An Appliance for Lifting the Back of a Woman's Skirts from the Ground in Wet Weather.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1896-Accepted, 2nd Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Appliance for Lifting the Back of a Woman's Skirts from the
Ground in Wet Weather.
We, WILLIAM HORROX of Orgreave Handsworth, near Sheffield, School-
master and ELLIS HERBERT CRAPPER, Electrical Engineer of 32 Spring Hill
Road, Sheffield do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It consists of a suitable arrangement of a number of rings or loops, a cord and
a bracer (such as is used in tightening the ropes in the erection of tents).
One end of the cord is passed through a series of rings or loops, which are
placed in vertical positions in a horizontal line, and is fastened to the last ring of
the series. The other end of the same string is also passed through the same
rings but in the opposite direction and fastened to the other extreme ring of the
series. The doubled portion of the same string, which is not included within the
rings, passes first through the hole at one end of the bracer, then through, another.
ring or loop and finally through the other hole of the bracer and then terminates in
a suitable attachment to the bracer.
It is intended that the series of rings or loops shall be sewn or otherwise fastened
inside the back of a woman's dress skirts in a horizontal line, preferably on the
seams, at some distance below the waist. The separate ring or loop is to be sewn
or fastened at or near the plaquet hole or vent, but some distance nearer the waist
than the above named series of rings or loops.
When it is required to lift the skirts the bracer is pressed down by the hand,
and the rings of the series are thus drawn together and lifted up with the skirts to
which they are attached. On releasing the bracer it retains its new position as
long as the wearer requires. When it is required to let the skirts fall the bracer
is held in a horizontal position and drawn upwards when the skirts fall by their
own weight & resume their original position.
Dated this 7th day of October 1896.
WILLIAM HORROX.
ELLIS HERBERT CRAPPER.
An Appliance for Lifting the Back of a Woman's Skirts from the
Ground in Wet Weather.
WILLIAM HORROX, Schoolmaster of Orgreave Farm, Handsworth, Sheffield,
and ELLIS HERBERT CRAPPER of 32 Spring Hill Road, Sheffield, Electrical
Engineer, 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 :-
It consists of a suitable arrangement of a number of rings or loops, a cord, and

page_text: a bracer (similar to the bracer used in tightening ropes in the erection of canvas
tents).
One end of the cord is passed through a series of rings or loops which are
placed in a vertical position in a horizontal line, and is fastened to the last ring of
the series. The other end of the same string is also passed through the same
rings but in the opposite direction and fastened to the other extreme ring of the
series. The doubled portion of the same string which is not included within the
rings passes first through the hole at one end of the bracer, then through another
ring or loop and finally through the other hole of the bracer, and then terminates
in a suitable attachment to the bracer.
It is intended that the series of rings or loops shall be sewn or otherwise fastened
inside the back of a woman's dress skirts in a horizontal line, preferably on the
seams, at some distance below the waist. The separate ring or loop.is to be sewn
or fastened at or near the plaquet hole or vent, but some distance nearer the waist
than the above named series of rings or loops.
When it is required to lift the skirts the bracer is pressed down by the hand
and the rings of the series are thus drawn together and lifted, together with the
skirts to which they are attached. On releasing the bracer it retains its new
position as long as the wearer requires. When it is required to let the skirts fall
the bracer is held in a horizontal position and drawn upwards, when the skirts fall
by their own weight and resume their original position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
The combination of two or more of the following features:-
1. The drawing together of the series of rings in the manner described
above.
2. The arrangement above described of drawing up the series of rings.
3. The method of bolding the rings and the skirt to which they are attached in
a lifted position by means of the bracer & ring.
Dated this 20th day of November 1896.
WILLIAM HORROX.
ELLIS HERBERT CRAPPER.