Improvements in Gloves.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Lelt, 19th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1891
Improvements in Gloves.
I, WILLIAM ABBOTT, of Yeovil, in the County of Somerset, Glove Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object improvements in gloves, whereby I obviate the
liability to gloves becoming torn in the palm.
Heretofore gloves have been made with a cut or slit extending from the wrist.
into the palm in a line about central of the latter, and the fastening arrangements
have been fixed to the edges of the material on either side of such slit or cut by
this construction there is great liability for the glove to tear or split in the palm
below such slit or opening.
Now according to my present invention I dispense with the slit or opening in the
palm, leaving the material of the glove entire at such part, and in lieu of such slit
or opening in the palm, I form the slit or opening in the side seam, utilizing the
upper portion of the latter for such purpose and strengthening the edges thereof
with a slit welt and the lower end with a gusset, as is usual with other classes of
gloves, and I fix the fastening arrangements on each edge of the material on either
side of the slit or opening in the side seam.
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1001
WILLIAM ABBOTT.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gloves.
I, WILLIAM ABBOTT, of Yeovil in the County of Somerset, Glove Manu-
facturer, 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to
the figures and letters marked thereon:-
The invention has for its object improvements in gloves whereby I obviate the
liability to gloves becoming torn in the palm.
Heretofore gloves have been made with a cut or slit extending from the wrist
into the palm in a line about central of the latter, and the fastening arrangements
have been fixed to the edges of the material on either side of such slit or cut; by
this construction there is great liability for the glove to tear or split in the palm
below such slit or opening.
Now according to my present invention 1 dispense with the slit or opening in the
palm, leaving the material of the glove entire at such part, and in lieu of such slit
or opening in the palm, I form the slit or opening in the side seam, utilizing the
upper portion of the latter for such purpose and strengthening the edges thereof
with a slit welt and the lower end with a gusset, as is usual with other classes of
gloves, and I fix the fastening arrangements near each edge of the material on
either side of the slit or opening in the side seam.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 represents a front or palm view, and Figure 2 a back view, of a glove
made according to my invention.
a is the palm, b is the back, and is the side seam. d is the slit or opening,
which, according to my invention, I form in the side seam, utilizing the upper

page_text: portion of the latter for such purpose and strengthening the edges thereof with a
slit welt e and the lower end with a gusset f, shown by dotted lines, as is usual with
other classes of gloves; g are the fastening arrangements, which are fixed near
each edge of the material on either side of the slit or opening d in the side seam.
Other descriptions of fastenings than those shown may be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A glove having the slit or opening formed in the side seam in lieu of in the palm,
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
Dated th: 1041.
1001
WILLIAM ABBOTT.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
WILLIAM ABBOTT.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.