Year: 1897

page_text: Date claimed for Patent under Sect. 103 of Act,
being date of first Foreign Application (in 14th Sept., 1898
United States of America),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 2nd Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Apr., 1897-Accepted, 29th May, 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, SIMON MAROUS SILVERMAN of No. 202 Market Street in the City of Chicago
in the County of Cook and State of Illinois, United States of America,
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 :--
The invention relates to trousers suited for use by bicyclists, golf-players,
huntsmen, and others. The design is to provide improved means whereby the legs
of a pair of trousers of customary length can be abortened by reversion and there-
upon he held in place as a pair of knickerbookers through the medium of an
internal encircling cnff united to each leg below the knee but exposed to view on
plural reversion, and which conceals the inscams and is furnished with suitable
fasteners to keep the shortened ends in fold.
In the drawing, like parts bear like designation throughout.
Fig. 1 is an elevation view of a pair of trousers embodying the invention. The
right leg is shown full length with the internal encircling cuff secured in place;
the left leg has the trousers end once reverted to the lower beam of the cuff,
preparatory to the next rolling fold which in this instance will fully expose the
cuff as a knickerbocker finish for the shortened leg.
Fig. 2 is an elevation view of the improved trousers, converted into knicker-
bockers and thus with the contrasting cuffs which cover the inseams and carry the
fasteners, fully exposed.
Fig. 3, an enlarged longitudinal section at the knickerbocker cuff and plural
folds (Fig. 2).
Each leg A of a pair of trousers of usual length, reaching to the feet of the
wearer, is furnished internally below the knce with an encircling cuff C generally
of even width and extended around the leg so as to conceal the inseams. At the
off-side, the cuff C is furnished with suitable fasteners, e.g., buckles aud straps B, B1.
Ordinarily, the cnff is made of some material to contrast with the fabric of the
trousers and thus to afford an acceptable finish or facing band when the trousers
legs are shortened and the garment becomes converted into knickerbookers.
For customary wear, the trousers are of full length as shown at the right leg,
in Fig. 1. The cuff with its buckles and straps lies wholly concealed and presents
no impediment to the comfortable use of the garment. The cuff is fixed well
above the bottom of the trousers, but below the knee, and in such location escapes
the dirt and mire which at lower position must quickly soil the encircling band,
especially if it be of light color, as is oftentimes the case.

page_text: The first roll or reversion of the trousers leg (see left leg, Fig. 1) is' generally
to the lower edge of the cuff. The second or plural reversion is depended upon to
expose the cuff as an outer contrasting band, in the manner displayed by Fig. 2.
If the cuff were ultimately exposed by a single reversion of the trousers leg, its
low-down position must not only cause it to quickly soil, but the presence of the
heavy band near the end of the leg imparts an objectionable set to the trousers
when these are worn with the legs extended at full length. Besides, if the cuff be
fixed near the bottom and becomes fully exposed at a single reversion, the trousers
leg is insufficiently rolled up; the excess works down over the outer face of the
band and thus gives the impression of "sawed off" leg devoid of the finish
imparted by the band when in sight.
After the plural roll or fold has been given to each trousers leg sufficient to
expose the encircling cuff with its fasteners the straps B are passed through
buckles B' and drawn with sufficient tightness to cause the ends of the garment to
fit suugly about the legs of tho wearor below his knees. The trousers then present
the appearance of knickerbockers (Fig. 2) the inscams being covered by the band C.
On releasing the fasteuers and unrolling the folds the cuffs C are concealed and
the garment is converted into trousers of ordinary length and appearance.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said iuven-
tion and in what mannor the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
In convertible trousers, an internal encircling ouff united to each leg below the
knce to cover the inseams and constitute a contrasting baud; said cuff having
suitable fasteners, e.g., straps and buckles thereon and being located above the
bottom of the leg so that ou plural roversion of the trousers end the final roll
renders the cuff external, i.e., causes it to face outward and the trousers log is
shortened to present the finished appearance of knickerbockers, ou securing the
fasteners, substantially as described.
Dated at Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, this 27th day of
February, A.D. JOUT.
SIMON MARCUS SILVERMAN.
W. Lloyd Wise,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.