Improvements in Combinations for Ladies, Gentlemen, Girls, Boys, and Children.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1895-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combinations for Ladies, Gentlemen, Girls, Boys,
and Children.
I KATIE MARY MORAN 1 Foster Lane City and Perry Hill Catford S.E.
Wholesale Hosier &c. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Combinations or garments made according to my invention or improvement will
have no seams or pieces on the bosom, it will be shaped with or without a gore or
gores.
The opening behind is protected by being lapped over or gathered on both sides
or by a flap fastened to the waist or sides and at or not the centre of the back--the
back extending for several inches under the flap.
The front of the garment to be, with or without a fly-double or single breasted-
lined or unlined-with or without a neck band-a collar attached or without→
with or without, a plain, corded, or stiffened band on the waist-a wristband open
or without a plait or plaits or without-long or short sleves-the legs to be long
short or knickers.
3rd December 1894.
KATIE MARY MORAN.
Improvements in Combinations for Ladies, Gentlemen, Girls, Boys,
and Children.
KATIE MARY MORAN 1 Foster Lane London E.C. aud Perry Hill Catford
London S.E. Wholesale Hosier 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 :-
This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of ladies and
similar combinations.
In constructing combinations or garments according to my invention I shape the
upper part or chest of the garments by widening and narrowing in the course of
weaving or cutting-in fashioned garments-by the ordinary process of widening
and narrowing with points on the straight bar knitting machine or the like; so as
to give the desired fullness to receive the bosoms and so seams, or pieces, or gores,
on the bosoms are dispensed with.
The opening behind is protected by being lapped over or gathered on
both sides.
I shape the upper part of the back of the legs at the bottom of the body
extending the seat on both sides forming two laps which completely cover the
bottom of the body; or shape the back part of the legs wider than the front part
obtaining a fullness in the seat which forms two laps at the bottom of the body in
each instance leaving no part behind or between the legs of the wearer uncovered
at the same time affording the same facilities as is now given by the ordinary
combination.

page_text: The top of these laps is secured to the waist by gathering, pleating, weaving or
the like.
Referring to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure
invention.
shows front view of a combination constructed according to my
Figure 2 back view of same.
Figure 3 side view to show the lap covering the part between the legs and the
bottom of the body, one of the legs being removed for purposes of illustration.
Referring to Figure 1 the part between a & b is widened and narrowed in
course of weaving, knitting, or cutting so as to give a fullness at c to receive the
bosoms.
Referring to Figure 2 the lap d is the consequence of so shaping the upper part
of the back of the legs as shown. The amount of lapping is shown by the dotted
lines in Figures 1 & 2 and is continued from the part 1 & 2 as shown in Figure 3;
the lines g&g in Figures 1 & 2 show the extra width given in cutting or shaping
the back parts of the legs this giving complete protection at the bottom of the body
and between the legs of the wearer.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The garment substantially as herein described and shown.
KATIE MARY MORAN.