improved means for Retaining shirt Fronts in shape and Preventing the Breaking or Creasing of the same During Wear.
Year: 1888

page_text: improved means for Retaining shirt Fronts in shape and Preventing
the Breaking or Creasing of the same During Wear.
I, PHILIP EDMUND EVANS, of 106, Fenchurch Street, in the City of London,
Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to, bet as
follows:-
My invention relates to means for retaining shirt fronts in shape and preventing
the breaking or creasing of the same during wear.
In carrying out my invention, I apply springs or stays of steel, whalebone, cane,
hardened india rubber, or other suitable material, to shirt fronts; the said springs or
stays being advantageously placed longitudinally or diagonally within the shirt front
or made of a curved shape so as to be applied to and follow the shape of the side
edges of the front. The springs or stays can however be placed in any other suitable
position and they are secured by sewing them in or upon the front or by means
of studs, hooks, screws, metal or linen sockets, or by other suitable means, of
attachment.
Dated the 30th dow of Anonat 1888
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant."

page_text: the Breaking or Oreasing of the same During Wear.
I, PHILIP EDMUND EVANS, of 106, Fenchurch Street in the City of London,
Commission Agent, 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 :—
My invention relates to means for retaining shirt fronts in shape and for preventing
the breaking or creasing of the same during wear.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is an elevation of a pair of retainers constructed according to my
invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of one of the same.
Figures 3 and 4 are a front and side elevation respectively of a detail, and.
Figure 5 is a view of a modification thereof.
Figure 6 is a view of another detail.
Figure 7 is a front view of a shirt having my improved retainers applied thereto,
and
Figure 8 is a rear view of a portion of the shirt.
a, a are two retainers which are composed of flat steel, whalebone, or other flexible
material and preferably curved to correspond to the shape of the shirt front as shown
in figures 7 and 8.
b
Each of these retainers is provided at its ends with studs b, 6 by means of which it
can be connected to a shirt. The said studs are adapted to enter button holes c, c in
tabs d, d secured to the shirt. As shown in figures 3 and 4, these tabs are secured to
the shirt at one edge as indicated by dotted lines at e, a portion of this edge being
left unattached so that the end of a retain can be passed beneath the said tab as
indicated, while in figure 4 the tab is shown as sewn nearly all round and provided
with a wing d'in which the said hole is formed.
I wish it understood however that the retainers may be secured by any other
desirable means.
In addition to the tabs d, I advantageously employ loops f, figures 6, 7 and 8,
which are secured to the shirt to assist in holding the retainers in position.
I wish it understood that I do not limit my invention to any particular form of
retainer, as it is obvious that the same can be varied according to circumstances, also
in some cases the retainers instead of being made separate may be jointed together
at their lower ends.

page_text: 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.) Retainers for shirt fronts composed of steel, whale-bone, or other flexible
material provided at the end with studs substantially as, and for the purpose,
described.
(2.) The improved means for preventing shirt fronts from creasing or cracking
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 28th day of Danamha- 1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.