An Improved Means for Retaining Ladies' Skirts in Position for . Cycling and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 29th June, 1898- Accepted, 30th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Means for Retaining Ladies' Skirts in Position for .
Cycling and the like.
I, ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE HAWKINS, of 15, Ashford Road, New Swindon, Wilts,
Married, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object an improved means for retaining ladies' skirts
in position for cycling and the like whereby the dress is prevented from dis-
arrangement.
According to this invention suitable eyes, preferably four, are secured to the
seams of the dress about six or eight inches from the bottom of the skirt. A
piece of elastic about 10 inches in length having a spring hook attached at each
end is passed through the two centre eyes, and the hooks attached to the two end
eyes. This will secure the dress in position without creasing it and will prevent
the dress being dis-arranged when cycling or the like while not interfering with
the movement of the limbs.
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GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
An Improved Means for Retaining Ladies' Skirts in Position for
Cycling and the like.
I, ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE HAWKINS, of 15, Ashford Road, New Swindon, Wilts,
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 has for its object an improved means for retaining ladies' skirts
in position for cycling and the like whereby the dress is prevented from becoming
disarranged.
According to this invention suitable eyes, preferably four, are secured to the
seams at the back of the skirt about six or eight inches from the bottom of the
same. A piece of elastic, from eight to ten inches in length, and having a spring
hook attached to each end, is passed through the two eyes on the central or inside
seams, and the hooks are hooked to the eyes on the outside seams.
The said strap thus secures the dress in position without creasing it, and will
prevent its being blown about or otherwise disarranged when cycling or the like,
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page_text: whilst at the same time permitting of the free movement of the limbs when
pedalling.
And in order to clearly understand the invention, reference is made to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 shows the inside of a skirt, looking from the back, with the improved
band attachment, and
Fig. 2 is an edge view to a larger scale of the said band.
a is the skirt of ordinary construction. a are the outer back seams and ²
the inner back seams. h are the four large eyes stitched or otherwise secured to
the said seams at a height of 6 or 8 inches from the bottom of the skirt.
elastic band provided at each end with a spring hook c'.
c is the
In order to apply the band it is hooked at one end to one of the eyes b, passed
through the intermediate eyes on the seams 2, and its other end hooked to the fourth
eye on the outer seam a¹. The seams are thus held together by the said band in such
a manner as to prevent the skirt being blown about or becoming disarranged
whilst it at the same time permits of the free movements of the limbs in the act
of pedalling when riding a cycle or for any other purpose.
The band may be easily attached when not required for use with the skirt,
and fixed in position again when so required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
(1) The improved means for retaining ladies' skirts in position for cycling and
the like purposes, comprising an elastic band provided at the ends with hooks for
attaching it to eyes secured to the two outer back seams of the skirt, the said band
passing through similar eyes on the intermediate seams, substantially as described
and shown in the drawings.
(2) In an improved means for retaining ladies' skirts in position for cycling and
the like, the combination with the seams a', a² of the skirt, of eyes b attached
to the said seams, and an elastic band e provided at each end with a spring hook cl
for securing the same to the eyes on the seams a¹ substantially as described and for
and purposes specified.
Dated this 29th day of June 1898.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.