Improvements in the Manufacture of Underclothing.
Year: 1889

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Underclothing.
I, JOHANN MULLER-HOFFMANN, of Bale in the republic of Switzerland, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is well known that the effect of perspiration has a very prejudicial influence on
the health of human beings and to obviate the detrimental effect of perspiration it 18
generally the practice to wear woollen underclothing for the purpose of absorbing the
perspiration and causing it to slowly evaporate and dry up without causing chills.
My invention relates to the manufacture of such underclothing and is based mainly
on the fact that people, as a rule perspire most freely at the back and that the per-
spiration at that part is most prejudicial because its influence is felt chiefly by the
spine.
The invention consists in doubling or lining the material from which the under-
clothing is made at the back so as to provide a sufficient thickness of material over
the spine and the back, to absorb the perspiration very quickly and thus prevent the
wearer from catching cold
DUL
ليم
1
1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Underclothing.
I, JOHANN MULLER-HOFFMANN, of Bâle, in the republic of Switzerland, 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 :-
It is well known that the effect of perspiration has a very prejudicial influence on
the health of human beings and to obviate the detrimental effect of perspiration it is
generally the practice to wear woollen underclothing for the purpose of absorbing the
perspiration and causing it to slowly evaporate and dry up without causing chills.
My invention relates to the manufacture of such underclothing and is based mainly
on the fact that people as a rule perspire most freely at the back and that the per-
spiration at that part is most prejudicial because its influence is felt chiefly by the
spine.
The invention consists in doubling or lining the material from which the under-
clothing is made at the back so as to provide a sufficient thickness of material over
the spine and the back, to absorb the perspiration very quickly and thus prevent the
wearer from catching cold.
The annexed drawing represents several kinds of underclothing made according to
my invention.
Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a front and a back view of an under-vest
for men.
Figures 3 and 4 are respectively a front and a back view of an under-vest

page_text: Figures 5 and 6 are a front and back view respectively of an under-vest which
can be buttoned from top to bottom.
Figures 7 and 8 represent a front and back view respectively of a pair of drawers
and
Figures 9 and 10 are a hack view and a horizontal section respectively of the upper
back part of the pair of drawers drawn to an enlarged scale.
In figures 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9 the doubled parts, or linings of the underclothing are
shewn in hatch lines.
In figures 1 and 2 the body A of the under-vest has no seams, it being supposed
to have been made on a circular knitting machine. The sleeves M sewn to it are also
made without seams.
The lining or additional portion of material B is sewn either inside or outside to
the back of the under-vest A (figure 2); in the drawing it is shewn sewn on the
outside.
.
This garment (figures 1 and 2) can be buttoned up in the front with two buttons,
the front has also a hning for the protection of the stomach. This lining C may be
attached either to the inside or the outside of the vest.
The under-vest for women which is shown in figures 3 and 4 has also at the back
as herein before described in the case of under-vests for men, either an outer or inner
lining or additional piece B¹.
The body A¹ of this under-vest is made on a circular knitting machine, but in
oider to give it the desired form so that it shall closely fit the body, pieces of suitable
size are cut out on each side and the sides are then sewn up again as hewn
at m, n, m, n, figure 3.
In the under-vest represented in figures 5 and 6 and which can be buttoned from
top to bottom, the lining or additional piece B' is sewn onto the inside of the back.
The drawers illustrated in figures 7, 8, 9 and 10 have their lining or additional
piece B³ sewn just beneath the waistband D In order to obtain a good fit, the band
has two shits at the back which form a loop E through which are drawn two adjusting
straps F, F, one of which straps F is attached to the loop at a and the other
strap F to the drawers at a¹. The free end of each of these straps F, F' has a
buttonhole and is buttoned to one or the other of the two buttons Ĥ at each side
according to the size of the person.
The herein described underclothing can be made from any kind of woollen
or cotton knitted ог woven materials as also can the linings or additional
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. Knitted or woven underclothing provided at the back with a double thickness
of material or lining for the purpose of protecting the spine and the back as herein-
before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. The improved articles of underclothing herein before described and illustrated in
-the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 4th dow
L1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.