An Improvement in or relating to Shirt Fronts.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or relating to Shirt Fronts.
I, THOMAS MCKEAGUE, Machinist of the Firm McIntyre, Hogg, Marsh
and Company, City Factory, Londonderry, Ireland, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
According to the present make of shirts, the front is open down the centre for
a short distance, and when starched and ironed up for wear, there is a certain
amount of difficulty in opening the front sufficiently to draw it over the head
without creasing or damaging it as to make it unsightly when on, by reason of said
small opening and the position of the drawers tab which causes the bottom end of
the opening to form a point.
My invention is intended to obviate the above inconveniences, and this I effect
by making the front of preferably greater depth than usual, and by rounding the
bottom of the slit, said rounded part being bound with fabric to prevent the shirt
tearing under strains. I purpose making stud or button holes at the lower end of
the slit for fastening the parts temporarily and for adjusting the upper front with a
perfect overlap up to the collar or neck band.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Thomas McKeague.
An Improvement in or relating to Shirt Fronts.
1 THOMAS MCKEAGUE, Machinist of the Firm McIntyre, Hogg, Marsh
and Company, City Factory, Londonderry, Ireland 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 :-
According to the present make of shirts the front is open down the centre for a
short distance and when starched and ironed up for wear there is a certain amount
of difficulty in opening the front sufficiently to draw it over the head without
creasing or damaging it, as to make it unsightly when on, by reason of said small
opening and the position of the drawers tab which causes the bottom end of the
opening to form a point.
My invention is intended to obviate the above inconveniences and this I effect
by making the front slit of greater depth than usual and below the front proper as
at A so that a portion of said slit appears in the upper central part of the apron
such gap or slit being rounded and bound with a fabric to prevent the shirt tearing
under strains.
To accomplish this I attach each half front B. B. to the apron C separately in
order that they can open wide laterally at the lower parts to permit of a greater
opening of the front upwardly as at Figure 1.

page_text: I make a stud or button hole D at the lower end of the slit for overlapping as
at Figure 2 for closing and fastening the parts temporarily also for adjusting the
upper front with a perfect overlap up to the collar or neck band.
my
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The improvement in shirts hereinbefore described, consisting of extending the
front slit into the apron for an overlap and binding said extension as and for the
purposes explained with reference to the annexed drawings.
2. Making shirts in such manner that the half fronts can be opened laterally,
substantially in the manner set forth.
Dated His and day or
'CCO OPTAT
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said T. McKeague.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said T. McKeague.