Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Cardigan Jackets and similar Knitted Goods.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 29th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATIOUN.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Cardigan
Jackets and similar Knitted Goods.
We, JOHN HARRIS COOPER, JOHN ARTHUR CORAH, and ALFRED CORAH, trading
as Cooper, Corah & Sons, St. Margaret's Works, Leicester, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to the manufacture of knitted jackets, known in the
trade as Cardigan jackets and is applicable to other knitted articles of a similar
character.
The object of the invention is to effect such an improvement in the manufacture of
the articles named as will afford increased protection to the chest of the wearer as
compared with jackets of ordinary make.
For this purpose "Cardigan jackets" are manufactured with increased thickness
across the chest or upper front portion and this is effected preferably while the
jackets are in course of production upon the knitting machine by working into the
fabric an additional or splicing thread or by the substitution of a stouter yarn at
the part mentioned or by the employment of similar or equivalent means.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Cardigan
Jackets and similar Knitted Goods.
We, JOHN HARRIS COOPER, JOHN ARTHUR CORAH, and ALFRED CORAH, trading
as Cooper, Corah and Sons, St. Margaret's Works, Leicester, 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 reference to the manufacture of knitted jackets, known in the
trade as Cardigan jackets and is applicable to other knitted articles of a similar
character.
The object of the invention is to effect such an improvement in the manufacture of
the articles named as will afford increased protection to the chest of the wearer as
compared with jackets of ordinary make.
For this purpose "Cardigan" jackets are manufactured with increased thickness
across the chest or upper front portion so as to afford additional warmth at the parts
named and this is effected preferably while the jackets are in course of production
upon the knitting machine by working into the fabric an additional or splicing thread
or by the substitution of a stouter yarn at the part mentioned or by the employment
of similar or equivalent means.
Referring to the drawing accompanying this Specification we have shown a knitted
or "Cardigan" jacket made in accordance with our improvements.
The part A of the jacket in which the additional or splicing thread is worked into
the fabric is shown darker than the other parts which are of the ordinary knitted
fabric.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The manufacture of knitted or "Cardigan" jackets in which the part A is knitted

page_text: of greater thickness than the other parts substantially as and for the purpose described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 22-d day of October 1800.
JOHN HARRIS COOPER.
JOHN ARTHUR CORAH.
ALFRED CORAH.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.