Improvements in or Additions to Anklets, Leggings, Gaiters, Boots, and Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 13th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 15th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Additions to Anklets, Leggings, Gaiters, Boots,
and Shoes.
I. PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN, of Great Charles Street in the City of Birmingham,
Leather Goods Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object primarily, a money-anklet, or a repository for money
or other valuables, in connection with leggings, gaiters, boots, and shoes as hereinafter
described.
Thus I make the said articles, places where valuables are, or may be deposited
with safety.
A money-anklet, as according to one form of my invention, consists of a band, or a
broad band of leather, or other suitable material, provided with a pocket, purse or
cavity within the inside or outside of it, and with the ends secured around the ankles,
or above the ankles, by buckle straps, or other suitable fastenings.
If the pocket purse or the like, is placed upon the outside of the said anklet, a
suitable flap, covering, or secret fastening means is employed, for keeping or locking
up safely, the valuables so stored away, or deposited.
For cases of extreme safety the anklet may be secured by a padlock or other
fastening means, and further, the month of the pocket, or purse may be provided with
a supplementary fastener.
If necessary the anklet may have separate repositorus for notes and gold or gold
dust, when made for "diggers."
By having secret pockets, in connection with anklets, extreme safety of valuables is
obtained.
In applying my invention to gaiters, and leggings I proceed in exactly the same
way as herein described, with respect to an anklet.
The articles as aforesaid may if necessary, be detachably connected to the boot or
shoe of a person wearing them.
In applying my invention to a boot or shoe, I provide preferably the inside of them
with a made, or an attached pocket.
The purse or pocket may be loose, and secured or fitted within a recess or cavity
made within the said articles.
In the case of a boot, I preferably conceal the valuables repository within the inside
of the top part of it, in manner, that when outwardly observed, it resembles in every
particular, an ordinary boot.
If necessary the said top part inay be made to fold over, with a flap or flaps, which
may be secured, by buckle or other fastening means.
The flaps or tongues, covering up the mouths or passages to the pockets, may be
tucked under loops made specially for them.
Dated this 11th day of January 1890.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Additions to Anklets, Leggings, Gaiters, Boots,
and Shoes.
I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN of Great Charles Street, in the City of Birmingham,
Leather Goods 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:―
This invention relates to gaiters, anklets, leggings, and boots and shoes, and
consists essentially in providing them, with purses, pockets, pouches, or repositories,
for the carrying or storing of coin or valuables.
Thus, I make the said articles the means for the storing in safety of coin or
valuables as aforesaid.
Secret fastenings may be employed in connection with the said pockets, purses,
pouches, or repositories.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents in side elevation, a gaiter,
provided with opposite and outside purses or receptacles, for coin or valuables ;
and which said combined article, is constructed and arranged according to my
invention. The open mouths of the purses or receptacles, are closed by a flap,
with an attachment strap engaging with the buckle.
Figure 2 represents a transverse section of the same, upon the dotted lines A B,
(looking from right to left.) thus exhibiting the purses or receptacles, disposed on
the two opposite sides of the said article.
a is the gaiter sides. 6 the front thereof, c the top, with an ankle strap c², connected
by a buckle cd, d are purses, closed pockets, or repositories, for coin or valuables,
secured upon the two opposite sides a, of the said article.
The mouth or open ends of these said purses or repositories, are enclosed by a
flap d², and secured by a strap d³, engaging with a buckle d, although the same
may be fastened by other means, such as a snap button, or the like.
Instead of the purses or repositories, being upon the outside of the gaiter, they
may be upon the inside, and instead of the purses or repositories being permanently
connected, they may be attachably secured, by button, strap or other means.
Figure 3 represents a side elevation of a purse anklet, as it assumes when in use,
and which said anklet, is constructed according to another form of my invention.
Figure 4 represents an inside view of the same, when opened out flat.
It will thus be seen that the repositories or purses, are enclosed within the inside of
the anklet, and are also protected by flaps, which are secured by button or strap
fasteners.
Figure 5 shows a cross section of the anklet Figure 4; upon the dotted lines CD.
Figure 6 represents the said anklet, with the purse pocket or appendage carrying
flaps, opened out, in order to exhibit the arrangement of the said flaps, with respect to
the inside of the said anklet.
Although the majority of the flaps are shown opened out, yet the right-hand body
one is shown closed.
a is the body of the anklet, consisting of a piece or length of leather, which when
folded, as in Figure 4, admits of being secured by straps a², at one end, passing
through buckles a³, at the other end, whereby the said anklet, as in Figure 3, is
secured, around the lower part of the leg of a person.
6 is an appendage flap, with outside button straps 62, which are secured to buttons aª,
carried upon the overlapping end or edge covering flap a³, which is an upper con-
tinuation of the leather of the body part.
The appendage flap b, carries upon its inside, purses, pockets, or repositories d, with
flaps d², secured by tongues of them, passing through loops d³.
The ends as of the body middle part, have swinging flap repository adjuncts, e, for
carrying coin, or other valuables, and which adjuncts are connected hingewise, and
are adapted to open out at an angle.

page_text: The repositories of these adjuncts, are marked e³, c³; c² consists of double sided
pockets, with a divisional openings between them, whilst the lower ones e³, are open
topped.
The inside of the body part a, also carries repositories or pockets a², a³, alike unto.
the adjunct flaps e.
To form an anklet, first close up the flaps e, then fold the appendage flap b, upon.
them, and then the body and covering flap as as in Figure 4, which is then secured
by the button straps 62, taking upon the buttons a¹.
This money or valuables carrying anklet, is then curved or passed round the lower
part of a leg of a person, and secured by straps or other means.
Figure 7 represents another repository anklet, and
Figure 8 is a transverse section of the same on the dotted lines E F.
a is the body part, connected by straps a², and d, d, are repositories, made by
continuing or folding the leather or material from front to back, and then stitching
the same up the middle, in manner so as to form pocket-like receptacles, enclosed by
flaps d', d, respectively. The inside back part is marked a¹.
Figure 9 represents a legging, with inside pockets enclosed by lacings.
Figure 10 represents the same opened out, and upon an enlarged scale, exhibiting
the pockets or repositories, which are enclosed by lacings.
Figure 11 represents a transverse section of the said Figure 10, upon the dotted
lines G H.
a is the body of the legging, secured by straps a². d are pockets or repositories,
with entrances or openings d², enclosed or secured by lacings d³, passing through
holes d, d, on the two opposite sides of each of the said entrances.
The pockets are preferably made from a lining, secured within the inside of the said
legging, and subdivided by stitchings.
The application of my invention to boots and shoes, differs in no essential respect
from the application to a gaiter, legging, or anklet, as described, other than the
anklet part of the boot or shoe is preferably made flap-wise, with the pocket or pockets
disposed within the insides of them.
In each arrangement, the repositories may be attachable or detachable.
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:-
First A gaiter, providing the same, or the inside or outside of the same, with
one, two, or more purses, pockets, or repositories, for coin or valuables, substantially
as set forth in Figures 1 and 2.
Secondly-An anklet, providing the same with inside or outside pockets, purses,
or repositories, for the carrying of money or valuables.
:
Thirdly An anklet, providing the same with folding inside or outside pocket,
purse, or repository carrying flaps, substantially as described and set forth in
Figures 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Fourthly -A legging, provided with inside or outside purses, pockets, or reposi-
tories, carried or attached upon, or to, the inside, or carried and attached to folding
flaps, as set forth.
:-
Fifthly A legging, with inside pockets, purses, or repositories, secured at their
entrances, by lacing, substantially as set forth in Figures 9, 10, and 11.
Lastly: Providing boots and shoes, or the parts of them. with inside or outside
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PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.