Improvements in Leggings.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Mar, 1900-Accepted, 2nd June, 1900
Improvements in Leggings.
I, ARCHIBALD ERNEST HENLEY CARNES, of 3, Fore Street, Taunton, Legging
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the fastening and shape of leggings
made of leather canvas or other suitable material and has for its object the doing
away with fastening by means of buttons. For the sake of perspecuity and brevity
in these presents I will use the term leather as a general terin for any material
of which the leggings may be composed.
I take a piece of leather of any suitable shape to one end of which is attached
a strap the size of the leather is sufficient to wrap round the leg and the over-
lapping part is preferably made "wedge shaped."
Attached in a vertical direction is what will be hereinafter termed a flap,
this flap is preferably ✓ shaped and in the flap near the part where it is attached
to the larger piece of leather an opening is made of such size that the strap
can be passed through it. The strap is then wound round the outside of the
legging and is fastened by means of a buckle attached to the apex of the V shaped
flap and can be drawn suitably tight.
Another modification of this my invention is carried out as follows,-
A piece of leather of suitable size to be wrapped round the leg, so shaped
that one end is made V shape or brought over in some suitable manner by
means of curves to a point to which is fixed a buckle this will be called the
buckle-end.. On the opposite side of the buckle-end is attached a strap of suitable
length, the method of fixing this legging to the leg is as follows.
At some suitable position in the part of the leather that protects the leg, this
part being called the body of the legging, is formed a hole through which the
strap passes this hole will be hereinafter referred to as the strap-hole. The method
of fixing this legging is as follows.
The body of the legging being partially placed on the leg the strap is passed
round the leg and through the strap hole and returned over the outside of the
body of the legging and from thence is inserted into the buckle and drawn
suitably tight. In this variation of my invention I secure the advantage of
doing away with the necessity of having a flap piece.
In either of the before descriptions of leggings I may use one or more straps
if required.
Dated this 8th day of June 1899
W. M. LLEWELLIN, C.E.,
15, King Square, Bristol, Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I, ARCHIBALD ERNEST HENLEY CARNES, of 3, Fore Street, Taunton, Legging
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:—
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My invention relates to improvements in leggings and similar coverings for
the legs but which hereinafter in these presents will be referred to as "leggings
and has for its object the doing away with buttons and similar fastening devices
and has also the advantage of keeping the leggings closer to the leg and making
them more secure & proof against the stress of weather.
In order that my invention may be readily understood and the way in which
I give effect to the same I annex hereto one sheet of drawings which are to be
taken and read in connection with & as part of these presents.
Like letters apply to like parts in all the drawings.
Figure 1. Shows an arrangement in plan of the legging as it appears unrolled
or laid out flat as may be.
Figure 2. Shows the legging rolled round in the position it would occupy
when placed around the leg prior to its being buckled.
Figure 3. Shows another modification of the legging and is a plan of the
legging as it appears unrolled or laid out flat as may be.
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Figure 4. Shows the legging rolled round in the position it would occupy
when placed round the leg prior to its being buckled.
The leggings are made of leather or other material of a size & shape suitable
for the purpose but in these presents I will refer to all the material that may
be suitable for the purpose as
"leather" for the sake of brevity & clearness.
A is a suitably shaped piece of leather one end of which ends in a strap as D
the strap D may be sewn on to the part A or otherwise attached.
B is a flap attached to the piece A in a vertical direction or a direction up
the leg, to this flap is attached a buckle F. E is an opening in the part A of
the legging through which the strap D is passed. D¹-shows by means of dotted
lines the position that part of the strap occupies when the legging is in a
position around the leg ready for being drawn together and being buckled.
Figure 3. is a modification of an arrangement of gaiter in which the flap
part B is done away with.
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D is the strap which passes round the leg and draws the body part of the
gaiter close round the leg.
The strap D is passed through the strap hole E and is fixed by means of a
buckle F.
Figure 4 is a plan showing the relative position of the parts placed in position
ready for fastening.
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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:-
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1. The method of fastening a special shaped legging as herein set forth &
described by means of a strap passing partially round the outside of the legging
and through a hole in the legging & thence passing inside the legging and
fastened by a suitably placed buckle on the edge of the legging or on a flap
attached in a suitable position to the inside or outside surface of the legging.
2. The attachment of a flap to a special shaped legging the fixing of a buckle

page_text: to this flap & securing the legging in its proper position by means of a strap
passing round and through a portion of the legging & engaging with the buckle
fixed to the flap substantially in the manner set forth & described.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1900.
W. M. LLEWELLIN, C.E.,
15, King Square, Bristol, Agent for Applicant.