Improvements in Garments for Bicycling, Boating, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th June, 1895-Accepted, 20th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Garments for Bicycling, Boating, and the like.
We WILLIAM EDWARDS Gentleman, and ALBERT WALTER GAMAGE
Outfitter, both of 126 and 127 Holborn in the City of London, do hereby
declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in what are known as "sweaters" such as
are used for sporting purposes. The object of this invention is to render these
garments less unsightly and consequently more generally more useful.
According to this invention the sweater is made with a front similar to an
ordinary shirt-front, but has attached thereto parts similar to the front of a waist-
coat and adapted to be buttoned similarly to an ordinary waistcoat.
At the top
the sweater is made with a collar similar to that of a shirt and the part which
simulates the waistcoat at the collar, comes under the latter in the same manner as
an ordinary waiscoat would. At the hip the waistcoat portion is preferably so
arranged that the flaps forming the waistcoat front pass over the trousers of the
wearer and may be buttoned, or otherwise secured to the trousers.
The whole is so arranged that when the wearer puts on a coat over this improved
sweater, the front will have the appearance of an ordinary waistcoat and shirt, the
garment in other respects offering all the convenience of the usual sweater.
It is obvious that the collar may be what is known as a "turn-down" collar or of
other suitable description and that this sweater may if desired be fitted with cuffs
also. Ordinary cuffs and collars may be worn therewith if it is suitably made
therefor.
Dated this 11th der of August 1904
B. DUKES,
226, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Garments for Bicycling, Boating, and the like.
We WILLIAM EDWARDS Gentleman, and ALBERT WALTER GAMAGE,
Outfitter, both of 126-128 Holborn in the City of Londou do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
This invention relates to what are known as " sweaters such as are used for
sporting purposes, the object of this invention is to render these garments less
unsightly and consequently more generally useful.
According to this invention, shown in the accompanying drawing, the sweater is
made with a portion a which fits the wearer's body similarly to the corresponding
portion of an ordinary shirt or sweater but has attached thereto parts & similar to
the front of an ordinary waistcoat, fitted with pockets and buttoned like a
waistcoat.
At the upper part the sweater has a collar, either such as would generally be
found on a sweater or one resembling a waistcoat collar and the part simulating
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page_text: the waistcoat comes under the collar, in the same way as an ordinary waistcoat
would.
At the hip, (up to where the dotted line is shown) the material is double and the
waistcoat portion, the flaps d d, pass over the trowsers of the wearer and may be
.buttoned over the latter or otherwise secured.
The whole is so arranged that when the wearer puts on a coat over the sweater
the front will have the appearance of an ordinary waistcoat and shirt, the garment
in other respects offering all the convenience of the usual sweater.
It is obvious that the collar may be what is known as a "turn down" collar or
of other suitable description and that this sweater may if desired be fitted with
cuffs also, or ordinary cuffs and collars may be worn therewith. The flap e prevents
the upper part "rising."
Having now described the nature of the said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, we declare that we claim :
A sweater made as described and as shown in the accompanying drawing.
BERNHARD DUKES,
226 High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.