass or other like surfaces, or otherwise, and also by such turning
in of these flaps a¹ and the hold and security given thereby the legging a affords
the like comfort and appearance as the trouser itself and "sets" on the leg of the
wearer at the bottom especially neatly and with a "spring" or fall over the foot.
The pieces a¹ to turn in may be formed of the same material or character of
material as the legging or it may be of different material.
The pieces a¹ to turn under or within the trousers may be of rounded form as
shewn or they may be of square, angular, corrugated or other shape on the edge
turned in and they may for each leg be formed as front and back flaps or pieces.
These flaps or pieces a¹ may be in one with the material of the legging a or be
cemented, sewn or otherwise attached to the bottoms of the leggings.

page_text: The materials of the leggings may be India Rubber or other water proof material,
leather, canvas or other material or combinations thereof and the leggings may be
supported in the usual manner.
These improved leggings will be found ornamental, easy to put on, retain
conveniently on the wearer and to put off again.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
:-
The manufacture of leggings and other coverings worn on the legs with
protecting or retaining pieces a' substantially as described and shewn in the
drawings.
Dated this 8th day of June 1886.
W
BROOKES & SON,
Agents for the said Edward Cooper and
George Crickmore Crabbe.