Improvements in or relating to Ladies' Reticules and like Receptacles for Use on Cycles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 3rd Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Ladies' Reticules and like
Receptacles for Use on Cycles.
I, FREDERICK WICH of 8 and 10 Great Titchfield Street in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer and Importer of Fancy Goods, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide a reticule or receptacle for the use
of ladies while riding cycles and consists principally of a preferably leather body
provided with straps by which it may be secured to the handle bar and steering
head of the machine, and a lid or cover hinged by a suitable frame to the body and
so arranged that the cover slopes down towards the back of the device.
On the outside of the cover are provided a mirror and a watch the latter being
contained in a pocket which, while capable of being opened for the insertion and
removal of the watch, exposes face of the watch through a suitable opening. The
inside of the cover is padded to form a pincushion, or may be provided with a
mirror or otherwise utilised.
Inside the body or receptacle proper I provide pockets for containing a card-case,
purse and scent-bottle or other articles, there being sufficient room left for receiving
a pocket-handkerchief &c.
A suitable snap or catch is provided for retaining the cover in its closed position
and preferably the frame is provided with links for the attachment thereto of the
straps which connect the device to the handle bar.
Various modifications may be made as regards the fittings provided in the reticule
and the means of securing them in position.
Dated this Twenty-second day of November 1895.
Improvements in or relating to Ladies' Reticules and like
Receptacles for Use on Cycles.
I, FREDERICK WICH of 8 and 10 Great Titchfield Street in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer and Importer of Fancy Goods, 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 has for its object to provide a reticule or receptacle for the use
of ladies while riding cycles and consists principally of a preferably leather body
provided with straps by which it may be secured to the handle bar and steering
head of the machine, and a lid or cover hinged by a suitable frame to the body and
so arranged that the cover slopes down towards the back of the device.
On the outside of the cover are provided a mirror and a watch the latter being
contained in a pocket which, while capable of being opened for the insertion and
removal of the watch, exposes the face of the watch through a suitable opening.
The inside of the cover is padded to form a pincushion, or may be provided with a
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page_text: mirror or otherwise utilised. Inside the body or receptacle proper I provide pockets
for containing a card-case, purse and scent-bottle or other articles, there being
sufficient room left for receiving a pocket-handkerchief &c.
A suitable snap or catch is provided for retaining the cover in its closed position
and preferably the frame is provided with links for the attachment thereto of the
straps which connect the device to the handle bar.
Various modifications may be made as regards the fittings provided in the reticule
and the means of securing them in position."
In the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of the front of the improved reticule, the top being
raised so as to show the contents.
Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the back of the same.
Fig. 3, is a perspective view showing the reticule on the cycle.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The body A of the reticule is constructed preferably of leather attached to a
suitable hinged framing B which forms the mouth and cover. This cover C is
preferably formed flat and stiffened and is provided on its upper surface with a
mirror D fixed in a metal or other suitable framing D' and a receptacle E to receive a
watch or time-piece F; a flap E' fitted with a catch or snap E is arranged on the
inside of the cover C to allow of the insertion of the watch F into the receptacle E.
The cover is retained when closed by some form of catch or snap B. Rings G
are attached to the framework B through which rings pass straps H. A similar
strap H being attached to or passing through a loop H2 on the back portion of the
body A of the reticule. By means of these straps the reticule is attached to the
cycle conveniently in the manner shown in Fig. 3, the straps H being employed to
encircle the handle bars J while the strap Hattaches the reticule to the steering
post, K; if desired however the reticule inay be attached to some other part of the
machine.
The reticule is provided with pockets A1 and A2 preferably arranged as shown in
Fig. 1, these pockets being shaped so as to conveniently contain respectively a scent-
bottle L and a purse M and card-case N, though if desired more than two pockets
may be formed and arranged to contain other articles than those shown in the
drawings; sufficient room however being left to allow of a handkerchief or other
small article being carried in the reticule.
If desired the inside of the cover C may be padded so as to form a pincushion.
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 ;-
1. The combination with a reticule or like receptacle of a watch or timepieco and
a mirror attached to the outside suitable divisions or pockets in the body of the
reticule and means for attaching it to a cycle substantially as described.
2. The combination with a reticule or like receptacle of a timepiece and a mirror
attached to the outside, divisions or pockets in the body of the reticule containing a
purse, card-case and scent-bottle and means for attaching the whole to a cycle
substantially as described.
3. The combination with a reticule or like receptacle of a cover such as C having
a mirror D and watch F secured to its outside with or without a pincushion on its
inside, pockets such as A', A2, in the body of the reticule and straps H, H', for
attaching it to the handle-bars and steering-post of a cycle substantially as described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Eighth day of August 1896.