A Combined Belt or Sash and Part Vest.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Jan; 1893-Accepted, 11th Feb., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Belt or Sash and Part Vest.
I, JACOB JACOBS of St. Helens House Aston Cross, near Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Advertising Contractor, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a lighter garment for use during the
summer months, combining the advantages of a belt or sash, with the advantages
and ornament of a vest.
It is chiefly intended to be worn whilst playing croquet, lawn tennis and other
like games, but it is also intended for ordinary wear if desired.
The defect of the ordinary vest is, that it is too warm a garment for wearing
whilst playing croquet, lawn tennis, or other like games and for ordinary wear
during the summer months, and does not allow sufficient freedom for the arms.
The defects of the ordinary belt or sash are that there are no pockets for the
watch, railway ticket &c. and no place for the watch guard.
This invention is intended to remedy these defects, and comprises a garment
composed of the lower part of the front of the vest combined with an ordinary
belt or sash fastened with a buckle, preferably behind.
The accompanying drawing is a front view of my invention.
It consists of the lower part of the front of the vest with pleat A up the centre
and buttons B and pockets exactly similar to the lower part of the front of an
ordinary vest, and having a loop D to engage the watch chain or guard.
Attached to the front of the vest is a belt or sash E with a buckle F or other
suitable fastening.
Thus it will be perceived that the top part of the vest both back and front is
entirely dispensed with, leaving the arms as free as when a belt only is worn and
that the bottom part of the vest which surrounds the lower portion of the body ot'
the wearer has a belt or sash attached to it for fastening and is made with
buttons, pleat, pockets &c. to imitate the ordinary vest.
It may be made in silk or satin, fine broad-cloth or other suitable material it
may be worn with a full dress coat and trousers or as desired.
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. The lower part of the front of the vest having a pocket or pockets therein
as substantially set forth and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
2. The lower part of the front of the vest having a central pleat and buttons as
substantially set forth and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
3. The lower part of the front of the vest having a loop to engage the watch
chain or guard, as substantially set forth and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing.
4. The lower part of the front of the vest in combination with a belt or sash as
substantially set forth in this Specification and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing.
5. A summer garment consisting of the parts arranged and combined as

page_text: substantially set forth in this Specification and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing.
JACOB JACOBS,
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.