Untitled record

Application filed April 24,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hermann F. Bindseil, of the city, county, aud State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improve5 ments in Reversible Cloaks, of which the following is a specification.

The silk and fur lined ladies’ cloaks iu general use have the disadvantage that the silk is spoiled by exposure to rain, whereby the io elegant appearance of these rather expensive garments is destroyed to some extent.

The object of this invention is to furnish a lady’s silk cloak lined with fur, quilted fabric, plush, or other material which may be 15 readily reversed and a water - proof cover brought to the outside whenever it is desirable to protect the silk against rain; and the invention consists of a lady’s silk cloak which is provided between the silk covering and the 20 lining with a layer of water-proof material that is attached, together with the lining, to the silk covering along the sides, but detachable therefrom at the upper and lower edges, so that the cloak is adapted to be reversed aud 25 the silk covering or the water-proof material brought to the outside. The cloak is provided along its sides with a double trimming, a part of which is always shown, whether the silk covering or the water-proof material forms the 30 outside of the cloak.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure ! represents a front elevation of my improved lady’s silk cloak. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, shown with the water-proof mate35 rial at the outside, a portion being broken away to show the silk covering and the lining. Fig. 3 is an inside view of the cloak with raised collar, showing the connection of the silk covering with the lining. Fig. 4 is a vertical 40 transverse section of the cloak on line x x, Fig. 1; and Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a detail view of the double side trimming of the cloak and a vertical transverse section of the same on line y y, Fig. 5.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In carrying out my invention my improved cloak is made of three different parts—of an outer silk covering, A, of an intermediate 50 layer, Β, of water-proof material, and of a lining, C, of fur, quilted fabric, plush, or other suitable material.

In making the cloak the three parts are connected along the sides and provided with a double edge trimming, D, of fur or other suit- 55 able material. The lining C and water-proof layer B are connected together at the upper and lower edges, but not connected to the silk covering A, w'hich is attached by button-holes to buttons «or other means at both sidesof lining and 60 water-proof layer. By means of the openings at the upper and lower edges the cloak may be reversed so as to bring either the silk covering or the water-proof layer to the outside, as shown respectively iu Figs. 1 and 2. After 65 the cloak has been reversed the silk covering A is buttoned at the upper part, while it may be buttoned or left open at the lower part. When the silk covering A is at the outside it is connected by its inside buttons, «, to the lin- 70 ing C at both the upper and lower edges, as shown in Fig. 1. The collar E is attached to the lining and water-proof layer, and arranged to overlap the silk covering or the water-proof layer when either one is at the outside of the 75 cloak. The double trimming D along both sides of the cloak serves to form a trimming for the cloak whether the silk covering or water-proof layer is at the outside, as shown clearly in the drawings. Of the double trim- 80 ming D one part always extends to the outside, the other to the inside, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

By the use of the water-proof-layer or covering ladies’ silk cloaks can be protected in 85 emergencies against injury by rain, so that the cloaks can be worn longer, as the appearance of the silk covering is preserved.