An Improved Sleeve Expander for Ladies' Jackets.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 25th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 26th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Sleeve Expander for Ladies' Jackets.
I, NATHANIEL ERNEST STICKLAND, of Milborne Port, Somerset, Draper, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved sleeve expander for ladies' jackets, and the
object of my invention is to make a sleeve expander which while normally keeping
the full sleeves of ladies' jackets as now worn expanded will not interfere with the
pleats in said sleeves, and my invention consists in the improved sleeve expander.
made substantially as hereinafter described.
I employ a number of strips of elastic material such for example as thin steel,
whalebone, or horn which strips I join together in such a manner as to resemble a
net having comparatively large meshes, the arrangement being such that when the
net is bent round so as to bring the two opposite edges together-thereby forming
my improved expander-said expander will be of about the shape of the inside of
the sleeve of a lady's jacket when expanded. I next insert and sew or otherwise
attach said expander in the full portion of a sleeve, the arrangement of the whole
being such that the strips which run in the direction of the length of the sleeve
stand out or bulge to a sufficient extent, so as to fit into and expand the pleats or
the like with which the full sleeves of ladies' jackets are usually made.
If desired the strips may he joined by suitable horizontal and vertical tapes or
the like by means of which tapes the shape or form of my improved sleeve.
expander may be readily altered by merely letting out or drawing in and tying
said tapes.
By means of my improved sleeve expanders, the sleeves of ladies' jackets or the
like may be expanded without said expander destroying or flattening out the pleats,
which defect appertains to sleeve expanders of the ordinary construction.
If desired I may provide my improved sleeve expander with a suitable lining,
and the strips of which said expander is formed may be partially or wholly covered
with suitable material.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to any particular shape of
my improved sleeve expander, as said expander may be adapted to any shape or
size of sleeve.
NATHANIEL ERNEST STICKLAND of Milborne Port, Somerset, Draper do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
O performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to an improved sleeve expander for ladies' jackets and the

page_text: object of my invention is to make a sleeve expander which while normally keeping
the full sleeves of ladies' jackets as now worn expauded will not interfere with the
pleats in said sleeves, and my invention consists in the improved sleeve expander
made substantially as hereinafter described.
I employ a number of strips of elastic material such for example as thin steel,
whalebone or horn which strips I join together in such a manner as to resemble a
net having comparatively large meshes, the arrangement being such that when the
net is bent round so as to bring the two opposite edges together-thereby forming
my improved expander-said expander will be of about the shape of the inside of
the sleeve of a lady's jacket when expanded. I next insert and sew or otherwise
attach said expander in the full portion of a sleeve, the arrangement of the whole
being such that the strips which run in the direction of the length of the sleeve
stand out or bulge to a sufficient extent, so as to fit into and expand the pleats or
the like with which the full sleeves of ladies' jackets are usually made.
If desired the strips may be joined by suitable horizontal and vertical tapes or
the like by means of which tapes the shape of form of my improved sleeve
expander may be readily altered by merely letting out or drawing in and tying
said tapes.
By means of my improved sleeve expanders, the sleeves of ladies' jackets or the
like may be expanded without said expander destroying or flattening out the pleats,
which defect appertains to sleeve expanders of the ordinary construction.
If desired I may provide my improved sleeve expander with a suitable lining,
and the strips of which said expander is formed may be partially or wholly covered
with suitable material.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to any particular shape of
my improved sleeve expander, as said expander may be adapted to any shape or size
of sleeve.
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 :-
1. My improvements in sleeve expanders for ladies' jackets substantially as
described.