US607272A - Nell winter and francis joseph stohwasser - Google Patents

Description

No. 607,272. Patented July 12, I898. l. PULLMAN.

GAITER 0B COVERING FOR THE LEGS.

(Application filed Julyl9, 1897.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT Enron.

JOHN PULLMAN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE BERTOH- NELL WINTER AND FRANCIS JOSEPH STOHWASSER, OF SAME PLACE.

GAITER OR COVERING FOR THE LEGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,272, dated July 12, 1898.

Application filed .Tulyl9,189'7. $erial No. 645,096. (No model.) Patented in England November 6, 1896, No. 24,893, and in France November 16,1896, No. 261,319. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PULLMAN, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at London, England, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gaiters or Coverings for the Legs, (for which I have received Letters Patent of France, No. 261,319, dated November 16, 1896, and of Great Britain, No. 24,893, dated November 6, 1896,) of which the :0 following is a specification.

In certain classes of costume, especially for military purposes, gaiters are used covering the lower part of the leg, such gaiters being made of leather, cloth, or other suitable material fitted around the leg and buttoned down the front or side. In other classes of such costume, especially for use inlndia or tropical climates, what is known as the puttie is used, which consists of a band of leather,

:0 cloth, or other suitable flexible-material of sufficient length but of little width, which is wound around the leg, beginning from below at the ankle, where it is fastened, and ending below the knee, where the end is fastened or prevented from unwinding by means of strings or other fastenings.

The present invention consists of a combination of the two kinds of covering described, the gaiter being first fitted upon the leg without buttons or other fastenings and the puttie or strip being wound around it in the way described outside the gaiter and being fastened by a strap and buckle or other equivalent fastening at its upper end.

The accompanying drawings are an illustration of the invention, Figure 1 being a front view of the gaiter upon the leg; Fig. 2, a similar view with the band or puttie wound upon the gaiter, and Fig. 3 is a back view of Fig. 2.

a is the gaiter, of leather, cloth, or other suitable material, of such shape that it can.

be fitted around the leg of the wearer, as shown in Fig. 1, the two edges being in front and the material being of such size that one of such edges overlaps the other for a sulficient width from top to bottom, as shown at a. his a sufficiently long strip of leather, cloth,

or other suitable flexible material and of the desired width, one end of which is attached to or forms part of the lower edge of the gaiter at b in such a position that it can be easily and quickly wound helically around the leg outside the gaiter from the bottom to the top of the latter.

The strip or band I) may be wound with any 5 5 desired degree of tightness, and it will be seen that it holds the overlapping edge a of the gaiter securely and firmly down upon the other edge.

The upper edge of the band is secured in position, so that it cannot become unwound, by means of a strap and buckle c, which may be separate or may be attached to or form part of the band or of the upper edge of the gaiter, or it may be fastened by other equivalent and suitable means, or the band Z) is of such length and width, as shown in Figs. 2

and 3, that it makes a number of convolutions, a space (which may be of any desired width) being left between them through which the gaiter CL itself is visible. Loops d or hooks or other attachments are fixed upon the gaiter, (preferably at the back, as shown in Fig. 3,) through or over which the band I) is passed to support the several convolutions. The lower part of the gaiter a or the whole of it may be lined with cloth waterproof or other material. The band 11 itself may be similarly lined, and both the gaiter a and the band I) may be finished at their edges and otherwise ornamented in any way that may be desired.

The gaiter described is adjustable to any size of leg, the amount of overlap of the edge at a being greater or less accordingly. It may have a slit or deep notch out in its upper edge at the back at c, so as to facilitate its fitting.

' The band I), which is wound around the leg outside the gaiter, may be of such length and width that-its edges meet each other and en- 0 tirely cover the gaiter, or it may be of greater width, so that the lower edge of each convolution overlaps the upper edge of the next lower one. I

The upper edge of the gaiter may be provided with a strap and buckle,as well as a separate buckle for the end of the strap.

By my invention a very simple and effective covering for the legs is obtained, which is durable, veryeasily put on and off, not likely roo to shift its position when adjusted, and readiIy adaptable to diiferent-sized legs.

The details of manufacture, material, and arrangement may be varied and modified more or less, as may be found desirable, my invention consisting substantially of a gaiter one vertical edge of which overlaps the other, in combination with a puttie or band which is wound around the leg outside the gaiter and is fastened at or nearthe upper edge of the latter.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a gaiter a, one Vertical edge of which overlaps the other; of a flexible band having one end secured to the outer edge of said gaiter at the lower end thereof, and wound spirally around the outside of said gaiter and secu red at or near the upper end of the latter; and loops secured to the outside of said gaiter for the passage of said spirally-wound band, substantially as described.

2. In a gaiter, the combination with the body portion a, one Vertical edge of which overlaps the other; of a flexible band secured at one extremity to the lower portion of the overlapping edge of the gaiter; a detachable fastening secured to said flexible band near its other extremity, and adapted to engage the latter end of said band when wound upon said gait-er, and loops secured to the outside of said gaiter for the passage of said band, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN PULLDIAN.

'Witnesscs:

ARTHUR. HENRY BO'WSHELL, 'ljnoMAs REGINALD SALVAGE.

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