Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 15th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st July, 1887.
HENRY THOMAS JOHNSON of Willow Bank Urmston near Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Sanitary Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to prevent the rainwater which falls upon the outer
part of any waterproof garment, from being drawn or sucked up on the inside of the
Said garment.
Also to so arrange the upper part of the garment above the waste, in Coats, Cloaks,
Capes & Mantles as to have a lining of porous or woven material such as Cotton,
Wool, Silk or Flannel next to the ordinary garment in usual wear and separated from
the waterproof material by means of Cords or bands placed at Intervals with air
spaces between the cords or bands terminating and the air spaces having outlets at the
waste and at the elbows or thereabouts.
For these purposes I fix either to the inside or outside of the extremities of any
waterproof garment or article of waterproof wear, also to the sleeves and waist of the
overlaying part of ventilated garments, strips of india rubber or other suitable
material in such shape or form as to form a groove either A shaped or shaped,
or I fix cords instead of the bands by which means also a groove or space is formed
between the cord and the garment, in these grooves the rainwater will gather and drip
therefrom and so prevent its suction on to the interior of the garment, the said strips
or cords will also tend to stiffen the skirts of the garment and prevent the clinging of
the same to the legs of the wearer.
The said strips or cords may be attached to coats, cloaks, capes, mantles, hoods,
leggings and gaiters.
Above the waist I fix cords or bands at intervals between the porous or woven
lining and the waterproof material, wholly or part to the front, sides, back and arms
or sleeves, the lining may be continuous the whole length of the garment if necessary
whilst the overlaying part separated by the thickness of the cords or bands may
terminate at the waist and somewhere about the elbows of the sleeves, the spaces
between the cords or bands will form air vents for the ventilation of the garment.
Dated this 15th day of December 1886.
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page_text: Improved Waterproof Garments.
HENRY THOMAS JOHNSON Willow Bank Urmston near Manchester Sanitary
Engineer 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:-
The object of my Invention is to prevent the rainwater which falls upon the outer
part of waterproof Garments when in wear or use being drawn or sucked up as by
capillary attraction on the inside of the said Garments in the word Garments
I include Coats, Cloaks, Capes, Mantles leggings gaiters or any other article of
waterproof wearing apparel, as hoods to caps for the head.
For this purpose I fix either to the inside or outside of the extremities of the
garments or the extremities of other warterproof apparel and to the sleeves of
garments, narrow strips or bands of india rubber or other pliable material that may
be suitable for the purpose, in the form of an inverted letter V thus or semi-
circular or cylindrical as the letter U thus the hollow part being downwards, and
the edges or rims sharp and not round, by which means capillary attraction is resisted.
These strips or bands form a groove to the said extremities into which the rainwater
will gather and drip therefrom instead of flowing up on the inside of the garments or
apparel, the said strips or bands may also be made sufficiently rigid to stiffen the
skirts of the garments and so prevent them clinging to the legs.
To prevent the moisture which accumulates inside the body or waist of the Garment,
due to the warmth of the body condensing the moisture in the atmosphere upon the
colder and impervious waterproof material, I divide the Garment at the waist both
parts being of waterproof material but the upper part or body to have a lining of
ordinary lining material such as woollen, cotton or silk goods divided however from
the waterproof part by cords or thick bands placed at intervals leaving air spaces
between, these air spaces terminating at the waist and open on the outside of the
garment, the body part for a short length overlapping the skirt with a narrow
intervening open space, the body and skirt of the garment will be connected by the
lining and by any additional means that may be required, by this means the
condensation will take place on the waterproof material and not on the lining.
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
Firstly. To prevent rainwater gathering on the inside of waterproof garments or
other apparel by means of a grooved band or slip attached to the extremities of the
said garments &c. and
Secondly. To prevent condensation in the body of the garment &c. by seperating
the waterproof material and the lining by means of cords or bands with air spaces
between and open on the outside at the waist.
Dated this 14th day of June 1887.
HENRY THOMAS JOHNSON.