Improvements in Waterproof Garments and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 9th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Waterproof Garments and the like.
We, SOLOMON LEWIS GOTLIFFE of the Firm of S. L. Gotliffe & Co., 13 and
15 Mayes Street, Manchester, Manufacturer, and WILLIAM BENNETT of
50 Richmond Street, Moss Side, Manchester, Designer, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our improvements have for their object to provide simple and efficient means
for the proper ventilation of waterproof and similar garments, which being made
impervious to the rain, do not afford any escape for the heat or perspiration of the
body, and for that reason are somewhat unhealthy and oppressive in wear.
Now our improvements consist in forming the upper parts of the garment,
adjoining the collar of openly woven and unproofed fabric, of one or more
thicknesses, and over such fabric, which forms our improved ventilator, we arrange
a covering of the waterproof material, so as to cover up, or hide from view, the
said ventilator.
This cover loosely surmounts the aforesaid fabric, but to keep it in position and
for the purpose of our invention its lower edge is secured at various points along
its length to the garment proper, and thus forming a series of intervening openings
or ventilating orifices.
It will now be seen that we provide the garment with efficient means of
ventilation, the heat making its escape through the aforesaid openly woven fabric,
and through the unsecured parts of the aforesaid cover. This cover being of
waterproof material and solutioned on its inner face, entirely prevents rain or
moisture entering through the aforesaid ventilating fabric.
Altliough particularly applicable to waterproof garments, our improvements may
with advantage be applied to other kinds of garments and in their application
may be variously modified without departing from our invention.
Dated this 11th day of November 1895.
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SOLOMON LEWIS GOTLIFFE,
WILLIAM BENNETT,
By John G. Wilson & Co.,
Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Waterproof Garments and the like.
We SOLOMON LEWIS GOTLIFFE of the Firm of S. "L. "Gotliffe & Co.
13 and 15 Mayes Street Manchester Manufacturer and WILLIAM BENNETT
of 50 Richmond Street Moss Side Manchester Designer, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention and 'iu what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:--
Our improvements have for their object to provide simple and efficient means
for the proper ventilation of waterproof and similar garments, which being made

page_text: impervious to the rain, do not afford any escape for the heat or perspiration of the
body, and for that reason are somewhat unhealthy and oppressive in wear.
Now our improvements consist in forming the upper parts of the garment
adjoining the collar, of openly woven and unproofed fabric, of one or more
thicknesses, and for arranging over such fabric, which forms our improved
"ventilator," a covering of the waterproof material, so as to cover up, or hide from
view, the said ventilator.
This cover loosely surmounts the aforesaid fabric, but to keep it in position, and
for the purposes of our invention, its lower edge is secured at various points along
its length to the garment proper, and thus forins a series of intervening openings
or ventilating orifices.
It will now be seen that we provide the garment with efficient means of
ventilation, the heat making its escape through the aforesaid openly woven fabric
and through the unsecured parts of the aforesaid cover.
An in order that our said invention shall be the more readily understood and
carried into pratical effect we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings and we will
now proceed to describe the same with the assistance of the various figures and
letters of reference marked thereon.
Fig. is a front view, and Fig. 2 a rear view of a waterproof cape provided with
our improved ventilator. Fig. 3 shews the interior of the cape.
As aforesaid, we form the upper parts of the garment, adjoining the collar and
extending all around as illustrated of openly woven fabric or netting (A), the
upper edge being worked in to the collar part (B), the sides secured to the
parts (C), and the lower edges solutioned on to the water-proof material (D).
Over this material (A) we mount the cover, (E) with by preference scolloped
edge, and with its points (F), each secured to the part (D) and producing the
intervening openings (G) as illustrated.
In this way the garment is throughly ventilated all round the shoulders front
and back, the beat passing through the netting (A), and out through the several
openings (G.).
The cover (E) being of waterproof material and solutioned on its inner face,
entirely prevents rain or moisture entering through the ventilating fabric (A).
Being secured as aforesaid at various points along its edge the cover (E) does
not fly up and expose the fabric (A) to view in windy weather, but is caused to sit
properly on the shoulders and always remain in such position.
When the cape is worn with a cloak the ventilator is still effective in that the
shoulder parts (front and back) of the cloak are also formed with ventilated
material coming opposite that in the cape.
Although particularly applicable to waterproof garments, our improvements may
with advantage be applied to other kinds of garments, and in their application
may be variously modified without departing from our invention.
Having thus particulary 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 and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :-
A waterproof garment with the upper parts adjoining the collar all round made
of ventilating fabric (A), and surmounted by covering (E) or its equivalent,
producing openings (G) as and for the purposes set forth and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 2nd do 1004
SOLOMON LEWIS GOTLIFFE,
WILLIAM BENNETT,
By John G. Wilson & Co.,
Agents.