IMPROVEMENTS IN COVERINGS FOR THE LEG. AND THIGH, K
Year: 1862

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Evans, of 16, Cross Street, Abergavenny,
in the County of Monmouthshire, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, for the
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN COVERINGS FOR THE LEG. AND THIGH, KNOWN
Sealed the 24th February 1863, and dated the 29th November 1862.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Evans at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 29th
November 1862.
I, THOMAS EVANS, of 16, Cross Street, Abergavenny, in the County of
Monmouthshire, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN COVERINGS FOR THE LEG AND THIGH,
KNOWN AS ANTIGROPHILOS," to be as follows:-
My Invention, to which I have given the name of tibialia, has for its object
the combination of the antigrophilo or enknemedia, and the legging or gaiter,
in such a manner that they may be used either together or separately. It
consists of two parts, a gaiter, splatterdash or legging, which is the lower part,
and an upper part, which is made to fit on to the lower part, so that they may
together form an antigrophilo or enknemedia. The lower part or legging may
be formed in the same manner as the leggings now in use, fastened at the side
by springs, buttons, or buckles, but must be furnished at the top with buttons
or studs on each side, which are made to unscrew so that they can be removed

page_text: when not required for use. The upper part is formed after the same shape as
the top part of the ordinary antigrophilo or enknemedia, so as to fit the knee
and thigh of the wearer, the bottom of it being made so as to fit on the top of
the legging or lower part; it is fastened at the side with straps or buttons,
and it is provided with holes where it laps over the lower part or legging,
which holes correspond with the before-mentioned buttons or studs placed on
the latter, or it may be attached to the lower part by means of straps, buckles,
& loops.
It will thus be seen that the lower part or legging may be used by itself
(the aforesaid studs being removed if required), or with the addition of the
upper part as an antigrophilo or enknemedia. The lower part or legging
being in more constant use than the upper part can be renewed, if required, so
as to match the upper part, thus effecting a great saving when compared with
the price of a new pair of antigrophilos.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Thomas Evans in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
30th March 1863.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, THOMAS
ÉVANS, of 16, Cross Street, Abergavenny, in the County of Monmouthshire,
Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-ninth day of November, in the year
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, in the twenty-sixth year of
Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto
me, the said Thomas Evans, Her special licence that I, the said Thomas
Evans, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I,
the said Thomas Evans, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might
make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN COVERINGS POR THE LEG AND THIGH, KNOWN AS ANTIGROPHILOS,"
upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Thomas Evans, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their,
or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner 'the same was to be

page_text: performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
• NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Thomas Evans, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the fol-
lowing statement, reference being bad to the Drawing hereto annexed, and
to the figures and letters marked thereon, that is to say :-
My Invention (to which I have given the name of tibialia) consists in
forming an antigrophilo or enknemedia of two parts, in such a manner that
the upper part may be removed from the lower part, which latter can then be
used as a legging, gaiter, or splatterdash. The upper part, as shewn in
Figure 1, is formed or fashioned after the same shape as the top part of the
ordinary antigrophilo or enknemedia, that is to say, so as to fit the knee and
thigh of the wearer, fastening at the side by means of straps and buckles c,
which is the best, although buttons or other fastenings will answer the
purpose; the bottom of it must be made of such a size and shape that will fit
on the top of the lower part or gaiter, and be furnished at each side, where it
laps over the lower part, with two or more button holes a, which correspond
with certain studs or buttons 6, fixed on the lower part or legging. The
lower part or legging, as shewn at Figure 2, may be formed in the same
manner as the leggings or gaiters in ordinary use, and may be fastened at the
side like them with springs, as shewn at d, Figure 2, although other fastenings,
such as buttons, or straps and buckles, may be used; it is provided at the top.
on each side, with studs or buttons 6, corresponding in position with the
before-mentioned buttonholes a, in the upper part; these studs can be made
to unscrew, so that they may be removed when not required for use. The
lower part or legging may thus be used by itself or as an antigrophilo or
enknemedia, by attaching the upper part to it, which is effected by placing
the bottom of the upper part over the top of the lower part, and by making
use of the aforesaid buttonholes and studs when an antigrophilo is formed, as
shewn at Figure, 3. The upper and lower parts could if desired be fastened
together by means of straps and buckles.
Having now described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself
to the precise forms and dimensions herein described and represented in the
Drawing, as the same will admit of various modifications; but what I claim
and wish to be secured by the herein-before in part recited Letters
Patent is

page_text: First, the formation of an antigrophilo or enknemedia in two pieces, in the
manner herein-before described and shewn in the annexed Drawing.
And, secondly, in the manner of fastening the upper and lower parts together,
as herein-before described, although I do not confine myself to that alone, as
other fastenings may be made to answer the purpose.
In witness whereof, I, the said Thomas Evans, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-sixth day of March, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.
THOMAS EVANS. (L.S.)