Improvements in Waterproofs.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1894-Accepted, 30th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Waterproofs.
I, JOHN MCCORMACK of 249 New City Road, Glasgow, India Rubber
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
Hitherto when making waterproof garments such as "Inverness" and "Scarbro "
coats or "ladies mantles" the cloth has had to be cut into a number of pieces and
then joined together. These joins or seams are objectionable and many methods
have been tried but hitherto without success to so cut or make the cloth that no
seams will appear.
Under my invention, I, by a special method of cutting, make waterproofs
practically seamless.
In carrying out my invention I first double the cloth, which is, preferably, of
60 inch width, and then lay our body pattern on it and chalk off to the size of
garment required. I now cut out the body.
"
When this is done I turn the cloth and fold it on the "
cross. I then lay on
the pattern of cape at an angle, and chalk off and cut out. The cape pattern is of
course in proportion to the size of garment desired.
The collar and facings are cut out on the "cross."
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In order to make the garment fit properly the piece for forming the collar is
made different from the usual patterns. It is wide in the centre and tapers off
towards each end. The taper is gradual and forms on both sides a curve which, at
the back, extends uniformly from end to end, but, at the front, is partly undulating.
The body pattern is made entirely in one piece, instead of being as heretofore in
four pieces, and it is somewhat larger than usual. The arm holes extend right up
to the top at the collar.
By the hereinbefore described method of manipulation I can make from a piece
of cloth a complete waterproof garment without having a seam except at the collar.
Dated this 29th day of September 1802
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Waterproofs.
1, JOHN MACCORMACK of 249 New City Road Glasgow, India Rubber
Merchant, 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 :-
Hitherto when making waterproof garments such as "Inverness" and "Scarbro"
coats or "ladies mantles" the cloth has had to be cut into a number of pieces and
then joined together. These joins or seams are objectionable and many methods
have been tried but hitherto without success to so cut or make the cloth that no
seams will appear.
Under my invention I, by a special method of cutting make waterproofs
practically seamless.

page_text: And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon,
Fig. 1 is a back view of a "Scarbro " waterproof made in accordance with my
invention.
Fig. 2 is a view showing the inside of the waterproof.
In carrying out my invention I first double the cloth, which is, preferably, of
16 inch width, and then lay the body pattern on it and chalk off to the size of
garment required. I now cut out the body. When this is done I turn the cloth
and fold it on the "cross.' I then lay on the pattern of cape at an angle, and
chalk off and cut out. The cape pattern is of course in proportion to the size of
garment desired.
"
The collar and facings are cut out on the "cross." As shown on the drawing
the body a of the waterproof is made entirely in one piece instead of being made,
as heretofore, in four pieces, and it is somewhat larger than usual. As shown the
arm holes b, b¹ are open at top and extend right up to the collar c. The top of
the central part a* of the body, between the arm holes, b, b¹, is joined to the
tops of the side parts a', a³, as indicated in dotted lines, by means of the collar c
which is also utilized for joining the cape to the body.
In this manner I can make from a piece of cloth a complete waterproof garment
without having a seam except at the collar.
In order to give a set to the cape, the cloth is folded or doubled, as indicated by
the dotted lines at
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(Fig. 1).
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
consider novel and desire to claim is :-
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A waterproof garment made substantially as bereinbefore set forth.
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