An Improvement in Cycling Skirts for Ladies' use.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 7th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Cycling Skirts for Ladies' use.
I, MARY COOKE (trading as Christie & Co.,) of No. 81, Baker Street in the
Parish of Marylebone, in the County of Middlesex, Spinster, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The skirt consists of an underskirt and an apron overskirt both attached to the
same waistband. Lining is used for the front of the underskirt, in order to
lessen the weight and also that the apron overskirt may slip down more easily
into position; cloth being used for the back only where it would be likely to
show between the edges of the overskirt. In this underskirt are placed two pockets
easily accessible to the wearer by lifting up either edges of the apron overskirt
from the back at the top.
The apron overskirt is made with a front breadth and a gore on either side
the gores being lined with horsehair to keep them stiff and firm on each side of
the wearer when mounted so that they lie quite flat on each side of the back wheel.
In riding the underskirt only is sat upon the apron overskirt coming round
front and sides and nearly meeting in centre of back,
An Improvement in Cycling Skirts for Ladies' use.
I, MARY COOKE (trading as Christie & Co.,) of No. 81, Baker Street in the
Parish of Marylebone, in the County of Middlesex, Spinster, 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 skirt consists of an underskirt and an apron overskirt both attached to the
same waistband. Lining is used for the front of the underskirt, in order to
lessen the weight and also that the apron overskirt may slip down more easily
into position, cloth being used for the back only where it would be likely to shew
between the edges of the apron overskirt. In the underskirt are placed two
pockets which can easily be used by the wearer by lifting up either edge of the
apron overskirt from the back at the top.
The apron overskirt is made with a front breadth and a gore on either side
the gores being lined with horsehair to keep them stiff and firm on each side of
the wearer when mounted so that they lie quite flat on each side of the back wheel.
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page_text: The underskirt, only, is the one which is sat upon, the apron overskirt coming
round front and sides and nearly meeting in centre of back.
In the accompanying drawings Figure I represents a side view of the underskirt
shewing the position of the pockets (of which there are two-one on each side)
and also the dividing line (a-a) between the lining and the cloth of which the
front and back of the underskirt are respectively made.
Fig. II is a back view of the apron overskirt shewing, by the shading, the
gores lined with horsehair.
Fig. III is a back view of the completed skirt with the edges of the overskirt
turned slightly out to shew the back of the underskirt.
Fig. IV is a side view of the completed skirt as it appears when the wearer
is mounted.
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:-
A cycling, skirt consisting of an underskirt and an apron overskirt attached
to the same waistband. (but otherwise quite separate and distinct the one from the
other) the combination and arrangement of which constitute a complete cycling.
and walking skirt, substantially as described herein and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings.