Improvements in Gaiters, or Coverings for the Legs.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Gaiters, or Coverings for the Legs.
I, JOHN PULLMAN, of 17, Greek Street, Soho Square, in the County of Middlesex,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the gaiters or other coverings for the legs, used by
soldiers, sportsmen, travellers, and others.
In certain classes of military costume, gaiters are used covering the lower part
of the leg, such gaiters being made of leather, cloth, or other suitable material,
fitted round the leg and buttoned down the front or-side. In other classes of
such costume, especially for use in India, what is known as the "Puttie" is used,
which consists of a band of leather, cloth, or other suitable flexible material, of
sufficient length but of little width, which is wound round the leg, beginning from
below at the ankle, and ending below the knee, where the end is fastened or
prevented from unwinding, by means of strings or other fastenings.
The present invention consists of a combination of the two kinds of covering
described, the gaiter being first fitted upon the leg, without buckles or other
fastenings, and the "Puttie" or strip being wound round it in the way already
described, outside the gaiter, and being fastened by a strap and buckle or other
equivalent fastening at its upper end.
In order to put my invention in operation, 1 make the gaiter of leather, cloth,
or other suitable material, of such shape that it can be fitted round the leg of the
wearer, the two edges being preferably in front and the material being of such
size that one of such edges overlaps the other for a sufficient width from top to
bottom. I provide a sufficiently long strip of leather, cloth, or other suitable
flexible material, and of the desired width, one end of which is attached to or
forms part of the lower edge of the gaiter, in such a position that it can be easily
and quickly wound helically round the leg outside the gaiter from the bottom
to the top of the latter.
The strip or band may be wound with any desired degree of tightness, and it
will be seen that it holds the overlapping edge of the gaiter securely and firmly
down upon the other edge.
The upper edge of the band is secured in position, so that it cannot become
unwound, by means of a strap and buckle which may be separate or may be
attached to or form part of the band, or of the upper edge of the gaiter. Or, it
may be fastened by other equivalent and suitable means.
The band which is wound round the leg outside the gaiter, may be of such
length and width that its edges meet each other and entirely cover the gaiter.
Or, it may be of greater width, so that the lower edge of each convolution overlaps
the upper edge of the next lower one.
Or the band may be shorter and narrower, so that it makes a less number of
convolutions, a space (which may be of any desired width) being left between
them, through which the gaiter itself is visible. Loops, hooks, or other attach-
ments may be fixed upon the gaiter (preferably at the back) through or over which
the band is passed, to support the several convolutions, especially when the forms

page_text: last described are used. The lower part of the gaiter, or the whole of it, may be
lined with cloth, or other waterproof or other material. The band itself may be
similarly lined; and both the gaiter and the band may be finished at their
edges, and otherwise ornamented in any way that may be desired.
The gaiter described is adjustable to any size of leg, the amount of overlap
of the edge being greater or less accordingly. It may have a slit or deep notch
cut in its upper edge at the back, so as to facilitate its fitting.
The upper edge of the gaiter may be provided with a strap and buckle, as well
as a separate, buckle for the end of the strap.
By my invention a very effective and simple covering for the legs is obtained,
which is durable, very easily put on and off, and not likely to shift its position
when adjusted.
The details of manufacture, material, and arrangement, may be varied and
modified more or less as may be found desirable, my invention consisting sub-
stantially of a gaiter one vertical edge of which overlaps the other in combination
with a puttie or band which is wound round the leg outside the gaiter, and is
fastened at or near the upper edge of the latter.
Dated this 6th day of November 1896.
EDWARDS & Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
I, JOHN PULLMAN, of 17, Greek Street, Soho Square, in the County of Middlesex,
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, and accompanying drawing, that is to say:-
My invention relates to the gaiters or other coverings for the legs, used by
soldiers, sportsmen, travellers, and others.
In certain classes of costume, especially for military purposes, gaiters are used
covering the lower part of the leg, such gaiters being made of leather, cloth, or
other suitable material, fitted round the leg and buttoned down the front or side.
In other classes of such costume, especially for use in India or tropical climates,
what is known as the "Puttie" is used, which consists of a band of leather, cloth,
or other suitable flexible material, of sufficient length but of little width, which
is wound round the leg, beginning from below at the ankle where it is fastened,
end ending below the knee, where the end is fastened or prevented from unwinding,
by means of strings or other fastenings.
The present invention consists of a combination of the two kinds of covering
described, the gaiter being first fitted upon the leg without buttons or other
fastenings, and the "Puttie" or strip being wound round it in the way described,
outside the gaiter, and being fastened by a strap and buckle or other equivalent
fastening at its upper end.
The accompanying drawing is in illustration of the invention; Figure 1 being
a front view of the gaiter upon the leg; Figure 2 is a similar view with the band
or "Puttie" wound upon the gaiter, Figure 3 is a similar view with a somewhat
differently shaped band; and Figure 4 is a back view of Figure 3.
In order to put my invention in operation, I make the gaiter a of leather, cloth,
or other suitable material, of such shape that it can be fitted round the leg of the
wearer, (as shown in Figure 1), the two edges being preferably in front and the
material being of such size that one of such edges overlaps the other for a sufficient

page_text: width from top to bottom, as shown at a¹. I provide a sufficiently long strip b, of
leather, cloth, or other suitable flexible material, and of the desired width, one
end of which is attached to or forms part of the lower edge of the gaiter at b', in
such a position that it can be easily and quickly wound helically round the leg
outside the gaiter from the bottom to the top of the latter.
The strip or band b may be wound with any desired degree of tightness, and it
will be seen that it holds the overlapping. edge a of the gaiter securely and firmly
down upon the other edge.
The upper edge of the band is secured in position, so that it cannot become
unwound, by means of a strap and buckle c which may be separate or may be
attached to or form part of the band, or of the upper edge of the gaiter. Or, it
may be fastened by other equivalent and suitable means.
The band b which is wound round the leg outside the gaiter, may be of such
length and width that its edges meet each other and entirely cover the gaiter.
Or, it may be of greater width, as shewn in Figure 2, so that the lower edge of each
convolution overlaps the upper edge of the next lower one.
Or, the band b may be shorter and narrower, (as shewn in Figures 3 and 4), so
that it makes a less number of convolutions, a space (which may be of any desired
width) being left between them, through which the gaiter a itself is visible.
Loops d, or hooks, or other attachments may be fixed upon the gaiter (preferably
at the back as shown in Figure 4) through or over which the band is passed,
to support the several convolutions, especially when the forms last described are
used. The lower part of the gaiter a, or the whole of it, may be lined with cloth,
or other waterproof or other material. The band b itself may be similarly lined;
and both the gaiter a and the band b may be finished at their edges, and otherwise
ornamented, in any way that may be desired.
The gaiter described is adjustable to any size of leg, the amount of overlap
of the edge at a being greater or less accordingly. It may have a slit or deep
notch cut in its upper edge at the back at e, so as to facilitate its fitting.
The upper edge of the gaiter may be provided with a strap and buckle, as well
as a separate buckle for the end of the strap.
By my invention a very simple and effective covering for the legs is obtained,
which is durable, very easily put on and off, and not likely to shift its position
when adjusted, and readily adaptable to different seized legs."
The details of manufacture, material, and arrangement may be varied and
modified more or less as may be found desirable, my invention consisting sub-
stantially of a gaiter one vertical edge of which overlaps the other in combination
with a
puttie" or band which is wound round the leg outside the gaiter, and is
fastened at or near the upper edge of the latter.
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:
The combination of a gaiter a, one vertical edge of which overlaps the other,
with a band or "puttie" 6 which is wound round the leg outside the gaiter a, and
s fastened at or near the upper edge of the latter, substantially as described and
llustrated.
Feh day of June 11.
EDWARDS & Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.