Improvements in Self-fitting Hosiery.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 30th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 22nd Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Self-fitting Hosiery.
We, THE ROTHWELL HOSIERY COMPANY LIMITED and WILLIAM ROTHWELL.
Managing Director of the said Company both of Carlton Street Works and Bridgman
Place in the Town of Bolton in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Our improvement consists in making any garment of hosiery for either under or
outside wear, in a manner which makes them perfectly self fitting, without being
narrowed or reducing of stitches, or widened or increasing of stitches, in any way;
by transforming the fabric at intervals and in such a manner to give the required
shapes as hereafter described.
This consists of two kinds of fabric termed one and one rib and two and
two rib. These two kinds of fabric being made and joined in the knitting at
one operation, without changing, transferring or in any way narrowing any stitch
or stitches during the process of manufacture. This causes by the increased
elasticity of the two and two rib over the one and one rib the decrease in size
to the necessary shape and when changed again to one and one rib the fabric is
again to its original width. These changes being effected without. any seating,
linking, sewing or any other device hitherto used for this purpose.
One process of forming garments according to our invention is as follows
The top portion or bust of a shirt would be made of one and one rib, the centre
portion or waist of above shirt is decreased in width and bulk, but still remains a
firm and elastic fabric by being formed of two and two rib as before described,
the bottom or skirt portion being again made in one and one rib gives the increased
size for the hips. The sleeves are formed of one and one rib with an elastic cuff
formed of the two and two rib, as before described.
Our invention as applicable to gentlemens pants is as follows. The waistband or
belt is made of two and two rib, the body part and legs being formed of one and one
rib, the ankles or knees being finished with two and two rib to be in place of the usual
ribbed welt. The waistband as described above dispenses with the necessity of fitting
bands on pants as is usually done.
Our invention as applicable to ladies corset covers is as follows. The bust portion is
made of one and one rib. The waist portion being formed of two and two rib in such
a manner to materially decrease the width and bulk at this particular portion which
will ensure perfect warmth to the wearer without the thickness usually required, and
at the same time prevent all creasing of the outer garments by being perfectly self
fitting underneath. The bottom portion being one and one rib gives the increased
width required for remainder of garment. Sleeves as before described. These
garments are finished and trimmed in the usual style.
We e purpose using our invention chiefly to the following garments. Ladies under-
vests, corset covers, drawers, combinations, outside cardigan jackets, gentlemens
undervests, pants, jackets and other similar garments of hosiery.
Dated this 27th day of December 1889
or the ROTHWELL HOSIERY CO., LIMITED,
Wm. Rothwell, Managing Director.

page_text: Improvements in Self-fitting Hosiery.
We THE ROTHWELL HOSIERY CO. LIMITED and WILLIAM ROTHWELL Managing
Director of the said Company both of Carlton Street Works and Bridgman Place in
the Town of Bolton in the County of Lancaster 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 :-
Our improvements consist in making any garment of hosiery for either under or
outside wear, in a manner which makes them perfectly self fitting without being
narrowed or reduceing of stitches or widened or increasing of stitches in any
way, by transforming the fabric at intervals and in such a manner to give the
required shapes as hereafter described.
This consists of two kinds of fabric, being made and joined in the knitting at
one operation, without changing transferring or in any way narrowing any stitch
or stitches during the process of manufacture and termed one and one rib and two
and two rib.
This causes by the increased elasticity of the two and two rib over the one and
one rib the decrease in size to the necessary shape and when changed again to
one and one rib the fabric is again to its original width. These changes being
effected without any seaming, linking, sewing or any other device hitherto used
for this purpose.
One process of forming garments according to our invention is as follows:-The top
portion or bust of a shirt, would be made of one and one rib, the centre or waist of
above shirt is decreased in width and bulk, but still remains a firm and elastic fabric
by being formed of two and two rib as before described. The bottom or skirt portion
being again made in one and one rib, gives the increased size for the hips. The
sleeves are formed of one and one rib with an elastic cuff formed of the two and two
rib as before described.
Our invention as applicable to gentlemen's pants is as follows:-The waist band or
belt is made of two and two rib, the body part and legs being formed of one and one
rib, the ankles or knees being finished with two and two rib, to be in place of the usual
ribbed welt. The waist band as described above dispenses with the necessity of fitting
bands on pants, as is usually done.
Our invention as applicable to ladies corset covers is as follows:-The bust portion
is made of one and one rib, the waist portion being formed of two and two rib in such
a manner to materially decrease the width and bulk at this particular portion which
will ensure perfect warmth to the wearer, without the thickness usually required and
at the same time prevent all creasing of the outer garments, by being perfectly self
fitting underneath. The bottom portion being one and one rib, gives the increased
width required for remainder of garment. Sleeves may be as before described. These
garments are trimmed and finished in the usual style. We purpose using our
invention chiefly to the following garments. Ladies' undervests, corset covers,
drawers, combinations, outside cardigan jackets, gentlemens underwear, pants, jackets
and other garments of hosiery.
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. The manufacture of self fitting garments substantially as described.
2. The combination of the two and two rib and the one and one rib for the
purpose of making self fitting garments without the usual fashioning, substantially as
described.

page_text: 3. The making of garments with decreased bulk in the waist so that they will fit
closely substantially as described.
4. A combination of claims 1, 2 & 3 substantially as described.
ROTHWELL HOSIERY CO., LIMITED,
Wm. Rothwell, Managing Director.
WM ROTHWELL