Boots – shoes – and leggings – Leggings and gaiters
Patent
1983-01-17
1984-07-24
Schroeder, Werner H.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Leggings and gaiters
36 71R, 2 61, A41D 1700
Patent
active
044610980
ABSTRACT:
A gaitor (10) has an upper fabric portion (12) configured to be wrapped around a leg of a wearer. The fabric portion (12) has a zipper (40) for fastening the portion (12) around the leg. The fabric portion (12) has a lower edge (26). A rubber gasket (14) configured to conform closely to a shoe (16) worn by the wearer has an upper rim (24). The gasket (14) is fastened by means of a seam (28) around the lower edge (26) of the fabric portion (12). The lower edge (26) of the fabric portion (12) is folded up to lie against the upper rim (24) of the gasket (14). The seam (28) fastens the folded up lower edge (26) against the upper rim (24) of the gasket (14). A structural tape (60) formed from a nylon sheet die cut into a strip with alternating wide and narrower portions (64 and 66) is fastened along seam (28) at toe (54) of the gaitor to prevent folding of the rubber gasket (14), which is otherwise prone to occur at the toe (54), resulting in tearing of the seam (28) when stressed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1335287 (1920-03-01), Lundin et al.
patent: 2230291 (1941-02-01), Evans
patent: 3875687 (1975-05-01), Henderson
patent: 4067126 (1978-01-01), Bergeron et al.
Graveline Tracy
Higgins Willis E.
Schroeder Werner H.
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