An Improvement in Trousers and similar Garments.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 7th May, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Trousers and similar Garments.
I EDWARD PARRISH DRAPER of 6 Philip Lane in the City of London,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication
to me from abroad by Israel Jones Corbin and Arthur H. Boughton both of
New York City) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to that class of garments such as trousers, drawers and
overalls, which are provided with a "fly" or facing secured to one portion of the
garment, adapted to overlap and be secured to another portion of the garment by
buttons or other suitable fastening devices.
In garments of this character as heretofore constructed the "fly" has consisted
of a strip of cloth of proper shape secured along its inner edge to an overlapping
edge of the garment, such for instance as the front opening in trousers. This fly is
usually provided with button-holes arranged to engage with buttons secured to a
facing attached to the adjacent edge of the garment, and the lower ends of the fly
and facing have been fastened together with sewing.
This construction is objectionable, principally for two reasons.
In the first place,
the greatest strain upon the garment occurs at this juncture of the fly and facing,
all of which must be borne by the stitches with which they are secured together,
causing them in many instances, and particularly in ready made garments, to give
way in a short time. In the next place the seam which exists at this point is
awkward and detracts from the appearance of the garment unless a high class
of workmanship is employed in its manufacture.
The object of the invention is to obviate these defects thereby adding to the
durability of the garment and at the same time rendering it much neater in
appearance and to this end it consists in so forming the facing or that part of the
garment to which the buttons are usually secured, and the fly or that portion of
the garment in which the button-holes are usually formed, as to dispense with
the seam at the point where one joins the other, or in other words by constructing
the said fly and facing, or the lower portions thereof, of one integral piece of material.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 represents a pair of trousers embodying the invention, and
Figure 2 is a view of the fly and facing constructed throughout of one piece of
material.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.
In said drawings A represents the facing to which are secured the buttons a, and
B is the fly in which are formed the button-holes b, the fly B being adapted to
overlap the facing A and to be secured thereto by the buttons as will be readily
understood. The fly A and facing B are formed of one piece of cloth so
that no seam is required at the point C where the two pieces, heretofore formed
separately, have been joined by seam. The invention is shown herein as consisting
of one continuous strip of material, but if desired, either the fly or facing may
comprise two pieces of material joined by a seam so long as such seam is not
located at or too near the point C and if desired the facing A may be formed
integral with the body of the garment.
From the foregoing description it will be seen that the durability of the garment
to which the invention is applied will be greatly enhanced while the absence of a
seam at the point C will add greatly to the neatness of its appearance and these
results are obtained without any increase in the cost of making the same.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is.
1. An improved facing and fly for garments constructed without seam at the
juncture of the fly and facing, substantially as shown and described.
2. An improved garment having a fly and its corresponding facing formed
integrally, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 4th day of April 1892.
E. P. DRAPEK,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.