Improvements in Trousers for the Use of Cyclists and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1897-Accepted. 1st May, 1807
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trousers for the Use of Cyclists and the like.
I, ROBERT HEUGH CROWTHER, of 69, Boar Lane, in the City of Leeds, Tailor and
Clothier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide trousers which can be readily and easily
converted from trousers, as ordinary, into knickerbockers or vice versa.
In carrying out my invention the trousers are made shorter in the legs and longer
in the body than ordinary trousers.
The bottoms of the trousers are made with bands or stumps having straps and
buckles, which when the trousers are worn as ordinary are underneath and hidden
from view.
When it is desired to convert the trousers into knickerbockers the bottoms are
simply turned up to the knees so bringing the bands or stumps and buckles and straps
outside, by this means a cyclist when riding can wear his trousers like knickerbockers
and when at business can turn them down like ordinary trousers, at will, so dispensing
with clips and the like.
Deted this 22nd day of June 180g
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent to the Applicant.
Improvements
ousers or the
I ROBERT HEUGH CROWTHER, of 69 Boar Lane, in the City of Leeds, Tailor and
Clothier, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide trousers which can be readily and easily
converted from trousers as ordinary into knickerbockers or vice versa.
In carrying out my invention the trousers are made shorter in the legs and longer
in the body than ordinary trousers.
The bottoms of the trousers are made with bands or stumps having straps and
buckles inside the trousers a few inches from the bottom which when the trousers
are worn as ordinary are hidden from view.
When it is desired to convert the trousers into knickerbockers the bottoms are
simply turned up and then drawn up to the knees so bringing the bands or stumps
and buckles and straps outside, by this means a cyclist when riding can wear his
trousers like knickerbockers and when at business can turn them down like ordinary
trousers at will, so dispensing with clips and the like.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, shows elevation showing construction of convertible trousers to knickerbockers,
trousers bottoms being shown turned up.
Fig. 2, shows trousers drawn up to position.
Fig. 3, shows them buckled.
Fig. 4, shows them drawn down in converted position.
A are the bands or stumps having straps B and buckles C or buttons and button-
holes, which when the trousers are worn as ordinary are underneath or inside the
trousers leg and hidden from view.
When it is desired to convert the trousers into knickerbockers the bottoms are
simply turned up which bring the buckles and straps on to the outside of the trousers
see Fig. 1 then they are drawn up below the knees into position see Fig. 2, and
buckled up as in Fig. 3, then the trousers are drawn down over the stumps and
buckles, buttons, or other fastening medium (see Fig. 4).
The cloth at D is cut away so leaving it one thickness only between the buckles
and straps, so that there is less bulk of material to gather together when buckling up.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
-claim is :-
Trousers made with stumps A, straps B, and buckles C or similar fastenings
inside near the bottom of the trousers legs, with material cut away at D and so
-convertible into knickerbockers in the manner such as shown and described.
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JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent to Applicant.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent to Applicant.