Improvements relating to Ladies' Riding Habits.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Oct., 1893-Accepted. 18th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Ladies' Riding Habits.
I, JOHN BUSVINE, of 4 Brook Street, London, S.W., Tailor, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the invention described in the
Specification of my Patent No. 11287 of 1884, and consists in so arranging the
skirt as to enable it; when the rider is dismounted, to be looped up and buttoned
round in such a manner as to afford the convenience and appearance of the skirt of
an ordinary walking dress.
In carrying out this invention I alter the position of the opening shown in the
drawing of the Specification of the aforesaid Patent at Figure 3 and attach the
skirt to the riding trousers so that they shall act as knee-sleeves by means of any
convenient fasteners that will admit of the skirt part being either partially or
entirely disconnected at will. The extra portion cut out from the skirt is proposed
to be stitched to the trousers by which the skirt is attached.
Dated this 14th day of September 1893.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Ladies' Riding Habits.
I, JOHN BUSVINE, of 4 Brook Street, London, W., 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 relates to improvements in the invention described in the
Specification of my Patent No. 11,287 of 1884: and consists in so arranging
the skirt as to enable it, when the rider is dismounted to be looped up and buttoned
round in such a manner as to afford the convenience and appearance of the skirt of
an ordinary walking dress.
To enable this invention to be properly understood, I will proceed to describe the
same with aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1, outside view of a skirt according to this invention of the side that
comes next the saddle.
Figure 2, view of the riding trousers.
Figure 3, back view of the skirt as looped up for walking.
Figure 4, front view of Figure 3.
A, is the skirt in which on the saddle side I make the opening of about the size
shown in the drawing at Fig. 1, B, the riding trousers to which I propose to attach
a piece of material of the same stuff as the skirt. The skirt is attached to the
trousers at the line of the buttons D, and preferably by the buttons. The button
holes being made in a fly flap. E, the loops for looping the skirt up for walking.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A skirt of a ladies' riding habit having an opening next the horse, a portion
of the edge of which is secured to the trousers preferably by buttons, as described
and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2. The combination with a skirt having an opening on the saddle side, of trousers
having a piece attached of the same material as the skirt, and a line of buttons
secured to the trousers to fasten them to the skirt.
3. The arrangement of skirt herein before described, that will admit of it being
looped up as shown in the drawings at Figures 3 and 4.
4. The combination of a skirt having an opening next the saddle, means for
fastening the edge of a portion of the opening to the trousers, and the arrangement
for looping up such a skirt for walking purposes; all as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1893.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
37, Cursitor Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.