Improved Materials Specially Adapted for the Garments of Sportsmen.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 17th June, 1889-Accepted. 3rd Aug.. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Materials Specially Adapted for the Garments of Sportsmen.
I, THOMAS BURBERRY of Winchester Street, Basingstoke in the County of Hants,
Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My Invention has for its object to provide materials especially adapted for the
garments of Sportsmen which materials besides being impervious to wet are also not
liable to be cut or penetrated by thorns or the like and are adapted for wear in
either hot or cold climates.
According to my Invention I combine two materials one of which is a cloth
tweed or the like which has been waterproofed or semi waterproofed (shower
proofed) by any convenient method and the other of which is of twill or plain linen
fabrics or the like such for example as " Drabett" or " Gaberdine." The lattor forms
the outer fabric and the former the inner fabric of the garment. The twill or like
fabric may cover the whole or part of the waterproof fabric for instance the twill
or the like may only be applied if so desired to those parts of the garment which
when in wear are exposed to rain or subject to injury froin thorns, undergrowth and
the like.
Dated this 7th day of December 1888.
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Materials Specially Adapted for the Garments of Sportsmen.
I THOMAS BURBERRY of Winchester Street Basingtoke in the County of Hants Draper
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 :-
My Invention has for its object to provide materials especially adapted for the
garments of sportsmen which materials besides being light and at the same time
impervious to wet are also not liable to be cut or penetrated by thorns or the like
and are adapted for wear in either hot or cold climates and not being air-tight
provide for the body ample ventilation.
"
According to my Invention I combine by sewing two materials one of which is a
cloth tweed or the like which has been waterproofed or semi waterproofed (shower
proofed) by any convenient method and the other of which is of twill or plain linen
fabrics or the like such for example as "Drabett or "Gabardine" or "Cantoon."
The latter forms the outer fabric and the former the inner fabric of the garment. The
twill or like fabric may cover the whole or part of the waterproof or shower proof
fabric for instance the twill or the like may only be applied if so desired to those
parts of the garment which when in wear are opposed to rain or subject to injury
from thorns undergrowth and the like.
In the accompanying Drawing Figure 1 represents a capo in which the twill or
like fabric A covers the whole of the waterproof or showerproof fabric Band Figure 2
represents a pair of breeches in which the twill or like fabric A covers only a part of
the waterproof or showerproof fabric B. Other shaped garments may be made in a
similar way with the fabric A covering the whole or a part or parts only of the
fabric B.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
A material specially adapted for garments of sportsmen the said material being made
of compound fabrics substantially as hereinbefore explained.
Dated this 14th day of June 1889.
THOS. BURBERRY.