Improvements in Leggings or Leg Supports for Surgical and other purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 24th June, 1890
*Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 25th Apr. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Leggings or Leg Supports for Surgical and other
purposes.
I, JOHN ELLISSON POOLE, of Birchfields, Whittacre, in the County of Warwick,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
:-
My invention has for its object, a means in the form of a stay or support, for the
legs, whereby the muscles, sinews, and veins, are duly supported, when a person is
standing, jumping, or otherwise exercising exertion or pressure upon the legs.
My invention is applicable for the keeping down of varicose veins, and may be
employed as a substitute for elastic stockings, now used.
Ordinary elastic stockings are oftentimes ineffectual in relieving or reducing
preternauturally enlarged, or permanently dilated veins.
By my invention, the wearing of the leglet, made according to my invention,
prevents the formation of dilated veins, and also increases and fosters the production
of stouter muscles and sinews, thereby enhancing to a very great extent, strength
and endurance of the legs.
In carrying out my invention, I make a leglet of a series of longitudinally
directed rigid, or semi-rigid substances, such as leather, paper-mache, thin wood,
vulcanite or other such like materials, united respectively together by clastics, or
webbings, or by other spring means, which may be ventilated, or left open in any
desired way.
The inside shapes of the rigid, semi-rigid, or flexible strips or parts, which
constitute the supports or stays, are made to follow the contour of the varying
parts of a natural leg, from the ankle upwards. Thus the rigid stays, which may
be ventilated or left open in any manner desirable, are made when brought together,.
of the outside contour of the perfect leg, so that no parts admit of becoming dilated,
or distorted, by over strain, pressure, or the like.
The leglets may be provided with suitable fastenings, and the connecting means
may be in the form of encircling bands, adapted to keep the component parts.
together and in position. -
The leglet is particularly applicable for cyclists, runners, walkers, jumpers, foot-
ballers, and others engaged in athletic sports.
Dated this 014 dan of Luns 1000
JOHN ELLISSON POOLE.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Leggings or Leg. Supports for Surgical and other
purposes.
I, JOHN ELLISSON POOLE, of Birchfields, Whittacre, in the County of Warwick
Gentleman, 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 has for its object, a leg stay or support, whereby the muscles,
sinews and veins, are duly supported, when a person is standing, jumping, or
otherwise exercising exertion or pressure upon the legs.
My invention is applicable for the keeping down of varicose veins, and may be
employed as a substitute for elastic stockings, now used.

page_text: Ordinary elastic stockings are oftentimes ineffectual in relieving or reducing
preternaturally enlarged, or permanently dilated veins.
The wearing of a leglet made according to my invention prevents the formation
of dilated veins, and also increases and fosters the production of stouter muscles,
and sinews, hence the enhancing to a very considerable extent of the strength and
endurance of the legs.
In carrying out my invention, I make a leglet of a series of longitudinally directed
rigid, or semi-rigid substances, such as leather, papier-maché, thin wood, vulcanite,
or other such like materials, united respectively together by elastics, or webbings,
or by other spring means, which may be ventilated, or left open in any desired way.
The inside shapes of the rigid, semi-rigid or flexible strips or parts, which
constitute the supports or stays, are made to follow the contour of the varying
parts of a natural leg, from the ankle upwards. Thus the rigid stays, which may
be ventilated or left open in any manner desirable, are made when brought together,
of the outside contour of a perfect leg, so that no parts admit of becoming dilated,
distended or distorted, by over strain, pressure or the like.
The leglets may be provided with suitable fastenings, and the connecting means,
may be in the form of encircling bands, adapted to keep, the component parts
together, and in position.
The leglet is particularly applicable for cyclists, runners, walkers, jumpers,
footballers, and others engaged in athletic sports.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents in side elevation, a leglet, or
a composite legging, to be worn upon the naked leg of a person, and constructed
according to one form of my invention. The said legging, consists essentially of a
rigid or inflexible portion of the one part, and a flexible or yielding portion, of the
other part, connected together and fastened.
Figure 2 is a transverse section, upon the dotted lines A B Figure 1, showing the
rigid or unyielding portion of the leglet, which is shaped to the exact contour of a
perfect leg, preferably by taking a cast of the same, and then blocking or shaping
the stiff part of the leglet to it.
The said leglet, which is shown upon the portion of a leg, just below the knee,
consists of a semi-encircling rigid or inflexible piece a shaped to the leg, and
preferably made from leather, vulcanite, thin wood, papier maché, or other like
inflexible material, and forms a lateral support for the muscles and veins as
aforesaid.
bis an elastic and fore part partially encircling piece, adapted for drawing the
back and inflexible part home or tight upon the leg, whilst allowing the said part to
slightly change or accomodate itself to the flexure and position of the leg.
These said parts a and b, are connected together by a fastener c, although I do
not limit myself to any particular form of fastener, as the same may be varied,
without departing from the nature and essence of my invention.
Figure 3 represents another form of my invention, somewhat alike unto that of
Figure 1, but with a limited rear part, in the form of a rigid or inflexible shield of
vulcanite or shaped leather, purposely for the keeping down of varicose veins, and
which shield or support part, may be placed in any position as may be desired.
Thus the appliance resembles an elastic stocking, open at the sides, and provided
with a rigid support, which is made to constantly bear, and thereby to laterally
support the preternaturally enlarged or permanently dilated veins.
is an
a is the shield, support or pressure surfnce, preferably made of vulcanite,
elastic stocking or leglet, open on the side, and connected together by a fastener c.
Figure 4 represents in front elevation, an elastic leglet or stocking, open up the
side, and provided with rigid supports at the rear or back parts thereof, applied in
the form of strips, placed edge to edge, and in manner that when brought about
around the naked leg, takes its form, and laterally supports the muscles, veins and
parts thereof, as aforesaid.
Figure 5 represents a transverse section of the said leglet and leg Figure 4, upon
the dotted line CD. The said cross section Figure 5, exemplifies how the rigid or

page_text: stiff supports, are connected one to the other, by the encircling elastic, although a
non-elastic fabric may be employed instead.
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a are strips of rigid material, such as vulcanite, leather, thin wood, shaped to the
contour of the part of the leg to which it is to be applied, and connected or united
together by an elastic or plain fabric b, open at its side, and drawn or connected
together, by strap fasteners c.
It may be observed, that in all cases the clastic may be substituted by plain
fabric, but in such case, the fastening connections are preferably made yielding.
The rigid or inflexible parts of the leglets, may be pierced, or made reticulated,
for ventilation.
Figure 6 represents another form of leglet, constructed according to my invention,
without the employment of the stocking part, whilst the shield support is kept
tight around the leg, by spring or yielding strap connections.
a is an inflexible or rigid back part, made of block leather, shaped vulcanite, or
thin wood, and adapted to take the exact contour of the outside back part of the.
natural leg, c are connecting straps, with yielding connections e, encircling the
front part of the leg, from the outer edges of the back part a, which is kept tight
and up to the leg, hence a support for the muscles, veins, and adjacent parts.
Figure 7 represents my invention employed as a horse leglet.
a is a. ventilated and rigid back part, b is an elastic front part, c connecting
straps, d a knee cap, and e is a brush pad.
My invention is applicable as leg supports for both man and animals generally.
I wish it to be understood, that by a rigid or inflexible material, I mean a
material capable of supporting a leg, but not incapable of flexure or bending, as
the position of the leg demands on walking, standing, riding, jumping, running and
the like.
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 :-
First In a leglet, or leg support, consisting of a rigid or semi-rigid part, or
back part a, with an elastic or fabric part b, open on the side, and connected
together, as may be desired, substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1 and 2.
Secondly-In a leglet, or leg support, consisting of an open sided elastic or
fabric stocking part b, with a rigid, or semi-rigid, shield, vein or like supporting
part a, as set forth in Figure 3.
Thirdly-In a leglet, or leg support, consisting of rigid or semi-rigid strips a,
located at the back part of the said leglet, and connected together and applied in
conjunction with an elastic, or non-clastic fabric c, open on the side, and fastened or
connected together by straps, or other fasteners, as set forth in Figure 4.
Fourthly In a leglet, or leg support, consisting of a rigid or semi-rigid shield
or support a, with yielding or non-yielding strap connections, in lieu of an clastic
fabric, as set forth in Figure 6.
Dated this 25th day of February 1891.
JOHN ELLISSON POOLE.
By Henry Skerrett, 6, Livery Street, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.