Improvements in the Manufacture of Waterproof Garments.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Waterproof Garments.
ARTHUR ERNEST GREEN, of the Firm of Ralph Green & Coy., India Rubber
Merchants and Waterproof Garment Makers, 142, Bute Street, Cardiff, S. Wales,
I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This improvement is intended to prevent dampness creeping to the inside of a
waterproof garment, & to arrive at this result, a piece of polished rubber faced
cloth, or other non-conducting cloth or fabric, is attached to the inside of the
garment, a convenient distance from the edge in the form of a hinge, backed
by a piece of cloth or other fabric, as aforesaid, to keep it in position.
By using the above mentioned, the water which, runs down the outside of the
garment & tends to run up the inside, is turned back by the hinge & falls again
to the bottom, thus preventing "creeping" & dampness, inside the garment.
When attached to inside edges of sleeves, the foregoing applies, also the cloth
back, prevents the hand or arm coming into contact with the cold wet surface
of the non-conducting polished rubber-faced cloth or other fabric & does away
with the damp clammy feeling experienced with ordinary non-conductors.
Dated this Eleventh day of May 1898.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Waterproof Garments.
ARTHUR ERNEST GREEN, of Ralph Green and Company, Waterproof Garment
Makers, and India Rubber Merchants, 142, Bnte Street, Cardiff, 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:-
A piece of polished rubber-faced, or other non conducting cloth is attached to
the inside of the garment, not far from the edge in the form of a hinge, backed
by a piece of cloth, or other fabric, to keep it in position: this can be fitted or
put to any part of the garment, where required, at the discretion of the patentee.
The water which runs down the outside of the garment and tends to run up
the inside, is prevented from doing so by the above hinged non-conductor, and
falls again to the bottom, thus preventing creeping" and dampness inside the gar-
ment.
The same applies when the above non conductor is attached to the inside of
the sleeves, and in addition, the cloth back prevents the hand or arm coming into

page_text: contact with the cold wet surface of the non-conducting cloth, thus preventing th
damp clammy feeling, experienced with ordinary non-conductors.
A piece of polished rubber-faced or other non-conducting cloth (that is:--
cloth which offers resistance to the feeding or creeping of water and is non-
absorbant) is cemented or attached by any other suitable means to the inside o
the sleeves or bottom of a waterproof or rainproof garment not far from the edge
in the form of a hinge, backed by a piece of cloth or other fabric D), to keep it
in position, in the same manner as the piece of non-conducting cloth A. is attached
to the inside C of the garment in the accompanying drawings; together with
pieces of piping of any suitable material E attached in the one case; to the non-
conducting cloth A and the cloth-back D forming the one side of the hinge;
and in the other: to the non-conducting cloth and the inside of the garment
proper at C, in such a manner as to prevent the edges of the cloth-back D and
the inside of the garment from coming into contact.
This can be fitted or put to any part of the garment, where required, at the
descretion of the patentee.
The water which runs down the outside of the garment B and tends to run
up the inside at C, is prevented from doing so, by the above hinged non-
conductor A, and falls again to the bottom; thus preventing creeping and damp-
ness on the inside of the garment.
The same applies when the above non-conductor A is attached to the inside of
the inside of the sleeves, and in addition the cloth-back D prevents the hand or
arm coming into contact with the cold wet surface of the non-conducting cloth A,
thus preventing the damp clammy feeling, experienced with ordinary non-con-
ductors.
The invention is fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings,
in which it is shown applied to a coat.
Fig. 1, inside view of coat.
Fig. 2, enlarged section of coat showing the hinged-non-conductor attached.
Fig. section through F G, Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described the nature of the said invention, and in
what manner the same is to be applied, I declare that what I claim is:-
(1) A waterproof or rain-proof coat or garment furnished with a non-conduct-
ing and non-absorbent border, inside the sleeves or bottom of the coat or garment
or any other part thereof in such a manner as to prevent "creeping or dampness
being communicated to the inside of the coat or garment, and also a cloth back
attached to such non-conducting and non-absorbent border. to both of which,
namely the non-conducting border and the cloth back on the one part, and the
non-conducting border and the garment proper, on the other; are attached pieces
of piping of some suitable material to keep the edges of the cloth-back and the
coat or garment from coming into contact with each other and thus preventing
the creeping" and communication of dampness to the inside of the coat or
garment, and also in the sleeves, preventing the hand or arm coming into contact
with the cold wet surface of the non-conducting border, which is experienced in
the case of ordinary non-conductors.
(2) An improved waterproof or rain-proof coat or garment, provided with non-
conducting borders or, edges in the manner substantially described and shown
herewith.
1000