A New or Improved Detachable Shield or Lining for Knickerbockers or the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 30th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 5th Feb., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Detachable Shield or Lining for Knickerbockers
or the like.
I, DUGALD SCOTT, of 12, York Street, Manchester, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved detachable shield or lining for
knickerbockers or the like same being very suitable for use in ladies' knicker-
bockers for cycling or other purposes especially when made of unbleached cotton
velvet and for the sake of example I will describe the use of the latter in carrying
out my present invention, but I wish it to be clearly understood that any other suit-
able material or materials may be used such for instance as wash-leather the latter
however having the drawback that it is liable to become hard or harsh when washed
whereas it is an especial object of my present invention to provide a detachable
shield or lining which can be casily removed and washed as often as required and
thereafter readily replaced in position inside the knickerbockers.
According to my present invention I take a suitable number of sector-shaped
pieces of material such for instance as an ordinary fast pile cotton velvet and for
the sake of example I will describe a shield made of four such sector-like pieces
--each such piece would therefore be a quadrant to make a circular flat shield but
as it is my object to make a shield other than flat that is to make a shield which
will fit approximately or generally or loosely the varying curves and shape of the
knickerbockers (i.e. that part of the latter to which said shield is applied viz.
the fork or crutch part) therefore according to my present invention I make each
of the four said pieces of a larger sector than a quadrant and then the radial edges
of said pieces or sectors are joined by sewing in any suitable manner and advan-
tageously the edges are laid back and sewn down flat or gimped.
The circumferential or outer edge may be bound or otherwise as desired.
If desired this shield or device may be made double-faced i.e. with a pile surface
on each side and this can be effected either by using a double pile fabric i.e. a pile
surface on each face thereof or I may lay two single pile fabrics back to back (i.e.
each with the pile surface outermost) and shape and combine same together in the
aforesaid manner and in this case a binding around the circumferential edge would
be advantageous.

page_text: A New or Improved Detachable Shield or Lining for Knickerbockers
or the like.
I, DUGALD SCOTT, of 12, York Street, Manchester, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
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This invention relates to a new or improved detachable shield or lining for
knickerbockers or the like said shields or linings being very suitable for use in
ladies' knickerbockers for cycling or other purposes especially when made of
unbleached cotton velvet-it being an especial object of my present invention to
provide a detachable shield or lining which can be easily removed and washed as
often as required without prejudicially affecting the material thereof and thereafter
readily replaced in position inside the knickerbockers.
According to my present invention I take a suitable number of sector-shaped
pieces of material such for in taxes as an onlinary fest pile cotton velvet advan-
tageously unbleached and for the sake of example I will describe a shield made of
four such sector-like pieces each such piece would therefore be a quadrant to
make a circular flat shield but as it is my object to make a shield, other than flat
that is to make a shield which will fit approximately or generally or loosely the
varying curves and shape of the knickerbockers (i.e. that part of the latter to which
said shield is applied viz. the fork or crutch part) therefore according to my
present invention I make each of the four said pieces of a larger sector than a quad-
rant and then the radial edges of said pieces or sectors are joined by sewing in
any suitable manner and advantageously the edges are laid back and sewn down
flat or gimped.
The circumferential or outer edge may be bound or otherwise as desired for
instance same may be scallopped.
If desired this shield or device may be made double-faced i.e. with a pile
surface on each side and this can be effected either by using a double pile fabric
.e. a pile surface on each face thereof or I may lay two single pile fabrics back to
back (i.e. each with the pile surface outermost) and shape and combine same
together in the aforesaid manner and in this case a binding around the circum-
ferential edge would be advantageous.
Referring to the accompanying drawings:-
1
Fig. 1 illustrates a shield or lining formed out of four specially shaped pieces
of material according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows the four separate pieces of material before same are sewn together
to form the shield shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 illustrates a shield or lining formed out of two specially-shaped pieces of
material according to my present invention.
Fig. 4 shows the two separate pieces of material before same are sewn together
to form the shield shown in Fig. 3.
Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2:
a b c d are the four specially shaped pieces the edge a¹ of the piece a being sewn
to the edge b¹ of the piece 6 and the edge as of the piece a being sewn to the edge
of the piece c. The edge d' of the piece d is sewn to edge c¹ of the piece c and the
edge is sewn to the edge 63 and thus the shield is formed as shown in Fig. 1.
The outer edge of this shield may or may not be bound as shown in Fig. 1.
Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4:-
e and are two specially shaped pieces - the edge e¹ of the piece e being sewn to
the edge f of the piece f and thus the shield is formed as shown in Fig. 3.

page_text: The edges may advantageously be gimped or scallopped in carrying out the
present invention and furthermore I may or may not gum the edges with a suitable
waterproof gum to prevent the loose pile coming out.
These shields may be stitched or otherwise secured in position in the knicker-
bockers etc. in any suitable manner.
Having thus 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:-
A cotton velvet detachable shield or lining for knickerbockers or the liko con-
structed and arranged to act in conjunction with such knickerbockers substan-
tially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.