Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr.,. 1886.
Complete Left, 26th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Mar., 1887.
I, ROSE ELIZABETH MCGOWAN of Cooldaragh, Upper Bangor, North Wales do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:
The object of this invention is to make up an article of wearing apparel to fit the
body and be held loosely over the shoulder with a loose fitting sleeve capable of
adjustment and of being set a sufficient distance from the arm so as to prevent
abrasion or rubbing or even touching the arm of a child after vaccination, the heads
or pustules being shielded and protected from injury.
The sleeve is so attached that it can be lowered from the upper or shoulder part to
enable the heads or scars to be inspected or for other purpose without in any way
disturbing the child.
The article is composed of a stiff flap or body piece provided with tapes to be passed
around the waist of a child, this keeping the whole in its place...
The upper edge of the stiff flap is scolloped out to fit under the arm; this scolloped
portion being padded with soft material, and attached to the tips are the ends of a
Shoulder or hood-like canopy also made of stiff material, this being essential in order
to keep anything from touching the vaccinated part.
This canopy has a gusset or shoulder strap provided with a button fastening for
looping the other under garments together.
The scolloped out portion of the flap has a fulled or plain sleeve permanently or
temporarily sewn to it, the other part of the shoulder portion of the sleeve being
loose but provided with a draw tape to tie it upon the shoulder hood, said hood
standing out well from the shoulder of the child to keep the sleeve at a distance from
the childs arm.
The body flap or hood or both of them may be padded, if desired.
By making the article of a convenient size it will answer for adults.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said R. E. McGowan.

page_text: 1, ROSE ELIZABETH MCGOWAN of Cooldaragh, Upper Bangor, North Wales 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 object of this invention is to make up an article of wearing apparel to fit the
body and be held loosely over the shoulder with a loose fitting sleeve capable of
adjustment and of being set a sufficient distance from the arm so as to prevent
abrasion or rubbing or even touching the arm of a child after vaccination the heads
or pustules being shielded and protected from injury.
The sleeve is so attached that it can be lowered from the upper or shoulder part to
enable the heads or scars to be inspected or for other purpose, without in any way
disturbing the child.
The article which is shown in perspective at Figure
of the annexed drawings is
composed of a stiff flap or body piece a provided with tapes to be passed around
the waist of a child, this keeping the article in its place. The upper edge c of the stiff
Hapa is scalloped out to fit under the arm, this scolloped portion being padded with
soft material and attached to the tips are the ends of a shoulder or hood-like canopy d,
also made of stiff material, such as cardboard covered with cloth, or of wire, plain or
woven, or other suitable material this hood like covering being essential in order to
keep anything from touching the vaccinated part. This canopy or shield d has
a gusset or shoulder strap e provided with a button fastening for looping the other
under garments together.
The upper edge e of the flap a has a fulled or plain sleeve a permanently or
temporarily sewn to it, the other part of the shoulder portion of the sleeve being loose
but provided with a draw tape to tie it upon the shoulder hood, or canopy d, said
hood standing out well from the shoulder of the child to keep the sleeve at a distance
from the child's arm. The method of wearing the article will be understood by
reference to Figure 2 of the drawings.
The body flap or the hood or both of them may be padded if desired.
By making the article of a convenient size it will answer for adults.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is "
The improved vaccination shield constructed with the parts arranged as shown for
protecting the vaccination heads or pustules from rubbing or abrasion, as described.