Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 16th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Mar., 1889
I JOHN PHELPS, of Mashobra, Croxted Road, Dulwich in the County of Surrey,
and of Calcutta, Simla and Lahore, British India, Military Tailor do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
My invention has for its object to provide an overcoat for equestrians which will
afford a complete protection from rain for the legs and sent of the horseman and for
the horse's back whilst leaving the rider's arins at perfect liberty, this improved
overcoat combining all the advantages of a close fitting coat and of a horseman's cloak
and being moreover suitable for wear as an ordinary walking overcoat.
The improved overcoat may be made of ordinary cloth of waterproofed fabrics. It
has a close fitting body and sleeves like an ordinary single breasted frock coat and the
invention resides in the peculiar construction of the skirt whereby it is caused to
completely envelope the legs of the rider, the saddle and the loins of the horse. Tho
invention also comprises certain adjuncts whereby the skirt is retained in the desired
position notwithstanding the wind and the movements of the rider in the saddle.
The skirt is continuous from one side of the front round the back part to the other
side of the front, that is to say, it is without any opening or slit at the back, the only
interruption in the continuity of the skirt being at the front where it is parted in
order that it may pass down at either side of the neck of the horse so as to cover the
animal's shoulders and therfore completely enclose the front part of the saddle. The
length of the skirt at the sides is such that it entirely covers the rider's feet and it is
furnished on the inside with pockets or loops into which the toes of the rider's boots,
after passing through the stirrups, are inserted for the purpose of holding the skirt
down in position to protect the legs from wind and rain.
The form of the skirt in the fat is that of an almost complete oval, the major
diameter being in the fore and aft direction, there being a segmental gap at the end
of the oval corresponding to the front of the skirt for the purpose above mentioned
and a central aperture whose circumference corresponds to that of the waist of tho
body portion of the coat.
DL:. 15:h 1 T1080
J. PHELPS.
By A. M & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: I, JOHN PHELPS, of Mashobra, Croxted Road, Dulwich, in the County of Surrey,
and of Calcutta, Simla, and Lahore, British India, Military Tailor, 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:-
My invention has for its object to provide an overcoat for equestrians which will
afford complete protection from rain for the legs and seat of the horseman or for the
habit of the horsewoman (as the case may be) and for the horse's back whilst leaving
the rider's arins at perfect liberty, this improved overcoat combining all the advantages
of a close fitting coat and of a horseman's cloak and being moreover suitable for wear
as a box or driving coat, or travelling wrap, or overcoat. The improved overcoat
may be made of ordinary cloth or waterproofed fabrics. It has a close fitting body and
sleeves like an ordinary single-breasted frock coat-but it may be made double-
breasted and the invention resides in the peculiar construction of the skirt whoreby
it is caused to completely envelop the legs of the rider, the saddle, and the loins and
shoulders of the horse. The invention also comprises certain adjuncts whereby the
skirt is retained in the desired position notwithstanding the wind and the movements
of the rider in the saddle.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
specification, which illustrate an overcoat for a male equestrian. Figures 1 and 2
shew the coat as worn by the rider when mounted and dismounted respectively.
Figure 3 shows the inner side of the skirt only, as developed in the flat. Figure 4
shews a quarter of the skirt on a larger scale and illustrates the modo of cutting.
The skirt A is continuous from one side a of the front round the back part 6 to the
other side a of the front, that is to say it is without any opening or slit at the back
the only interruption in the continuity of the skirt being at the front where it is
parted between the edges a a¹ in order that it may pass down at either side of the
neck of the horse, so as to cover the animal's shoulders and therefore completely
enclose the rider's legs and the saddle in front. The length of the skirt at the sides
is such that it entirely covers the rider's feet and it is furnished on the inside with
pockets or loops cc, figure 3, into which the toes of the rider's boots, after passing
through the stirrups, are inserted for the purpose of holding the skirt down in position
to protect the legs from wind and rain.
The form of the skirt in the flat is that of an almost complete oval, the major
diameter being in the fore and aft direction, there being a segmental gap between
the edges a al at the end of the oval, corresponding to the front of the skirt for
the purpose above mentioned, and a central aperture d whose circumference corre-
sponds to that of the waist of the body portion of the coat to which the skirt is
united in the usual way. The skirt is preferably made of two pieces of cloth of
exactly similar shape united by a central seam at the back b. For female equestrians
however, the gap instead of being at the front would be towards the right or off
side.

page_text: It will be observed, by reference to figures 1 and 2, that the skirt although
sufficiently ample to envelop the legs of the rider and cover the back of the horse and
long enough to come below the rider's feet, does not prevent him from walking in it
when dismounted.
The preferred mode of marking out the skirt is as follows:-The pattern Figure 4
represents one quarter of the skirt i.e. one of the halves folded along the dotted
lino e e figure 3. Upon a base line E E' (which corresponds to the folde e
figure 3) I erect a perpendicular ff and from the point f 1 measure off on
this line a distance of 12 inches to point g and from the same point along the
base line a distance of 3 inches to point h and draw ha. From point fon ff' I
measure off a distance of 7 inches to point j and from the same point along the base
line a distance of 3 inches to point and draw k j. From k I mark off on the base
line a distance of 13 inches to point E' and upon the perpendiculars ff mark off a
distance of 24 inches from point ftol and through draw E F. Then with the
radius Ek describe the arc km from point E. From point of intersection n of E¹ F
with h a draw the arc m o. This arc should be at a maximum distance of 14 inches
on line အ from line kj. The arcs E F and F¹ a are drawn from the same centre E' n
respectively. The average distance from o to a is 40 inches, but would vary according
to length of skirt required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The horein described overcoat for equestrians, having an ordinary close fitting body
and a skirt adapted, by the peculiar form herein described, to envelop or cover the
legs and feet of the rider and the back of the horse, as described and shewn.
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