Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1391-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1891
performed, to be particularly described and ascertamed in and by the foowing
statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of undergarments,
and has for its object to secure certain parts of such garments in such manner
that they can be readily removed when worn out in order to be replaced by
others, or entirely dispensed with, as the case may be.
The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention as applied to a combination
vest and pants, but it is obvious that it may be applied to other undergarments.
Fig. 1 is a front view of a combination vest and pants furnished with my
improvements.
Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same.
Figs. 3 and 4 are details.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the figures.
According to my invention I form the sleeves of the vest part of my garment, of
two parts c c and d d' which are connected together by tapes e. e in the manner
hereinafter more fully set forth.
1 likewise make the seats & s' and fly parts f. f1 of the pants detachable, by
forming them separately from the remaining part of the pants, and connecting them
thereto by tapes, in the same manner as the sleeves aforesaid.
These connections are effected in the following manner (see Fig. 4).
I form on the edges of the material of the vest or pants and on those of the
removable parts ff and e. e', a number of loops arranged at equal intervals, one
from the other, so that a loop at one edge corresponds to a vacant space on the
opposite edge, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.
now insert through these loops, which, when the edges of the material and that
of the removable parts are adjusted together, form a continous row, pieces of
tape e e¹ for the sleeves and a a¹ for the seats and fly parts.
In the former case, one end of each tape is inserted in an opening formed in the
sleeves and passed through the circular row of adjacent loops and finally tied with
the other free end of the tape.
To secure the seats & s¹ and fly parts ff¹ to the pants, one end of the tape a
and a¹ is sewn at o to the first loop at the back, as shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 2,
while the other end is passed through the row of consecutive loops of the pants, and
of the removable parts ff' and s s respectively after they are placed in position,
the free end of the tape a being finally tied with that of the tape a¹, as shown in
Fig. 1.
For summer wear, the sleeve ends may be removed, and attached on again in
winter time. When the seats s. s¹ are worn, they can be replaced by new parts,
which may be supplied with the undergarment.
It is obvious that I may arrange other wearing parts of undergarments, in the
manner above described.
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 :-
The improvements in the manufacture of under garments, whereby certain

page_text: wearing parts of these garments may be readily secured thereto and removed
therefrom, substantially as herein described and shown.
Dated this 7th day of November 1891.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.