Improvements in Protectors or Mud-guards for Garments.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 14th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Protectors or Mud-guards for Garments.
I JOHN FAVETS, Merchant of Corn-Exchange Avenue Seething Lane in the
City of London, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in mudguards or protectors which will
prevent the lower edge of gentlemen's trousers and of ladies' garments to become
covered with mud or dust when the wearer is walking along.
In carrying this invention into practice I provide a cover made preferably of
cloth and lined with leather if required. Said cover in shape and size is such as to
cover the rear part of the wearers boot or shoe from the level of the heel to a
suitable distance above the ankle and extending forward to cover the foot and part
of the leg as far as or a little further than, a line supposed to be drawn through
the ankle.
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The said cover has at bottom a band or strap to engage with the "breast
the heel and at the top a band surrounding the leg just over the instep. Either or
both bands may be fastened by buttons, buckles or the like and be elastic if
desired. The top band may be broad so as to keep warm that part of the leg
covered by it.
Dated this 10th day of February
BERNHARD DUKES,
226, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
· Improvements in Protectors or Mud-guards for Garments.
JOHN FAVETS Esq. Corn Exchange Avenue Seething Lane City of London
Merchant 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 improvements in mud guards or protectors which will
prevent the lower edge of gentlemen's trousers and of ladies garments to become
covered with mud or dust when the wearer is walking along.
In carrying this invention into practice I provide a cover made preferable of
cloth and lined with leather if required.
Said cover in shape and size is such as to cover the rear part of the wearers
boot or shoe from the level of the heel to a suitable distance above the ankle and
extending forward to cover the foot and part of the leg as far or a little further
than a line supposed to be drawn through the ankle.
The said cover has at bottom a band or strap to engage with the "breast" of
the heel and at the top a band surrounding the leg just over the instep. Either
or both bands may be fastened by buttons, buckles or the like and be elastic if
desired. The top band may be broad so as to keep warm the part of the leg
covered by it.
And in order that this invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the drawings, in which, similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 illustrates the application of one form of the improved mud protector or
guard to a gentleman's boot.

page_text: Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the same opened out.
Fig. 3 is a modification of the invention."
a is the guard, which is made, preferably, of cloth, and, partly or wholly, lined
with leather, or other suitable material, when required. The guard is formed to
a shape and size so as to cover the rear part of the boot or shoe b, from the level
of the heel to any suitable distance above the ankle, and it may be made to extend
forward to the middle of the ankle, as shown at Fig. 1, or the upper part c may be
extended further forward, so as to completely encircle the leg as shown in Fig. 3.
d is a band of elastic or other suitable material, the ends of which are attached, in
any suitable manner, to the sides of the guard a, the object of this band being,
to embrace the heel and thereby retain the guard in position close to the back of
the heel.
In the form of guard shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a band or strap e of elastic or other
material is used, one end of the band being attached to the guard and the other
end being fitted with a button or other fastening whereby the guard is secured to
the boot suitable provision being made in or on the guard to receive the button
or other fastening employed.
In some cases, an additional band fis fitted to the guard as shown in Fig. 3, for
the purpose of preventing the guard becoming displaced; the band being passed
round the instep or waist of the boot.
It will be understood, that the form of guard shown in Fig. 2, may, with suitable
modifications, be equally applicable to ladies' use; also, the shapes of the guards
may be varied, without departing from the nature and purpose of the 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 :-
An improved mud protector or guard for ladies' and gentlemen's use, consisting
of a guard a, fitted with elastic or other bands d and e, with or without the upper
part c and elastic or other band f, substantially as, and for, the purposes herein
before described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this 12392