A New Waistcoat and Coat Front Proctector for Use of Clerks, Draughtsmen, and other Workers at a Desk or Bench.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 29th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Waistcoat and Coat Front Proctector for Use of Clerks,
Draughtsmen, and other Workers at a Desk or Bench.
JAMES GLADSTONE BAILEY 23 Clifford Street Brookes Bar Manchester do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is for the purpose of preventing the wear by friction against
desk or bench of bindings facings & buttons of coats & waistcoats & consists of
the application of a specially designed spring & clip to a protection apron or lappet
made of double leather, cloth or other suitable material.
The clip to fasten on to the edge of coat or waistcoat & to hold the apron or
lappet in any place where the point of friction & wear may be.
The lappet or apron to be of a suitable size to cover the area on apparel liable
to friction.
The spring & clip to be of thin flat steel of any width and of semi-circular
shape from end to end and to be in two parts fastened together by drilled or
punched lugs & pin which forms fulcrum of clip the front part giving half of the
spring force and half of the back part the remainder, the other half of the back
spring forming the clip which gains its grip by being forced against the front part
of spring by the opposite curves of spring on the other side of fulcrum.
The whole of the arrangement of spring & clip being of a curved or semi-
circular shape, gives the apron or lappet (when put into its place inside) a curved
shape necessary for the proper fitting of the apron to the roundness of the body.
The clip only to project out of the back of the apron & to be covered with a
inaterial suitable for protecting the garment from marks of same.
Dated this 21st day of February 1895.
JAMES G. BAILEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Waistcoat and Coat Front Protector for Use of Clerks,
Draughtsmen, and other Workers at à Desk or Bench.
JAMES GLADSTONE BAILEY of 23 Clifford Street Brookes Bar Manchester
Clerk 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 is for the purpose of preventing the wear by friction against
desk or bench of bindings, facings, & buttons, of coats & waistcoats & consists of
the application of a specially designed spring & clip to a protection apron or lappett
made of double leather cloth or other suitable material.
The clip to fasten on to the edge of the coat or waistcoat & to hold the apron
or lappett in any place where the point of friction & wear may be.
The lappett or apron to be of a suitable size to cover the area on apparel liable
to friction.

page_text: The spring & clip to be of thin flat steel of any width & of semicircular shape
from end to end and to be in two parts, fastened together by drilled or punched
lugs & pin which forms fulcrum of clip, the front part giving half of the spring
force, & half of the back part the remainder; the other half of the back spring
forming the clip, which gains its grip by being forced against the front part of
spring by the opposite curves of spring ou other side of fulcrum.
The whole of the arrangement of spring & clip being of a curved or semi-
circular shape gives the apron or lappett (when put into its place inside) a curved
shape necessary for the proper fitting of the apron to the roundness of the body.
The clip only to project out of the back of the apron, & to be covered with a
suitable material for protecting the garment from marks of same.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1. shows apron or protector with top portion fitted with curved spring &
clip, the clip B only showing through back, the remainder being covered in-the
dotted lines show position.
Fig. 2 shows plan of curved spring & clip used for strong grip.
Fig. 3 shows side view of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 shows plan of modified curved spring & clip used for medium or ordinary
grip.
Fig. 5 shows side view of Fig. 4.
The apron or protector as shewn in Fig. 1 is of any suitable material or shape
the drawing only giving an example. The position of the spring & clip as applied
to the apron is shown by dotted lines & clip B & is attached by being held in a
sheath or pocket made by sewing a piece of suitable material on the back of the
apron the full length of top & of sufficient width to admit of the spring being put
inside, the clip B only being visible, coming out through a slit or opening in the
back cover or sheath.
In some cases where required I attach more than one spring & clip to the apron.
The apron can be used for advertising purposes printed rules, dates & other useful
information.
For a large apron I use the spring & clip Figs. 2 & 3, as the grip is stronger
by the use of the back spring C, this is the spring & clip as described in
Provisional Specification.
For a small apron I use the modified spring & clip, Figs. 4 & 5, which is
without back spring C, the clip being rivetted to front part.
In the spring & clip, Figs. 2 & 3 the grip force is supplied by the tempered
steel curved rib or spring A A & the back spring C. pressing clip B against the
curved portion A.
In the spring & clip, Figs. 4 & 5 the grip force is supplied by the tempered
steel curved rib or spring A A only pressing against clip B..
By
The apron or protector is attached to the apparel in the following manner.
straightening out the curved steel rib or spring A A, the clip B is opened & the
material to be clipped is slipped in between the jaws formed by the clip B & the
front part of apron, which holds the curved piece A A. The curved piece is
allowed to spring back, which action closes the jaws of clips & holds to object
desired.
In the case of apron fitted with spring & clip, Figs. 2 & 3, the clip B can also
be opened by pressing A & C together by means of finger & thumb.
When the apron is not in use on apparel the spring & clip can be used in
combination with the apron as a paper holder or letter clip holding the papers in
the same way that it holds on to the apparel.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination of one or more curved springs & clips with a protective
apron or lappett of any size or shape & of any suitable material so that by the

page_text: use of the clip or clips the apron or lappett can be quickly & easily fixed to, or
removed from any portion of the apparel which may require protecting from wear
or other damage caused by friction or dirt.
2. The curved or semicircular shape of the combination which shape making the
apron or lappett fit to the body of the wearer.
3. Use of apron or lappett for advertising purposes or for printed rules, tables
dates & other useful information.
4. Use of the combination when not in use on apparel as a letter & paper
holder.
Dated this 28th day of October 1895.
JAMES GLADSTONE BAILEY.