An Improvement relating to Loose Shirt Fronts.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
An Improvement relating to Loose Shirt Fronts.
I THOMAS WALTER BLENKIRON, trading as W. Blenkıron and Son, of
23 Wood Street in the City of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improvement in loose shirt fronts, and has for its
bject to make such shirt fronts so that the band will fit any size of neck.
And in order that my said invention may be understood 1 will refer to the drawing
accompanying this Specification which shews a view of a loose shirt front with my
mprovement adapted thereto.
a shows the front, b band, which buttons on to the collar stud at c in the ordinary
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An Improvement relating to Loose Shirt Fronts.
I THOMAS WALTER BLENKIRON, trading as W. Blenkıron and Son, of
23 Wood Street in the City of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
ature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improvement in loose shirt fronts, and has for its
bject to make such shirt fronts so that the band will fit any size of neck.
And in order that my said invention may be understood 1 will refer to the drawing
accompanying this Specification which shews a view of a loose shirt front with my
mprovement adapted thereto.
a shows the front, b band, which buttons on to the collar stud at c in the ordinary
way.
The band b instead of being entirely joined on to the top of front as is usual, is
detached therefrom and made as shewn as d d, by which means the top will be
found suntable for necks of various sizes.
Dated this Twont-second day of December 1894.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
I THOMAS WALTER BLENKIRON, trading as W. Blenkiron and Son, of
123 Wood Street in the City of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement
Loose shirt-fronts, as at present made, are open to the serious objection that they
rarely set well, and seldom or never present the appearance of an ordinary well-
fitting shirt front, unless very exactly shaped and used for precisely the size of
neck for which they were originally made.
The reason of this is that the band of the front, intended to go wholly or
partially round the neck, is fastened along the whole length of the top of the
front, and it is a matter of considerable difficulty to cut and slope the loose front
so that the band will be held properly at the neck by the tie or otherwise and at
the same time allow the loose front to set flat upon the chest of the wearer.
Even when this difficulty has been overcome and the band and front fit well, if the
weare has not always collars of exactly the same size, or if the loose front is used
for a different size of neck, the band when fixed in position will fit properly, but
the top of the front not being exactly held at the night curve, the front will not set
well over the chest, but will bulge out or crease, presenting a most unsightly
appearance.
By the method of making the loose front which I adopt, I can entirely remove
the above objections, make a fiont fit any size of neck, and yet set perfectly-
presenting the appearance of an ordinary well-fitting shirt front.

page_text: In order to effect this I make the top of my loose front detached from the neck-
band belonging to it, at each side, for a short distance. This band 18 attached to
the collar stud or button in front in the ordinary way, and the loose portion of the
band fits on the neck, without interfering with the set of the front, which remains
flat whatever be the size of collar and neck for which the band is used
And in order that my said invention may be more clearly understood, I will
now proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawing accompanying the
Provisional Specification, in which a shews the front, the band which buttous on
to the collar stud at c, in the ordinary way.
The band & instead of being entirely joined on to the top of the front as is usual,
is detached at each side of the front for a short distance and made as shown at d d,
by which means the band will be found to fit necks of various sizes, and at the
same time allow the front to set well.
Having now particularly described and ascertamed the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim 18:
1. Loose shirt fionts made substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. In a loose shirt fiont making the collar band detached from the top of the
front for a short distance at each side, for the purposes set forth.
Dated this Twenty-seventh day of March 1895.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.