US1723214A - Hunting coat - Google Patents

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I.F ShdVTH HUNTING COAT Aug. 6, 1929.

Filed NOv 26, 1928 adonwqd Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISIDORE I. SMITH, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T THE HETTRICK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

HUNTING COAT.

Application led November 26, 1928. Serial No. 321,899.

accessible, may be entirely opened for inspection and cleaning, and lends itself admirably' for commercial production. Other lo objects and advantages will hereinafter apear. p The invention is Vshown by way of illus? tration in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a View of a hunting coat spread out to show the inside thereof;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail showing aV portion of the game pocket fully opened;

Fig. 3 vis a section on the line 8 3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4E is a detail showing another manner of connecting the sides ofthe pocket to the coat.

rlhe illustrated embodiment of theinven- 25wtion comprises a hunting coat 1 of canvas or other suitable material, and as the body of the coat is of conventional design, detail description thereof is not considered necessary. An important feature of this invention consists in the provision of a pocket which extends from one side of the coat to the other.

As shown, the pocket consists of a piece 2 of fabric, such as canvas, which yextends from the button-hole strip 3 to the buttoncarrying strip 4. The width of the piece 2 is considerable, and may be about one-half the vertical length of the coat in order yto provide a spacious pocket for game. Forming a protecting coating for the fabric piece 2, is a water-proof fabric piece 5, such as rubberized canvas, and this piece is disposed on the inside of the fabric piece 2. This arrangement is particularly advantageous because the fabric piece 2 is kept dry, and furthermore, the surface of the piece 5 is such that it may be readily washed and scoured after the game or fish have been removed from the pocket.

dinarily the lower edge of the coat body is The fabric piece 2 and water-proofpiecefolded upwardly and stitched for reenforcing purposes and to prevent raveling, so that in the' manufacture of this coat no ad-A ditional sewing operation is required.

The sides of the pieces 2 Vand 54 may be detachably connected to the coat body by fastening means 7 having an interlocking slide 8. Such fastening means are usually referred to as zippers, and are well known; detail description is not considered necessary. It is desirable that the side edges of the pocket be detachable to afford complete access to the inside, and thereby eliminate troublesome and disagreeable groping in a dark pocket, although an important feature resides in the ability to thoroughly clean the pocket throughout. If desired, lacing 9 may be used to advantage instead of zippers, and although these means for attaching the sides of the pocket are shown, other equally satisfactory means may be resorted to. It will be apparent that the elongated piece 2 extends from adjacent one free vertical side edge to a point adjacent the other free vertical side edge. The coat shown is conventional in general formation. The free vertical side edges providing the usual fastening means for connecting the free portions.

Secured to the upper marginal edges of the fabric pieces 2 and 5 are fastener members 10 detachably engaging complemental members 11 attached to the inside of the coat body. In this instance, five fasteners are arranged in spaced relation on the coat body and fabric pieces. adapted to support the load carried by the pocket, and are arranged to distribute the strain. K

From the above description,.it is manifest that the pocket may be readily opened by disengaging the fastener members 10 and 11 to permit access to the inside. After game or fish are removed from the pocket, thc sides of the pocket can be released to allow thorough cleaning of the pocket. A valuable feature resides in lthe ability to sew the pocket to the coat without any operation' substantially different from the usual man-V ner of manufacturing similar coats without the above improvements.

Although the invention has been described in connection with a hunting coat, it is not so limited. Numerous changes indetails of lconstruction and arrangement may These fasteners are he uppe margin-ei 'peeen te @he hotly,

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