Improvements in or relating to Coat and Jacket Supporting Devices.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL DE MULTICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Coat and Jacket Supporting
Devices.
We ARTHUR FRANK MAY, and JOHN HENRY CARTWRIGHT, of 19 Market
Street, Leicester, Tailors, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to devices for supporting coats, jackets, and
similar garments, when not in wear, and is designed with the object of producing
a device for the said purpose, constructed in such a manner as to support the
garment in the same position as when it is worn on the person and thereby tend to
preserve its original shape across the shoulders.
A coat or jacket supporting device constructed according to our invention may
consist of a bar of any couvenient shape to support the back of the garment, the
said bar being provided at each end with an enlargement or detachable end
approximating the shape of the human shoulders.
The said ends support the shoulders of the garment when the latter hangs
thereon.
The ends may be formed integrally with or detachable from the connecting bar
as may be desired.
Dated this 24th day of April 1895.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in or relating to Coat and Jacket Supporting
Devices.
We, ARTHUR FRANK MAY, and JOHN HENRY CARTWRIGHT, of 19 Market
Street, Leicester, Tailors, 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 has reference to devices for supporting coats, jackets, and similar
garments, when not in wear and is designed with the object of producing a device
for the said purpose, constructed in such a manner as to support the garment in
the same position as when it is worn on the person and thereby tend to preserve its
original shape across the shoulders.
A coat or jacket supporting device constructed according to our invention may.
consist of a bar of any convenient shape to support the back of the garment, the
said bar being provided at each end with an enlargement or detachable end of the
shape preferably approximating that of the human shoulders.
The said ends support the shoulders of the garment when the latter hangs
thereon.
The ends may be formed integrally with or detachable from the connecting bar
as may be desired, aud provided with means to enable them to be adjustable and
fixed on the said bar.

page_text: The invention will be fully understood from the following further description in
reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a coat or jacket supporting device constructed in
accordance with this invention.
Figure 2 is a plan and Figure 3 an end view thereof.
A represents a bar which is preferably of wood and of the shape shown and
provided with a hook B or other equivalent means by which it may be suspended.
The stem of the said hook is tightly fitted in the said bar and has secured fast
on its end a nut B' which bears against the underside of the said bar and takes the
weight when a coat or jacket is hung on the device.
Each end of the bar is enlarged as hereinbefore mentioned which enlargement
in the preferred construction consists of a curved plate C the shape of which in
section approximates that of the human shoulders, so that when a coat or jacket
is placed on the said device the shoulders thereof are supported in a similar manner
to that when being worn by the person and the original shape and appearance of
the garment are maintained which it is impossible otherwise to do without provision
such as is comprised in this invention for that purpose.
These shoulder supporting devices may form an integral part of or be screwed
or otherwise attached to the bar A and by preference they are made adjustable on
the said bar and relatively to each other to allow of being moved nearer to or
farther from each other to suit varying widths from shoulder to shoulder in persons
of different builds.
To permit of this adjustability, the said ends according to one method of con-
struction have soldered or otherwise attached to their undersides a sleeve C¹ of
the same shape but slightly larger sectional dimensions than the said bar so that
it is movable to and fro on the latter and a set screw C2 or equivalent
means passing through the said sleeve and into the bar fastens it in position
thereon.
The shoulder plates, as most clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are by preference
formed of increased width at that part or face C3 which is placed inside and
next to the front of the coat or jacket so that the front portion of the chest of
the coat located between the sleeves and the collar and in which stiffening or
padding is invariably used to make up the figure shall be prevented bending or
folding and thus imparting creases to the coat which creases depreciate the
appearance of the garment and cannot be removed.
The invention is not limited to the precise construction and shape of the
shoulder plates as shown and described, as prior to this invention, as far as we are
aware, no coat supporting device was ever known or used having enlarged ends or
specific provision therein for supporting the shoulders, and therefore it is con-
sidered that any coat supporting device furnished with the provision named would
come within the scope of this invention.
The manner of using the device is obvious.
The device is placed inside the coat so that the higher curved part of the bar A
against the hooked rod B comes under the coat collar and the extreme ends of
the device pass into the shoulders or opening in the upper part of the sleeves
with the front C 3 of the shoulder plates next to the chest portion of the coat.
Having now particularly 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 is :-
1. A coat supporting device having enlarged ends for the purpose described.
2. In a coat supporting device the combination of curved shoulder plates or
equivalent substantially as described.
3. In a coat supporting device the combination of a bar, shoulder plates or
equivalent thereon and means for adjusting and fixing the said plates on the said
bar and relatively to each other substantially as described.
4. In a coat supporting device the combination of a bar, shoulder plates or

page_text: equivalent thereon, sleeves or other means on the said plates, for attachment to
the said bar substantially as described.
5. In a coat supporting device the combination of shoulder plates or equivalent
one side of which is larger than the other substantially as and for the purpose.
described.
6. A coat supporting device comprising a bar A, hook B or equivalent means
attached thereto, shoulder devices C on the said bar adjustable relatively to each
other or otherwise substantially as and for the purpose described.
7. The improved coat supporting device consisting of bar A hook B shoulder
plates C sleeves C¹ set screws C2 substantially as described and illustrated in the-
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 3rd day of December 1895.
ARTHUR FRANK MAY.
JOHN HENRY CARTWRIGHT.
5 Witness-
E. N. LEWIS,
ARTHUR FRANK MAY.
JOHN HENRY CARTWRIGHT.
Berridge Street Chambers, Leicester.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants..