US181190A

US181190A - Improvement in overalls

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Publication number: US181190A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1876-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 1893-08-15

Description

StLASKEY.

. OVERALLS.

Patented Aug.,15,1876

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l TTED STATESL PATENT GFFIon.

STEPHEN LASKEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. I

nvlPRovElvlEnn IN ovERALLs.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent N o. l S 1,190, dated August 1 5, 1876; application led June 24, 1876.

To all whom @t may concern."

Beit known that I, STEPHEN LAsKEY, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overalls; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable'others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make andi use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to'letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in which- Figure I represents a rear view of a pair of overalls to which my improvement has been applied.

Heretot'orc overalls have been made in which a breast-piece and neck-band have been combined with the overalls 5 but such afforded no protection to the shirt-sleeves.

A regular jumperj or blouse, has also been combined with the overalls 5 but such is too warm in summer time, and, besides, is too costly, and too difficult to put on and off.

My improvement remedies all these troubles, and at the same time yields all the advantages ot' the combined blouse and overall, and of the apron or breast overall.

My improvement consists in constructing the garment without a back, but with a breastpiece, provided with apair of sleeves, 4the upper portions of which are formed with strappieces, whereby, through the aid of a buckle or other suitable fastening device, the sleeves are held lirmlyin place at the back ot' the wearer.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my improvement, I will describe it in detail.

A represents the pantaloon portion of the overall, and B the breast-piece.

4The leg portions of the front of the garment and the breast-piece B are represented as being cut out together-that is, the front part of one leg and one-half of the 'breast in one part, and the front part of the other leg and the other halt' ofthe breast in anotherbut the breast and pantaloon part may be cut out separately, and afterward stitched together, if desired, although I prefer to cut them out together.

The `rear portion of the pantaloon part is represented as being provided with a Waistband, C; but it may be merely a hem, turned down. It is also provided with adjustingstraps a a and buckle b.

The breast-piece Bis cut out at the sides, in the ordinary Wayot making a blouse, for the reception of sleeves D D, yokepieces E E being arranged at the backone on each sidefor this purpose, and which serve to connect the top of the breast-piece at the shoulder with the same piece below the arm, thereby forming the necessary connection for setting in the sleeves. These pieces E may have any required shape given to them, and are terminated at their upper ends with projecting lugs or straps c, by means` of which and a buckle, d, they are secured together, and thus serveto keep the sleeves and breast-piece B in place' around the back ot' the neck of the wearer.

The garment is represented as being openable at the side, to enable it to-be put ott' and on with ease.

To put the garment on, the button e at the side is unbuttoned; the pantaloon part Ais then drawn on; the arms D D are in turn drawn on, and the straps c o then buckled around the neck, and the button e at the side then buttoned up, and the operation is complete. l

In taking the garment off, the reverse operation takes place.

Instead of straps c c and buckle d, alstrong piece of elastic cloth maybe used, but I prefer the former.

Having described my improvement, what I claim .as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An overall, consistingot' 'the pantaloon part A, breast-piece B, and sleeves D D, constructed and arranged for operation substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence oi' two witnesses.

STEPHEN LASKEY.

Witnesses: l

D. E. TAYLOR, J. M. GILsEN.