Improved Appliance for use in Drafting Patterns for Trousers.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance for use in Drafting Patterns for Trousers.
I, ADAM IZETT, 49, Market Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Tailor
and Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This my invention has reference to an improved appliance for use in drafting
patterns for trousers, the object of my said invention being to facilitate the marking
out of such patterns, and to economise material and time.
In carrying my said invention into practice I take one sheet, or two sheets of
card, card-board, tin, zinc or the like suitable material of suitable shape and thick-
ness, on one of such sheets I delineate one-half of the front portion of the waist,
and the front portion of one of the legs of such garments, ranging from the largest
waist to the smallest waist usually made.
On the other sheet I delineate one-half of the back portion of the waist and leg
marked on the first paper, metallic or like sheet, the intervening sizes being
legibly marked or scratched thereon so as to enable a slit or slots of suitable width
to be stamped or otherwise formed at the marked parts indicating the various
sizes of trousers.
The two parts of such apparatus, appliance or diagrams may be used separately,
or they may be connected at one of their sides by cloth, metallic-hinges or the like,
or such diagrams may be formed in one sheet.
To use such diagrams or drafting-device I. first spread the selected cloth or other
material upon a flat surface, I then lay such diagram, apparatus or drafting-device
upon the said material, and after securing such appliance upon the cloth or like
material by weights, clips or similar suitable means I take a piece of French-
chalk, or other marking substance such as is used by tailors, and mark the cloth
through the slots of such diagram or device which refer to the size of the trousers
required.
After removing such drafting-device from the marked cloth, it will be under-
stood that such cloth may be readily cut by shears, a knife or other suitable appli-
ance along the marked lines to form patterns for such mentioned garments.
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JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improved Appliance for use in Drafting Patterns for Trousers.
I, ADAM IZETT, 18, Albion Place, Hanley, formerly of 49, Market Street, Hanley,
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Tailor and Draper, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This my invention has reference to an improved appliance or appliances for use
in drafting or marking out patterns for trousers of different or various sizes, the
object of my said invention being to facilitate the marking out of such patterns,
and economise material and time.
In carrying my said invention into practice I take two sheets or pieces of card,
card-board, tin, zinc or like suitable material of suitable size and thickness, such
sheets I hinge, joint or connect at one of their edges by one or more cloth, metallic
or like suitable hinges of suitable size, on one side of such sheets I delineate or mark
out one half of the front portion of the waist and the front portion of one of the
legs of such garments to represent the largest waist and leg in proportion usually
made for such garments, within such lines and parallel or nearly parallel thereto
at about half an inch apart I draw, mark or delineate by means of a pencil, piece
of chalk, a metallic point or like suitable means other lines of the front portion
of the waist of trousers, and the front portion of the corresponding leg of such
garments of different sizes, each alternate division or width I cut out with a
knife, chisel, metallic-die or other suitable appliance.
One side of two other similarly jointed card, cardboard or metallic sheets I
mark or delineate with one-half of the back portion of the waist and leg marked
on the first mentioned hinged jointed sheets, and cut or stamp out each alternate
division marked on such cards or metallic sheets as hereinbefore described so as to
enable patterns for trousers of various or different sizes to be readily marked
out on the selected cloth or material by means of French-chalk or like suitable
marking substance held against the sides of, or between such alots.
In order that my said invention may be more readily understood and explained
in detail I have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings illustrating such device or
devices.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 represents a jointed diagram drawn one-sixth of its full size on which
one half of the front portion of the waist and the front portion of the corresponding
leg of various or different sizes of trousers are marked or indicated, and
Figure 2 represents a similar jointed diagram drawn one-sixth of its full size on
which one-half of the back portion of the waists and legs marked or indicated on
the diagram shewn at Figure 1 are marked.
On reference to the drawings hereto annexed the upper and lower edges of
the slots a represent the different sizes of waists the lower end of the slots b
representing the lengths of legs corresponding to the different sizes of waists
usually made, the divisions and slots c on such diagrams representing half-inches,
and d the hinges of such diagrams.
Presuming it is required to mark out patterns of cloth for a pair of trousers
having a waist measuring twenty-four inches and length of legs twenty-eight inches
I first take a piece of the selected cloth of sufficient size which I lay flat in double
thickness upon a table or similar flat surface, I then place one of the diagrams or
drafting devices flat upon such cloth, and with a piece of French-chalk or like
Figure 1 represents a jointed diagram drawn one-sixth of its full size on which
one half of the front portion of the waist and the front portion of the corresponding
leg of various or different sizes of trousers are marked or indicated, and
Figure 2 represents a similar jointed diagram drawn one-sixth of its full size on
which one-half of the back portion of the waists and legs marked or indicated on
the diagram shewn at Figure 1 are marked.
On reference to the drawings hereto annexed the upper and lower edges of
the slots a represent the different sizes of waists the lower end of the slots 6
representing the lengths of legs corresponding to the different sizes of waists
usually made, the divisions and slots c on such diagrams representing half-inches,
and d the hinges of such diagrams.
Presuming it is required to mark out patterns of cloth for a pair of trousers
having a waist measuring twenty-four inches and length of legs twenty-eight inches
I first take a piece of the selected cloth of sufficient size which I lay flat in double
thickness upon a table or similar flat surface, I then place one of the diagrams or
drafting devices flat upon such cloth, and with a piece of French-chalk or like

page_text: suitable marking substance such as is used by tailors drawn against the lower
edge of the slot marked 24" then downwards against one of the edges of, or between
the edges of the slot 6 24" down to the lower edge of the slot c 28", the other
diagram in turn is then laid upon a similar piece of double thickness of cloth and
marked by means of chalk through the slots corresponding to those marked on
the diagram first used, such cloth can then be cut by shears, knife or like suitable
appliance along the marked lines for a pair of trousers of that size.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
The construction of slotted diagrams or drafting devices for use in marking
out the cloth patterns required for trousers, such devices having different sizes of
waists and lengths of legs for such garments indicated or marked thereon, and
used in the manner as herein substantially described and set forth.
Dated this 31st day of December 1897
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., Agent for Applicant.