Improvements in Gloves.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 3rd Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gloves.
I, HENRY URWICK, of Northwood, North Malvern in the County of Worcester,
Superintending Glove Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
In the Specification of a former Patent granted to me No. 4928 of 1880 I
described a glove formed with its thumb piece extended to such a length that a
welt at its end came in line with a welt at the extremity of the wrist-band and with
elastic bands fastened to the wristband and across the back of the extension of the
thumb piece.
In a subsequent Patent No. 5444 of 1889 I described a button glove formed with
one side of the thumb in one piece with the body of the glove whilst the other
side of the thumb was formed from a thumb piece which was cut with a triangular
piece projecting from it to be sewn into a slit cut in the body of the glove and
which extended from one side of the base of the thumb towards the point where
the base of the index finger joined the base of the middle finger.
According to my present invention I cut the end of the thumb piece which is to
be sewn to the palm of the glove in a somewhat similar manner to that described
in this latter Patent whilst the other end I either continue beyond the base of the
thumb and make it of such a length that a welt at its end may come in a line with
a welt at the extremity of the wristband as described in the former Patent, or I
make the thumb in all respects as described in 5444 and then insert into what was
previously the button-slit a gusset or filling piece sufficiently large to admit the
passage of the hand. I also provide elastic bands passing across the continuation
of the thumb piece or across the separate filling piece and across a portion of the
wrist of the glove on the side away from the thumb so as to draw these parts into
flutes and make the glove fit to the wrist when being worn as described in the first
mentioned Patent. In either way I produce a glove which can not only be readily
drawn on and off, but which also fits better around the thumb.
Dated this 27th day of January 1892.
HENRY URWICK.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gloves.
I, HENRY URWICK, of Northwood, North Malvern in the County of Worcester,
Superintending Glove Manufacturer, 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 :-
In the Specification of a former Patent granted to me No. 4928 of 1880 I
described a glove formed with its thumb piece extended to such a length that a welt
at its end came in line with a welt at the extremity of the wristband and with
elastic bands fastened to the wristband and across the back of the extension of the
thumb piece.
In a subsequent Patent No. 5444 of 1889 I described a button glove formed
with one side of the thumb in one piece with the body of the glove whilst the other
side of the thumb was formed from a thumb piece which was cut with a triangular
piece projecting from it to be sewn into a slit cut in the body of the glove and which
extended from one side of the base of the thumb towards the point where the bas·
of the index finger joined the base of the middle finger.

page_text: According to my present invention 1 cut the edge of the thumb piece which is
to be sewn to the palm of the glove in a somewhat similar manner to that described
in this latter Patent whilst from the opposite edge I either form a continuation
beyond the base of the thumb and make it of such a length that a welt at its end
may come in a line with a welt at the extremity of the wristband as described in
the former Patent, or i make the thumb as described in 5444 and then insert into
what was previously the button-slit a gusset or filling piece sufficiently large to
admit the passage of the hand. I also provide elastic bands passing across the
continuation of the thumb piece or across the separate filling piece and across a
portion of the wrist of the glove on the side away from the thumb so as to draw
these parts into flutes and make the glove fit to the wrist when being worn as
described in the first mentioned Patent. In either way I produce a glove which
can not only be readily drawn on and off, but which also fits better around the
thumb.
Figure 1 of the drawings annexed shews a glove formed in this manner.
Figure 2 shews the glove with the thumb bent outwards.
Figure 3 shews the glove with the thumb turned back towards the wristband.
Figure 4 is a plan view shewing the shape to which the kid or such like material
is cut to form the greater part of the glove.
Figure 5 is a similar view shewing the shape of the thumb.
The body A of the glove shewn in Figure 4 is cut substantially as described in
the Specification of the Patent No. 5444 of 1889.
The thumb piece B in place of being of the form ₁, b, b³, 1, 6, a, as it would
be if the glove was to be a button glove as described in that Patent is made of the
form,,,, b³, 16, b², so making a continuation of the thumb piece down to the
wristband.
In making up the glove the piece A is doubled down the middle so as to bring
the right hand half below the left hand half. The edge b, 1, 2 of the thumb piece
is sewn to the edge a, a', a² of the piece A. The edge b, is sewn to the edge a, a³,
the edge,, is sewn to the edge a, a' the edge b, 16 to a, a and b 18 to a aº.
Strips of elastic C shewn in dotted lines in Figures 1, 2 and 3 are stitched across
the back of the parts a³, a 2, 1 usually between the back of these pieces and
an inner lining of the glove and a welt is formed all around the edge of the
wristband.
In place of the thumb piece being formed with a continuation of the wristband
as shewn in the above figures this continuation of the thumb piece may be a gusset
or filling piece cut from a separate piece of fabric. The thumb piece would then
be of the form shewn in Figure 6 and the gusset piece of the form shewn in
Figure 7. Figures 8 and 9 are views similar to Figures 1 and 2 of the completed
glove.
It is evident that in place of employing bands of elastic C for drawing the glove
together around the wrist that other means for effecting this object might be
adopted I however generally prefer to employ elastic bands as above described,
though I do not confine myself to this method of drawing up the wrist.
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. A glove which has the slit in the wristband and the opening where the thumb
piece is to be sewn in, cut as one continuous slit and in which the piece forming one
side of the pipe of the thumb is taken out of this opening and in which the piece
forming the other part of the thumb is carried down to the wristband either as one
piece or with a gusset sewn to it substantially as described.
2. A glove in which one side of the pipe of the thumb is made in one piece with
the body of the glove and the other side from a thumb piece which is continued
down to the wristband either as one piece or with a gusset sewn to it and in which
elastic bauds are sewn across the back of this extension of the thumb piece

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described.
a portion of the wrist of the body of the glove substantially as
3. A glove in which one side of the pipe of the thumb is formed by part of a
thumb piece which is not only continued down to the wristband either as one piece
or with a gusset sewn to it but is also formed with a triangular projection the sides
of which are sewn to the sides of a slit in the body of the glove substantially as
described.
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10th day of Ontahan 180°
HENRY URWICK.