An Improved Legging or Gaiter.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1893—Accepted, 5th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Legging or Gaiter.
CONRAD AGNEW OWEN Colonel H.M.'s retired Bombay Cavalry present
address Hafod Teignmouth South Devon, England, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows :-
A length of copper, brass, or any other metal, whalebone, composition, or any
substance. This metal length having eyes or rings riveted or braized on to it at
intervals, is inserted in one flap (or botte) of legging or gaiter; the other flap
(having corresponding holes, like button holes, either in metal eyelets, or plain or
any method) goes over the rings (on pressure of hand or fingers) which protrude
through the leather. From the bottom or foot of legging, and on inside a rivet is
inserted (or not, to choice) and a thong is fastened by rivet or sewn. This Icather
or other substance of thong is run up through the rings and fastened off by tie at
top of legging, a small buckle and strap, as usual at top of legging.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The improvements over present legging or gaiter in use are- -Simplicity,
durability, strength, good appearance, preserves leg against effect of blow or fall-
ease with which it is put on and takes off-will always keep its rigidity and set,
and will not wrinklo up as other leggings & gaiters are prone to do when worn and
when wet.
Dated this Fourteenth dew of January 1802
CONRAD AGNEW OWEN,
Colonel, rtd., H.M.'s Bombay Cavalry,
Hafod, Teignmouth, S. Devon.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Legging or Gaiter.
Colonel CONRAD AGNEW OWEN H.M.'s retired Bombay Cavalry present
address Vincent Lodge Bishopsteignton South Devon 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 :-
A flat bar of metal, copper, brass, steel iron, aluminium, whalebone, cane, or
other substance or composition. The length, breadth, and thickness of this bar,
according to the size of the legging or gaiter required. In this bar metal rings of
suitable size are riveted at equal distances apart, according to the number of rings
required for the length of the legging or gaiter. This bar is then inserted in one
side or flap of the legging or gaiter, holes being made in the leather for the rings
only to protrude. The bar is then stitched in position with a backing of leather.
The other outside or flap of the legging or gaiter has ordinary slots or holes made
in the leather to receive the rings, when the flap is brought over them to fasten the
legging or gaiter, and below the bottom ring a double lace or thong of leather or
other strong substance is fastened, and is brought through an eyelet. The lace

page_text: having a wire spill at the end, is then passed up through the rings to the top of the
legging and is fastened by a leather strap passing through the double of the lace,
and is secured by a buckle. To unfasten the legging or gaiter, first unbuckle the
strap, slip off the lace and pull it from the bottom ring, when the legging or gaiter
will fall off.
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With reference to the drawing attached, which is that of a gaiter of the regulation
pattern and size (for an ordinary legging the number of rings and length of the metal
bar would vary).
Figure No. 1. represents the gaiter fastened letter A. being the rings at equal
distances apart upon the bar which is shewn in position by dotted line. C. shews
the double lace passed up through the rings, and the strap D. going through the
double of the lace. E. is the eyelet.
Figures 2 & 4. represent the side and end views of a portion of the metal bar B.
with the rings A. riveted at equal distances, and gives the thickness of the bar
ordinarily requisite for the regulation gaiter.
Figure 3. shews the bar B. in horizontal position, the breadth of which, is that
best adapted to the regulation gaiter, but may be made broader or thicker if
necessary, the holes marked at equal distances on this bar-denote the position of
the rings when riveted on to it.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said 2
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is―
A legging or gaiter, having a metal bar inserted-on which bar rings aro fixed,
and through which rings a lace is passed, which is fastened at the top of the legging
or gaiter by a strap.
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Daten bis Zola uny
шу 1000.
CONRAD AGNEW OWEN
Col. H.M.'s, retired, Bombay Cavalry.
CONRAD AGNEW OWEN
Col. H.M.'s, retired, Bombay Cavalry.