An Improved Method of and Means for Fastening Leggings, Gaiters, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Means for Fastening Leggings, Gaiters,
and the like.
CARL BUTTNER, Tailor, 4, Pollen Street, Hanover Square, W., London, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Ordinary long strap and buckle to be placed just above instep on topside of
legging (here it can be fastened or left loose at will), passing round either side
crossing and passing through loop at back, to keep in place, coming again to
front and crossing, once more going round back crossing & passing through
another loop and coming to front again and going through another small loop,
on top side only, and then fastening either outside or inside of leg.
OR REVERSED:
Centre of ordinary long strap and buckle to be placed on front of topside of
legging, fixed or left loose at will, passing round either side, crossing and going
through loop, to keep in place, coming again to front, crossing and again going
to back, crossing and passing through loop coming again to front passing through
small loop on topside and fastening either inside or outside of leg.
1000
An Improved Method of and Means for Fastening Leggings, Gaiters,
and the like.
CARL BÜTTNER, Tailor, 4, Pollen Street, Hanover Square, London, W., do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Centre of ordinary long strap and buckle, to be placed just above instep on
topside of legging (here it can be fastened or left loose at will) passing round
either side crossing and passing through loop at back to keep in place, coming
again to front and crossing, once more going round back, crossing and passing
through another loop and coming to front again, and going through another
small loop on topside only and then fastening either outside or inside of leg.
Or reversed: Centre of ordinary long strap and buckle to be placed on front of
topside of legging fixed or left loose at will, passing round either side, crossing
and going through loop to keep in place coming again to front, crossing and
again going to back crossing and passing through loop coming again to front
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page_text: passing through small loop on topside, and fastening either inside or outside
of leg.
The accompanying drawings are in illustration of the invention. Fig. I being a
front view of legging strapped up from the bottom. A, legging itself. B, where
strap (at or near centre) may be attached, or left loose at will. C, strap winding
in opposite directions. D), fastening where ends of strap meet. E, where loops
may be placed, if found convenient. Fig. II. Front view of legging where strap
(at or near centre) may be attached at top (b) or left loose at will. Fig. III. Back
view of legging with straps starting either at top or bottom. F, where loops may
be placed, if found convenient. Fig. IV. Front view of legging, (where straps
at or near centre) may be attached at side (b) or left loose, at will.
If found expedient loops at back or front of legging may be dispensed with
altogether, and some other means of keeping legging straps in place substituted
or placed in other positions where found more convenient.
Straps can be of any material, length width or thickness, according to the
number of times it is intended the strap should cross and pass round legging.
Straps may be attached to legging at any point or the buckle, hook, spring or
other mode of fastening may be placed at any point-in front or at back, above or
below, or at side above or below.
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
1 claim is:-
One long strap mode of fastening for leggings, gaiters and the like attached
at bottom (over instep), at top (just below knee), at either side top or bottom; or
at back top or bottom; so arranged that by winding in opposite directions from
top to bottom, or bottom to top, both ends meet and fasten with, buckle, hook,
spring, or any other mode of fastening, thereby keeping, legging, gaiter, and the
like well in place, or the strap may be unattached to legging, and kept in position
by loops slits or other methods.
Dated this 20th day of September 1899.