Improvements in Sleeves, Legs, and similar Parts of Garments.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sleeves, Legs, and similar Parts of Garments.
I, WILLIAM FLEMEN WILLIAMS, of Bishop, in the County of Inyo, and State
of California, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 improvements in sleeves, drawers-legs, etc., and it
consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the parts whereby the fit at
the wrist or ankle is made perfect, the tendency to rip is obviated, the buttons are
secured to greater thicknesses of the material and thus rendered more durable, and
the garment, while having a perfect fit, will allow of the expansion necessary at the
elbow and knee joints of the wearer.
The sleeve is cut from a single piece and the edges are joined at the seam. The
free edges of the seam at the cuff are laid the one over the other and the
strengthening piece is laid over them and stitched. By means of this construction
the seam is prevented from ripping as is the objection in the ordinary constructions
where an opening is provided for the insertion of the hand. The buttons, when
used, are sewed on at this point the thread passing through the four layers of
material, i.e. the three thicknesses of the sleeve and the one thickness of the piece.
This it will be observed, gives an increased strength to the fastenings for the
button. When the double-headed shanked button is used the buttonhole is formed
in these four thicknesses. At the outer edge of the cuff the two thicknesses of the
sleeve are stitched together to form the edge to receive the buttonholes which
are thus formed with two thicknesses of material or double the thickness of the
cuff.
Dated this 21st day of March 1806
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sleeves, Legs, and similar Parts of Garments,
I, WILLIAM FLEMEN WILLIAMS, of Bishop, in the County of Inyo, and State
of California, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 improvements in shirt-sleeves, drawers-legs, etc. and it
consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the parts whereby the fit at
the wrist or ankle is made perfect, the tendency to rip is obviated, the buttons are
secured to greater thicknesses of the material and thus rendered more durable, and
the garment while having a perfect fit, will allow of the expansion necessary at
the elbow and knee joints of the wearer.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated my invention in its application
to a sleeve, it being understood that the same features are applicable to the
construction of the drawers-legs.
In the drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a view of the sleeve laid flat and unbuttoned to show the extra width
at the wrist and also to show the single seam in the sleeve. The dotted lines
indicate the stitching forming the cuff.
Fig. 2 is a view of the same, showing the sleeve when the cuff is buttoned over
to fit the wrist.
Fig. 3 is a section taken through the cuff to show the thickness of material at
the parts of the cuff provided with the buttons and buttonholes.
In the drawings, the letter A indicates the sleeve which is cut from a single
piece, and the edges are joined at the seam B. The free edges of the seam at the
cuff C are laid the one over the other and the strengthening-piece D is laid over
them and stitched, as shown at Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings. By means of this
construction the seam is prevented from ripping as is the objection in the ordinary
constructions where an opening is provided for the insertion of the hand. The
buttons EE when used, are sewed on at this point the thread passing through the
four layers of material i.e. the three thicknesses of the sleeve A and the one
thickness of the piece D. This it will be observed gives an increased strength to
the fastenings for the button. When the double-headed shanked button is used
the buttonhole is formed in these four thicknesses.
At the outer edge of the cuff the two thicknesses of the sleeve are stitched
together to form the edge F to receive the button-holes G which are thus formed
with two thicknesses of material or double the thickness of the cuff.
In operation the sleeve or drawers-leg is drawn on, the enlarged opening at the
end enabling the hand or foot as the case might be, to pass through easily. The
edge F is then drawn over and buttoned to the buttons E E causing the cuff C to
fit snugly around the wrist. The body of the sleeve hangs full at the elbow and
accommodates any movement of the arm of the wearer.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. As a new article of manufacture, the shirt-sleeve formed of a single piece
of material with its seam-line on the under-face thereof and substantially at a
central point between the inner and outer edges thereof, the plies of the material
forming the sleeve being secured together at and along the outer edge of the cuff
portion and having buttonholes in such part, and the cuff-portion of said sleeve
having buttons arranged on the scam-line, substantially as set forth.
2. As a new article of manufacture, the shirt-sleeve formed of a single-piece
of material with its seam-line on the under face thereof and substantially at a
central point between its inner and outer edges, the plies of the material forming
the sleeve being secured together at and along the outer edge of the cuff portion
and having buttonholes in such part, and the cuff-portion of said sleeve having
buttons arranged on the seam-line, the material along said seam-line being lapped
and overlaid by a strengthening piece and the shanks of said buttons passing
therethrough, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 27th day of November 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.