Year: 1886

page_text: I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 more especially to that class of circular cloaks and other
garments which are designed for ladies' wear and composed of gossamer, rubber-
cloth or similar waterproof materials; and it cousists in a novel construction and
arrangement of parts as hereinafter more fully set forth, by which a more desirable
article of this character is produced than is now in ordinary use.
It is well known that the bodies of circular cloaks and other similar garments
composed of light waterproof materials are very liable to be torn out at the
arm-scye or slot in putting them on and taking them off, and also in use, thereby
greatly injuring their appearance and frequently rendering them worthless.
This improvement is designed to obviate this difficulty or objection, and to that
end I make use of means which will be readily understood by all conversant with
such matters from the following explanation.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a diagram showing the arm-scye of the cloak provided with my
improved stay, the scye being represented as in its normal position; and
Figure 2 a like view representing the scye distended.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different Figures of
the drawing.
A represents the body of the cloak or garment, and B the arm-scye slot or
opening through which the arm protrudes when the garment is in use.
A stout elastic stay is inserted in the scye near either end of the same, the
ends of the stays being secured firmly by stitching or other suitable means to the
garment at the sides of the scye, as shown at x, thereby leaving a small space f
between each of the stays and the adjacent end of the scye, to enable the stays to
Price 6d1

page_text: yield to their fullest extent, if necessary, without exerting a strain on the garment
at the ends of the scye, and tearing it at those points.
The stays are preferably composed of elastic rubber tape or webbing, and may
be of any suitable length and tension to perform their functions properly.
I do not confine myself to using two of the stays in each arm scye or slot of the
garment, as but one may be employed if preferred, for instance, near the lower
end of the scye or slot that end being usually most liable to tear out. Neither do
I confine myself to using elastic stays as they may be composed of any suitable
non-elastic material when desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is-
First A circular cloak or other similar garment having an elastic stay secured
in the arm-scye thereof, said stay extending across the scye near one of its ends
and being adapted to assist in preventing the body of the garment from being torn
at or near the end of the scye, substantially as set forth.
Second-In a circular cloak or other similar garinent, the elastic stay C disposed
in the scye B near the end thereof, and secured to said body, substantially as
described.
Third In a circular cloak or other similar garment, the body A having the
scye B, and provided with the stays C, constructed and arranged to operate
substantially as set forth.
Fourth A circular cloak or other similar garment having a non-elastic or
approximately non-elastic stay secured in the arm-scye or slot thereof, said stay
extending across the scye, near one of its ends and being adapted to assist in
preventing the body of the garment from being torn at or near the end of the scye,
substantially as described.
1000