A New or Improved Garment or Construction thereof for Overwear.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Garment or Construction thereof for Overwear.
I, JAMES FRANCIS MAYNE, of Mount Annville Lodge, Dundrum, County Dublin,
Ireland, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved garment or construction thereof
for overwear, and is as follows: ·
Out of any suitable material (advantageously suitable waterproof material) and
advantageously all in one piece (i.e. without seaming) I cut or otherwise fashion or
form a blank or pattern of peculiar shape or outline viz.: a bifurcated or forked
shape (not unlike batwings i.e. a bat with wings extended) the outline or shape
being as follows:-Starting from the crutch or point where the material forks
the line extends away (i.e. downwards) from said crutch for a sufficient distance
(say 21 inches or more or less) according to the wearer and then one side of said
forked part extends in one direction say to the right for a sufficient distance (say
20 inches or more or less) according to the user, and similarly with the other side
which extends to the left for a similar distance; both these edges are now con-
tinued in an upward direction (at a slightly obtuse angle respectively to the line
of the aforesaid sides of the fork) and at the height or position corresponding or
thereabouts to the aforesaid crutch or top of the fork (i.c. at about 20 inches up
in the example described) I may form a shoulder or inset and then continue the
line upwards for say another 15 inches or more or less according to the wearer
and then the side lines terminate and the lines now turn towards each other and
are advantageously curved upwardly as they approach each other and meet at
the middle of the back of the wearer-a recess or cut away portion being arranged
at this point.
Each side edge of the fork is provided with buttons thereon and the outside
edges provided with corresponding button-holes-these forked parts being wrapped
round the legs and buttoned up (on the inside of each leg) while the upper part
is wrapped round the body and the two edges brought together at the front of
the wearer and buttoned or otherwise suitably secured together or to the other
clothes of the wearer or both, for instance the upper part of the outside edges
may be provided with buttons and button-holes and along the top edges provided
simply with holes to button on to the ordinary trouser buttons of the wearer
all round.
In order to protect the front of the wearer where the said parts come together
and also where the leg portions of the garment are joined together round each leg
of the wearer-instead of cutting away all the material at the crutch (i.c. between
the forked portion of the garment) I provide a tongue or tab (advantageously
integral with the whole garment) which is of sufficient length when placed or
brought up in front of the wearer to reach up to the top of the trousers or there-
abouts to which it is or may be buttoned or secured in any suitable manner advan-
tageously inside the other parts of the garment where same comes together at
the front.

page_text: As a further protection and to ensure making a garment which will exclude
rain entering at the fork or crutch etc. I may use a gusset. or gussets, or insertion-
piece at each side of said tab or tongue extending a sufficient distance along the
latter and also extending a suitable distance down the forked parts.
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I thus provide a garment or wrapper (which I term a sporting wrap") which
can be laid out flat or folded up very flat and which can be placed in position on
the wearer by wrapping same round.and buttoning or otherwise suitably securing
same in position in the herqin-described manner.....
Dated this 2nd day of March 1807
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I, JAMES FRANCIS MAYNE, of Mount Annville Lodge, Dundrum, County Dublin,
Ireland, Gentleman, 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:-
This invention relates to a new or improved garment or construction thereof
for overwear and is as follows:
Out of any suitable material (advantageously suitable waterproof material) and
advantageously all in one piece (i.c. without seaming) I cut or otherwise fashion or
form a blank or pattern of peculiar shape or outline viz.: a bifurcated or forked
shape as hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Referring to the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is a plan of the garment laid out flat.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the garment as it would appear when in position on
the wearer.
Fig. 3 is a back view of Fig. 2.
Starting from the crutch a or point where the material forks the line a¹
extends downwards for a sufficient distance (say 21 inches or more or less) accord-
ing to size and then one side a of said forked part al extends in one direction say
to the right for a sufficient distance (say 20 inches or more or less) and similarly
with the other side which extends to the left for a similar distance; these
edges are now continued in an upward direction a³ (at a slightly obtuse angle
respectively to the line of the aforesaid sides a¹ of the fork) and at the height or
position corresponding or thereabouts to the aforesaid crutch or top of the fork a
(ie. at about 20 inches up in the example described) I form a shoulder or
inset and then continue the line a upwards for say another 15 inches or more
or less according to size and then the side lines a terminate and the top edge ab
advantageously curves upwardly from each side towards the middle-a recess or cut-
away portion a being arranged at the middle of the back of the wearer.
The side edges a¹ of the fork are respectively provided with buttons thereon
and the outside edges are respectively provided with corresponding button-
holes c c the part of the material between the edges a¹ and a³ respectively being
wrapped round the legs of the wearer and buttoned up (on the inside of each
leg) the button-holes e being buttoned over the buttons 6 and the button-holes c¹
being buttoned over the buttons while the upper part of the material
wrapped round the lower part of the body of the wearer and the two edges a
brought together at the front of the wearer and buttoned or otherwise suitably
is

page_text: secured together or to the other clothes of the wearer or both for instance one of the
edges may be provided with buttons d the other edge as with button-holes e
and the top edges a may be provided simply with button-holes f to button on
to the ordinary buttons on the front of the trousers of the wearer and with button-
holes fat the back to button on to the ordinary buttons on the back of the
trousers of the wearer.
In order to protect the front of the wearer where the edges a³ come together
and also where the leg portions of the garment meet at the crutch a-instead of
cutting away all the material a between the edges a¹ (i.e. between the forked
portion a¹ of the garment) I provide a tongue or tab g (advantageously integral
with the whole garment) which is of sufficient length when placed or brought up
in front of the wearer to reach up to the top of the trousers or thereabouts to
which it is or may be buttoned or secured in any suitable manner advantageously
inside the edges as of the garment where same comes together at the front see
Fig. 2.
As a further protection and to ensure that the garment will exclude rain
entering at the fork or crutch a ete. I may use a gusset or gussets or insertion-
piece at each side of said tab or tongue y extending a sufficient distance along
the latter and also extending a suitable distance down the edges a¹.
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I thus provide a garment or wrapper (which I term a sporting wrap") which
can be laid out flat (as shown in Fig. 1) or folded up very flat, and which can be
placed in position on the wearer (as shown in Figs. 2 and 3) by wrapping same
round and buttoning or otherwise suitably securing same in position in the
herein-described manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. Forming a garment for overwear substantially in the manner and for the
purposes herein before described.
2. A bifurcated garment for overwear the leg parts of which are adapted to be
buttoned around and down the inside of the legs of the wearer and the upper
portion of said garment buttoned around the body of the wearer and provided
with a tongue or tab such as g attached at the crutch a said tab g being adapted to
be secured in front of the body of the wearer substantially in the manner and
for the purposes hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the drawings here-
unto annexed.
Dated th: 14 dos of T1000
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.