Improvements in Ventilated Collar Bands for Dresses and other Garments.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 9th May, 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ventilated Collar Bands for Dresses and other
Garments.
We, WILLIAM GAUNT and JANE ANN GAUNT, of Scarisbrick Avenue, Southport,
in the County of Lancaster, Dress Cutters, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in shaped and ventilated bands for the
stiffening of collars for dresses and the like.
The object of this invention is to provide a properly shaped ventilated stiff
foundation for collars in sizes with fasteners prepared ready for the outer covering
and fixing to the garments so as to be more conveniently and quickly used and
give greater comfort to the wearer.
The said improvements consist of a band made of canvas or other suitable
material cut or moulded and perforated to secure perfect ventilation and so cut or
moulded that when a woven fabric is used or a moulded band be placed upon a
woven fabric the back of the band would be on the straight thread of the fabric
for about two inches from the centre back of band and then forwards on the cross
thread of the fabric so as to allow freedom for the muscles of the paroted glands
and still more on the cross where the band passes over the muscles of the sub-
clavian glands the fronts inclining towards each other at a suitable angle which
allows the top of the collar to fit close to the neck and thus give more freedom
and greater comfort to the wearer.
We propose to cover the band with muslin to protect the raw edges or we may
so finish the raw edges with a preparation of gum glue or other suitable ingredient
so as to do away with the covering.
For the purpose of ventilation we provide two or more rows of perforations or
slits so arranged as to facilitate and expedite the sewing on of the outer covering.
We also provide suitable fastenings so as to do away with the sewing on of
hooks and eyes or the making of loops as heretofore.
Dated this Seventh day of August 1897
WILLIAM GAUNT.
JANE ANN GAUNT.
Improvements in Ventilated Collar Bands for Dresses and other
Garments.
We, WILLIAM GAUNT and JANE ANN GAUNT, of Scarisbrick Avenue, Southport,
in the County of Lancaster, Dress Cutters, do hereby declare the nature of this
[Price 8d.1

page_text: 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 shaped and ventilated bands for the
stiffening of collars for dresses and other garments and is designed to provide a
set of bands from which on taking the measurement of the neck a correct and
properly shaped ventilated band or collar stiffener can be selected ready for
receiving the material or outer covering each size being cut on a different curve
so as to give perfect freedom for the glands of the neck for either a thin or a
stout neck without trimming or paring or shaping as heretofore, as shewn in
Figure 2.
It consists essentially of a piece of buckram canvas or other suitable material
cut or moulded with rows of perforations to secure ventilation and prevent the
softening of the band from excessive moisture as heretofore the perforations also
facilitating the sewing on of the outer covering as may be seen from the
accompanying drawings.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The filed drawings are the one half of a full sized collar.
Fig. 1 A B C D inside of half of the collar band.
EFGHIJKLMNOPQRS & -rows of perforations in half of collar.
ef ghkl-material or outer covering E to U, U to V, V to F, F to G, G to W,
W to H, X to H, H to I, I to Y, Y to Z, show manner in which the material
is sewn on to band or stiffener.
abc-protected raw edge of band or stiffener.
M N show fasteners attached for one half of the collar.
Fig. 2 shows the different curves of the collars when passing over the paroted
and sub-clavian glands A for a neck measuring 12 B 13, 13, D 14, E 14,
and F 15 inches.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise shape or
contour of the illustrations as collars of less or greater depth or different shapes
may be made as may be required or found desirable.
Having now, described and ascertained the nature of the said invention we
declare that what we claim is:-
(1) A prepared shaped and ventilated collar band for stiffening the necks of
dresses and other garments as substantially described.
(2) A collar band with rows of perforations through which the needle may be
passed when sewing on the outer covering without the necessity of sewing through
the stiffening as heretofore as substantially described.
(3) A prepared shaped and ventilated collar band with fasteners attached as
substantially described.
(4) A set of collars on different curves where passing over the paroted and sub-
clavian glands so that a collar of correct shape can be selected without trimming,
paring or shaping, as substantially described and shewn in Figure 2.
Deted this Seventh day of May 1898.
WILLIAM GAUNT.
JANE ANN GAUNT.