A New or Improved Appliance for Adjusting the Dress of Ladies in Mounting Cycles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 13th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 18th Mar.,
1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Adjusting the Dress of Ladies in
Mounting Cycles.
I, CHARLES GARNETT, of 26, North John Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Solicitor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows;-
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The invention relates to a means of adjusting the dress of lady cyclists while
in the act of mounting their machines.
At present it is necessary in most cases for ladies to take hold of the dress and
draw it over the. saddle preparatory to mounting.
The principle of this invention is to enable the dress to be drawn aside and the
machine mounted in one operation.
The appliance consists of a cord or cords attached to the side of the dress,
which cord or cords when taken in the hand and drawn forward, the hand being
placed at the same time on the handle bar of the machine, has the effect of
drawing the dress to the side in the act of mounting and then being released
permits the dress to fall back into its proper position, thus saving the necessity
of taking hold of the dress with the hand and rendering the adjustment of the
dress and the act of mounting one operation.
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WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of G, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
A New or Improved Appliance for Adjusting the Dress of Ladies in
Mounting Cycles.
I, CHARLES GARNETT, of 26, North John Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Solicitor, 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 invention relates to a means of adjusting the dress of lady cyclists while
in the act of mounting their machines.
At present it is necessary in most cases for ladies to take hold of the dress
and draw it over the saddle preparatory to mounting. The principle of this
invention is to enable the dress to be drawn aside and the machine mounted in
one operation.

page_text: The invention will be understood from the following description, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings, in which;
Figure 1 shows the invention applied to a lady's dress skirt;
Figure shows the device in use in mounting a bicycle;
Figure 3 an enlarged detail view.
The appliance consists of a cord A (or cords) attached at B to the side of the
dress C, which cord A when taken in the hand and drawn forward, the hand
being placed at the same time on the handle bar D of the machine, has the effect
of drawing forward the skirt C at the side in the act of mounting, and then
being released permits the dress to fall back into its proper position, thus saving
the necessity of taking hold of the dress with the hand and rendering the adjust-
ment of the dress and the act of mounting one operation. I prefer to pass the
cord A through a loop or guide E, the end of the cord however being long enough
to hang down as shown.
In action the foot is placed on the pedal, the loose end of the cord A taken
in the hand, and the hand placed on the handle bar. The side of the skirt is
thus drawn automatically forward close around the thigh and hip and over the
saddle, enabling the machine to be at once mounted. When seated on the
saddle, the loose end of the cord is immediately dropped, and the dress will
then fall into its proper position without further trouble.
As ladies' cycle dresses vary so much in shape, weight and colour, the inven-
tion may be of various strengths and any suitable colours to match the dress.
For a dress of light texture it may consist simply of a ribbon or elastic, while
for a heavy skirt an actual cord or stronger attachment may be used. The
appliance must not be placed so low as to catch the peak of the saddle in dis-
mounting.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is;
1. As an improved article of manufacture, an appliance for adjusting the dress
of ladies in mounting cycles, which consists of a cord, one end of which is attached
at the side of the skirt and the other capable of being grasped in the hand, said
cord being so arranged that when taken in the hand and drawn forward, the
hand being placed at the same time on the handle of the machine, in the act of
mounting, has the effect of drawing the side of the skirt forward close round the
thigh or hip and over the saddle and then being released after the rider is
seated, permits the dress to fall back into its proper position, substantially as
described.
2. The device taken as a whole for adjusting the dress of ladies in mounting
cycles, substantially as described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of Fahman1900.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Patent Agents, of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London.