US648845A

US648845A - Legging.

Info

Publication number: US648845A
Application number: US74115199A
Authority: US
Inventors: William S Callery; Roy Settle
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1899-12-21
Filing date: 1899-12-21
Publication date: 1900-05-01
Anticipated expiration: 1917-05-01

Description

No. 648,845. Patented May I, 1900. W. S. GALLERY & B. SETTLE.

LEGGING. (Application led Dec. 21, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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LEGGING.

SPECIFICATION formingpart or' Letters Patent No. 648,845, dated May 1, 19100.

Application iiled December 21,

1899. Serial No. 741,151. (No model-\ To a/ZZ whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM S. GALLERY and ROY SETTLE,citizens of the United States, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of luchanan and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Leggings; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to leggings, andinore particularly to that class of devices adapted to be worn by brewers,. butchers,l and oth-f ers whose vocations subject them to danger of illness by getting their feet wet.

The object of the invention is to lprovide a legging which shall be simple in construction, durable in use, comparatively inexpensive of production, and one which may be quickly and easily placed upon the foot and which will be prevented from working upward and becoming disarranged.

With this object in view the invention consists in certain features of construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinaf-V ter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved legging. Fig. 2 is a rear view, and Fig. 3 is a plan View, of the stirrup.

Referring tothe drawings, a denotes the body any suitable material, such as canvas, and which may be provided with fastening means, such as buckles l), for securing it in place.

vc denotes the stirrup, which consists of a piece of spring-wire, the rear portion of which is bowed downward, as shown at cZ,to tit'under the boot or shoe immediately in advance of the heel. Side pieces e project alon-gthe side ot the shoe or boot and rest upon the upper edge of the sole. At the forward end the side pieces are connected together by a downwardly-extending bailg, which crosses under the toe of the boot or shoe and which may be formed integral with the side pieces'.

f denotes an angular extension of the crossl! piece g and projects forward of the cross-- piece and is curved up and over `the toe of the boot or shoe and engages the sole at that).A point. In order to secure proper rigidity, we

of the legging, which Ymay be made of Vance. of the heel,

twist or coil this extension upon itself, as shown in Fig. 23.

It will be understood that the stirrup does not come in contact with the fioor, but rests upon the upper edge of the sole and will pre- Vent the legging from working upward or bccomin'g in any way disarranged. .lhe forward end ofthe stirru p,or the portion which we have desgnatedf, by reason of fitting tightly over the toe of the sole will prevent the legging from working out ot' place.

While we have shownstraps and buckles as a means for forcing the legging in place, it is understood that any other means may be employed which willaecomplish the same re-.

suit.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of our improved legging will be readily apparent without requiring an extended explanation.' The device is extremely simple, may be made at small cost, and is exceedingly useful for the purpose for which it is desired.

It will of course be understood that various changes in the form, iroportion, and the niinor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

A legging having av stirrup secured to its lower end, said stirrup being provided with a cross-piece near its rear end adapted to tit under the sole ofthe shoe immediately4 in adthe side pieces of said stir rup bein adapted to rest upon the upper edge of t e sole, the forward end of said stirrupand formed with an angular projection which extends up over the forwardend of the sole and is adapted to engage the toe of the shoe'.V In testimony whereof wehave hereunto se our handsdn presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM S. CALIQERY.

l ROY SETTLE.' Witnesses:

CLARA. T. .-DncKnR,

Geenen-L. RolLLINs.

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