An Improved Travelling Rug or Wrap.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Improved Travelling Rug or Wrap.
We, WILLIAM LANGDALE MORETON, of Crawford's Buildings, 34A, Bold Street,
Liverpool, Teacher of Singing, and WILLIAM ALFRED JONES, of Sand Lea,
Grange Road, West Kirby, Cheshire, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to an improved travelling rug or wrap.
A sheet of stout leather or other suitable material, either round, rectangular,
or oblong, with an upturned edge, forms a foot base. Attached to the edge of this
base is one edge of the rug. The rug is not attached all round the foot base, a
space being left open in front. This space is closed by an apron which is also
attached to the edge of the base.
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In use the base is placed on the floor and the rug spread out on the seat.
traveller then sits upon the rug, his feet resting on the leathern base. He then
pulls up the apron over his legs, then he folds the edges of the rug he is sitting
on, over the apron, and finally he tightens the rug around his legs and his waist by
straps, cords, hooks and eyes, or other suitable fasteners.
The rug and apron may be of any suitable woven or spun material, whilst the
foot base may be of leather as above stated, or of wood, oilcloth, or other hard
wearing material. In some cases the rug and apron will be waterproof, for use
at sea, for driving, and other outdoor use. The foot base may be studded with
metallic projections upon its under surface, to protect it from wear. For extra
warmth the rug may be lined with fur or flannel, and the foot base may be
padded.
When not in use, the rug and apron are folded up and secured to the foot base
by straps, which may be the straps by which they are fastened around the legs
and waist; and the base is provided with a carrier strap or handle.
We are aware that sacks, semi-sacks, or rugs with receptacles for the feet have
before been proposed. Our present invention possesses the advantage, however,
that the rug may lay open upon the seat, ready to be sat upon, instead-as hereto-
fore of the traveller stepping into a sack. By undoing the fasteners and throw-
ing down the apron, the traveller is perfectly freed. Medical gentlemen may
have the rug attached to the back of their carriage, and simply fasten and unfasten
the straps and apron as they step in and out of the carriage.
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page_text: We, WILLIAM LANGDALE MORETON, of Crawford's Buildings, 34A, Bold Street,
Liverpool, Teacher of Singing, and WILLIAM ALFRED JONES, of Sand Lea,
Grange Road, West Kirby, Cheshire, Manager, 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:
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This invention relates to an improved travelling rug or wrap. Such rug or
wrap comprises a receptacle for the feet, and attached in such a manner to such
feet receptacle or foundation that they envelop and may be secured around the
person of the user, are a rug and inner apron.
In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 illustrates a wrap according to this
invention secured around the person of the user. Figure 2 illustrates the manner
in which the user disposes the wrap upon his seat prior to securing it around
his legs and body. Figure 3 illustrates the wrap when folded up.
The foot receptacle or foundation, A, is formed of stout leather with by pre-
ference an inner layer or sheet of felt. That is to say, the outer part of the founda-
tion is of stout leather, upon which is laid the felt, and an upper layer of leather
is laid above the felt, the whole being stitched, rivetted, or otherwise secured
together. The foundation, A, possesses an upturned edge, a, and attached to this
edge is the lower edge of the rug B. Assuming the foundation to be of oval form,
the width of the rug B at its lower edge is such that it will reach around the base,
whereby its edges meet in front. Attached within the front part of the edge a
and inside of the rug B, is a second rug or apron, C, the length or height of which
is equal to that of the rug B. The upper part of the rug B is of greater width
than its lower part, and in order that it may be fastened around the legs and
body of the user, one side of the rug B is provided with three or more spring
fasteners, which engage with corresponding eyes upon the other side. In order
that the rug B may accomodate persons of different build, two or more of such
eyes are set back at different distances from the edge of the rug. Such spring
fasteners may be of similar construction to the well known glove fasteners.
Strap and buckle fastenings may, it preferred, be substituted for the spring
fasteners above referred to
In use the base or foundation A is placed upon the floor, and the rug B is spread
out on the seat. The traveller or other user then sits upon the rug B, with his
feet resting in the leathern foundation A. He then pulls the apron Cover his
legs, body, and chest. Then he folds the edges of the rug B over the apron C,
and fastens the wrap by means of the before mentioned spring tasteners or hooks.
The rug B and apron C may be of any suitable woven or spun material, whilst
the foundation A may be of leather as above stated, or other hard wearing
material, or of wood. In some cases the rug and apron will be waterproof, for
use at sea, for driving, and for other outdoor uses." The foot base A may be
studded on its under surface with metallic projections, to protect it from wear.
For extra warmth the rug and apron may be lined with fur or flannel, and the
foot base may be padded.
When not in use the rug and apron are folded up and secured within the foot
base A by straps, and these strap may be connected by a handle, by which the
folded up wrap may be carried.
Medical gentlemen, and others who drive, may attach the rug to the back of
their brougham and therefore have merely to fasten and untasten the tasteners
of the wrap as they step in and out of their carriage.

page_text: We are aware that sacks, semi-sacks, or rugs with receptacles for the feet, have
before been proposed. Our present invention possesses the advantage, however,
that the rug inay lay open upon the seat, ready to be sat upon, instead--as hereto-
fore of the traveller stepping into a sack. By undoing the fasteners and throw-
ing down the apron, the traveller is instantly and perfectly freed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
The combination, with a foot base A, of an apron C, arranged to be drawn
upwards over the legs and body, and a rug B, arranged to overlap said apron and
to be fastened around the legs and body, substantially as described with reference
to the drawings hereto annexed.
J. A. COUBROUGH,
Chartered Patent Agent, 10, St. George's Crescent, Liverpool,
Agent for the Applicants.