Year: 1899

page_text: I, JOHN HENRY LEGG, of Ellerdale, Ashcroft, in the County of Gloucester,
Bootmaker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to boots and its main object is to provide a boot which
shall be equally comfortable for walking or riding.
This invention is especially applicable to boots which reach to the knee.
A boot made in accordance with this invention can be readily put on, and,
when on, will fit at the ankle as close as an ordinary walking boot.
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In making a boot reaching to the knee I combine for the purposes of my inven-
tion the principle of a riding boot with the principle of a Bishop's
spat" and legging. I make the part known as the "upper" in two principal
pieces, the larger piece forming the whole of the outside of the boot beth leg and
100t, with the exception of the smaller piece which I cut similar in size and
shape to the piece known as the tongue piece of a Bishop's spat," which piece
may however be made-long enough-to-extend-more-or-less-to-the-top-of-the-boot
and it may also for sake of appearance extend to both sides of the centre. This
latter piece I insert or attach to the former piece in a similar position to that
occupied by it when used in a spat, and I do so that I may arrange that the over-
lapping side of the boot may when fastened be brought in the centre of the leg
below the knee and swerve downwardly and rearwardly to the centre of the side
of the boot at the part coming outside the ankle bone and so may enable one to
secure the bottom edge of this tongue piece firmly and securely by a suitable
fastening such as a buckle and strap to the sole or heel or golosh of the boot and
also may effectually prevent the ingress of water. The overlapping edges may
however be cut straight up or in any other desired direction and I may cut the
upper in three or more pieces.
I so form the main piece of the upper that the underside of the leg extends to
the centre of the boot at the part where the leg joins the vamp whereby the
article is strengthened and greater ease is experienced in getting the foot in and
out of the boot.
The top or overlapping side may be fastened to the under piece by means of
buttons, laces, buckles and straps or springs, or in any suitable manner such as
by simply fastening the top side to the under side.
Boots may be made according to this invention in any suitable material, size
or shape, and may be lined or unlined.
Dated this 28th day of September 1899.
J. C. MEWBURN & ELLIS,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Chartered Patent Agents.

page_text: I, JOHN HENRY LEGG, of Ellerdale, Ashcroft, in the County of Gloucester,
Bootmaker, 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 boots and its main object is to provide a boot which
shall be equally comfortable for walking or riding.
This invention is especially applicable to boots which reach to the knee, but is
also applicable to any other walking boot of ordinary height.
A boot made in accordance with this invention can be readily put on, and,
when on, will fit at the ankle as close as an ordinary walking boot.
In making a boot reaching to the knee I combine for the purposes of my inven-
tion the principle of a riding or shooting boot with the principle of a "Bishop's
spat" and legging. I make the part known as the "upper" in two principal
pieces, the larger piece forming the whole of the outside of the boot both leg and
foot, with the exception of the smaller piece which I cut similar in size and
shape to the piece known as the tongue piece of a Bishop's spat," which piece
may however be made long enough to extend more or less to the top of the boot
and it may also for sake of appearance extend to both sides of the centre. This
latter piece I insert or attach to the former piece in a similar position to that
occupied by it when used in a spat, and I do so that I may arrange that the over-
lapping side of the boot may when fastened be brought in the centre of the leg
below the knee and swerve downwardly and rearwardly to the centre of the side
of the boot at the part coming outside the ankle bone and so may enable one to
secure the bottom edge of this tongue piece firmly and securely by a suitable
fastening such as a buckle and strap to the sole or heel or golosh of the boot and
also may effectually prevent the ingress of water. The overlapping edges may
however be cut straight up or in any other desired direction and I may cut the
upper in three or more pieces.
I so form the main piece of the upper that the underside of the leg extends to
the centre of the boot at the part where the leg joins the vamp whereby the
article is strengthened and greater ease is experienced in getting the foot in and
out of the boot.
The top or overlapping side may be fastened to the under piece by means of
buttons, laces, buckles and straps or springs, or in any suitable manner such as
by simply fastening the top side to the under side.
For the purpose of affording additional protection against the entrance of
water, dust &c., into the boot I sometimes provide a flexible, preferably water-
proof, strip or tongue attached by sewing to the edges of the top or overlapping
side and the underpiece of the upper. This tongue which may extend to any
desired point up the leg, completely closes the opening in the upper up to that
point.
Boots may be made according to this invention in any suitable material, size
or shape, and may be lined or unlined.
The accompanying drawings illustrate a suitable form of boot made in accord-
ance with this invention.
Figure represents the boot closed and fastened and Figure 2 represents the
boot unfastened with the top or overlapping side of the upper opened out
straight to show the inside tongue.
Figure 3 is a perspective front view of the boot unfastened, and
Figure 4 is a sectional plan taken on the line A-B of Ficure 3

page_text: As shown, the upper consists of a main piece 1 and of a smaller or spat piece 2.
The main piece 1 forms the whole of the outside of the boot both leg and foot
with the exception of the spat piece 2 which is cut similar to the "tongue piece
of a Bishop's spat" and is attached to the main piece 1 on the outside of the
centre of the front of the leg by a sewn seam 3 (indicated by dotted lines) in a
similar position to that occupied by it when used in a spat.
The upper is cut down the front of the leg so that its edges overlap to the
extent indicated at 4 in Fig. 2. The under edge 5 of the upper runs straight
down the centre of the front of the boot to the point 6 where the leg joins the
vamp. The overlapping edge 7 of the upper is cut to a shape such that when
the boot is fastened (as shown in Figure 1) the overlapping edge will be brought
by the amount of overlap to the outside of the centre of the front of the leg, and
will swerve downwardly and rearwardly to the point where it meets the spat
piece 2 at the seam 3. From this point the downward and rearward swerve of
the overlapping edge is continued by the spat piece 2 to the centre of the side of
the boot at the part or corner 8 of the spat piece coming outside the ankle bone.
This part or corner 8 of the spat piece is preferably rounded as shown. From
the corner 8 the free edge 9 of the spat piece is continued forward on a level with
the top of the golosh and ends with a rounded corner at the point 6 where the
leg joins the vamp.
10 is a flexible, preferably waterproof, inside tongue attached by sewing to
the edges 7 and 5 of the overlapping portions of the upper. This tongue 10 is
carried preferably up to within a short distance below the top of the leg, as
shown in Fig. 2, and affords complete protection against the entrance of water and
dirt into the boot from between the overlapping portions of the upper.
The overlapping portions of the upper are fastened together by any suitable
means. The drawings shew-by-way-of-example-means of fastening comprising
a buckle strap 11 at the top of the leg, and a buckle strap 12 at the corner 8
of the spat piece 2, and also buckle straps 13 and 14 suitably spaced at inter-
mediate points up the leg.
As will be understood the boot can be made without the tongue if desired.
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;-
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1. An improved boot comprising the principle of an ordinary boot with the
principle of a Bishop's spat and legging, substantially as described.
2. In a boot made in accordance with the preceding claim, a tongue con-
necting the edges of the overlapping portions of the upper, substantially as
herein before described and shown.
3. A boot substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in the accompany-
ing drawings.
Dated this 17th day of Vow 1000