An Improved Spring Band or Clip for the Trousers in Cycling, Walking, and such like Exercise.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 31st Mar., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Spring Band or Clip for the Trousers in Cycling,
Walking, and such like Exercise.
I, JAMES JOSEPH DUFFY, of Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to a new or improved clip or band for wear on the
ends of trousers for the purpose of embracing the folds of same, while engaged
in the act of cycling, walking, shooting and such like exercise.
The bands and clips at present in use for this purpose are defective, that is to
say, the band which consists of a flat hoop of spring steel simply embracing the
folds or pleats of the trousers, and being held in position by its tendency to grip.
This band is inconvenient inasmuch as it grips too tightly the leg thus causing
uneasiness and interfering prejudicially with the circulation through the limb.
It also has a tendency to fall off.
The clip at present used has the effect of creasing the trousers injuriously, it is.
difficult to adjust and liable to fall off.
This invention is designed to produce a device free from these defects, and to.
this end I propose to use a hoop of spring steel of suitable strength and of
sufficient capacity to partly embrace the limb. One end of this hoop is then
turned outward and backward in the direction of its convexity, and is again
doubled forward in the direction of its concavity, thus forming a clamp the jaws of
which point in the direction towards which the hoop is coiled.
The band or clip as thus formed is applied as follows:-
A vertical pleat or fold of the trousers is slipped into the clamp just described
whereupon the hoop is drawn round the leg and thus partly embraces the folds of
the trousers at any desired tightness.
Deted the 20th day of May 1805
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin; Agents for Applicant.
An Improved Spring Band or Clip for the Trousers in Cycling,
Walking, and such like Exercise.
I, JAMES JOSEPH DUFFY of Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland,.
Merchant, 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 has reference to a new or improved clip or band for wear on the
ends of trousers for the purpose of embracing the folds of same while engaged in
the act of cycling, walking, shooting, and such like exercise.
The bands and clips at present in use for this purpose are defective, that is to.
say, as regards the bands, which usually consist of a flat hoop of spring steel simply
embracing the folds or pleats of the trousers, and being held in position by its
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page_text: tendency to grip. These bands are inconvenient in as much as they grip too
tightly the leg thereby causing uneasiness and interfering prejudicially with the
circulation through the limb.
They have the further disadvantage that they exhibit a tendency to fall off.
And as regards the clips in use, they have the effect of creasing the trousers
injuriously, and are difficult to adjust, and liable to fall off.
This invention is designed to produce a device free from these defects and to this
end I propose to use a hoop of spring steel of suitable length and of sufficient
capacity to partly embrace the limb.
One end of this hoop is then turned outward and backward in the direction of
its convexity and is again doubled forward thus forming a clamp the jaws of which
point in the direction towards which the hoop is coiled.
The accompanying drawing will enable the nature and application of my said
invention to be more readily understood and carried into practice.
Fig. 2. shows the improved spring band or clip detached; and Fig. 1 illustrates,
its application.
As may be perceived the band or clip is composed of a complete strip of spring
steel, the near end of which is doubled backward and again forward as illustrated
thus constituting a spring clamp in the direction of the opening of the band.
In the application of the device, a vertical pleat or fold of the trousers is slipped
into the clamp just described whereupon the hoop is drawn round the front of the
leg and embraces the folds of the trousers as illustrated in Fig. 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The use and application of a band or clip for the purpose of gathering or
embracing the folds of the trousers when engaged in cycling, walking, shooting
and such like exercise, constructed and applied in the manner substantially as
herein specified and set forth.
Dated this 30th day of March 1806
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.