the Legs in Playing Games.
Year: 1885

page_text: the Legs in Playing Games.
I FREDERICK HENRY AYRES of 111 Aldersgate Street in the City of London
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvements have reference to guards or protecting means for the legs of
cricketers or players in games from the blow of the ball or such like blows.
I construct my improved guards of tubular indiarubber or such like elastic
matter enclosed in cases or divided spaces in the material of the guard such as
leather, indiarubber or canvas. These tubular pieces may be longitudinally of the
guard or otherwise. The guard may be strapped or otherwise secured to the leg.
At the lower end of the guard I prefer to form a tongue piece to tuck into the
shoe or boot to prevent displacement of the guard.
A convenient form of guard I am enabled to produce according to my inven-
tion is a neat light useful ankle guard say about nine inches high having many
advantages.
Solid rubber pieces may be used in place of tubes.
The tubes or pieces of rubber may be backed by plates of a more rigid material
as cape, whalebone, metal or other suitable material.
Improvements in Guards or Appliances for Protecting Parts of
the Legs in Playing Games.
I FREDERICK HENRY AYRES of 111 Aldersgate Street in the City of London
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN GUARDS OR APPLIANCES FOR PROTECTING PARTS OF THE LEGS IN PLAYING
GAMES, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
My improvements have reference to guards or protecting means for the legs of
cricketers or players in games from the blow of the ball or such like blows

page_text: I construct my improved guards of tubular india rubber or such like clastic
matter enclosed in cases or divided spaces in the material of the guard such as
leather, india rubber or canvas.
These tubular pieces may be longitudinally of the guard or otherwise. The
guard may be strapped or otherwise secured to the leg.
At the lower end of the guard I form a tongue piece to tuck into the shoe or
boot to prevent displacement of the guard.
A convenient form of guard I am enabled to produce according to my inven-
tion is a neat light useful ankle guard say about nine inches high having many
advantages.
Solid rubber pieces may be used in place of tubes.
The tubes or pieces of rubber may be backed by plates of a more rigid material
as cane, whalebone, metal or other suitable material.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shews a front view of a shin guard adapted for use in playing the game
of Football constructed according to my invention,
Figure 2 is a back view thereof.
a are. the inserted india rubber elastic pieces arranged and secured within the
enclosing spaces or divisions 6' formed between the covering material b of the guard.
c. c are straps and buckles for securing the guard to the leg, and d is a tongue ?
piece for retaining the guard properly adjusted on the leg by being tucked into the
shoe or boot of the wearer. e indicates wadding.
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c indicates a backing sheet which may be used or dispensed with as desired
formed of stiffer material such as already described, or metal may be used.
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
The construction and use of shin guards for use in playing football or other.
game constructed of india rubber pieces or tubes enclosed in the covering material
of the guard backed by a more rigid material or not as desired and furnished with 3
a tongue piece to be retained by the boot or shoe of the wearer substantially as and
for the purposes set forth.
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