Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left. 2nd Apr. 1896-Accented
2nd May
1005
Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left. 2nd Apr. 1896-Accepted 2nd May, 1006
We, JOHN HARRIS COOPER, JOHN ARTHUR CORAH and ALFRED CORAH all
of St. Margaret's Works, Leicester, Hosiery Manufacturers do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to that class of knitted goods known as sweaters or
jerseys and consists in the peculiar formation thereof as hereinafter described
having for its object to provide protection for the throat and chest of the wearer
as may be desired.
The provision named will be of especial service to footballers, cricketers, cyclists,
tennis and golf players and such as indulge in other forms of athletic pursuits, as
during periods of temporary inactivity or intervals between the game when the
player is in a heated condition it becomes advisable to clothe the throat to obviate
the risk of the cold affecting the same.
The improvement constituting the present invention consists of a novel form of
flap or extension of the body fabric combined with means by which it can be
fastened in position in front of and surrounding the throat for protective purposes
while at other times it may be turned down inside the sweater or jersey so
as, to produce an extra thickness or layer of fabric at the chest portion of the
garment.
The said flap or extension fabric may be formed either as a continuation of the
upper part of the front body fabric or a separate flap either plain or rib may
be linked or otherwise attached thereto.
The said flap or extension may be buttonholed for attachment to a button on the
inside of the ordinary collar of the jersey or it may have tabs connected thereto for
the same purpose or be otherwise provided with suitable means for fixing it in the
protective position named.
In one form of the invention specially applicable for cyclists the said flap
or upward extension may be of increased length, to permit of being tucked down
inside the jersey or sweater at the front thereof and thus prevent any chill or cold
to either the throat, chest or abdomen of the rider such as might possibly accrue
when riding at a very rapid pace down hill or against a very keen head wind.
The invention is not limited for its production to any particular class of knitting
frame as it may be made upon either a straight bar frame or a circular knitting
machine for knitting jersey bodies.
Dated this 1st day of February 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: We, JOHN HARRIS COOPER, JOHN ARTHUR CORAH and ALFRED CORAH all
of St. Margaret's Works, Leicester, Hosiery Manufacturers, 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 has reference to that class of knitted goods known as sweaters or
jerseys and has for its object to improve the construction thereof in such a manner
that additional protection is afforded to the chest of the wearer and protection to
the throat may also be readily obtained at the will of the wearer without the
necessity of turning up the collar for that purpose.
The invention will be fully understood from the following further description in
reference to the accompanying drawing showing two diagrammatic views of sufficient
of a sweater to illustrate this invention.
Figure 1 shows our protective flap fastened in position on a sweater to shield or
defend the throat of the wearer.
Figure 2 is a sectional view showing the flap turned down inside the sweater and
in which position it acts in the capacity of additional protection to the chest.
The body A sleeves B and collar Care and may all be knitted and connected
together in any of the well known ways.
For the protective purposes hereinbefore mentioned we combine with the
sweater a flap D which may be either ribbed or plain fabric or of the same knitted
material as the sweater.
This flap has one edge connected to the garment preferably on the inside of the
'front body fabric.
The connection may be effected by sewing by hand or by means of a linking
machine or a row of loops in the body fabric may be run on to the needles
of preferably a straight bar knitting frame and the flap knitted thereto, or the said
flap may be attached by a series of buttons or connected to or formed with the front
body fabric in any other suitable manner.
Near each corner of the flap a button hole is formed and strengthened with an
overlaid piece of strong woven material D₁ and on each side of the collar on
the inner face of the latter a button D2 is fixed to which the flap may be
fastened.
Any other suitable connective means than the button may be employed for this
purpose.
When protection for the throat of the wearer is desired the flap is raised and
fixed in the position shown in Figure 1.
In this position the flap forms a very valuable adjunct to a sweater for cycling
purposes and may be brought into requisition very readily when riding against
a very heavy or cutting head-wind and thus defends the throat against sudden
chills.
For football, golf, tennis, and other forms of athletics or pastimes wherein periods
of rest or inactivity occur after sharp exercise has produced a heated condition of
the person, the herein described protective throat flap will be found of great service
to clothe the throat and prevent the cold affecting the same.
When no longer required for throat protection or before the necessity for such
arises the flap may be tucked down inside the sweater as indicated in Figure 2
where it will increase the thickness of the front body fabric and act as a protector
to the chest.
Although the form in which the protective flap is shown in the drawing is the one
which is most generally useful it is obvious that the length of the flap may

page_text: be increased so that it would cover not only the chest but also the abdomen
of the rider.
In this case when used as in Fig. 1 the flap would be folded over near where it
is fastened on to the buttons D2 so that there would be double thickness of fabric
against the throat.
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 :-
1. In a sweater, jersey or similar garment the provision of a throat protecting
flap substantially as described.
2. In a sweater, jersey or similar garment the combination of a flap such as D
substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. A sweater, jersey or like garment having a flap attached thereto along one of
its edges and adapted to be temporarily fastened to the collar or to be turned down.
inside the garment substantially as and for the purpose described.
4. The improved sweater or jersey substantially as and for the purpose described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 25th day of March 1896.
JOHN HARRIS COOPER.
JOHN ARTHUR CORAH.
JOHN HARRIS COOPER.
JOHN ARTHUR CORAH.
Witness-
E. N. LEWIS,
Berridge Street Chambers, Leicester.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants.