Adjustable Garments for Measuring for Articles of Dress.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 17th Aug., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Adjustable Garments for Measuring for Articles of Dress.
We, CHRISTIAN THILL, Manufacturer of Dress-patterns, and HEIMBERT
PUHLMANN, Gentleman, both of 72, Hohenzollernring, Cologne, Province of
Rhineland, Kingdom of Prussia, 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 concerns an appliance for the trying on or the measuring of
articles of dress. The object intended to be attained is that the measuring may
not involve so great a loss of time as formerly and that a coat, jacket or overcoat
made in this manner may yet have a perfect fit in every way.
For gentlemen the adjustable garments are made in the shape of a coat or jacket,
for ladies in that of a bodice.
In the accompanying drawing a garment for gentlemen is shown, Fig. 1
representing it when laid out flat, Fig. 2 as seen from the back when put on and
Fig. 3 in a side-view.
The garments are preferably made of black cheviot and should be lined.
Between the lining and the cloth from one side there run across the back part to
the other side broad strips of india-rubber, yielding to the slightest pressure and
possessing such a power of expansion, that it may amount to 40 cm. round the chest
and to 50 cm. round the abdomen without it being unpleasant to the person whose
fit is being taken.
The back part and the side parts are made of two parts A A₁ B B₁, which are
connected by the india-rubber strips c, so that the borders a a₁ b b₁ of them touch
each other, if the garment is not in use, but the strips, as soon as the garment has
been put on, expand, if the circumference of the body to be measured proves to be
greater than that of the garment.
Narrow tapes d d provided with measuring scales are sewn on one side to the
seams. These tapes indicate exactly how far the seams separate. Thus it is ouly
The shoulder
necessary to adjust the part about the shoulder and the front edges.
part is so arranged that part of it slips under the other and when the right
position has been obtained, it is secured by hooks and eyes which are provided.
At the side and at the back the garment adjusts itself to the body of its own
accord. The shoulder and the chest edges are likewise provided with measuring
strips and the way in which they meet must be noted.
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Deviations in bodies of unusual size are correctly marked by the measuring
strips. The front part of the adjustable garment has a large overlapping piece
and the part at the shoulder also and it may thus be easily understood that such
an adjustable garment may be used for a width of from 84 cm. to 130 cm.
unusual figure is fitted just as accurately with this garment as an ordinary one.
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:
Adjustable measuring-garment distinguished by the arrangement of india rubber
strips c c at the seams, in such a manner that according to the size of the person

page_text: that is to be measured, the seams separate in consequence of the expansion of the
india rubber strips, the expansion being each time indicated by measuring tapes
attached to the seams.
Dated this Fifteenth day of August 1894.
For CHRISTIAN THILL and
HEIMBERT PUHLMANN,
B. Brockbues.