Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 13th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 17th Apr.. 1897
I, The Honorable GILBERT JAMES DUKE COLERIDGE of 11 Roland Gardens,
in the County of Middlesex, Barrister, do hereby declare the nature of this
¡nvention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to weather guards or protectors for cyclists, the object
being to protect the legs of the rider, which with the water proof capes at present
generally used by cyclists are left exposed and in wet weather get easily wet
through.
In carrying out my invention I make what I may term a divided apron, that is to
say I provide first a waist band or other means of securing the guard to the person of
the cyclist, and I prefer that this waist band or equivalent should have connected
to it both portions of the divided apron or guard so that one fastening-which may
conveniently be a buckle-may hold up the complete apron at the upper end.
Each of the divided parts consists of a strip of preferably water-proof material
adapted to cover the upper or front part of the leg of the rider, extending so far
round towards the back as may be desirable; it could extend entirely round, but
for the sake of ventilation or coolness I prefer to carry it only part way round.
At or about the knee and either above or below it, I provide any convenient means
of securing the leg cover, a suitable means being a strap and buckle, button or the
like. Below this fastening I extend the covering as far as may be desired say
generally to the ankle or thereabouts, although I may carry it down over the top
of the foot if desirable, and I provide any couvenient means of fastening, say again
a strap and buckle. If desired the lower portion may be formed into a spat or the
equivalent and secured in any convenient manner.
With this device it will be seen that since it is practically only the front of the
leg of the rider that gets wet as the movement of the machine would carry him
away from rain driving from behind, he is sufficiently protected as to his legs,
while the ordinary cape will come down sufficiently far to protect the whole of the
body portion and perhaps half way down the thighs as well. He is thus sufficiently
protected from wet from head to foot.
In making this guard or apron I may either construct each leg cover separately
or join them at or near the top, or I may take a single piece of material, cut it up
the centre to the top or nearly so, and afterwards attach the waist band in any
convenient manner; or a separate waist band need not be employed unless preferred
as the waist band itself may be formed out of the same material. As I prefer to
have the division almost to the waist band I may employ a loose flap or cover to
protect the division near the top, and prevent water entering between the leg
covers and the cape.
I may employ a suitable fabric preferably flexible, impregnated with rubber in a
state of solution and then vulcanised or otherwise cured, and moulded more or less
to the required shape. In this and in all other cases a separate knee or knee cover
may be used if desired so as to prevent pressure upon the knee cap.
Special provision might be made at any part for ventilation.
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11000
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, The Honorable GILBERT JAMES DUKE COLERIDGE of 11 Roland Gardens
in the County of Middlesex, Barrister, do hereby declare the naturo 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 relates to weather guards or protectors for cyclists, the object
being to protect the legs of the rider which with the water-proof capes at present
generally used by cyclists are left exposed and in wet weather get easily wet
through.
In carrying out my invention I make what I may term a divided apron, that is to
say I provide first a waist band or other means of securing the guard to the person of
the cyclist, and I prefer that this waist baud or equivalent should have connected
to it both portions of the divided apron or guard so that one fastening-which may
conveniently be a buckle-may hold up the complete apron at the upper end.
Each of the divided parts consists of a strip of preferably water-proof material
adapted to cover the upper or front part of the leg of the rider, extending so far
round towards the back as may be desirable; it could extend entirely round, but
for the sake of ventilation or coolness 1 prefer to carry it only part way round.
At or about the knee and either above or below it I provide any convenient means
of securing the leg cover, a suitable means being a strap and buckle, button or the
like. Below this fastening I extend the covering so far as may be desired say
generally to the ankle or thereabouts, although I may carry it down over the top
of the foot if desirable, and I provide any convenient means of fastening, say again
a strap and buckle. If desired the lower portion may be formed into a spat or the
equivalent and secured in any convenient manner.
With this device it will be seen that since it is practically only the front of the
leg of the rider that gets wet as the movement of the machine would carry him
away from rain driving from behind, he is sufficiently protected as to his legs,
while the ordinary cape will come down sufficiently far to protect the whole of the
body portion and perhaps half way down the thighs as well. He is thus sufficiently
protected from wet from head to foot.
In making this guard or apron I may either construct each leg cover separately
or join them at or near the top, or I may take a single piece of material, cut it up
the centre to the top or nearly so, and afterwards attach the waist band in any
convenient manner; or a separate waist band need not be employed unless preferred
as the waist band itself may be formed out of the same material. As I prefer to
have the division almost to the waist band I may employ a loose flap or cover
to protect the division near the top and prevent water from wetting the "fork" of
the rider's legs.
I may employ a suitable fabric preferably flexible impregnated with rubber in a
state of solution and then vulcanized or otherwise cured and moulded more or less
to the required shape. In this and in all other cases a separate knee or knee cover
may be used if desired so as to prevent pressure upon the knee cap.
Special provision might be made at any part for ventilation.
The accompanying drawing illustrates by way of example one form of a cyclists
weather guard according to this invention, laid out flat, A being the waist band
provided with a buckle A¹, and B and C being the strips or portions of water-
proof material connected to each other and to the waist band, as shown, the
strip B serving to protect the right leg and the strip C the left leg. B is a
buckle and B' a strap both attached to the portion B; C is a buckle and C' a strap
attached to the portion C. B³ and C are spats if required at the lower part of

page_text: the portions B and C respectively, to cover the instep of the wearer and
B C are straps secured respectively to the portions B and C, and employed
in conjunction with buckles B'C'.
The weather guard or protector is secured to the waist of the wearer by the
band A. and buckle A' and the portions B and C are secured to the rider's legs by
passing the straps B and C¹ around them just below the knee and engaging them
with the buckles B' C; the straps B and C being passed under the wearer's
feet from one side to the other, below the insteps, engage with the corresponding
buckles B³ C³.
The width of the portions B and C is such that they not only cover the front of
the leg but extend therefrom round the sides of the limb towards the rear, when
the band A and straps B and C are tightened.
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 :-
1. A weather guard or protector for cyclists divided for the legs up to near the
top, but undivided or covered over at the upper part so as to protect from wet the
fork of the legs substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
2. A divided weather guard or protector comprising strips such as B C provided
with means for attaching them to the legs of the wearer, and with or without
spats B³ C
3. The combination with a divided weather guard or protector of the kind
described of straps B₁ C B C and buckles B C B C substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
4. The complete weather guard or protector, substantially as described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of January 1807
GILBERT JAMES DUKE COLERIDGE.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.