Improvements in Ladies' Riding Habits.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 16th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 18th Oct. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ladies' Riding Habits.
We, RICHARD THOMAS, ALFRED WILLIAM THOMAS, and ARTHUR OLLIVE THOMAS,
all of 32 Brook Street in the County of Middlesex Tailors do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to what are known as safety skirts for ladies riding habits
the object of which is to prevent the habit catching upon the pommel of the saddle
when the rider is thrown and so dragging her head downwards. Various devices for
effecting this object have been employed.
In the habit which forms the subject of this invention we, as is usual bave an
opening in the skirt to receive the pommel on the side next to the saddle and we
continue this opening downwards to the bottom of the skirt.
We surround the upper side of the opening with a frill or curtain of cloth which,
when the rider is mounted is drawn up by a band to the waistband where it is fastened
by a button or buckle. This keeps the skirt in place and so acts that if the rider is
thrown, the skirt will come clear of the pominel, when however the rider is
dismounted this band is let down, allowing the curtain to fall, and hide the upper
part of the opening, making the skirt convenient for walking. We do not connect
together the two edges in the skirt as has heretofore been usual, the rear edge we
leave entirely free whilst the front edge is connected by a band to the left leg of the
rider (to keep the front of the skirt in place) but this band is so made that it readily
gives way if the rider is thrown.
It will be observed that by our arrangement the right leg of the rider is left
entirely free which has not been the case with most of the safety skirts heretofore
made.
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1000
R. THOMAS.
A. W. THOMAS.
A. O. THOMAS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ladies' Riding Habits.
We, RICHARD THOMAS, Alfred WILLIAM THOMAS, and ARTHUR OLLIVE THOMAS,
all of 32 Brook Street in the County of Middlesex, Tailors, 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 relates to what are known as safety skirts for ladies riding habits,
the object of which is to prevent the habit catching upon the pommel of the saddle
when the rider is thrown and so dragging her head downwards. Various devices for
effecting this object have been employed.
In the habit which forms the subject of this invention we, as is usual, have an
opening in the skirt to receive the pommel on the side next to the saddle and we
continue this opening downwards to the bottom of the skirt.
We surround the upper side of the opening with a frill or curtain of cloth which,
when the rider is mounted is drawn up by a band to the waistband where it is fastened
by a button or buckle. This keops the skirt in place and so acts that if the rider is
thrown, the skirt will come clear of the pommels, when however the rider is
dismounted this band is let down, allowing the curtain to fall, and bide the upper part
of the opening, making the skirt convenient for walking. We do not connect
together the two edges in the skirt as has heretofore been usual, the rear edge we
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page_text: leave entirely free whilst the front edge is connected by a band to the left leg of the
rider (to keep the front of the skirt in place) but this band is so made that it readily
gives way if the rider is thrown, and re-connected again in an instant.
It will be observed that by our arrangement the right leg of the rider is left
entirely free which has not been the case with most of the safety skirts heretofore
made.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
The drawing is a left hand side view of a lady mounted and wearing a habit made
according to this invention the left hand side of the skirt being omitted.
a is the skirt of the habit which has an opening to receive the pommels bb. The
upper part of this opening is surrounded by a frill or curtain c which when the rider
is mounted is drawn up into the position shown by the band d whose upper end is
fastened to the waist. é is a band connecting the front edge of the opening to the riders
left leg.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what wo
claim is :-
1. A skirt having an opening at one side which opening is surrounded at the top
by a frill or curtain connected by a band to the waist of the rider substantially as
described.
2. A skirt having an opening at one side the front edge
connection to be attached to the leg of the rider next the ot
described.
3. Skirts substantially as described and shown in the drawing.
Dated this 2-1 dow of Canta 1000
which opening has a
side substantially as