Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 1st July, 1886.
Complete Left, 1st Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Apr., 1887.
I, JOHN SCOTT WELLS of Newcastle Terrace, The Park, Nottingham, Hosiery
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
At the present time bands of warm material are worn by many around the waist
but as at present made such bands are inconvenient and frequently ruck up or get out
of place. I form such warm bands as part of an ordinary knitted under vest. Preferably I
form the band of stout ribbed knitted work whilst the portion of the vest above and
below the band I form of plain work from finer yarn.
To make such a vest I first form the band of ribbed work. One edge of the band
I then run on to a row of needles in a second machine adapted for producing plain
work and form upon these needles the upper or lower part of the vest. Afterwards I
run the other edge of the band on to a row of needles and form the remaining portion
of the vest upon them.
When the band is formed as above described as part of the vest it will when worn
remain securely in place without any chance of its rucking up.
Other ways than those described might be employed for making the vest-for
example the band might be plain or open work formed from thick yarn whilst the
upper and lower parts of the rest are formed of ribbed work from thinner yarn. Or
all parts might be of plain or ribbed work with the band of thicker work than the
upper and lower portions.
Dated this 1st day of July 1886.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Knitted Under Vests and in their Manufacture.
I, JOHN SCOTT WELLS of Newcastle Terrace, The Park, Nottingham, Hosiery
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 :-
At the present time bands of warm material are worn by many around and
somewhat below the waist but as at present made such bands are inconvenient and
frequently ruck up or get out of place. I form such warm bands as part of an
ordinary knitted under vest. Preferably I form the band of stout ribbed knitted work
whilst the portion of the vest above and below the band I form of plain work from
finer yarn.
A vest so made is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings hereunto annexed.
The back and front of the vest are as usual made in one continuous piece first one
part and then the other and the two are subsequently doubled over at the centre where
they meet and their side edges are seamed together.
The band of stout ribbed knitted work is marked A. One half of the band may be
first made then one edge of the band may be run on to a row of needles in a second
machine adapted for producing plain work and the lower part of the front or back of
the vest be formed upon it.
Afterwards the other edge of the band may be run on to the needles and the upper
part of the front and back be made upon them afterwards the putting on of the
second half of the band is effected and the second half of the lower part of the
vest.
In place of the band being first made and its edges subsequently run on to needles
in other machines to make the upper and lower parts of the vest respectively the
upper and lower parts of the vest might be made separately and subsequently be
attached to the band by sewing. I however prefer the arrangement above described.
Other ways than the above described method might be employed for making the
vest for example the band might be plain or open work formed from thick yarn
whilst the upper and lower parts of the vest are formed of ribbed work from thinner
yarn. Or all parts might be of plain or ribbed work with the band of thicker work
than the upper and lower portions.
A vest so formed entirely of ribbed work is shewn at Figure 2 of the drawing
annexed the whole of the front and back of such a vest may be made in one
continuous piece on the same machine and thicker yarn or additional yaru be used
when forming the band as will be well understood.
By forming a thick warm band to be worn around the waist as part of an ordinary
knitted vest it will when worn remain securely in place without any chance of its
rucking up.
The vests shewn in the drawing are vests to be worn by gentlemen but it will be
evident that ladies vests can similarly be formed with a thick warm band.

page_text: 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. The manufacture of knitted vests with a band around or somewhat below the
waist of warmer substance than the remainder of the vest substantially as
herein before described.
2. The manufacture of knitted vests substantially as herein before described and
illustrated in the drawing annexed.