A New or Improved Dress Guard or Shield for Use on Ladies' Cycles.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Dress Guard or Shield for Use on Ladies' Cycles.
We, CHARLES WILLIAM BLUEMEL, FRANK HENRY BLUEMEL, and ERNEST
ADOLPHUS BLUEMEL, trading as C. W. Bluemel & Brothers, of Crown Works,
Rose Place, Globe Road, London, E., Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved dress-guard or shield for use upon
ladies cycles, the object being to provide a simple detachable device capable of
being quickly and easily applied to a ladies cycle for the purpose of preventing
the dress of the rider becoming soiled or splashed with mud or drawn in between
or through the interstices of the ordinary net-work or cord dress guard, our
improved device being intended for use in addition to such dress-guard, although
it may be employed where the ordinary dress guard is dispensed with.
In carrying our invention into practical effect, we provide two triangular discs
of suitable thin material, preferably celluloid the edges of which are bound or
strengthened by an edging of leather or other suitable material stitched or
secured in position in any other convenient manner.
The front edge of each of these discs is curved or rounded to correspond to the
curvature of the mud-guard and they are at this part connected together by a
sufficient number of strips of elastic or other suitable material.
When required for use they are slipped over the mud-guard with the elastic
connecting strips bearing upon the top surface of the said mud-guard, and with
one of the discs resting or bearing at each side upon against the ordinary
cord dress-guard, where they are secured in position by means of suitable buckles
and straps, or other fastenings or connections, conveniently arranged for engage-
ment with the tubular members of the cycle frame.
The discs, in this manner, cover the ordinary net-work dress guard and prevent
any mud or the like passing through and reaching the dress of the rider, while
it likewise prevents the dress being drawn through the guard and into contact
with the wheel.
In cases where the machine is fitted with a gear case one of the aforesaid discs
is made larger than the other so as to come down to or reach the bottom com-
pression tube or stay of the machine on that side, while the smaller disc rests
or bears upon the top of the gear case.

page_text: A New or Improved Dress Guard or Shield for Use on Ladies' Cycles.
We, CHARLES WILLIAM BLUEMEL, FRANK HENRY BLUEMEL, and ERNEST
ADOLPHUS BLUEMEL (trading as G. W. Bluemel & Bros.), of Crown Works, Rose
Place, Globe Road, Mile End, London, E., Manufacturers, 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:
1
This invention relates to a new or improved dress guard or shield for use upon
ladies cycles, the object being to provide a simple detachable device capable of
being quickly and easily applied to a ladies cycle for the purpose of preventing
the dress of the rider becoming soiled or splashed with mud or drawn in between
or through the interstices of the ordinary net-work or cord dress guard, our
improved device being intended for use in addition to such dress guard, although
it may be employed where the ordinary dress guard is dispensed with.
In carrying our invention into practical effect, we provide two triangular or
segmental discs of suitable thin material, preferably celluloid the edges of which
are bound or strengthened by an edging of leather or other suitable material
stitched or secured in position in any convenient manner.
The front edge of each of these discs curved or rounded to correspond to the
curvature of the mud-guard and they are at this part connected together by a
sufficient number of strips of elastic or other suitable material.
When required for use they are slipped over the mud-guard with the con-
necting strips bearing upon the top surface of the said mud-guard, and with
one of the discs resting or bearing at each side upon or against the ordinary
cord dress-guard, where they are secured. in position by means of suitable buckles
and straps, or other fastenings or connections, conveniently arranged for engage-
ment with the tubular members of the cycle frame.
The discs, in this manner, cover the ordinary net-work dress guard and prevent
any mud or the like passing through and reaching the dress of the rider, while
it likewise prevents the dress being drawn through the guard and into contact
with the wheel.
In cases where the machine is fitted with a gear case or chain guard, one of
the aforesaid discs is made larger than the other, so as to come down to or reach
the bottom compression tube or stay of the machine upon one side, while the
smaller disc rests or bears upon the top of the gear case or chain guard.
In order that our invention may be more fully understood, we will now pro-
ceed to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a general view of the dress guard or shield detached, and,
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Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of a safety bicycle showing this improved
dress guard or shield in position.
Our improved guard or shield comprises two triangular or segmental discs ab
of suitable thin material preferably celluloid, the edges of which are bound or
strengthened by an edging of leather or other suitable material secured in posi-
tion by means of stitches or in any other convenient manner.
The front edges c and d of the discs ab are curved or rounded to correspond
to the curvature of the mud-guard and they are at this part connected together
by strips g of elastic or other suitable material.
When required for use the discs a and b are slipped over the mud-guard m
with the connecting strips g bearing upon the top surface of same, one of the
discs resting at each side against the ordinary cord dress guard f, while they
are secured in position by means of suitable straps and buckles designed to

page_text: engage with the tubular members of the cycle frame, or any other suitable
fastenings or attachments may be employed.
In cases where the machine is fitted with a gear case or chain guard, and as
shown in the drawings, one of the discs b is made larger than the other, so as
to come down to or reach the bottom compression tube or stay of the machine
on one side while the smaller disc a rests or bears upon the top of the said gear
case or chain guard.
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:-
The new or improved dress guard or shield for use on ladies cycles, comprising
two triangular or segmental discs such as a and b, having stiffened or strengthened
edges, connected together by elastic or other suitable connecting strips such as g,
and furnished with straps and buckles such as h or other suitable fastenings or con-
nections by means of which it may be secured in place, the whole combined
and arranged substantially in the manner herein described and shown with
reference to the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 29th day of March 1899.
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicants.