An Improvement in Gaiters.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Jan., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 12th Oct., 1899-Accepted, 18th Nov., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Gaiters.
I, WILLIAM PHILIP CUMMINGS, of 14, Newfoundland Street, Bristol, Tailor,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention, which relates to gaiters, consists in the provision, as part of a
gaiter, of elastic webbing let in or otherwise incorporated with or secured to
the gaiter and extending down from the top thereof to any desired point. Prefer-
ably, the elastic webbing is placed at both back and front: each web being
preferably approximately tongue-shaped, the point being furthest from the top
or upper edge of the gaiter. The body of the gaiter is made of cloth, or of any
suitable material. The gaiter has buttons and button holes as ordinarily, or it
may be arranged to be fastened upon the leg of the wearer by lacing, also as
ordinarily. At bottom the gaiters are preferably shaped as spats and, in that
case, are fitted each with a strap for strapping on the feet as is usual in a spat.
The feature of novelty is the elastic webbing which adapts the gaiter to serve
as a clip covering for the ends of trouser legs which can be readily introduced
into the gaiter and readily withdrawn, without, in either case, necessitating
unfastening the gaiter.
With gaiters made in accordance with this invention, greater comfort is
afforded in cycling and other exercises than with gaiters without such elastic
webbing, as the elastic webbing permits the upper part of the gaiter to yield
readily to the movements of the leg while still retaining the grip on the leg.
The gaiters, when not required for use as such, may be worn under ordinary
trousers extending to the feet, and, when it is desired to put the gaiters into use
as such for cycling or other purpose, the top of each is expanded and turned
down to the required distance for insertion of the lower part of the trouser legs.
The gaiter top is then returned to its normal position and the lower part of each
trouser leg is enveloped by the gaiter.
The trouser legs are readily withdrawn when it is so desired. and, as aforesaid,
the gaiters do not require to be unfastened either for introducing the trouser
legs or for withdrawing them.
Dated this 12th day of January 1899
NICHOLAS WATTS.
Chartered Patent Agent, Bristol.
An improvement in Gaiters.
I. WILLIAM PHILIP CUMMINGS. of 14, Newfoundland Street, Bristol, Tailor,
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, which relates to gaiters, consists in the provision, as part of a
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page_text: gaiter, of elastic webbing let in or otherwise incorporated with or secured to
the gaiter and extending down from the top thereof to any desired point. Prefer-
ably, the elastic webbing is placed at both back and front; each web being
preferably approximately tongue-shaped, the point being furthest from the top
or upper edge of the gaiter. The body of the gaiter is made of cloth, or of any
suitable material. The gaiter has buttons and button holes as ordinarily, or it
may be arranged to be fastened upon the leg of the wearer by lacing, also as
ordinarily. At bottom the gaiters are preferably shaped as spats and, in that
case, are fitted each with a strap for strapping on the feet as is usual in a spat.
The feature of novelty is the elastic webbing which adapts the gaiter to serve
as a clip covering for the ends of trouser legs which can be readily introduced
into the gaiter and readily withdrawn without, in either case, necessitating
unfastening the gaiter.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings, Fig. 1 represents, in side
view, that pattern of my improved gaiter which has the elastic webbing both at
front and back. Fig. 2 is front view and Fig. 3 a back view of the gaiter.
Let into and secured to the gaiter a-which may be of cloth or other suitable
material is a spring tongue 6 of elastic webbing situated at the front of the
gaiter. A similar spring tongue c is similarly incorporated with the gaiter at
the back thereof. The gaiter illustrated in the drawings is fastened by buttons,
but the method of fastening is not confined to buttoning, but may be by lacing
or by other means.
The gaiter may be worn under the trouser just as an ordinary "spat
" is.
While being thus worn. the gaiter is readily made to serve, when required, as
a trouser "clip" for cycling or other purpose, and this is readily effected without
unbuttoning the gaiter, it being merely requisite to expand the webbing and
turn down the upper part of the gaiter. The lower part of the trouser leg is
then raised and "doubled." as ordinarily, around the leg of the wearer, after which
the turned-down part of the gaiter is again turned up on the folded part of the
trouser which it thus surrounds and holds in a spring clip. The trouser leg is
readily withdrawn, when desired, from the grip of the gaiter due to the spring
action of the elastic tongues and c. The gaiter does not require to be un-
fastened, either for introducing the trouser leg or for withdrawing it.
Instead of having an elastic web at both front and back as in the gaiter shown
in the accompanying drawings, a gaiter may, if desired, have one such web
only, and, when this is the case, the web may be fitted in either the front or
back of the gaiter.
With gaiters made in accordance with this invention, greater comfort is afforded
in cycling and other exercises than with gaiters without such elastic webbing, as
the elastic webbing permits the upper part of the gaiter to yield readily to the
movements of the leg while still retaining the grip on the trouser leg.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
A gaiter for the lower part of the leg, having a spring tongue of elastic
webbing let in and front and back, or only at front or only at back, and so
arranged that the lower part of a trouser leg can, without necessitating unfasten-
ing the gaiter, be inserted within and be clipped and retained by the upper part
of the gaiter, or can be withdrawn therefrom, substantially as described.
Dated this 11th Jf Ontah1000