Improvements in Cycle Dress Guards.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Dec.1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Dress Guards.
We, HEDWIG FISCHER, of Potsdamerstrasse, 122c, Gartenhaus 4, Berlin, and
GUSTAV HENZE, of Schlüterstrasse 57, Charlottenburg, both in the Empire of
Germany, 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 :-
The object of the present invention is a dress guard to cover the rear wheel of a
bicycle in place of the ordinary net-work dress guards, and its purpose is to prevent,
especially with the use of divided skirts, the annoying flying to and fro of the dress
in working the pedals.
The annexed drawing shows the invention in side view attached on a bicycle.
This arrangement consists, as shown in the drawing of a fan-like system of plates
running out in a point fastened on the bicycle so that the point of the so formed
fan-like apparatus is fastened on a turning joint arranged behind or below the
saddle, whilst the hinder end of the uppermost plate of the fan is joined in any
suitable manner with the mud-guard of the rear-wheel. These plates covering
one another can be folded up like a fan and fastened near the mud guard for
cleaning or repairing purposes, whilst when using the bicycle only the uppermost
plate remains fastened and the others are let down so that they cover entirely
the upper part of the back part of the bicycle and also some part of
the lower half. This device can be fitted to any bicycle provided with the hitherto
used net-like dress guards without any change in the construction of the bicycle. It
is desirable to arrange such a fan like system of plates on each side of the rear wheel.
The two fans may be joined together by means of a web or in any other manner
above the wheel in order to cover in the wheel.
In working the pedals the dress of the rider touches the plates of the fan lying one
upon the other and thus does not sway to and fro. A further advantage of this
arrangement is that it is impossible that the spokes should catch the dress in riding
as has happened hitherto, sometimes causing severe accidents. Also it is possible
with this arrangement to reach all parts of the bicycle and to exchange, for instance,
the spokes without being obliged to take off this dress guard.
This device can be made in any material and if required be covered or decorated
with fabric, leather and the like, forming thus at the same time a decoration for the
bicycle. The fan shaped plates are supported in the open position by a ribbon or
ribbons as done with ordinary fans, or by studs arranged on the upper edge of each
plate grasping into eyes arranged on the lower edge of the plate lying thereon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
A dress guard for bicycles composed of a fan like system of plates covering or

page_text: overlapping one another and adapted to be folded up, such device being arranged on
one or both sides of the bicycle and fastened on it by means of a pivotal joint below
or near the saddle.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicants, 18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.