Improvements relating to Gloves.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Gloves.
I, LEOPOLD FRANK, of 64 Basinghall Street in the City of London, Glove
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to all kinds of gloves, whether for ladies' or gentlemen's
use, and of whatever material they may be made, and the invention consists in the
adaptation to the glove, of means whereby the personal appearance of the wearer,
and the state of the apparel, may be ascertained from time to time.
In gentlemen's gloves, these means will be preferably applied in that part of the
glove which corresponds with the palm of hand. In ladies' gloves, they may be
placed in the same position, or with long gloves, at that part which is known as the
sleeve.
In carrying out this invention, I form a slit in the glove the edges of which will
be bound with a suitable material to prevent ravelling. Across the glove, and
above this slit, I secure a square piece of suitable material, which is also secured by
its sides to the glove, leaving the lower edge of the piece free.
In the receiver or pocket so formed, I insert a reflector, consisting of a piece of
burnished metal, or a piece of silvered glass, which I mount on or secure to a piece
of woven material provided at one end with a tab and at the other with one or more
pieces of elastic, which are secured to the glove.
The reflector will be pulled out of the pocket by the tab against the tension of
the elastic, which, when the tab is released, will return the reflector to the
pocket.
In some cases I may combine with the reflector pocket, a purse pocket with a
flap capable of being buttoned over in the manner now well understood.
I may also apply the reflector to the inside of the flap of the purse pocket, which
will be made of a suitable size to receive it.
Dated this 10th day of June 1891.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Gloves.
I, LEOPOLD FRANK of 64 Basinghall Street in the City of London, Glove
Manufacturer, 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 relates to the manufacture of ladies' and gentlemen's gloves of a
new and useful character.
My improved gloves are provided with means for enabling wearers to reflect
their personal appearance, when desired, while the gloves serve the ordinary
purpose without any inconvenience to the wearer.
In carrying out this invention, I adapt, preferably to the palm of the left hand,
a reflector made either of burnished metal or of silvered glass. The reflector is
mounted in a setting or frame attached to a flap, or is inserted and carried in a
case or pocket in such manner that when the gloved hand is opened, no peculiar
appearance will be presented to view. It is not essential that the reflector shall be
applied to the palm, but it may be, in the case of long-sleeved gloves, applied to a
flap or pocket in the back of the sleeve.

page_text: This combination with the ordinary glove, of a setting or frame, or a case or
pocket, and a reflector, constitutes a new and improved article of manufacture,
which supplies a trade want, especially in the case of ladies' gloves, and constitutes
an improvement in the trade.
One mode of carrying out my invention I shew in Figure 1 of the accompanying
drawing.
b is the reflector, which is mounted on a flap c, sewn to the palm of the glove in
a convenient position. The tab end of this flap carries a snap fastening g, which
fits a metal stud secured to the glove, and completes the reflector attachment to the
glove. In some cases, a button and button hole fastening may be employed.
Figures 2, 3, and 4 shew a modification in which a ladies' glove is fitted according
to my invention.
Figure 2 shews the palm, and Figure 3 is a portion of the same, partly cut away
to shew the case or pocket which contains the reflector, and
Figure 4 is an enlarged section, taken on the line 1-2 of Figure 2, representing
an advantageous mode of constructing the case or pocket and its fittings.
The palm of the glove is slit horizontally at a a, to form the mouth of a case or
pocket which is to contain the reflector b.
This reflector is mounted on a backing piece which terminates in a tab c, and to
the upper end of the backing piece, elastic bands dd are attached, the other ends of
the bands being secured by stitching to the fingers of the glove. To complete the
case or pocket for the reflector, a piece of suitable fabric may, with advantage, be
inserted in the glove, and secured at its lower edge to the lower edge of the mouth a,
while its sides are made fast to the sides of the glove.
It is obvious that when preferred, the position of the reflector may be varied by
fixing it and its fittings, say, in the case of a long glove, in the arm thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. The manufacture of my new gloves made as described and constituting an
improvement in the trade.
2. The combination with a glove of a casing or setting with a reflector, sub-
stantially as described, and forming a new article of manufacture.
3. My improved glove made as described and illustrated respectively in Figure 1
and in Figures 2, 3 and 4.
Dated this 13th day of August 1891
LEOPOLD FRANK.