IMPROVEMENTS IN LADIES' CLOAKS AND DRESSES
Year: 1881

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by Ignatz Lojda at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 29th November 1881.
IGNATZ LOJDA of the City of New York in the State of New York in the
United States of America "IMPROVEMENTS IN LADIES' CLOAKS AND DRESSES"
The nature of my Invention consists in a cutting in or near the front part of a
ladies cloak or dress to one side of which one side of a short sleeve is attached
capable of being turned outward to put the forward part of the arm through the
same, or capable of being turned inside and put into a suitable pocket made in the
lining of the cloak or dress.
In order to explain this Invention as completely as possible I now proceed to
describe the best means I am acquainted with for carrying the same into practical
effect, reference being had to the illustrative Sheet of Drawing hereunto annexed
and to the numeral figures and letters of reference marked thereon as follows:-
Fig. 1. represents a side view of a ladies cloak with the sleeve turned towards
the inside. Fig. II. is a section at line a, a, Fig. I.-Fig. III. is a side view of the
cloak with the sleeve turned outwards, and Fig. IV. is a cross-section at line b, b,
of Fig. III.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
A represents the cloak with the usual collar B. Near the front part an incisure
or cut n is made into the material; to the after edge of said incisure a flap m is
sewn. This flap m is made of the same material as the outside of the cloak and
may be ornamented with any desired trimming, part of which covers the seam
where the flap m is sewn to the edge of the incisure or cut n.
To the forward edge of said incisure the one side of a short sleeve C is firmly
sewn in such a manner that said sleeve C will project from under the flap m and
allow the forward part of the arm to be passed through said sleeve as shown in
Figures III. & IV., or by turning the inside of the sleeve outside said sleeve can
be turned inside the cloak and placed into a suitable pocket S made for that
purpose between the outside material of the cloak and the lining v as shown in
Fig. 1 and II.
This arrangement I usually make only at one side, preferable the right side,
whenever the improvement is made on ladies cloaks, but it may be made on both
sides if desired.

page_text: By this improvement the outside material of the cloak may be made in one
piece without any longitudinal seams usually required when sleeves are inserted in
the usual manner at or near the shoulder while at the same time all advantages
are obtained
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The flap m will cover the incisure or cut n made in the body of the material
and when suitable trimmed and ornamented will add to the beauty of the cloak.
This improvement may likewise be applied on ladies dresses such as wrappers
"morning dresses" and similar dresses made of light material when the arm may
either be passed through the sleeve or if desired for greater comfort the arın may
be passed directly through the incisure or cut without any covering.
Having now fully described and set forth the said Invention and the manner of
arranging the same, I wish it understood that I claim :-
In ladies cloaks or dresses the incisure or cut in the front part or near the
front part of the cloak or dress in combination with a flap m sewn to the after
edge of the incisure, and a short sleeve C sown to the forward edge of the incisure n
constructed and arranged substantially in the manner and for the purpose
described.
In witness whereof I, the said Ignatz Lojda have hereunto set my hand and
seal this Fourteenth (14) day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
Witnesses
HENRY E. ROEDER
304 Broadway
New York
IGNATZ LOJDA. (L.S.)