Improvements in the Method of Connecting Collars and Cuffs to Shirts, and Appliances therefor.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Connecting Collars and Cuffs to
Shirts, and Appliances therefor.
I, WILLIAM NORTHORPE, of 38 Turnpike Lane, Hornsey Park in the county of
Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
The object of this invention is to provide simple means for readily and securely
attaching to shirts for personal wear collars and cuffs, and for detaching same
when desired with equal facility.
To this end, first in regard to the collar connection, I fix on the outside of the
neck band of the shirt one or more tabs. that is to say, flaps fixed at one end and
free at the other. Preferably fix the upper end so that the tab projects
downwards, but 1 may fix it otherwise.
To receive the said tab or tabs I provide a corresponding loop or loops on the
inside of the collár fixed at both ends-or obviously the above arrangement may
be reversed and the tab fixed on the collar and the loop fixed on the shirt. Το
attach the collar to the shirt the loop or loops is or are simply passed upwards over
the tab or tabs and the ends of the collar secured in any usual manner.
Secondly, in regard to cuffs, 1 provide a narrow band at the end of either shirt
sleeve and in each band I form two or more eyelet holes and in position corresponding
thereto I fix on the inner side of the cuffs loops similar to those above described
for the collar. I. connect each eyelet hole to one loop by means of a metal clip
adapted to be inserted and clasped together, or to spring in. Such clip may consist
of a piece of metal of suitable resilience either bent over and having one end
formed with a catch to receive the other end; or it may be in the form of a
flattened letter S having its extremities suitably bent over to hold the material and
prevent scratching.
This 7th day of Mu... 1000
J. C. CHAPMAN,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of Connecting Collars and Cuffs to
Shirts, and Appliances therefor.
WILLIAM NORTHORPE, of 38 Turnpike Lane Hornsey Park in the county of
Middlesex, Engineer, 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 :—
The object of this invention is to provide a simple means for readily and securely
attaching to shirts for personal wear collars and cuffs and for detaching same when
desired with equal facility, and I will fully describe my invention in reference to the
accompanying figures:
First in regard to the collar connection; Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a
front or inside elevation and a plan of a collar and Figure 3 a back elevation of
neck band of shirt. Figure 4 is a cross section showing the collar attached
according to one method; Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 are the same views of an alternative
method.
Referring to figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 I fix on the outside of the neck band n of the
shirt one or more tabs t, that is to say, flaps fixed at one end and free at the other.
Preferably I fix the upper end so that the tab projects downwards, but I may fix it
otherwise in such a way for example as is hereinafter set forth.

page_text: To receive the said tab or tabs t I provide a corresponding loop or loops / on the
inside of the collar c fixed at both ends, or obviously the above arrangement may
be reversed as illustrated in figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 and the tabt fixed on the collar c
with its free end projecting upwards and the loop fixed on the neckband n. To
attach the collar to the shirt in the first case the loop or loops on the collar is or are
simply passed upwards over the tab or tabs on the neckband as illustrated figures 1
to 4 and 9 and the ends of the collar secured in any usual manner; and in the
second case figures 5 to 8 the tabt is on the collar and is simply passed upwards
through the loop on the neckband and the back fastening is complete.
Secondly in regard to the attachment of cuffs; figures 9. 10, 11, I provide a narrow
band at the end of either shirt sleeve and in each band I form two or more eyelet
boles e e, in position corresponding thereto I fix on the inner side of the cuffs
loops! similar to those above described for the collar. I connect each eyelet
hole to one loop by means of a metal clip adapted to be inserted and clasped
together or to spring in. Such clip may consist of a piece of flat metal of
suitable resilience either of the form shown in the views given under figure 13,
wherein one end is formed with a catch to receive the other end which is tapered
after the manner of a "safety" pin; or it may be in the form of a flattened letter S
as under figure 14, having its extremities suitably bent over to hold the material and
prevent scratching. In either case one end of the metal is passed through the eyelet
hole e and then through the loop and secured as illustrated in the complete
attachment figure 12.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The herein before described method of connecting collars to shirts by means of
a tab or tabs on the one and a corresponding loop or loops on the other arranged
and adapted for connection substantially as set forth in reference to figures 1 to 9.
2. The herein before described method of attaching cuffs to shirt sleeves by means
of eyelet holes in the one and corresponding loops in the other arranged and adapted
for connection together detachably by metal clips such as set forth in reference to
figures 10 to 14.
Dated this 7th day of Dasambar 1980.
J. C. CHAPMAN, Fel. Inst. Patent Agents,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.