US1423315A - Rain cape - Google Patents

Description

L. H. GEIS.

RAIN CAPE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, I92l.

names stares rarest series LEOPOLD H. GEES, 9F MGUNT ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO NEW YORK MACKINTOSH CLOTHING 60., OF NEW YGRK, N. Y, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

RAIN earn.

Application filed Julie 10,

1 0 all iii/2.0m 2'15 may concern:

Be it known that l, lanoroLn lil. (hers, a citizen of the United States, and resident ct .ll lount Arlington, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented cer tain new and usetul improvements in Rain Capes, of which the following is a specification.

The ijm'ention pertains to combined capes and hoods to be worn by ladies and children and preferably made. ol waterproof material, wherefore the garments are usually styled as rain capes. (hirments oil this character are well-known. The cape loosely lits around the body of the wearer and the hood may be turned down at the back or drawn forwardly over the head of the wearer, and in a rain-storm the hood would naturally be turned up over the head. Garments of this character have suffered due tostrains at the back of the hood and cape when the wearer has leaned over or put the head and shoulders through other natural movements, the forward part of the head serving to pull the hood forwardly and the hood acting against the cape at the back oil? the neck to strain. it. Other movements of the head and shoulders have tended to distort the back of the hood. My invention seeks to provide means for permitting the wearer oi? the garment to lean forwardly or turn the head in any desired inclination or position without straining either the hood or cape portion of the garment, and to this end I provide at the back ol the neck portion 01 the cape and hood apocket whose mouth normally remains closed during the ordinary walking position of the wearer and which, when the wearer leans forwardly or turns the head forwardly, will open to afford additional length to the back of the hood, whereby the hood when pulled. at its upper forward portion is prevented "from being strained or from straining the cape or neck-band as well as from tearing out the seams connecting the hood, neck-band and cape together. I also provide the bacl; the hood with a box plait wl'iich continues down to the lfllOlltl]. of the aloresaid pocket and affords lateral 6X- pansibility in the hood which, combined with the lengthwise expansibility aifor ded by the said pocket, saves the garment from strain under all usual conditions and prolongs the useful. life ot the garment.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

Fatented July 18, 1922.

1921. Serial No. 476,399.

from the detailed description hereinafter in'esented, re'l erence being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

liig. l is a frontperspective view of a cape and hood embodying the features of my inrention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, taken partly from the back, of the same;

Fl g. 8 is a similar view showing the spreading of the pocket at the back of the neck to accommodate the forward inclination of the head wearing the hood I Fig. 4; is a central vertical section, on a larger scale and partly broken away, through clined and the pocket at the back ol the neck I has been opened to a material extent.

' [In the drawings, 10 denotes the cape portion. of the garment, 11 the hood and 12 the neck-band secured at its lower edge by a line of sewing 13 to the cape 10 and, except at the mouth of the pocket at the back of the neck, to the lower edge of the hood 11, the seam 13 securing the cape and hood, ex: cept at said mouth, together and also sec-uring the collar or neck-band 12 in position.

The ends o't the neck-band 12 are equipped,

with suitable snap-fasteners or other securing means 14, as usual. At the back of the neck-band 12 is formed an inwardly set pocket 15 which is elongated horizontally at the back of the neck-band and has an open mouth 16, and said pocket is preferably formed from a separate piece of material "folded upon itsel'l and extended inwardly along the backof the neck-band l2 and between the plies thereof, the lower edge of the inner layer or ply of said material being secured by the line of sewing 13 to the cape and inner ply of the neck-band, and the lower edge of the outer layer or ply of said material being secured to the lower edge of the back of the hood and to the lower edge of the outer ply of the neck-band by a line and cape portion 10 from being pulled in a manner which, in. the absence of the yielding pocket 15, might tend to tear the hood from the cape or injure the hood or cape. The material of the pocket 15' may be the same as that of the cape 10 or of any suitable character and the material of said pocket by being folded upon itself, as shown in Fig. may lie flat against the back of the neck and not be detrimental to the appearance of the garment. The pocket 15 need not extend unduly around the hood 11, and my purpose is that it shall not extend laterally to any greater extent than necessary for the purposes of the invention. The neck-band 12 is formed of an inner layer or ply 18 and an outer layer or ply 19, and these two layers are secured together at the upper edge of the neck-band by a seam 20. The inner layer 18 is secured at its lower edge to therape 10 and alSO to the hood 11. except at the mouth 16 of the pocket 15, by the line of sewing 1-3, and along this line the said inner ply or layer 18 is also secured at its lower edge to the lower edge of the inner layer or ply of the fabric of the pocket 15 by said seam line 13. The outer layer oriply 19 of the neck-band 12 is, except at the mouth 16 of the pocket 15, secured to the cape at the seam line 13, and at the mouth of the pocket 15 said outer layer or ply 19 is secured at its lower edge to the lower edge of the outer .pl'y of the pocket 15 and to the hood 11 by the line of sewing 17. In view of this construction of the neck-band at the pocket 15, the outer ply of said neck-band and the outer ply of said pocket may hinge or unfold and extend upwardly and forwardly on the inclination and forward pull of the hood, in the manner illustrated in Figs. 3, 5 and 6. the neck-band ply 19 turning upwardly at the line of sewing 20 and the pocket opening outwardly and upwardly and form.- ing an extension which will relieve all the strains which would otherwise be exerted against the hood and the upper edge of the cape when a person wearing the garment leans forwardly. therefore that the hood 11 is secured to the cape 10and neck-band 12 by the line 01 sewin g 1 3, exceptat the back of the neck of the rape where the lower edge of the hood is secured to the outer ply 19 of the neck-band It is to be understood rate piece of material may serve as a stay to prevent the lower edge of the hood from pulling, under any use of the garment, unduly against the outer ply 19 of the neckband or through said ply against the upper edge of the neck-band. The pocket 15 might be formed between the two plies of the neck band by leaving the mouth 16 and securing the lower edge of the back of the hood directly to the lower edge of the outer ply 19 of the neck-band, without the use of the separate piece of pocket material shown, but a more substantial structure is presented by said pocket being formed of a separate piece of material folded in between the outer and inner plies of the neck-band, as shown in Fig. 1. vVhen the head is inclined for- '\vardly to a considerable extent, the hood, in capes as heretofore constructed, pulls with considerable force against the back of the cape portion of the garment, and the strain has been against the back of the neck of the garment as well as against the forward portion of the hood where it passes over the forehead of the wearer, but with the use of my invention the strain is, under the conditions stated, entirely relieved from 'the hood and also from the back of the neck of the cape, and at the same time the presence of the extensible pocket 15 leaves the back of the neck fully protected and prevents the hood from being torn away from the neck band. J

'1 preferably utilize the pocket 15' made of a separate piece of material to secure special advantages which would be absent if the pocket were formed directly between and by the inner and outer plies of the neck-band,

but either construction would be within the broader scope of my invention as presenting an extensible feature of great advantage over rain-capes as heretofore constructed.

A further feature of my invention resides in the vertical box-plait 21 at the lower portion of the back of the hood and terminating at the mouth 16 of the pocket 15. The boxplait 21 permits of a lateral spreading of the hood around the head, and this lateral spreading of the hood combines with the pocket 15 to avoid destrurtive strains on the hood and cape during the various twisting and other movements of the hood and shoulders of the wearer. The box-plait- 21 18 also of advantage in adapting the hood for heads.

differing. in size anddiffering in the quantity and dressing of the halr thereon. The two features of myinvention reside in the provisionof the pocket at the back of'the neck adjoining the'hood and cape and in the pro vision of the box-plait 21 at the back of the head andextending to the mouth of said pocket, Whether the pocket is formed be tween the two plies of the neck-band or by the separate piece of material, as shown, the pocket when opened does not expose the neck of the wearer, and therefore while the pocket has an open'mouth, I define said pocket as a closed pocket, because when opened it does not expose the neck or back of the head of the wearer.

One objection to rain-capes, the same have heretofore been constructed, is that the hood is not adapted to the varying sizes of heads andithe varying quantities of hair thereon to such extent as to render the hood comfortable for all sizes and conditions thereof, and frequently it is desired to wear the hood over a hat on the head, and this with the other conditions present render it desirable that the hood should be automatically adjustable to the head and head conditions, and this result I attain by means of the box-plait 21 and the pocket 15 which permit of both lateral expansibility at the back of the head and vertical extensibility above the back of the neck. A well recognized objection to the hoods of rain-capes as heretofore constructed is that when the cape is buttoned closely about the neck and the wearer has occasion to project the head forwardly, the pull on the garment at the back of the neck draws the hood back from over the forehead, and this condition is wholly remedied by my invention, which provides for vertical extensibility in the hood whenever the head of the wearer of the hood is thrust forwardly, the relation of the upper front portion ofthe hood to the head remaining undisturbed, and this being due to the presence of the boX-plait 21 and pocket 15.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A garment of the character described comprising a cape to be fastened around the neck of the wearer and a hood to be worn on the head and secured at its lower edge to the neck-portion of said cape, said garment at the back of the neck having a horizontally disposed open mouthed pocket extending inwardly and closed at its inner portion to protect the neck of the wearer, said pocket comprising an inner part secured to the upper edge of the cape and an outer part connected with said inner part and capable of being turned upwardly and to the outer free edge of which the lower edge of the hood at the back of the neck is secured, whereby said pocket is adapted 'to open upwardly when the head is thrust forwardly and thus afford an extension along the lines of the strain created by such movement of the head, whereby the garment is saved from injury'and the hood is permitted to remain comfortably on the head.

2. A garment of the character described comprising a cape to be fastened around the neck of the wearer and a hood to be worn on the head and secured at its lower edge to the neck portion of said cape, said garment at the back of the neck having a horizontally disposed open mouthed pocket extending inwardly and closedat its inner portion to protect the neck of the wearer, and said hood above and extending to the mouth of said pocket having a vertical box-plait free to collapse inwardly on an upward strain on the hood and to expand laterally to meet variations of head conditions, and said pocket being adapted to open upwardly when the head is thrust forwardly and thus afford an extension along the lines of the strain created by such movement of the head, whereby the garment is saved from injury and the hood is permitted to remain coinfortably on the head.

v 3. A garment of the character described comprising a cape, a neck-band of two plies fastened together along theirupper edges and at their lower edges being fastened together and to said cape except at the back of the neck, where the lower edge of the inner ply is fastened to the cape and the lower edge of the outer ply is left free of the cape to form an open mouth leading inwardly between said plies, and a hood secured at its lower edge to said cape and neck-band except at the back of the neck, where the lower edge of the hood is secured to'the said free portion of the outer ply of theneck-band at said open mouth, said mouth being adapted to open upwardly when the head is thrust forwardly and thus afford an extension along the lines of the strain created by such movement of the head, whereby the garment is saved from. injury and the hood is permitted to remain comfortably on the head.

4. A garment of the character described comprising a cape, a neck-band of two plies fastened together along their upper edges and at their lower edges being fastened together and to said cape exceptat the back of the neck, where the lower edge of the inner ply is fastened to the cape and the lower edge of the outer ply is left free of the cape to form an open mouth leading inwardly between said plies, and a hood secured at its'lower edge to said cape and neck- .band except at the back of the neck, where the lower edge of the hood is secured to the said free portion of the outer ply of the neckband at said open mouth, and said hood having at its back and extending downwardly to said mouth a Vertical box-plait free to collapse inwardly on an upward strain on the hood and to expand laterally to meet variations of head conditions, said mouth being adapted to open upwardly when the head is thrust forwardly and thus afford an extension along the lines of the created by suohmovemwt of the head, anerehy the garment is saved from injury and the hood is permitted to remain (Emiltortably on the head. a

5 5. A. garment of the character described comprising a cape, a necleband of two plies fastened together along their upper edges and at their lower edges being fastened together and to said cape except at the back oi"; the neck, where the lower edge of the inner ply is fastened to the cape and the lower edge of the outer ply, is left free of the cape to form an open mouth, an inserted pocket closed at its inner portions and secured at its edges around said mouth which constitutes the entrance to said pocket, and a hood secured at its lower edge to said cape and neck-band except at the hack of the neck, where the lower edge of the hood is secured to the said free portion of the onter ply of the neck-hand at said open month, said mouth and pocket being adapted to lees-31b open upwardly when the head thrust Forwardly and thus afford an extension along the lines of the strain created by such movement of the head, whereby the garment is saved from injury and the hood is permitted to remain comfortably on the head.

6. A garmentof the character described comprising a cape, a neck-band fastened thereto and to b secured around the neck of the wearer, and a hood fastened at its lower edges to the neck-band and .cape at the lower edge of the neck-band and having at the lower portion of its back a vertical boxlait tree to collapse inwardly on an upward strain on the hood and to expand laterally to meet variations of head condi tio ns.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York. this 7th vday of June A. D. 1921.

LEOPOLD H. ems.

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