Improvements in, or relating to Pants, Shirts, Stockings, and other Knitted Articles of Clothing.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in, or relating to Pants, Shirts, Stockings, and other
Knitted Articles of Clothing.
I, GEORGE ARCHIBALD CARTWRIGHT, of Limehurst, Loughborough, in the County
of Leicester, and Millstone Lane, Leicester, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to knitted articles of clothing and is designed
with the object of strengthening parts thereof which are subject to the greatest
wear and strain, such as the knees of stockings and pants, the elbows of shirts,.
vests and Cardigan jackets, the heels of hose and halfhose.
My invention consists in affixing under or over such parts in the manner herein-
after described a separate and independent piece of, preferably knitted, fabric,
which is so connected that it can be removed when desired and a new piece inserted
in its place.
To carry out my invention I may proceed as follows: –
I take a length of strong tape or similar material and double it in the direction
of its length.
This is then secured in a preferably rectangular form, over the part of the
article to be strengthened, by stitches passing along close to the doubled edge.
The two inner edges of the doubled tape all round will then be free and between
the two thicknesses of tape the edges of the separate or strengthening fabric may
be placed and secured in position on the pant, shirt or stocking by one or more
rows of stitches near the inner edge of the tape.
Should this duplicate or strengthening piece become worn at any time the
fixing stitches can be unpicked to admit of its being removed and a new piece
inserted.
When a single length of tape for the foundation is used parts may be cut away
at the angles so that the overlapping parts are not thick and bulky.
Instead of a single piece of tape bent to the required shape and having the
angle pieces removed, a separate piece for each side and end may be employed,
and instead of a wide piece of tape doubled, two separate narrower tapes may
be used as a foundation between which to insert the edges of the strengthening
pieces.
Dated this 6th day of October 1897

page_text: Improvements in, or relating to Pants, Shirts, Stockings, and other
Knitted Articles of Clothing.
I, GEORGE ARCHIBALD CARTWRIGHT, of Limehurst, Loughborough, in the County
of Leicester, and Millstone Lane, Leicester, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
This invention has reference to knitted articles of clothing and is designed
with the object of strengthening certain parts thereof which are subject to the
greatest wear and strain, such for example as the knees of stockings and pants,
the elbows of shirts, vests and Cardigan jackets, the heels of hose and half-hose.
My invention consists in affixing under or over such parts a separate and inde-
pendent piece of preferably knitted fabric, which is so connected that it can be
removed when desired and a new piece inserted in its place.
The invention will be understood from the following further description in
reference to the accompanying drawings in which,
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view illustrating my invention and, Figure 2 is
an exaggerated section through one side of the same on the line X X.
Figure 3 is a diagram of a portion of the foundation.
To carry out my invention I take a piece of tape, ribbon or equivalent material
about 20" inches long and 2" inch wide more or less and double it in the direc-
tion of its length so as to form two layers or thicknesses A¹ A² Figure 2.
This tape is now applied over one of the herein before mentioned parts of a
knitted garment a portion of which is represented by the letter B and which it
is desired to strengthen, the said tape being secured thereon in a rectangular
form by one or more rows of stitches C passing through the bottom layer or
fold A2 of the tape or ribbon.
This ribbon or tape when doubled and attached to the garment as described,
forms what may be termed a foundation (and is hereinafter referred to as such)
to which the strengthening or re-enforcing piece is attached.
The doubled edge A³ of the foundation is on the exterior of the part of the
garment enclosed thereby and the two free edges A4 A5 of the foundation are
directed towards the part over which the strengthening piece is applied.
Having fixed the foundation to the garment I then take a rectangular piece
of fabric D, generally similar to that of which the garment is composed, and
place it over the part of the garment surrounded by the foundation, having
previously turned back the upper layer or fold A¹ of the foundation so that the
edge of the strengthening piece is laid over the lower layer A2 of the foundation
also.
The upper fold is then turned back again so that it now lays over the edge of
the strengthening piece as shown in Figure 2, and the whole is secured together
by stitches E passing along cach side of the foundation and through the two
thicknesses A¹ A2 of the foundation, through the interposed marginal edge of
the strengthening piece D and through the garment B itself.
The said strengthening piece I may be fixed on either the outer or inner surface
of the garment and when it is desired to remove it after it is worn out the row
of stitches E on the upper layer of the foundation may be unpicked when it can
be removed and another piece inserted in its stead.
By means of these removable strengthening pieces a garment may be re-enforced
from time to time and its life lengthened considerably thereby while the mode

page_text: of removing and replacing the strengthening pieces is such that very little skill
is required for the purpose.
The foundation as is obvious may be made in various ways and of different
shapes.
If a single length of tape or ribbon is used as hereinbefore described the corners
may be turned one over the other as at H H¹ Figure 1, but it is preferable and
makes a less bulky angle to cut a V shaped piece G Fig. 3 out of the foundation
at the point where it is to be bent or turned at a right angle the one to the other
as at G¹ of the former figure.
In some cases instead of a single piece of tape or ribbon being employed for
the foundation a separate piece may be used for each of its sides and also for
the upper and lower layers A¹ A².
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. Strengthening the parts of knitted garinents most subject to wear, by means
of re-enforcing pieces, applied over such parts in such a manner that they can be
removed when worn and others substituted substantially as described.
2. The mode of strengthening certain parts of knitted garments by applying
thereover removable re-enforcing pieces substantially in the manner described.
3. The combination with a knitted garment of a foundation and re-enforcing
piece detachably connected thereto substantially as described.
4. In a knitted garment the combination of a foundation consisting of two
overlaid thicknesses of tape, ribbon or equivalent and a detachable re-enforcing
piece having its marginal edge interposed between the said tape and secured
thereto and to the garment by stitching substantially as described.
5. The means for strengthening certain parts of knitted garments, consisting
of detachable re-enforcing pieces and a foundation for same substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 4th day of July 1898.
ARCHIBALD CARTWRIGHT.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.