US1556390A - Raincoat - Google Patents

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K. B. WOODLEY RAINCOAT Filed June 19. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented Oct. 6, 1925.:

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' Application Medium, 1924. mm in. 720,905.

To all whom it may amwem:

Be it known that I, KATHERINE B. Wooo- LEY, a citizen of the United States of Amer ica, and a resident of Oak Park, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful 1mprovement in Raincoats, of which the following is a specification.

Th's invention relates to improvements in rain capes particularly adapted for use in emergencies, and an improved process of manufacturing the same. The principal ob.-

ject of my invention is to produce an article of the class described which is made of relatively inexpensive material such as waterproof paper andwhich may be formed'from a simple pattern and be folded into a compact package but when in use will provide protection from rain especially in cases of emergencies and which may under ordinary conditions be used several times before discarding.

My inventionma-y be best understood by reference to accompanying drawings, m which: 25

Fig. l'is a View of the completed cape use.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the cape shown in Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 isa detailed sectional view taken transversely of the fold adjacent one of the arm holes.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the pattern from which the cape is made, andillustrating the manner 'in which the creping is applied thereto during the process of forming the ca e.

eferring now to the embodiment of myv inventionshown in the drawings: The cape of garment 10 consists of a body portion 11 having a hood portion 12 formedintegrally therewith. These portions are preferably made of waterproofed paper or similar relaca o eferring now tothe pattern from whichmy improved garment is made, and the method of'forming the same which constitutes an important feature of the invention, a ty ical pattern is illustrated in Figure 4, Win51 shows a single flat pieceof material.

v the hood and,body portion.

..; In -order to produce a substantlally form 'fitting device as shown in Figures 1 and 2,

this piece is grasped by the hand, or other suita center point of the material area,'as-for instance at B, while the outer margins are brought together, and in this position the material is. crimped or pleated in folds extending along lines radiatin from thetpart B, as indicated by'the lines C on the attern. Any suitable means maybe use to produce this crimping or pleating effect, as for instance, by twistin by hand, or by pleating along more regu ar folder with machiner The line 14 on the pattern indicates t e line of cut for forming the hood 11. I prefer to make this out after the whole piece A is crimped so that both hood 11 and body pattern 12 will be given their desired form in one operation, and without danger of tearingthe material at the juncture of Y Armholes 20 may be cut in form of slits as indicated. Rows of fasteners, as for in- .stance consisting of eyelets 2 121, and

strings 22- 22, of the ordinary kind commonly used for fastening envelopes. These eyelets are preferably arranged along substantially lines as shown herem, two pairs of lines 23, 23 and 24, 24 being provided, each pair being on opposite sides of an armhole 20, the ar'ran' ement being such that the eyelets may be astened by hand, either passed through the armholes,and fastened from the inside of the fold formed thereby, or, by passing the hand and arm around the lower margin of the arment and fastening from the outside. en fastened along the lines indicatedthe" fold illustrated in Figure 3 thus provide additional rotection for the armswhich may be enc osed in the fold. The armholes are also thus protected against the, entrance of rain. Furthermore, by use of these fasteners, the garment is made to. conform more closely to the; body of the.

wearer. I

The garment is also capable of ,being further conformed to fit the wearer by means of a tape or string 25- threaded around the ,hood portion 12 above the cut 14 so that the 1e secnrmgmeans, substantially at the Another ,tape or string 26, is also threaded around the top of the ea c, below the cut- 14 so as to fit the same o'sely around the neck ofthewearer. A a

Under some conditions it may be desired to cut outaportion of the material of the body portion along substantially radial lines, as for instance lines 29 and of the pattern and then secure adjacent margins 1 of the body portions together, so as to cut out excessive fullness of the arment. Un-

der ordinary conditions, ho ver, and especially in case the shorter length arments are used, I find that the garment p eated or 15 crimped as described, readily conforms it-' self to the body of the wearer without showing an evidence of excessive material, and yetv a ording comfortand full freedom of movement to the wearer.

' A garment constructed in accordance with my invention is capable of bein made-ecoat a'low figure for emergency wear. It may particular embodiment of our invention, it

will be'understood that I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction shown and described, but that various changes and modifications maybe made. without departfrom the spirit and scope of my invens ing tion. What I claim as my invention is: Q A garment having a body portion and a hood portion formed of one piece of waterproof aper, piece bein cut on .asub-fl i stantia y cont nuous curved in to form. the lower or outermargins of said bod portion, and also'beinggcut" on a curved ine adjaj a fleorgatheftenter cr m thertlaofie to form a ion, sai jmateria crim 0l' fol d along' 'lines', radiating o ward said margins. v c 2. A garment having a body portionand a hood portion formed of one plece of waterpaper, said piece being cut on a substant a 1y continuously curved line to form' the lower or outer margins of said body portion, and also .being cut on a curved line adjacent the center of area thereof to form and hood portion,, 7 said material being crimped or folded along lines centering sub- 9 stantially in said hood portion and radiatin"g toward said margins.

'3. A garment having abody portion'and a hood portion formed of one piece of water proof paper, said piece bein cut on a substantially continuous curved e to form the ing toward said margins, and string means I threaded circularly below said hood portion nomically in large quantities an to be sold i be folded compactly for carrying or for sale tion, and also bein 'cut on a curved line admargins, a

lower or outer margins of said body ortion, and also being cut on a curved ne adjacent the center of area thereof to form said hood portion, said material being crim ed or folded along lines centering substantlally in said hood portion and radiating toward said 7 margins, and string means threaded about the margin of said hood portion for gathering the same. j

' 4. A garment having a body portion and a hood portion formed of one piece of waterproof aper, said piece being cut on a substantia 1y continuous curved line to form the lower or outer margins of said body ior-v tion, and also being cut on a cprved ine adjacent the center of area thereof to form saidhood portion, said material being I crimped or foldedalong lines centering substantially to said hood portion and radiatto form a constricted opening adapted to fit the neck of the wearer. j 5; A garment having a body portion and a hood portion-formed of one piece of wa-v y terproof paper, said piece being cut on a substantially continuous curved line to form the lower or outer margins of said body portion, and also bein cut on a curved line adjacent the center 0 area thereof to form said hood; portion, said material being crimped or folded alon lines centering substantially in said hood portion and radiating toward said margins, string means threaded about the margin of Bald hood. portion for agathering thesame, and st means thre ed circularly below said h portion to form a constricted opening adapted to fit the neck of the wearer.

6. A garmenthaviieig a body portion and v a hood portion form of one piece of waterproof paper, said piece be' cut 'on a substantially continuouscurved lme to form the lower or outer margins of said body perwent the center 0 area thereof to form said ood rtion, said material being crimped v or fol ed along lines radia in toward said margins, and a plurali o cooperating fastening devices on said body portion at ranged in rows spaced'apart on substantially rad al, lines. I 7J garment haviii a body portion and a hood rtion forme of one piece of waterproo paper ,'said piece being cut on a substantially' contlnuous curved line to form the lower or outer margins of said body portion, and also being cut one curved line ad'acent the center of area thereof to form sai hoodportion, said material being crimped or folded along lines radiatin toward said air of arm ho es in opposite sides of sai body rtion, and fastening meansfor forming I olds in said body p'orno tion, said folds including said arm holes;

' in opposite sides of said body portion, and

a plurality of cooperating fastening devices on said body portion arranged in rows spaced apart on substantially radial lines on opposite sides of said arm holes.

9. A garment having a body portion and a hood portion formed of one piece of waterproof paper, said piece being cut on a substantially continuous curved line to form the lower or outer margins of said body portion, and also being cut on a curved line adjacent the center of area thereof to form said hood portion, said material being crimped or folded along lines centering'substantially in said {hood portion and radiating toward said margins, string means threaded about the margin of said hood portion for gathering the same, string means threaded circularly below said hood portion to form a constricted opening adapted to fit the neck of the wearer, a pair of arm holes in opposite sides of said body portion, and a plurality of cooperating fastening devices on said body portion arranged in rows spaced apart. on substantially radial lines on opposite sides of said arm holes.

10. The method of forming a garment of waterproof paper which consists of cutting a pattern of flat paper material along a continuously curved-line, crimping or pleating said material along substantially radial lines centerin adjacent the center of area thereof, and t ereafter cutting said material to provide hood and body portions of the garment.

11. The method of forming a garment of Waterproof pa r from a' pattern of flat paper materia substantially circular in shape, the'center portion of which is adapted to form a hood and the surrounding material adapted to form a body portion, which consists in crimping or pleating said material in folds arranged radially of the piece, and centering in the portion of the area adapted to form said hood and thereafter cutting said material along a substantially concentric line to provide hood and body=portions of the arment.

Signed at Chicago, 11., this 16th day of June, 1924.

' KATHERINE B. WOODLEY.

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