Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1887
Complete Left, 24th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th Apr., 1888
I, JOSEPH TAYLOR, in the employ of the firm of A. Lyons and Company, of
Canning Place, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Clothiers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved seam for oilskin and other garments whereby
I propose to make them more impervious to wet than when the parts are united by
ordinary seams, and of much greater strength.
In making my improved seam each of the pieces of oilskin to be united is folded so
that the edge of the one is laid within the fold of the other; these pieces are then
sewn together by one, two, or more rows of stitches, each row passing through the
combined folds.
Over the seam thus formed is placed a tape of sufficient breadth to cover it, which
tape is then sewn to the oilskin by one or more rows of stitches, as may be desired,
and the seam is complete.
This kind of seam is not only applicable to oilskin or waterproof garments but to
other garments in which a strong seam is desirable.
The sewing may be done by an ordinary sewing machine, or by hand.
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I, JOSEPH TAYLOR, in the employ of the firm of A. Lyons and Company of
Canning Place Liverpool in the County of Lancaster, Clothiers do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to he
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
I
This Invention relates to an improved seam for oilskin and other garments whereby
I propose to make them more impervious to wet than when the parts are united by
ordinary seams, and of much greater strength.
In making my improved seam each of the pieces of oilskin or other material to be
united is folded so that the edge of the one is laid within the fold of the other; these
pieces are then sewn together by one, two, or more rows of stitches, each row passing
through the combined folds.
Over the seam thus formed is placed a tape of sufficient breadth to cover it, which
tape is then sewn to the oilskin or other material by one or more rows of stitches, as
may be desired, and the seam is complete.
On the accompanying sheet of drawing:
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Figure 1 shows a cross section of my improved seam on an enlarged scale.
Figure 2 is a front view and
Figure 3 a back view thereof.
A A being the pieces joined.
B B are the folds laid the one within the other.
CC the edges of the pieces joined.
D the tape covering the seam.
E the stitches passing through the folds B B and securing the two pieces A A
together.
F the stitches fixing the tape to the pieces A A, over the seam.
This kind of seam is not only applicable to oilskin or waterproof garments but to
other garments in which a strong seam is desirable.
The sewing may be done by an ordinary sewing machine or by hand, and I desire
it to be understood that I do not limit myself to any particular number of rows of
stitches for sewing the pieces together or fixing the covering tape, and that I may
use stitches passing through the tape and the folds B B if 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 :-
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The improved seam for oilskin and other garments herein before described and
illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawing.
Dated this Twenty fourth day of March 1888