IMPROVE- MENTS IN LEGGINGS AND OTHER GARMENTS, MORE: PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR GARMENTS MADE FROM MATERIALS KNOWN AS 'WATERPROOF
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles William Meiter, of 87, Gracechurch Street, in the
City of London, Henry Houghton, of Old Ford, and John Neville, of Saint
John's Wood, both in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN LEGGINGS AND OTHER GARMENTS, MORE: PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR
GARMENTS MADE FROM MATERIALS KNOWN AS 'WATERPROOF'"
caled the 6th April 1877, and dated the 8th February 1877
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles William Meiter,
Henry Houghton, and John Neville at the Office of the Commissioners of
Patents on the 8th February 1877
of
CHARLES WILLIAM MEITER, of 87, Giacechurch Street, in the City of London;
HENRY HOUGHTON, of Old Ford, and JOHN NEVILLE, of Saint John's Wood, both
in the County of Middlesex 'IMPROVEMENTS IN LEGGINGS AND OTHER GARMENTS,
MORE PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR GARMENTS MADE FROM MATERIALS KNOWN AS
WATERPROOF."
The seams
The first part of this Invention refers to the manufacture of leggings
are made by cementing, sewing, or otherwise attaching at or near the edges of the
materials to be joined and between the seams thereof of pleats, shapes, or folded
pieces of fabric, india-rubber, or other suitable material, so that atmospheric an is
free to circulate through same, the shapes, pleats, or pieces aforesaid are preferably
placed diagonally To prevent capilliary attraction we acidize the material of
which the legging is made, we secure or fasten the leggings by means of a flat
spring at bottom taking into a loop or shoe, and a sliding lock bolt at top with an
additional loop, shoe, or bolt, if considered necessary, in centre
The second part of this Invention refers to the manufacture of other articles of
diess, such as water proof coats and the like, and it consists in forming the seams
thereof in the manner before described with reference to leggings, so that air may
pass through the said scams We lender the seams impervious to moisture by
acidizing the material of which such garments are made to prevent capillary
attiaction, and when necessary, in double texture material, we also, according to
our Invention, first "proof" the cloth with india-1ubber or other suitable material,
and then "fluidize" same with a solution of bisulphide of carbon or other vulcan-
izing agent and secure the two surfaces together by means of a compound composed
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page_text: of india-rubber or other suitable gum
In this latter case we do not limit ourselves
to garments made with our improved seams, as before described, as the same is
applicable to double texture gatiments made in the ordinary way
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Charles William Meiter, Henry Houghton, and John Neville in the
Great Seal Patent Office on the 8th August 1877
CHARLES WILLIAM MEITER, of 87, Gracechurch Street, in the City of London,
HENRY HOUGHTON, of Old Ford, and JOHN NEVILLE, of Saint John's Wood, both
in the County of Middlesex "IMPROVEMENTS IN LEGGINGS AND OTHER GARMENTS,
MORE PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR GARMENTS MADE FROM MATERIALS KNOWN AS
WATERPROOF
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According to this Invention leggings me in the fist place rendered more useful
and comfortable by fitting them with ventilating appliances, and in the second
place, the means for securing same are rendered more reliable than the ordinary
means for that purpose, in the thud place, we prevent capillary attraction in the
same, especially along the seams These ventilating appliances and mode of pre-
venting capillary attraction are also applicable to other articles of dress, such as
waterproof coats and the like
And in order that this our Invention may be fully understood, we will now
describe the same with reference to the accompanying Drawings
The ventilating appliances are where shown in the Figures indicated by the
letter d, and consist of pleats, shapes, or folded pieces of fabric, india-rubber, or
other suitable material, these pleats or folded pieces being inserted between the
Joining seams of the leggings or other garments, so that atmospheric an is free to
cuculate or pass though such shapes, pleats, or pieces
Figure 1 is an end view, and Figure 2 a side view of such a pleat & which in
this case is made of a diagonal form, which form it is preferred to uso
Figure 2 shows another form of pleat d, that is to say, double diagonal
Figure 3 represents a legging to which the pleats d are applied, that 15, placed
between the seam of the material along the back of the legging and at or near the
edges of the material joined, the pleats d are in this case shewn in a straight not
diagonal position and form
Figure 4 represents a joined part of a garment made of some water proof or other
close material, d, d, are two of the pleats inserted at the edges and between the
and
two pieces of material, Figure 5 is a section through line A, A, Figure 4,
Figure 6, a section through line B, B, Figure 4, Figure 5 shows an ordinary seam,
and Figure 6 shows how the pleat d is inscited at the seam, the arrows indicating
the au communication or passage through a pleat d
Figure 7 represents another joined part of a garment, Figure 8 is a section across
the scam at line C, C, and Figure 9, à section across the seam at lino D, D, through
one of the pleats or pieces d, which latter in this case are of a double diagonal
form
Figure 3 shows a legging with pleats & applied thereto, as before stated, this
view also shows our new or improved fastening for leggings, Figure 10 is a full
size longitudinal section though same, and Figure 11 a plan of same, A is a flat
spung sewn in along one side of a legging, at its lower end it takes into a loop or
shoe g on the spring B, which is sewn in along the other side of the legging, a 18
a knob vetted to a sliding bolt or piece b near one end, the upper end in this case
has a slot for sliding on a guide knob cuvetted to the spring A, the sliding piece b
has at the other or lower end an open slot for sliding on a guide knob f, 11vetted to
the spring A, and for locking under the head of the knob e, which is rivetted to
the sping B.

page_text: In order to prevent the capillary attraction particularly in the seams of leggings
and other garments, and to iender them more impervious to moisture generally,
and also specially where the ventilating seams are employed, we acidize the
material of which the legging is made, this may be done by means of a solution
composed of sugar of lead and alum or other analogous substance or compound,
or the cotton, linen or flax fabric used for and combined with the india-i ubber
waterproof material may be acidized before being combind with the india-rubber
This part of our Invention may also be applied to so called waterproof or double
texture materials or articles generally Where necessary, in double texture material,
we first "proof" the material with india-1 ubber or other suitable substance, and
we then "fluidize" the same with a solution of bisulphide of carbon and chloride
of sulphur or other vulcanizing agent, and secure the two surfaces together by
means of a compound of india-1ubber or other suitable gum
This part of our Invention is applicable to double texture garments generally,
whether made with our ventilating seams or not.
And having thus described and ascertained the nature of this Invention, and how
the same may be carried into effect, we declare that we claim,-
First The construction of ventilating seams of leggings and other gaiments by
means of pleats or pieces d, substantially as set forth
Second Acıdızıng the waterproof material of or for leggings and other garments,
as set forth
And, thirdly The mode of vulcanizing or treating double texture material for
leggings and other garments, as set forth
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles William Meiter, one of the parties
hereto, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Seventh day of August,
in the year of our Loid One thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven
CW MELTER Gal