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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

' A. J. TOWER.

v GOAT. I No. 267,729. Patented Nov. 21, 1882.

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A. J. TOWER.

GOAT.

No. 267,729. Patented NOV. 21, 1882.

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UNITED STATES ATENT' rrroa.

ABNER' J. TOWER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

COAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,729, dated November 21, 1882- Application filed July 17, 1882.

Beit known that I, ABNER J. TOWER, of Boston, in the county ot'Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefullmprovement in Coats, of which the following is a specification.

This inve ntion is an improvement in coats adapted to'be used on horseback, and it relates particularly to that class of horsemens coats which are oiled or otherwise rendered water-proof, so as to protect the wearer from the weather. This class of garments are in extensive use in certain portions of the country where the wearers are almost continually onhorseback-as in herding cattle, for in- V stance.

The object of the invention is to provide a storm-flap, which will, when the wearer of the coat is on horseback, lie over and in front of the pommel of the saddle in such a manner that, although .the body of the coat is necessarily spread apart, the persons clothing and l saddle are thoroughly protected from the rain,

' which otherwise could drive in and saturate of my improved coat with the storm-flap in position for walking. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the modification above referred to.

A represents the body of the coat provided with the storm-flap B. This storm-flap B is not new in this invention, and is usually retained in connection with my improvement, although it may be omitted. Stitched to the v I body A of the coat, at one side of the front opening, is my improved storm-flap G. The upper end of my storm-flap G is stitched to the flap B, or it may be integral with the latte'r. In case no flap B is used, the upper end of the storm-flap O is secured in any manner to the coat-body A. The storm-flap 0 (shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4) is bifurcated at G, in order (No model.)

to be adapted to the situation of the wearer when on horseback, and extends almost to points at G 0'. At 6" it is stitched to the body of the .coat. At 0 it is, when used as a horsemans coat, buttoned over the button a, and when used for street wear, as shown in Fig. 4, buttoned over the button b, so as to remove the fullness which there would necessarily be in the flap 0 when the coat was buttoned all the way down.

It will be seen that the flap (l in Fig. 1 completely covers the pommel (shown in broken lines at inFig. 1) of the saddle and hugs the horses back, so that no rain or snow can drive in. The saddle shown is the style commonly in use by the class wearing this style of garment.

In the modification shown in Figs. 3 .and 5 the flap is made in two pieces, each of which is stitched to the main portion of the coat, one to each side. The ett'ect and general appearance are the same as the flap shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, the two pieces of the former producing the same shape as the single piece forming the latter. When the flap shown in Figs. 3 and 5 is in position for riding, one half is buttoned over the button 0 (dotted lines, Fig.

3) and the other half over the button f, each half-flap being secured to a button on the op posite side of the coat. For street wear the two half-flaps O are both buttoned on the same side of the coat, as shown in Fig. 5, one lapping upon the other and secured upon the buttons g h.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a horsemans coat, a storm flap or flaps, C, secured to one or both sides of the coat, extending across the front of the same, of substantially the shape shown, and adapted to cover or lie in front of the pommel of the sad dle,and thereby prevent the admission of rain, 850., at that point, substantially as shown.

2. In a horsemans coat, astorm flap or flaps secured to one or both sides of the coat, extending across the front of the same, and cut so that when placed in position for riding the ends 0 0' extend downward and leave a central space, whereby the flap or flaps fit pommel of the saddle and prevent the ad mising devices being situated near an edge of the to sion of rain, &c., at that point, substantially coat for use on horseback and the other beas described. ing situated farther from the edge for use when 3. In a horsemans coat, the combination of Walking, substantially as and for the purpose the flap or flaps G and coat-body A, the latter set forth.

being provided with two buttons or sets of but- 'ABNER J. TOWER. tons, or other fastening devices, by means of Witnesses: which the free end of the flap or flaps may be HENRY W. WILLIAMS,

secured, one fastening device or set of fasten- JOSEPH ISHBAUGH.

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