An Attachment for Overalls, Leggings, Trousers, and like Coverings for the Legs.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Laft 12th Aug 1897-Accented. 18th Sept.. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Attachment for Overalls, Leggings, Trousers, and like Coverings
for the Legs.
I, GILBERT GORDON BLANE of Foliejou Park, Windsor, in the County of Berks,
Esquire, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to provide in connection with overalls leggings
trousers and like coverings for the legs an attachment which is either permanently
secured or temporarily attachable to the parts of the overalls, leggings, or trousers
most exposed to wet, for instance, the front portion of the upper part of the leg
in the case of the riders of cycles.
The attachment according to my Invention consists of a piece of waterproof
fabric or material preferably double and with a web or the like on the underside by
which it can be attached to the overalls, leggings, or trousers, by sewing or other-
wise, the edges or outer parts of the said attachment remaining loose or unattached
so that the said piece of waterproof fabric or material is not stretched tightly
across the leg but lies upon it in an unstretched condition most favourable for
repelling rain. The connection may be effected so that the attachment can be
removed for example by hooks and eyes, or buttons and button holes or other
suitable fastenings.
Dated this 29th day of December 1896
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.
An Attachment for Overalls, Leggings, Trousers, and like Coverings
for the Legs.
I, GILBERT GORDON BLANE of Foliejon Park, Windsor in the County of Berks,
Esquire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner tho
same is to be performed to be particularly describod and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to provide in connection with overalls, leggings,
trousers and like coverings for the legs; an attachment which is either permanently
secured or temporarily attachable, to the parts of the overalls, leggings, trousers,
or like coverings, most exposed to wet in rainy weather; for instance the front
portion of the upper part of the leg in the case of the riders of cycles.
The attachment according to my invention consists of a piece of waterproof
fabric, or material, which may be single, or doubled, and which is provided with

page_text: means by which it can be attached to the article with which it is to be used such
for example as buttons, or straps, or a web, or the like, on the underside of the
said piece by which it can be secured to the overalls, leggings, or trousers, by
sewing, or otherwise, so that the edges, or outer parts, of the said attacliment
remain loose, or unattached, and the said piece of waterproof fabric, or material,
is consequently not stretched tightly across the leg but lies upon it in an un-
stretched condition most favourable for repelling rain. The connection may be
effected so that the attachment is either permanently in place, or so that it can
be removed when not required for use; for example by hooks, and eyes, or
buttons, and button holes, or other suitable fastenings.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents an attachment made in
accordance with my invention, the side seen being the underside.
Figure 2 shews it in place upon a leg.
Figure 3 shews one of a pair of overalls provided with fastenings for securing
the said attachment thereto it being understood that a similar attachment is used
for each leg.
A is a piece of waterproof material, 1, 2, and 3 are elastic, or other, straps,
provided at each end with tabs having button holes therein. B is a piece of
stiffening material secured at the outer end of the piece A. One end of each
strap 1, 2 and 3 is secured to a button a on the piece A. The strap 1 is to be
buttoned at its other end to a brace button on the trousers, or the like, and the
straps 2 and 3 are to be passed under the leg and buttoned to buttons. a on the
opposite side of the piece A. The strap 4 is provided with a button at each end
aud is also passed under the leg and secured at each end to one of each of the pairs
of tabs fixed to the piece A. The attachment may thus be worn for example
upon an ordinary pair of trousers, as shewn in Figure 2, the stiffening piece 1
causing the end to project beyond the knee and keeping it from being raised by
the wind. If the attachment is to be worn with overalls the strap 2 may be
removed and the buttons to which it was attached be passed through button
holes at the upper part of the overalls C shewn in Figure 3, the strap 4 being
also removed and one of each of the pairs of tabs b 62 being buttoned to buttons
secured to the overalls C. The strap 1 and also the strap 4 if desired, can be used
as in the case where the attachment is worn with ordinary trousers.
I do not limit myself to the arrangement of fastenings shewn in the drawings,
as any other suitable arrangement of fastenings can be used.
Any ordinary cape or covert coat worn with the attachment described will
effectually protect the rider in rain whilst he will be free in all his movements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. An attachment for overalls, leggings, trousers, and like coverings for the
lege, the said attachment consisting of a piece of waterproof fabric or material
provided with means for attaching it to the article with which it is to be used'
substantially as herein before described.
2. An attachment for overalls, leggings, trousers and like coverings for the
legs the said attachment being made as hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.