Improved Appliances for Keeping Ladies' Dresses in Place while Cycling.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th June, 1395-Accepted, 6th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliances for Keeping Ladies' Dresses in Place while
Cycling.
:
AMY BETTINA CROWE Overthorpe near Banbury do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a clip for lady cyclists' dresses which
while keeping the dress in place does not in any way interfere with the motion of
pedalling.
In carrying out my invention I use as a connection between the lower part of the
dress & the wearers ankle a substance preferably elastic such as india rubber, spiral
spring &c. which while not obstructing the pedalling motion keeps the dress in
place.
One end of the connection is fixed just above the ankle by means of a garter or
other suitable method & the other end is connected to the front part of the dress by
means of a catch which can be easily detached when the wearer is not riding.
It is necessary to have 2 clips, one for each leg.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliances for Keeping Ladies' Dresses in Place while
Cycling.
AMY BETTINA CROWE, Overthorpe, near Banbury, do bereby 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 object of this invention is to provide a clip for lady cyclists' dresses which
while keeping the dress in place does not in any way interfere with the motion of
pedalling.
In carrying out my invention I use as a connection between the lower part of
the dress & the wearer's ankle a substance preferably elastic such as indiarubber
spiral spring &c. which while not obstructing the motion of the leg in pedalling
keeps the dress in place one end of the connection is fixed just above the ankle by
means of a garter or other suitable method, & the other end is connected to the
front part of the dress by means of a catch which can be easily detached when the
wearer is not riding.
The accompanying drawing shews a dress clip in which A is the elastic connec
tion to one end of which is fixed a hook or fastening B which can easily be attached
to or detached from a loop sewn to the inside of the dress at front.
The other end
of the connection is fixed to a garter C which is worn just above the cyclists'
ankle.
It is preferable that both the garter C & the connection A be elastic but it is not
essential so long as one of them be elastic, for instance if the garter C be elastic it
is not essential that the connection A should be elastic & vice versa.

page_text: The connection A should be about 4" long, & the fastening B should be fixed to
the inside front of the dress about 15" apart & 6" from the bottom.
Two clips are required one for each leg.
I do not confine myself to any particular material for the elastic connection, it
may be of indiarubber elastic, spiral spring or any other suitable material.
It is obvious that there are various ways of securing the appliance to the leg
other than a garter such as a hook to fix to the wearer's boot, any of which might
be used with the elastic connection.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. An improved appliance for keeping ladies' dresses in place while cycling by
forming an elastic connection between the wearer's leg & her dress as hereinbetore
described and illustrated.
Dated this 3rd day of June 1895
AMY BETTINA CROWE.