Improvements in Hosiery.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th June, 1894-Accepted, 7th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hosiery.
I, JAMES CLARK MCGEORGE, of English Street Factory, Dumfries, North
Britain. Glove and Hosiery Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to footless stockings and socks to be worn in conjunction.
with ordinary hosiery thus enabling the coverings of the feet and legs to be of
entirely different texture for example thin silk socks may be used for the feet and.
thick knickerbocker stockings for the legs.
The legs of the footless hosiery are made in the usual way but at each side of
the bottom of the leg the material is gradually narrowed forming two triangular
pieces one on each side of the foot of the wearer, having their ends connected under
the foot. Between these triangular pieces are openings at the front and back
through which the foot and heel respectively of the wearer pass.
The above mentioned triangular pieces may either be knitted in the same machine
as the leg or the stitches of the hose may after the leg has been completed be
transferred to a special machine to do the requisite narrowing to form the triangular-
pieces and afterwards make the straight connecting pieces.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1893.
JAMES CLARK M° GEORGE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hosiery.
I, JAMES CLARK M GEORGE of English Street Factory Dumfries North
Britain, Glove and Hosiery Manufacturer, do hereby declare 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 in writing, that is.
to say :-
This invention relates to footless stockings and socks to be worn in conjunction
with ordinary hosiery thus enabling the coverings of the feet and legs to be of
entirely different texture. For example thin silk socks may be used for the feet
and thick knickerbocker stockings for the legs.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory drawing representing an elevation of a footless hose or
stocking as formed in accordance with my improvements.
Referring to the drawing:-
-
The legs a of the footless hosiery are made in the usual way but by my improve-
ments at each side of the bottom a² of the leg a the material is gradually narrowed
forming two triangular pieces one b on each side of the foot of the wearer having
their ends connected at 6' under the foot.
Between these triangular pieces b are openings at c at the front and back through
which the foot c¹ and heel of respectively of the wearer pass.
The above mentioned triangular pieces b may be knitted in the same machine as.
the leg a but preferably the knitting or stitches of the hose would after the leg a
has been completed be transferred to a special machine to do the requisite narrowing
in ribbed form to form the triangular pieces b which would afterwards be connected
by stitching at their ends b¹.

page_text: 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 :-
First. The manufacture of footless stockings or hosiery in the improved manner
herein described in reference to and by way of application shown in the accom-
panying drawing.
Second. A footless stocking consisting of an ordinary knitted leg having
triangular or equivalent pieces at its lower end connected together to form an open
looped part for the sock or foot of the wearer to enter, substantially as set forth.
Dated the 6th June 1894.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.