Improvements in Ladies' Skirts for Cycling.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1899-Accepted, 26th Aug.,
1899
CUMPLEIE DIEUITIATION.
Improvements in Ladies' Skirts for Cycling.
We, WILLIAM EDWARD VALLACK and ELIZA JANE VALLACK, of The Downs,
Altrincham, in the County of Chester, Court Milliners, 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:―
Our invention relates to improvements in ladies' skirts for cycling and the
object of our improvements is to make a skirt which can be worn as a cycling
skirt and without any alteration or adjustment as a walking skirt.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings-
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are diagrammatic views, Fig. 1 of one side piece of our
improved skirt, Fig. 2 of half the back part and Fig. 3 of the front piece and
apron of the skirt, the parts being joined together on the lines marked with
corresponding reference numerals.
Fig. 4 is a front view of the finished skirt with the front piece, Fig. 3, removed,
Fig. 5 is a view of the upper part of the skirt before the fold in the back is
folded and bound at the top as shown in Figs. 4, 6 and 7.
Figs. 6 and 7 are sectional plans on the lines A B and C D respectively and
Fig. is a sectional view on the plane of the line E F Fig. 7, Fig. 9 is a view of
the front piece and apron détached.
In the drawings, a designates one of the two side pieces, the back and the
front piece and apron of the skirt, these parts being joined together on the
lines 1-2, 3-4.
A saddle piece d consisting of chamois leather or other suitable material
is stitched partly upon the doubled back portion, see Fig. 2, and partly upon the
side pieces a see Fig. 1, after the latter have been united by sewing them together
on the lines 1-2, 3-4, and this saddle piece d is carried to the front part c of the
skirt and is there connected to a T shaped band e stitched at each end to the front
portions of both the side pieces, see Fig. 4, in order to support the
doubled back portion and part of the sides between the legs of the wearer and so
divide the skirt into two parts or breeches.
The front portion c is sewn to the side pieces from the bottom about three
quarters of the way up to the top band, as indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 4
and 9, while the upper portion forms an apron or flap and after the skirt has been
put on the apron is buttoned or hooked to the band at the top of the side pieces.
When the skirt is worn for cycling the folds formed by the back piece b
and the side pieces a divide and thus allow freedom of movement for pedalling
as well as when mounting and when worn for walking hang in a graceful
fold like an ordinary skirt without any alteration or adjustment whatever.

page_text: 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:-
A ladies' skirt having the several parts cut out in the form shown and united
as indicated in the drawings substantially as and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 15th day of July 1899.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants, 17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.