Improvements in Boys' Clothing, Comprising an Adjustable Removable Part for the Knees or Bottoms of Knickerbockers or other Trousers, Applicable also for the Cuffs of Coats.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
or
Improvements in Boys' Clothing, Comprising an Adjustable
Removable Part for the Knees or Bottoms of Knickerbockers
or other Trousers, Applicable also for the Cuffs of Coats.
I, JOSEPH BARNES, of the firm of Joseph Barnes and Company, of Aire Street,
Leeds, in the County of York, Wholesale Clothiers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to the knees or bottoms of knickerbockers or other
trousers, and the ends of coat sleeves, the object of my improvements being
to make the clothes more durable than hitherto. As is well understood, the knees and
bottoms of trousers, and the ends of coat sleeves, are the parts soonest worn away, and
I propose to attach, after the clothes are finished in the ordinary way, a false knee, or
cuff, attached thereto by sewing; the additional knee or cuff being so placed as to
project some little distance beyond the bottom of the trousers, or the end of the coat
sleeve, so that when the edges of the additional knee or cuff wear or become jagged
and shabby, they can be removed, so as to present a new or unworn trousers bottom,
or coat cuff, without altering the shape of the trousers bottoms, or the end of
sleeve.
By the application of these additional parts, boys clothing will be far more durable
than hitherto.
Instead of the double knee, or cuffs, going all around the sleeve, or trousers
bottoms, they may only go partially around, preferably, in the case of trousers, at the
front of the knee, extending up the leg, so that when the additional pieces are worn,
they may be removed, so as to present an unworn surface.
In fixing these acditional pieces, they are not fastened by the stitching of the
ordinary side seams and leg seams of the trousers, but are placed on in front and
turned up at the bottoms and felled on by hand, or if requisite to be stitched down by
machine, consequently they can be removed without undoing the seams and causing
the necessity of partially re-making the trousers, or coat sleeve.
Dated this 27th day of March 1889
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boys' Clothing, Comprising an Adjustable or
Removable Part for the Knees or Bottoms of Knickerbockers
or other Trousers, Applicable also for the Cuffs of Coats.
I, JOSEPH BARNES, of the firm of Joseph Barnes and Company, of Aire Street,
Leeds, in the County of York, Wholesale Clothiers, 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:-
My invention has reference to the knees or bottoms of knickerbockers, or other
trousers, and the ends of coat sleeves, the object of my improvements being
to make the clothes more durable than hitherto. As is well understood, the knees and
bottoms of trousers and the ends of coat sleeves are the parts soonest worn away, and
I propose to attach, after the clothes are finished in the ordinary way, a false knee, or
cuff, attached thereto by sewing, the additional knee or cuff being so placed as to
project some little distance beyond the bottom of the trousers, or the end of the coat
sleeve, so that when the edges of the additional knee or cuff wear or become jagged
and shabby; they can be removed so as to present a new or unworn trousers bottom

page_text: or coat cuff, without altering the shape of the trousers bottoms, or the end of
sleeve. The additional pieces are preferably composed of the same material as the
remainder of the garment.
By the application of these additional parts, boys clothing will be far more durable
than hitherto.
Instead of the double knee or cuffs going all around the sleeve or trousers bottoms,
they may only go partially around, preferably in the case of trousers at the front of
the knee, extending up the leg so that when the additional pieces are worn they may
be removed so as to present an unworn surface.
In fixing these additional pieces they are not fastened by the stitching of the
ordinary side seams and leg seams of the trousers, but are placed on in front and
turned up at the bottoms and felled on by hand, or if requisite, to be stitched
down by machine, consequently they can be removed without undoing the seams
and causing the necessity of partially re-making the trousers, or coat sleeve.
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
Firstly. The manufacture of boys' clothing, having an adjustable or removable
part for the knees or bottoms of knickerbocker or other trousers, substantially as
described.
Secondly. The manufacture of boys' coats, having an adjustable or removable
part for the cuffs, substantially as described.
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1000
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.