IMPROVEMENTS IN THE " RUBBER WATERPROOF CLOAKS
Year: 1884

page_text: We, ARTHUR FREDERICK LAWRENCE HEPTON, and WILFRED LAWRENCE HEPTON,
of Bishopgate Street, Leeds, in the County of York, Mantle Manufacturers, do
hereby declare the nature of said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
" RUBBER WATERPROOF CLOAKS," to be as follows:-
MANUFACTURE OF
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Our invention has reference to "rubber" waterproof cloaks. The object is to
strengthen them and at the same time to give a more graceful appearance to the
garment than heretofore.
:
Now according to our improvements we employ two or more collars or capes
appearing on one side as two or more collars or capes, and on the reverse side as
one collar or cape; these we secure onto the neck of the cloak by gum or cement
or for the purpose of adding strength to the garment we sew the same thereto, or
when preferred both sew and cement the saine onto the garment; by applying
collars or capes to garments as before described such collars fit round the neck
much better, and such capes fall more gracefully over the shoulders than here-
tofore. For ventilation we provide perforations round the neck of the garment.
;
The above arrangements of garments permit of their being reversed in the.
manner of ordinary "rubber" waterproof cloaks.

page_text: We ARTHUR FREDERICK LAWRENCE HEPTON and WILFRED LAWRENCE HEPTON
of Bishopgate Street, Leeds in the County of York, Mantle Manufacturers do
hereby declare the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF RUBBER WATERPROOF CLOAKS and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :―
"
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Our invention has reference to "rubber" waterproof cloaks. The object is to
strengthen and at the same time to give a more graceful appearance to the
garment.
In our improvements we employ two or more collars or capes, so constructed
that they appear on one side as two or more collars or capes, and on the reverse.
side as one collar or cape; these we either gum or cement onto the neck of the
cloak or for the purpose of adding strength to the garment we sew the same
thereto, or when preferred both cement and sew the same onto the garment.
The arrangements and mode of applying collars or capes above mentioned allows
such collars to fit round the neck much better, and such capes to fall more grace-
fully over the shoulder.
Further for the purpose of ventilation we provide perforations round the neck
of the garment.
The above arrangements of garment permits of them being reversed in the
manner of ordinary rubber waterproof cloaks.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig 1 is a side elevation of our improved rubber waterproof cloak showing
arrangement of collars or capes. Fig 2 is a part side elevation shewing the
reverse side presenting one collar or cape. Fig 3 is a part elevation shewing cloak
spread out with our mode of ventilation.
In our improvements we employ two or more collars or capes a so constructed
that they appear on one side as two or more collars or capes, and on the reverse
side as one collar or cape as shewn at Fig 2. These we either gum or cement onto
the neck 6 of the cloak c or for the purpose of adding strength to the garment we
sew the same thereto, or when preferred we both cement and sew the same onto
the garment.
The arrangement and mode of applying collars or capes a above mentioned
allows such collars or capes to fit round the neck much better, and to fall more
gracefully onto or over the shoulder.
Further for the purpose of ventilation we provide perforations d as shewn at
Fig 3 round the neck b of the garment c, the number of such perforations may be
yaried to suit the requirements of users of such garments,

page_text: The above arrangements of garment permits of them being reversed in the
manner of ordinary waterproof cloaks, at the same time a great improvement in
appearance, and comfort to the wearer is effected.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1et The arrangement of collar or cape so constructed that they appear on one
side as two or more collars or capes, and on the other side as one collar or cape,
applied substantially as herein setforth.
2nd The application of any required number of perforations d for the purpose of
ventilation arranged substantially as herein set forth.