Improved Attachment for the Holding-down Loops of Ladies' Riding and Cycling Skirts.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 12th July, 1899-Accepted, 12th Aug., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Attachment for the Holding-down Loops of Ladies' Riding
and Cycling Skirts.
I, ADELAIDE DUNBAR BALDWIN, Wife of James Baldwin, of No. 21, Green
Park, in the City of Bath, Esquire, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows: : -
This invention relates to loops used for holding down ladies' riding and
cycling skirts.
Hitherto the practice has been to attach such loops to skirts by sewing, a
mode of fastening under which the loops are liable to be wrenched from the
skirt by failure of the stitching to hold under a strain, or by tearing away of
the fabric of the skirt, or by severance of the material of which the loop is made.
Now, according to this invention, the loop of elastic webbing is not sewn to
the skirt, but is detachably connected to a tab of leather securely sewn to a
foundation piece-also of leather-which is, in turn, sewn to the skirt. The
connection between the loop of elastic webbing and the tab is made by a double
cross-head or I-shaped piece of metal, preferably brass or steel, one end of which
is passed through an eyelet or button hole in the leather tab. The other end
of the double crosshead is passed into a leather bend provided on the loop of
webbing. In event of severance of the loop of webbing or of its being torn
from its hold, a fresh loop can be quickly and easily substituted without
necessitating sewing.
Dated this 17th day of October 18908
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Chartered Patent Agent, Bristol.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Attachment for the Holding-down Loops of Ladies' Riding
and Cycling Skirts.
I, ADELAIDE DUNBAR BALDWIN, Wife of Janies Baldwin, of No. 21, Green
Park, in the City of Bath, Esquire, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion, 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 loops used for holding down ladies' riding and
cycling skirts. It is applicable also to like and analogous garments such as
capes and the like.
Hitherto the practice has been to attach such loops to skirts by sewing, a

page_text: mode of fastening under which the loops are liable to be wrenched from the
skirt by failure of the stitching to hold under a strain, or by tearing away of
the fabric of the skirt, or by severance, at or near the place of attachment, of
the material of which the loop is made.
Now, according to this invention, the loop of elastic webbing is not sewn to
the skirt, but is detachably connected to a tab of leather or other suitable
material securely sewn to a foundation piece-also of leather or other suitable
material which is, in turn, sewn to the skirt. The connection between the
loop of elastic webbing and the tab is made by a double crosshead or I-shaped
piece of metal, preferably brass or steel, one end of which is passed through an
eyelet or button-hole in the leather tab. The other end of the double cross-
head is passed into a leather bend provided on the loop of webbing. In event
of severance of the loop of webbing or of its being torn from its hold, a fresh
loop can be quickly and easily substituted without necessitating sewing.
Keferring to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, Fig. 1 is a
face view of a riding habit or cycling skirt having the holding-down loop
attached thereto by the improved attachment which constitutes this invention.
Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1.
The loop a which is, as usual, of elastic webbing, is not, as has hitherto been
the practice, sewn to the skirt b. At the top the loop ends are sewn to a piece
of leather bent over, as seen more particularly at Fig. 2. The piece of leather c
has an aperture or slot in it provided where the bend occurs. Through this
aperture or slot is passed the lower limb of the double crosshead or I-piece d, pre-
ferably made of brass or steel, of which a detached face view is shown at Fig. 3,
and a detached side view at Fig. 4. The upper limb of the crosshead d is inserted
from behind through the button-hole e of the leather tab f which, at top, is sewn
to the leather foundation piece y which is sewn to the skirt b. The upper limb
of the crosshead lies on the face of the tab f, of which a detached face view is
shown at Fig. 5. The loop a is suspended on the lower limb of the crosshead d
which, in turn, is suspended by its upper limb from the tab f. The loop a is
free to swing.
With this form of attachment there is less liability of the material of the
skirt being torn away, and in event of severance of the material of which the
loop is made and which by use becomes weakened, a fresh loop can be substi-
tuted without involving the necessity of sewing. The substitution of a fresh
loop is facilitated when such fresh loop has a crosshead such as d previously
attached to it ready for suspension to the tab f. The same method of attachi-
ment is applicable to the arm loops for the wings of waterproof and other
capes and the like.
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-
Improved attachment for the holding-down loops of ladies' riding habits and
cycling skirts and the like; namely, by a double crosshead or I-piece such as a
engaging by its lower limb with the said loop and by its upper limb with a tab
such as sewn to a foundation piece such as g in turn sewn to the garment,
substantially as hereinabove described with reference to the accompanying
sheet of illustrative drawings.