Improvements in Arm-pit Dress Shields.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Arm-pit Dress Shields.
I, ANNE HAYES STRACEY of "Fernlea" Sibson Road, Sale, in the County of
Chester, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Dress shields as ordinarily constructed, consist of one or more layers of water-
proofed fabric, which being impervious to air, prevents ventilation and thus produces
inconveniences in use which it is the purpose of this invention to avoid.
According to these improvements I form the dress shield of two suitably shaped
and connected flaps of waterproofed fabric and preferably of double texture
stockinette. The whole surface of the two flaps is then so far as practicable
perforated with holes which may conveniently be about one eighth of an inch in
diameter and from half an inch to an inch apart.
I prefer not to have the waterproof composition on the faces of the flaps because
such a surface is not in the slightest degree pervious, but in all cases to employ
double texture fabrics, that is to say two fabrics united by means of an india-
rubber compound, and thus to avail myself of the absorbent pervious and capillary
properties of the uncoated surfaces of the fabric.
Dated this 16th day of November A.D. 1891.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Arm-pit Dress Shields.
I, ANNE HAYES STRACEY, of "Fernlee," Sibson Road, Sale, in the County of
Chester, 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 :-
Dress shields as ordinarily constructed, consist of one or more layers of water-
proofed fabric, which. being impervious to air, prevents ventilation and thus
produces inconveniences in use which it is the purpose of this invention to avoid.
According to these improvements, form the dress shield of two suitably
shaped and connected flaps of water-proofed fabric, and preferably of double
texture stockinette.
The whole, or the greater portion, of the material of the two flaps is perforated
with holes through which air may pass inwards, and the exhalations from the skin
or person of the wearer may pass outwards, thus securing perfect ventilation.
The accompanying drawing illustrates in what manner my invention may be carried
out in practice. The figure shews one of the flaps only, it being understood that
the two flaps are folded together along the curved line A.
The drawing shews the minimum amount and size of perforation which I prefer
to employ in each flap. In this case, the holes B, are about one-sixteenth of an
inch in diameter and one inch apart. They may however be larger and closer
together if desired, but it must always be remembered that their object is to permit
the free passage of air and vapourous exhalations, whilst preventing the passage of
moisture such as perspiration, to the material of the dress.
I prefer not to have the waterproof composition on the faces of the flaps, because
such a surface is not in the slightest degree pervious or absorbent, but in all cases
to employ double texture fabrics, that is to say, two fabrics united together by

page_text: indiarubber or indiarubber compound, and thus to avail myself fully of the pervious
capillary and absorbent properties of the uncoated surfaces of the fabric.
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
An arm-pit dress shield, having its flap or flaps perforated substantially as and
for the purpose hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 16th day of August A.D. 1892.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.