IMPROVE- MENTS IN COATS
Year: 1884

page_text: I HENRY FERDINAND IHLEE, of Cronberg House, Wimbledon, in the County
of Surrey, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN COATS," to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce a coat resembling in appearance, when
being worn, an ordinary double breasted frock coat, but which shall not only
enable a waistcoat to be dispensed with, but also shall afford to the body
better protection from chill or damp and present less impediment to the body's
exhalation than is the case with frock coats as heretofore usually made, even when
worn in conjunction with a waistcoat.
For these purposes a coat according to this invention is made substantially as
described below with reference to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings,
so as to button compactly to the figure, and be well closed at the throat in order
to maintain warmth over the whole body and in particular it is so contrived as to
give additional warmth to the middle line or portion of the trunk, where the blood
vessels converge, which is a desideratum, because by such additional warmth the
blood vessels are expanded and the skin is caused to exhale more freely and
rapidly.
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Fig 1 of the drawings is a front elevation shewing the right hand portion of a
coat according to this invention.
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Fig 2 is a front elevation of the entire coat as seen when buttoned up.
Fig. 3 represents in elevation the inner side of the right hand portion of the coat
opened out.
The coat is so made (by preference of pure woollen material) as to give an
increased or double thickness of covering over the area A. G. H. C. (Fig. 1).
To this end, the portion A. B. M. N. C. is made thicker than the rest of the coat,
and this may be done by forming it of two thicknesses of cloth sewn together.
The increased or double thickness over the area BK. F. G. H. N. M. is obtained
by the overlapping of the one part of the coat over the other when buttoned. The
portion E. F. G. H. J. K., and above the dotted line from K. to E., forms a
continuation of the right hand breast, which buttons at the left hand shoulder, and
side. Along the dotted line between K. and E is an aperture through which to
pass the ends of a woollen cravat which coming in front of the flap E. F. K. forms
therewith a double thickness of covering, thereby completing the closing up of the
coat at the throat, which is of high importance on sanitary grounds.
Dated this twenty second day of January 1884

page_text: I, HENRY FERDINAND IHLEE, of Cronberg House, Wimbledon, in the County of
Surrey, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN COATS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
"
The object of this invention is to produce a coat resembling in appearance
when being worn, an ordinary double-breasted frock coat, but which shall not only
enable a waistcoat to be dispensed with, but also shall afford to the body better
protection from chill or damp and present less impediment to the body's exhalations
than is the case with frock coats as heretofore usually made, even when worn in
conjunction with a waist-coat.
For these purposes a coat according to this invention is made substantially as
described below with reference to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings
so as to button compactly to the figure, and be well closed at the throat in order to
maintain warmth over the whole body and in particular it is so contrived as to
give additional warmth to the middle line or portion of the trunk, where the blood
vessels converge which is a desideratum, because by such additional warmth the
blood vessels are expanded and the skin is caused to exhale more freely and
rapidly.
Fig 1 of the drawings is a front elevation shewing the right hand portion of a
coat according to this invention.
Fig 2 is a front elevation of the entire coat as seen when buttoned up.
Fig 3 represents in elevation the inner side of the right hand portion of the coat
opened out.
The coat is so made (by preference of pure woollen material) as to give an
increased or double thickness of covering over the area A. G. H. C (Fig 1).
To this end, the portion A. B. M. N. C is made thicker than the rest of the coat,
and this may be done by forming it of two thicknesses of cloth sewn together.
The increased or double thickness over the area B. K. F. G. H. N. M. is obtained
by the overlapping of the one part of the coat over the other when buttoned.
The portion E. F. G. H. J. K. and above the dotted line from K. to E, forms a
continuation of the right hand breast, which buttons at the left hand shoulder and
side. Along the dotted line between K and E is an aperture through which to
pass the ends of a woollen cravat which coming in front of the flap E. F. K forms
therewith a double thickness of covering thereby completing the closing up of the
coat at the throat, which is of high importance on sanitary grounds.
It will be evident that the left hand front portion of a coat may be constructed
in the manner hereinbefore described, if so desired, instead of the right hand front
portion as shown in the drawings, in which case the right hand front portion will
be made after the manner of the left hand front portion shewn.
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. In a coat, forming the one front breast portion in two parts or portions of
different thickness, the arrangement being such that when the right and left hand
front portions of the coat overlap, the thickness of the front of the coat over the
body shall be practically uniform throughout, substantially as described.

page_text: 2. Forming a coat with a part such as A. B. M. N. C. having a continuation
E. F. G. E. J. N. M. E, the part or portion A. B. M. N. C being of greater thickness
than the other parts of the coat as hereinabove described for the purposes set
forth.
3. The improved coat constructed and arranged as described with reference to
and shewn in the drawings.
Dated thin 001