Year: 1895

page_text: Date claimed for Patent under Sect. 103 of Act,
being date of first Foreign Application (in (16th Mar., 1895
United States of America),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 18th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
I, HERBERT LUEY, of 202, Washington Park, Brooklyn, in the County of
Kings, and State of New York, United States of America, Tailor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This improved bicycle habit is in the nature of a skirt divided at the back and
made with folds at the rear which are so combined with interior partitions forming
leg portions that when the garment is in use on the cycle the limbs are free to work
the pedals, the folds falling on each side of the saddle, and when the lady steps
from the machine the rear folds close, and present the appearance of an ordinary
skirt, so that no difference from the ordinary skirt can be detected either at the
front or rear.
The habit consists of a skirt the front of which may, if desired, be stitched at
its edges and forming at its upper end a flap secured at one edge at one side of the
fly, its other edge being similarly secured at the opposite side of the fly. The
skirt is divided at the back and is formed with interior partitions forming the leg
portions, such partitions connecting with folds at both sides of the centre of the
back, secured at their upper ends to the waist band and falling loosely therefrom
on opposite sides of the centre down past and below the crotch. When the wearer
is on the machine the folds will fall freely on both sides and not interfere in the
least with the free movement of the limbs, and yet when the wearer is off the
machine the folds on each side will fall together and towards those on the other
side in such a manner as to effectually conceal the division and crotch, and give
the appearance of an ordinary skirt, so that the skirt may serve either as a habit
or as a walking skirt.
This skirt being divided at the back is also provided within the skirt with a fly
and with a flap to cover the same and avoid any unusual appearance at the front
of the skirt.
Dated this 18th day of June 1895
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.

page_text: I, HERBERT LUEY of 202, Washington Park, Brooklyn, in the County of
Kings and State of New York, United States of America, 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:-
This improved bicycle habit is in the nature of a skirt divided at the back and
made with folds at the rear which are so combined with interior partitions forming
leg portions that when the garment is in use on the cycle the limbs are free to
work the pedals, the folds falling on each side of the saddle, and when the lady
steps from the machine the rear folds close and present the appearance of an
ordinary skirt so that no difference from the ordinary skirt can be detected either
at the front or rear.
The invention consists in the novel construction hereinafter described and
claimed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
Specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts
in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement as in use;
Figures 2 and 3 are respectively front and rear views of the habit ;
Figure 4 is a section on about line x-x of Figure 2; and
Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 drawn to a smaller scale and showing the
two leg portions as they appear usually.
The habit consists of a skirt A, the front C of which may, if desired, be stitched
at its edges C¹ C and forming at its upper end a flap secured at one edge at one
side of the fly A' and having fastenings B' by which its other edge may be secured
at the opposite side of the fly. These fastenings B2 and the fastenings B¹ on the
part A may preferably be buttons as shown, and I also provide a row of buttons B³
opposite the buttons B to make the front of the skirt symmetrical.
The skirt as shown most clearly in Figures 1, 3 and 5 is divided at the back and
is formed with the interior A, partitions a forming the leg portions, such partitions a¹
connecting with folds a a at both sides of the center of the back, such folds being
secured at their upper ends to the waist band D and falling loosely therefrom on
opposite sides of the centre down past and below the crotch a³. When the wearer
is on the machine the folds will fall freely on both sides and not interfere in the
least with the free movement of the limbs, and yet when the wearer is off the
machine the folds on each side will fall together and toward those on the other side
in such a manner as to effectually conceal the division and crotch and give the
appearance of an ordinary skirt so that the skirt may serve either as a habit or as
a walking skirt.
This skirt being divided at the back is also provided within the skirt with a fly
and with a flap to cover the same and avoid any unusual appearance at the front
of the skirt.
It will be readily understood that the improved habit herein before described,
while requiring comparatively little material in its production and presenting an
aesthetic appearance, is particularly well adapted for the purposes for which it is
intended, viz. to afford safety and protection to lady riders and give them such
freedom in their movements as to allow them to easily get on and off the machine
and thus avoid serious accidents.

page_text: 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,
1. A skirt divided at the back, having a waist band and interior partitions.
forming leg portions which have vertically-disposed folds at their rear portions,.
such folds being secured at their upper ends to the waist band and falling in loose
folds therefrom on opposite sides of the centre, substantially as set forth.
2. A skirt divided at the back made with a waist band, a crotch and the interior
partitions, the latter having their portions in the rear of the crotch and at opposite
sides of the centre of the back of the skirt formed in folds, such folds being fixed
at their upper ends to the waist band and falling loosely therefrom down past and
below the crotch, all substantially as set forth.
3. A skirt comprising a body portion, a crotch, leg portions, and a fly at the
upper ends of the front, of the body above the crotch, the front breadth of the
skirt forming a flap having one edge secured at a point to one side of the fly, and
fastenings by which the opposite edge of the flap may be secured upon the other
side of the fly, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 7th dow of March 1896
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.