An Improved Weather Cloak, applicable also for other purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1396-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Weather Cloak, applicable also for other purposes.
I, HEINRICH AUGUST MEYER of 13, Steinweg, Brunswick in the Empire of
Germany, Mantle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention has for its object an improved weather cloak or mantle, which
is characterized by great simplicity of manufacture, by its capability of being
employed for many purposes, and by its being capable of being folded into a
smooth package of comparatively small size.
The mantle is made of a rectangular piece of material as shown in Figure 1 in
the accompanying drawing. Small departures from the rectangular form do not
however affect the use of the article.
Such a rectangular piece may be very easily folded up and buckled in a strap
or on a knapsack, and may be used as a cushion, or put by for use. It may also
be used as ก plaid, travelling rug, sleeping covering or cloth for wrapping.
Further such a cloth may be very usefully employed as a protective cover against
rain or sun or a protective screen against wind, if the means for an easy fastening
be afforded. For this purpose lugs, loops or eyelets a are provided at all four
corners of the material, which lugs or eyelets inay be made as usual of metal or
In this manner a
leather, through which a fastening cord may be easily drawn.
roof or canopy may be easily formed as shown in Figure 2, or a screen as shown
in Figure 3.
The main thing, however, is the possibility which this cloth affords of being
very rapidly converted into a mantle. For this purpose on one of the longitudinal
sides a so-called draw-string b (Figure 1) is attached. Such may be formed of a
hollow pleat through which runs loosely a baud or string, or of loops or eyelets
through which a band or cord is drawn as in Figure 4. By means of this draw-
string the cloth may be drawn together so closely on one side that the length of
this edge exactly corresponds to the size of neck of the wearer (see Figure 5).
The wearer puts the cloth round him in this form and draws it tight at the neck
by means of the ends of the draw-string, arm-holes being provided by means of
slits or openings covered by a strip of the material, both of which strips are shown
at c in Figure 1. By means of these arm-holes the hands may be brought to the
outside and the wearer be thus in a position to fasten up the mantle by means of
the buttons and button holes, which are arranged at each of the narrow sides of the
mantle (see d and e in Figure 1). Figure 6 shows this arrangement of the mantle.
If it be preferred to have another mode of fastening instead of buttons and
button holes, such, for instance, as hooks and eyes, of course nothing stands in
the way of doing so.
Some buttons are shown in Figure 1 on the upper longitudinal side at f. These
buttons serve for the attachment of a hood. On this side of the mantle being
drawn together these buttons come so close together that they coincide with the
button holes of a hood which is shown in Figure 7, and thus allow the latter to be
buttoned on to them.
The convenience of attachment may also be increased by providing more
buttons or more button holes or both than are actually necessary for the fastening,
so that those may be buttoned together which, after the drawing up of the strings

page_text: and the arrangement of the mantle and collar, stand most favourably opposite one
another.
The buttons may, of course, be on the hood and the button holes on the mantle
if preferred, and with equal success hooks and eyes or other suitable fastening
devices may be utilized.
The mantle may also be employed for forming a round tent by fastening it to
the trunk of a tree instead of round the neck or by suspending it from an
approximately horizontal branch and then drawing its lower ends apart by means
of cords in the manner of a tent. This is shown in Figure 8. In order to facilitate
this operation, however, lugs or loops for receiving the cords are arranged on the
lower longitudinal side g in Figure 1, as were already arranged at the four
corners.
In stormy weather, as is well known, a long mantle or cloak beats about its wearer's
legs in a deleterious manner and impedes his movements. In order that this may
be avoided, a pocket i, Figure 9, is arranged on the front side of the mantle inside
near the bottom, in which pocket the lower end of a walking stick or other suitable
staff may be inserted, by means of which the mantle may be so held that it does
not impede the movements when walking.
If the mantle be made suitably short it can serve as a cyclists' cloak.
Dated this 5th dow of M 1900
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant
1, HEINRICH AUGUST MEYER of 13 Steinweg, Brunswick in the Empire of
Germany, Mantle Manufacturer, 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 has for its object an improved weather cleak or mantle, which is
characterized by great simplicity of manufacture, by its capability of being
employed for many purposes, and by its being capable of being folded into a
smooth package of comparatively small size.
The mantle is made of a rectangular piece of material as shown in Figure 1 in
the drawing accompanying the Provisional Specification. Small departures from
the rectangular form do not however affect the use of the article.
Such a rectangular piece may be very easily folded up and buckled in a strap or on
a knapsack, and may be used as a cushion, or put by for use. It may also be used
as a plaid, travelling rug, sleeping covering or cloth for wrapping. Further, such
a cloth may be very usefully employed as a protective cover against rain or sun or
a protective screen against wind, if the means for an easy fastening be afforded.
For this purpose lugs, loops or eyelets a are provided at all four corners of the
material, which lugs or eyelets may be made as usual of metal or leather, through
which a fastening cord may be easily drawn. In this manner a roof or canopy
may be easily formed as shown in Figure 2, or a screen as shown in Figure 3.
The main thing, however, is the possibility which this cloth affords of being
very rapidly converted into a mantle. For this purpose on one of the longitudinal
sides a so-called draw-string b (Figure 1) is attached. Such may be formed of a
hollow pleat through which runs loosely a band or string, or of loops or eyelets
through which a band or cord is drawn as in Figure 4. By means of this draw-
string, the cloth may be drawn together so closely on one side that the length of
this edge exactly corresponds to the size of neck of the wearer (see Figure 5).
The wearer puts the cloth round him in this form and draws it tight at the neck

page_text: by means of the ends of the draw-string, arm-holes being provided by means of
slits or openings covered by a strip of the material, both of which strips are shown
at e in Figure 1. By means of these arm-holes the hands may be brought to the
outside and the wearer be thus in a position to fasten up the mantle by means of
the buttons and button holes, which are arranged at each of the narrow sides of the
mantle (see d and e in Figure 1). Figure 6 shows this arrangement of the mantle.
If it be preferred to have another mode of fastening instead of buttons and button
holes, such, for instance, as hooks and eyes, of course nothing stands in the way of
doing so.
Some buttons are shown in Figure 1 on the upper longitudinal side at f. These
buttons serve for the attachment of a hood. On this side of the mantle being
drawn together, these buttons come so close together that they coincide with the
button holes of a hood which is shown in Figure 7, and thus allow the latter to be
buttoned on to them.
The convenience of attachment may also be increased by providing more buttons
or more button holes or both than are actually necessary for the fastening, so that
those may be buttoned together which, after the drawing up of the strings and
the arrangement of the mantle and collar, stand most favourably opposite one
another.
The buttons may, of course, be on the hood and the button holes on the mantle
if preferred, and with equal success hooks and eyes or other suitable fastening
devices may be utilized.
The mantle may also be employed for forming a round tent by fastening it to
the trunk of a tree instead of round the neck or by suspending it from an
approximately horizontal branch and then drawing its lower ends apart by means
of cords in the manner of a tent. This is shown in Figure 8. In order to
facilitate this operation, however, lugs or loops for receiving, the cords are
arranged on the lower longitudinal side g in Figure 1, as were already arranged
at the four corners.
In stormy weather, as is well known, a long mantle or cloak beats about its
wearer's legs in a deleterious manner and impedes his movements. In order that
this may be avoided, a pocket i, Figure 9, is arranged on the front side of the
mantle inside near the bottom, in which pocket the lower end of a walking stick or
other suitable staff may be inserted, by means of which the mantle may be so held.
that it does not impede the movements when walking.
If the mantle be made suitably short it can serve as a cyclists' cloak.
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. A weather cloak consisting of a rectangular or approximately rectangular
piece of material, provided on one of the longitudinal sides with a draw string aud
on the two narrow sides with closing devices (buttons and button holes) and
having in the seam at the narrow sides, slots or openings to afford passage for the
hands of the wearer, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
2. A form of construction of the weather cloak herein described, characterised
by loops or eyelets formed on the four corners of the piece of material through
which bands or strings may be passed for drawing together the material so as to
form a protective cover or screen.
3. A form of construction of the weather cloak herein described, characterised
by eyelets provided on the lower longitudinal side of the cloth through which
draw strings may be passed with the object of forming a tent.
4. A form of construction of the weather cloak herein described, characterised
by fastening devices such as buttons, button holes, hooks, eyes, mechanical
buttons and the like affixed on the upper longitudinal sides and adapted when the
cloak is drawn together to engage with suitable fastening devices on a hood which
may be buttoned thereon.

page_text: 5. A form of construction of the weather cloak herein described, characterised
by a pocket made in proximity to the front edges of the closed mantle on its
inner side and not far from the lower border, which pocket is adapted to receive
a staff with the object of directing or holding away the lower end of the cloak.
Dated this 15th day of August 1896.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.