Improvements in or relating to Shirt Fronts or the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Shirt Fronts or the like.
I GEORGE LOCKWOOD of 334 and 336 Holloway Road London N. Shirt Maker
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to Shirts or Shirt fronts and more especially to shirts of
the character known as gentlemen's dress shirts" although equally applicable
to detached fronts worn over flannel or other shirts or to insertion fronts or the
like.
For the sake of example I will describe my invention applied to a gentlemen's
dress shirt front the object of my present invention being to obviate the unsight-
liness which is frequently occasioned when a dress shirt front rucks or forms a
gaping opening between the stud or button holes and a further advantage consists
in the protection from cold or draughts which may enter such opening striking the
chest of the wearer and having other features and advantages.
According to my invention I extend the inside flap of the shirt front (i.e. the
edge of the flap which lies undermost when the shirt is in position on the wearer)
and form such extended flap or edge of a rounded form i.e. either a true curve to
any suitable radius or any other desired curve or configuration of said extension
may be used as desired.
The said extension is advantageously formed on and integral with the said flap
or part of the front.
Improvements in or relating to Shirt Fronts or the like.
I, GEORGE LOCKWOOD of 334 and 336 Holloway Road, London, N. Shirt Maker,
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:-
This invention relates to shirts or shirt fronts and more especially to shirts of
the character known as gentleman's "dress shirts" although equally applicable
to "detached fronts' worn over flannel or other shirts or to "insertion fronts or
the like.
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For the sake of example I will describe my invention applied to a gentleman's
dress shirt front the object of my present invention being to obviate the unsight-
liness which is frequently occasioned when a dress shirt front rucks or forms a
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page_text: gaping opening between the stud or button-holes and a further advantage consists
in the protection from cold or draughts (which may enter such gap or gaping
opening) striking the chest of the wearer and having other features and advantages.
According to my invention I extend the inside flap of the shirt front (i.e. the
edge of the flap which lies undermost when the shirt is in position on the wearer)
and form such extended flap or edge of a rounded form i.e. either a true curve to
any suitable radius or any other desired curve or configuration of said extension
may be used as desired.
The said extension is advantageously formed on and integral with the said flap
or part of the front.
And in order that my invention may be easily understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to further describe same with reference to the drawings
hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a face view of a front arranged and constructed according to my present
invention.
Fig. 2 is a back view i.e. a view of Fig. 1 reversed.
a is the uppermost flap or part formed in the usual or any suitable manner.
is the undermost flap or part with the extended edge bi as shown in dotted
lines in Fig. 1 and as shown in full lines in Fig. 2.
A single stud-hole or any suitable number of stud holes may be used in con-
junction with the foregoing.
It will thus readily be seen how this extended underflap bb obviates the afore-
said drawbacks by protecting the wearer, preventing unsightliness, etc.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. Providing the underflap or part such as 6 of a dress shirt, shirt front or the
like with an extended edge or extension such as b¹ combined and arranged
substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the drawings annexed.
2. Forming dress shirts, shirt fronts or the like substantially in the manner
and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.