Improvements in or connected with Hunting Stocks.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1896-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Hunting Stocks.
I, VERNEY DREW, 1, 2, and 3, Burlington Arcade, London, W. 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in or connected with hunting stocks, the
object being more particularly to provide an adjustable collar band, so that the
same stock may be employed by a lady requiring say a thirteen and a half inch
collar band, while it can also be worn by a gentleman requiring say a seventeen
and a half inch collar band. My improved hunting stock is further arranged in
such a manner as to prevent the overlapping ends of the collar or neck band from
riding or rising at the back, while the scarf is readily secured in position and can
be tied in any convenient fashion in front.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 illustrates the scarf which is drawn to about a quarter full size.
Fig. 2 illustrates the collar or neck band as laid out flat and is drawn to about
half full size.
Figs. 3 and 4, are respectively a front and back view of the collar or neck band
as adjusted ready for use, and are both approximately about half actual size.
In carrying my invention into practical effect, the neck or collar band b which
is designed to be fastened on to the front of the shirt by means of the button hole a,
is furnished at the ends e, e', with a series of button holes a', a, by means of which
it can be adjusted at the back where it is secured to the shirt, by means of a stud.
It will readily be seen that by means of these overlapping ends the collar or neck
band can be readily and equally adjusted by means of the series of button holes a', a²,
to any required size within its limits, while both ends being secured to the back of
the shirt by means of a stud or the like, it is quite impossible for them to ride up.
The scarf (Fig. 1) is fastened to the back of the neck or collar band b by
means of the button hole a³, and the ends are brought round to the front and are
tied after the manner of an ordinary scarf or to form a bow as required.
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. The improvements in or connected with hunting stocks, substantially as
herein described and shown and for the purposes specified.
2. In hunting stocks the formation of a neck or collar band such as b, the ends e, e¹
of which are furnished with a series of button holes or the like a', a', for the ready
and equal adjustment of the said band to suit any size neck, to be employed in
combination with any suitable scarf such as f, substantially as herein described
and shown, and for the purposes specified.
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L1000
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.