When was the first raincoat invented in the world
In 1747, a French engineer Francois Freno created the world's first raincoat, he used to obtain latex from rubber wood, put on shoes and coat in the latex solution for dipping treatment, can play a role in waterproofing.
The raincoat is rain clothes made of waterproof material. The waterproof cloth raincoat for tape, linoleum and plastic film. A modern waterproof cloth on permeability, such as the commonly used special nylon and Gore-Tex. Breathable raincoat to wear in the rain when the heat dissipated from water vapor in the raincoat, increase comfort.
In 1747, a French engineer Francois Freno created the world's first raincoat, he used to obtain latex from rubber wood, put on shoes and coat in the latex solution for dipping treatment, can play a role in waterproofing.In a rubber factory in Scotland, England, a worker named Mackin Duus.1823 day, Mackin Duus at work, careful not to drop rubber solution to clothes. He found, hastened to hand rub, it seems to penetrate the rubber solution clothes, not only did not erase instead, painted a piece. However, Mackin Duus was a poor worker, he could not bear to throw away this dress, so still wearing it to work.Soon, Mackin Duus found that the rubber where this dress painted, as if coated with a layer of waterproof glue, although it ugly, but not water. He thought quickly and simply the whole clothes are coated with rubber, it made a rain clothes. With this new clothes. Mackin Duus never worry about rain. This novel thing spread quickly, the factory colleagues know, have to follow the practice of Mackin Duus mackintosh waterproof made. Later, mackintosh's reputation is growing, caused by the British metallurgist Parkes's attention, he this study also of intense interest in special clothes. Parkes was coated with rubber clothes while impervious, but it's hard and brittle, wore neither beautiful nor comfortable. Parkes decided to make an improvement on the clothes. Don't want to To this, a lot of improvement actually spent ten years of effort. By 1884, Parkes was invented by carbon disulfide as solvent, dissolved rubber, preparation of waterproof products, and apply for a patent. In order to make the invention can quickly applied to production into commodities, Parkes had sold to a patent a man named Charles. After a lot of agricultural production began, "Charles raincoat company" store also quickly became popular in the world.
