Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
We, SAMUEL COOMBE and JAMES MAY, trading as Coombe & May, Tailors and
Outfitters, at 6, Catherine Street, Exeter, in the County of Devon, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
Its objects are to enable cyclists and others to wear trousers, as (or convert them
into) knickerbockers, and thus obviate (if desired) the necessity of having a pair
of each, or resorting to trouser clips.
In order to accomplish these desirable objects, we use bands or straps, in the
following manner: -
Ordinary trousers are turned up at the bottoms, and drawn up the leg, so that
the turned up part comes immediately below the knee, where they can either be
held in position by folding them vertically in such a way that a button or hook
attached to one part, will engage with a hole or an eye formed in another part,
or by a band or strap.
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Over the bottoms of the trousers' legs when in the position just described, we
place what we call our transformers" which may be made of one or more pieces
of woven or knitted fabric, or any other suitable material, elastic or otherwise.
"
These transformers" may be of the desired length, and of such a shape as to
fit the wearer, and about 3 or 4 inches wide.
They may be fastened either by hooks and eyes or buttons and holes, at each
end, or in any other suitable way, and may also be provided with elastic bands on
either side in or out.
They may also be formed as an endless band resembling a stocking top.
After they have been placed in position, the slack part of the trousers above the
knee is pulled down, partially or completely, over the bands or transformers."
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Buttons, holes, hooks-and-eyes and bands or straps, to hold the turned up bottoms
of the trousers in position before putting on the "transformers" are not indispens-
able, and if desired, the latter may be worn over, instead of under the slack part
of the trousers after they have been drawn down over the knee.
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"
If desired, a button or other device may be used on the hem of the trousers
bottoms, so as to be fastened to a hole, or the like in the transformers to hold
the latter in position.
The portability and great convenience of these "transformers" will be obvious,
as they can be carried in the pocket when not in use.

page_text: We, SAMUEL COOMBE and JAMES MAY, trading as Coombe & May, Tailors and
Outfitters, at 6, Catherine Street, Exeter, in the County of Devon, 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:-
In the accompanying drawings:-
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Fig. 1 is an illustration of a person's leg showing a transformer" as worn.
Fig. 2 is a plan of a strap "transformer" and
Fig. 3 a side view of an endless ditto, all constructed and arranged in accordance
with our invention.
The objects of the invention are to enable cyclists and others to wear trousers,
as (or convert them into) knickerbockers, and thus obviate (if desired) the necessity
of having a pair of each, or resorting to trouser clips.
In order to accomplish these desirable objects, we, use bands or straps, in the
following manner:
I
Ordinary trousers are turned up at the bottoms and drawn up the leg, so that
the turned up part comes immediately below the knee, where they can either be
held in position by folding them vertically, in such a way, that a button or hook
attached to one part, will engage with a hole or an eye formed in another part,
or by a band or strap.
Over the bottoms of the trouser's leg when in the position just described, we
place what we call our transformers" (1. Figs. 1, 2, and 3) which may be made of
one or more pieces of woven fabric, or any other suitable material, elastic or other-
wise.
1
These "transformers" may be of the desired length, and of such a shape as to
Sit the wearer, and about 3 or 4 inches wide.
They may be fastened either by hooks and eyes or buttons and holes, at each
end (as shown at 2 Figs. 1 and 2) or in any other suitable way, and may also be
provided with elastic bands on either side (as indicated by the dotted lines 3-Fig. 3)
in or out.
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They may also be formed as an endless band resembling a stocking-top, or
knitted cuff for the wrists, as shown in Fig. 3.
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"
After they have been placed in position, the slack part of the trousers above the
knee is pulled down, partially or completely over the bands or transformers
and they are shown as worn at Fig. 1.
Buttons, holes, hooks-and-eyes and bands or straps, to hold the turned up bottoms
of the trousers in position before putting on the "transformers," are not indispens-
able, and, if desired, the latter may be worn over, instead of under the slack part
of the trousers after they have been drawn down over the knee.
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If desired, a button or other device may be used on the hem of the trousers
bottoms, so as to be fastened to the hole (4) Fig. 2, or the like, in the trans-
formers" to hold the latter in position.
The portability and great convenience of these "transformers" will be obvious,
as they can be carried in the pocket when not in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1st. Transformers" substantially as and for the purpose herein before specified
and illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2 in the drawings attached hereto.

page_text: 2nd. Transformers" substantially as and for the purpose herein before specified
and illustrated by Fig. 3, in the drawings attached hereto.
3rd. In combination with trousers, the "transformers" substantially as and for
the purpose hereinbefore specified and illustrated in the drawings attached hereto.
Dated this Seventh day of March 1898.
JOS. T. PEARSON,
Registered Patent Agent, Burnley, Agent for the Applicants.