An Improvement in Capes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Capes.
We, SAMUEL CURTIS and JAMES CURTIS, trading together as Curtis and
Curtis, of Exchange Buildings, New Street, and 83 and 84 Bull Street, all in
the City of Birmingham, General Outfitters, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to those capes which are worn by men women
and children usually outside a top coat as an extra garment, the said cape being
made separate from the coat so that the latter can either be worn with the cupe
or not.
The said cape as usually made covers the upper part of the wearer's coat and
the sleeves and is adapted for buttoning or otherwise fastening in front. When the
cape is thus buttoned or otherwise fastened it restricts the movements of the
wearer's arms, or, when unfastened so as to admit of a free movement of
the wearer's arms, the cape is liable to blow open in front and is then of but
slight protection.
By our invention we make a cape or cuirass which is much more serviceable than
are those capes above referred to, as our cape or cuirass, either when worn fastened
or unfastened in front, does not in any way interfere with the movements of the
wearer's arms.
The
According to this invention we make an arm hole at each side of the cape or
cuirass corresponding with the top of the coat sleeves and through which the wearer's
coat sleeves and arms are passed when the cape or cuirass is being worn.
coat sleeves and arms being thus outside the cape or cuirass the latter can be worn
either buttoned or unbuttoned without interfering with the movements of the
wearer's arms.
We provide an epaulette or shoulder piece over each of the armholes in the
cape or cuirass to cover and protect the top of the wearer's coat sleeves.
Dated this 14th day of October 1891.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Capes.
We, SAMUEL CURTIS and JAMES CURTIS, trading together as Curtis and
Curtis, of Exchange Buildings, New Street, and 83 and 84 Bull Street, all in the
City of Birmingham, General Outfitters, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 those capes which are worn by men women
and children usually outside a top coat as an extra garment, the said cape being
made separate from the coat so that the latter can either be worn with the cape
or not.
The said cape as usually made covers the upper part of the wearer's coat and
the sleeves and is adapted for buttoning or otherwise fastening in front. When the
cape is thus buttoned or otherwise fastened it restricts the movements of the
wearer's arms, or, when unfastened so as to admit of a free movement of
the wearer's arms, the cape is liable to blow open in front, also at the back over
the head, and is then of but slight protection.

page_text: By our invention we make a cape or cuirass which is much more serviceable than
are those capes above referred to, as our cape or cuirass, either when worn fastened
or unfastened in front, does not in any way interfere with the movements of the
wearer's arms, nor can it blow up behind.
According to this invention we make an arm hole at each side of the cape or
cuirass corresponding with the top of the coat sleeves and through which the
wearer's coat sleeves and arms are passed when the cape or cuirass is being worn
and we also provide an epaulette or shoulder piece over each of the armholes in the
cape or cuirass to cover and protect the top of the wearer's coat sleeves. The
coat sleeves and arms being thus outside the cape or cuirass the latter can be worn
either buttoned or unbuttoned without interfering with the movements of the
wearer's arms.
On the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 represents a cape or cuirass made according to this invention ;
Figures 2, 4 and 5 are front views and Figure 3 is a back view shewing the same
worn over an overcoat ;
In Figures 2 and 5 the cape or cuirass is represented as buttoned and in Figure 4
it is shewn unbuttoned.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all
the figures of the drawings.
A is the cape or cuirass which, as shewn by Figure 1, is made separate from the
top coat B so as to fit and be worn outside the same and is arranged to button in
front. cc are the two arm holes without sleeves but made with the epaulette or
shoulder piece d over each armhole so as to cover and protect the top of the wearer's
coat sleeves and prevent rain running down the armholes inside the cape as would
be the case if the epaulettes were dispensed with.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
The improved cape or cuirass for wearing over an overcoat herein before
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, that is to say, a sleeveless
cape or cuirass for the purpose stated made with an armhole c c at each side and an
epaulette or shoulder piece d d over each armhole for the purpose and substantially
as herein before set forth.
Dated this 13th day of June 1892.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.