Improvements in Gaiters.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 15th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gaiters.
I, GEORGE PASFIELD, of 32 Bank Street, Braintree, in the County of Essex, Boot
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved gaiter, and it has for its object the better
protection of the feet by the prevention of wet and damp gaining access to the
openings in the fronts of boots.
In gaiters as at present constructed, the front. part extends only slightly beyond
the junction of the uppers with the vamps of boots. By my invention I attach to
the front of a gaiter a vamp of any suitable material preferably leather or india-
rubber, and I block or shape the vamps so that it fits tightly over and round the
welt of the boot, giving the appearance of the fore part of a boot or shoe. This
improved gaiter is fixed in the ordinary manner by means of a strap passing under
the waist of the boot, and it is closed at the side by means of buttons, hooks, or
springs.
My improved gaiter may be made throughout of one material or the gaiter proper
may be made, of cloth or other suitable material, and the fore part or vamp be
made of leather, india rubber, or other suitable material.
Dated this 16th day of December 1889
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers, 70-72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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· Improvements in Gaiters.
I, GEORGE PASFIELD of 32 Bank Street, Braintree, in the County of Essex, Boot
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 :-
My invention relates to an improved gaiter and has for its object the better
protection of the feet by the prevention of wet and damp gaining access to the
openings in the fronts of boots.
In gaiters as at present constructed the front part extends only slightly beyond
the junction of the uppers with the vamps of boots.
By my invention I attach to the front of a gaiter a vamp of any suitable material,
preferably leather or india-rubber, and I block or shape the vamp so that it fits
tightly over and round the welt of the boot giving the appearance of the fore part of
a boot or shoe. This improved gaiter is fixed in the ordinary manner by means of a
strap passing under the waist of the boot and it is closed at the side by means of
buttons, hooks or springs.
My improved gaiter may be made throughout of one material or the upper part
may be made of cloth or other suitable material, and the fore part or vamp made of
leather, india rubber, or other suitable material.
I will now more particularly describe my invention making reference to the accom-
panying drawing, which is a perspective view of my improved gaiter.
The upper part of the gaiter A is of the usual shape and construction, and is made
of any suitable material. On the lower front edge of the upper part A is stitched, or
otherwise fixed, the vamp B made of leather india-rubber or other suitable material.

page_text: This vamp
B is blocked to the shape of the fore part of the boot over which it is
adapted to tightly fit, thus effectually preventing wet or damp entering through the
fronts or openings of the same.
My improved gaiter is fixed over a boot in the usual manner by means of a strap b
fixed to one side of the gaiter, then passing under the waist of the boot and fastened
to the other side of the gaiter by a buckle 61 or its equivalent. The sides are closed
by means of buttons a, a, etc. as shown in the drawing, or by means of hooks or
springs in any suitable manner. It will be understood that the uppers and vamps of
my improved gaiters need not necessarily be of the same materials, as for instance the
uppers A may be made of cloth and the vamps B of leather, or the uppers A of cloth
and the vamps B of india-rubber or analogous material, or of any other combinations
of suitable materials.
I wish it to be understood that I do not bind myself to the exact details of con-
struction hereinbefore described and shown by the accompanying drawing, but hold
myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit
and scope of my said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A gaiter constructed substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described
and shown.
2. In a gaiter, the combination with the upper part A, of the vamp B adapted to
fit closely over the forepart of the boot no and for the
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.