Combined Legging and Gaiter.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Feb.,
1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combined Legging and Gaiter.
I, ELLENE ALICE BAILEY, Manufacturer of Rain Boots, a citizen of the
United States, residing at No. 29 West 38th Street, in the City of New York,
County and State of New York, one of the United States of America, do hereby
<leclare the nature of my 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 relates to rain-boots or leggings such as are usually worn by
women or children during wet and inclement weather.
Its object is to provide a safe and hygienic protection for the legs, and at the
same time present a neat and attractive appearance.
It consists in an over-gaiter for the shoe, and a peculiarly formed upper portion
which is fully shown in the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to
like parts in each.
The device is properly divided into four distinct but attached parts. The
back A, the front B, the over-gaiter C, and opening holding strap K. A, Fig. 1
is the back part of the legging, it is preferably made of water-proof material such
as light rubber cloth and has a series of perforations A' upon its upper part, this
portion of the device is attached to the over-gaiter at c, and is so formed that it is
practically glove-fitting, that is, it is made to conform to the contour of that
portion of the leg without gathering, the object of this close fitting is to obviate a
radical objection to the unseemly appearance of a legging gathered or loose at that
part covering the back and calf of the leg.
The front portion of the device B, is connected also to the over-gaiter at c, it has
perforations B' upon its upper portion ; a seam g, connects it with the back
portion K this seam G being a continuation of the side opening in the over-gaiter G,
this front portion B, may be made of lighter material than A, it has a fullness or
series of gatherings B₁ B'; this fullness in the front, and glove-fitting in the back
portion of the legging are very essential parts of this invention.
A band preferably elastic B2 passing through a casing provided for it in the
upper part of the legging is the means used to secure the legging in position at its
upper part.
The over-gaiter C, is shaped to fit over the shoes neatly, and has a stirrup D, to
hold it in position on the foot or shoe, the over-gaiter has also an opening G, which
extends above it and partially up the side of the legging which is attached to the
over-gaiter, this admits of the foot easily passing through the legging and over-
gaiter. This opening G is preferably closed by means of fasteners shown in Fig. 2.
This particular class of fastener, however, is by no means essential as any other
erviceable means such as lacing, or buttons, would obviously effect the same
purpose and effect the same result; in the particular method of fastenings here
hown the ring or eyelet E', is fixed into or upon one side of the opening and the
one shaped part E' upon the other side in proper relationship to each other, so
hat when brought together they will connect without causing wrinkles upon the
ver-gaiter, the core E¹ has a slit in its top e, its greatest diameter is at E³, the
asteners are made of metal having resiliency, so that when the two parts of
he cone caused by the split e are forced together, they will spring apart when
eleased and thus secure the cone shaped portion in the depressed portion E of the
astening device.
The stirrup D is preferably made of leather or non-elastic material, and provided
ith an elastic portion or centre d. the obiect of this arrangement being to cive

page_text: elasticity to the stirrup and at the same time to prevent the same from undue wear,
by having the outside or leather portion or other non-elastic material, come in
contact with the edges of the shoe, the stirrup has also a fastener similar to the
fastener shown in Fig. 4 which is shown in Fig. 3, the part D¹ is fixed on the end
of the stirrup at D' and the part D' is attached as shown in Fig. 1 at D³ to the 5
lower portion of the over-gaiter.
The over-gaiter is provided on the inside thereof with a strap K, preferably
made of elastic material, this strap K is permanently fastened upon the inside of
the over-gaiter at one of its ends, and is provided upon the other end with a loop,
or an eye K as is shown in Fig. 4, the object of this strap K is to draw the two
edges of the opening G together, for this purpose upon the opposite side, and inner
side of the over-gaiter to that to which is attached the strap K, there is attached a
hook K' Fig. 4 or other suitable means, by which the strap K may be attached to
that side, when thus attached the edges are drawn close enough together to enable
a woman to stoop down and with one hand attach the fastening provided for closing
the opening.
The operation of using the legging is as follows: The foot is thrust through the
clastic band B, the gatherings b on the front portion admitting of the legging
extending enough to admit of the free passage of the foot and shoe, when the foot
has passed through the gaiter C, the strap K is taken by one hand and fastened to
the hook or eye upon the opposite and inside of the over-gaiter thus holding the
gaiter in position while the opening G is drawn together and the part E¹ may be
then passed through the eyelets E of the same, thus enabling the wearer to perform
the entire operation of fastening the gaiter with one hand, thus securing a great
advantage, it being very difficult for a lady, dressed in the prevailing fashion to
thus closed
reach the ankles with both hands at the same time, after the opening
the stirrup is brought under the foot, and secured in position by forcing the
cone B¹ of the fastener into the perforated disc B'.
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 :
1st. In a rain-boot or legging the combination of a glove fitting back A,
gathered front B and over-gaiter C having opening G and fasteners E, as herein
shown and described.
2nd. In combination with a legging, consisting of a close fitting back A, gathered
front B, over-gaiter C with opening G and stirrup D; the fasteners for the
opening herein described which consist in the split cone E' and eyelet E³.
3rd. In a rain-boot legging or over-gaiter adapted to be closed by an opening
located upon the side of the same and held in position by proper fasteners, the
strap K attached to the interior of said over-gaiter having one end attached to said
over-gaiter and the other end provided with a means of attachment to the opposite
inside of said over-gaiter by means of a hook or other suitable methods of attach
ment, the said strap adapted when so attached to draw the two edges of the
over-gaiter together and hold the same in position to admit of easily being
fastened.
4th. In a rain-boot or legging the combination of a glove fitting back A
gathered front B, opening G and interior holding strap K with stirrup Ď provide
with an elastic portion d, as and for the purpose described and illustrated in th
accompanying drawings.
ambon 1804
ELLENE ALICE BAILEY.
Cheesbrough & Royston, Fels. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
15, Water Street, Liverpool.