Improvements in or relating to Knitted Clothing.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 28th June, 1900-Accepted, 28th July, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Knitted Clothing.
We, ERNEST EDMUND WILKIN, Buyer, and HINE, PARKER & Co., LIMITED,
Warehousemen, both of Milk Street, London, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:
This invention has reference to knitted clothing and embodies improvements
which are specially applicable to knitted sweaters, jerseys and the like such as
are worn by cyclists, football players and other athletes.
The invention relates principally to sweaters or jerseys provided with a turned-
down collar which as is well known does not meet on the front of the neck but
leaves an opening thereat.
The main object of this invention is to allow sufficient width of opening in
the collar for the wearer to pull the garment over his head with ease and com-
fort, but the opening in front of the collar exposes the throat of the wearer
unduly besides which the collar has a tendency to droop or collapse and does not
fit closely to the wearer's neck.
This invention seeks to overcome these disadvantages and consists of a flap,
formed integrally with or attached to the upper part of the front of the body of
the sweater and provided with button holes so that it can be fixed on to buttons
on the collar and thus close over the opening in front of the collar and protect
the wearer's throat against cold.
At the same time the flap provides the necessary support to keep the collar in
shape and fitting closely around the neck of the wearer.
It is obvious that the flap may be of any suitable shape or material and may
be fixed in position by other means than buttons.
By unfastening the flap the neck opening is enlarged sufficiently for the
wearer's head to pass through comfortably and by fastening the flap the opening
is reduced and the collar thereby caused to fit closely around the wearer's neck.
Dated this 5th day of October 1899.
BOULT, WADE & KILBURN,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in or relating to Knitted Clothing.
We, ERNEST EDMUND WILKIN, Buyer, and HINE, PARKER & Co., LIMITED,
Warehousemen, both of Milk Street, London, 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 has reference to knitted clothing and embodies improvements
which are specially applicable to knitted sweaters, jerseys and the like such as
are worn by cyclists, football players and other athletes.
The invention relates principally to sweaters and jerseys with turned-down

page_text: collars the ends of which, as is well known, do not meet at the front, the
consequence being that an opening is left thereat which exposes the throat of
the wearer unduly, besides which the collar has a tendency to droop or collapse
and this imparts an ill-fitting appearance.
This invention is designed to overcome these disadvantages and while affording
ample scope in the upper part of the garment for the latter to be pulled over the
wearer's head it is also provided with means by which the collar can be made to
fit closely around the wearer's neck.
This invention comprises as its essential feature a flap, formed integrally
with or attached to the upper part of the front of the body of the sweater and
provided with button holes so that it can be fixed on to buttons on the collar and
thus close over the opening in the front of the collar and protect the wearer's
throat against cold.
At the same time the flap provides the necessary support to keen the collar in
shape and fitting closely around the neck of the wearer.
It is obvious that the flap may be of any suitable shape or material and may
be fixed in position by other means than buttons.
By unfastening the flap the neck opening is enlarged sufficiently for the
wearer's head to pass through comfortably and by fastening the flap, the opening
is reduced to such an extent that the collar is tightened around the wearer's
neck and has the appearance of a smart, well fitting and comfortable garment.
Referring to the accompanying drawings:-
Figures 1 and 2 are illustrations of the upper part of a knitted sweater con-
structed according to this invention and showing the collar in its closed and
open positions respectively.
In Figure 2 the opening A is shown sufficiently large to pass over the wearer's
head, but when made of such a size, the edges B₁ B3 of the collar are some distance
apart leaving an opening A¹ in the front through which the wearer's throat is
exposed as hereinbefore described.
After the garment has been put on the opening A is contracted to the size of
the wearer's neck and the front opening A' is closed by a flap C.
This flap may be attached to or formed integrally with the body D of the
garment and is provided with button holes C¹ which fasten on buttons E under
the collar as shown.
The marginal edge of the flap is bound with tape or like woven material (³ to
strengthen the button holes.
When the flap is buttoned in position as shown in Figure 1 it supports the
collar and prevents the latter drooping out of shape.
Having now particularly described the nature of our said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is:-
1. A knitted sweater, jersey or the like having a turned-down collar open at
the front and a detachably arranged flap for closing the said opening substantially
as and for the purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. The improved knitted garment substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this and do..
T1000
ERNEST EDMUND WILKIN,
For HINE, PARKER & CO., LTD.,
E. R. G. GREEN,
Managing Director,
Boult, Wade, & Kilburn,
Agents for the Applicants.