Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 13th June, 1899-Accepted, 22nd July, 1899
We, EDWIN SLATTER, Outfitter, GEORGE SLATTER, Outfitter, and GEORGE
WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Foreman Tailor, all of 6, Carlton Street, in the City of
Nottingham, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in cycling skirts, such as described
in the Specification of Letters Patent Numbered 30069 of December 20th, 1897,
which are designed to give the advantage of knickerbockers when the wearer is
riding a cycle, and the appearance of an ordinary walking skirt when dismounted.
According to our invention the outer part of the skirt is cut as an ordinary
walking skirt, and is divided at the back, or formed with an opening extending
from the bottom to about three fourths of the way up the skirt.
The skirt is preferably formed of three gores, the middle one which forms the
front of the skirt, being about twice the width of the other two, which forms
the back.
On the inner side of the back of the skirt is what may be termed a seat piece,
which extends from the waistband to the bottom.
This seat piece is made much wider at the bottom than at the waistband and its
side edges are connected at or near the edges of the opening in the outer skirt.
Normally the seat piece hangs in folds on the inner side of the back of the outer
skirt but is pushed between the legs of, the rider by the saddle and framing of
the cycle when mounted.
The seat piece is preferably formed of two correspondingly shaped parts con-
nected together, and the middle portion may be pleated or gathered.
The seat piece is also bridled at or near the middle in order to prevent this
part from protruding through the opening in the outer skirt.
This is effected by attaching the lower end of a tape or strap of suitable length
to the seat piece at the point where it has to be bridled, and the upper end of the
said tape to a point above it so as to draw the two points together, the length
of the strap being shorter than the distance between the two points of attachment.
The bridling may however if desired be effected by other suitable means.
Dated this 10th day of December 1898.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Nottingham, 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 invention relates to improvements in the cycling skirt described in the
Specification of Letters Patent No. 30069 of December 20th 1897 which is
arranged to give the same advantages as knickerbockers when the wearer is seated
on a cycle, and the appearance of an ordinary walking skirt when dismounted.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying draw-
ings, in which
Fig. 1 is a view showing the shape of the outer skirt before it is made up.
Fig. 2 is a view showing the shape of the inner part of the skirt or seat piece.
Fig. 3 is a back view of a complete finished skirt constructed according to
our invention.
Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the skirt shown in Fig. 3, and
Fig. 5 a horizontal section taken on the line X X of Fig. 3.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The outer skirt A B C D (see Fig. 1) is cut to the shape shown, and is preferably
formed of three pieces E F G connected together by seams E and G Gas
shown, the part which forms the front of the skirt being preferably about twice
the width of the parts E G which form the back.
The upper edge or selvedge A B is connected to the waistband H (see Fig. 3)
whilst the edge or selvedge A C meets the corresponding edge or selvedge B 1) at
the back, but are only connected for a short distance at the top as shown in.
Fig. 3, leaving an opening at the lower part of the back of this outer skirt.
At the back of the outer skirt is an inner folded part or seat piece P Q cut
to the shape shown in Fig. 2.
This inner part or seat piece I J K L M N O (see Fig. 2) may be formed
of one piece of the shape shown, or of two corresponding halves PQ connected
together along the seam at K K. The edge or selvedge from J to K of the
part P is also connected to the corresponding selvedge KL of the part Q, whilst
the part between the dotted lines J J L L is preferably pleated or gathered as
shown in Figs. 3 to 5.
The upper selvedges I J L M of the complete seat piece is secured to the waist-
band H so that it will normally hang in a double fold within the back of the
outer skirt (see Figs. 3-4 and 5) whilst the side selvedge IO and M N are secured
at or near to the sides of the opening in the back of the outer skirt, that is
at or near to the edges AC and B D of the latter.
The seat piece PQ as previously described normally hangs down in folds within
the back of the outer skirt, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, but is extended between
the legs of the wearer by the saddle and framing of the cycle when mounted.
To prevent the pleated middle part of the seat piece PQ from protruding
through the opening in the outer skirt, the lower end of a strap R is connected
to the seat piece at S and its upper end at S¹. The strap R is shorter than the
distance between the two points S S¹ and the lower point S is thus held in or
bridled.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
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1. A cycling skirt comprised of an outer skirt provided with an opening at
the back and an inner seat piece the side edges of which are secured at or near 5
the edges of the opening in the outer skirt and the upper edge set into the
band so that it will hang in a double fold within the back of the outer skirt
substantially as described.
2. A cycling skirt comprised of an outer skirt provided with an opening at the
back and an inner seat piece which is full or pleated in the middle the side edges 5.

page_text: of the said seating piece being secured at or near the edges of the opening in the
outer skirt and the upper edge set into the hand so that it will hang in a double
fold within the back of the outer skirt substantially as described.
3. A cycling skirt comprised of an outer skirt provided with an opening
at the back and an inner seat piece which is full or pleated in the middle and
is bridled by a strap connected at two points the side edges of the seat piece being
secured at or near the edges of the opening in the outer skirt and the upper edge
set into the band so that it hangs in a double fold within the back of the outer
skirt substantially as described.
4. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete cycling
skirt substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Toted this 10th day of June 1900
EDWIN SLATTER.
GEORGE SLATTER.
GEORGE WILLIAM RICHARDSON.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants.
EDWIN SLATTER.
GEORGE SLATTER.
GEORGE WILLIAM RICHARDSON.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants.