Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 8th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Jan., 1888
We ROBERT STRAUGHAN of 78 Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Hosier and
WILLIAM DOTCHIN of 78 Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Glover do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to lock or fasten shirts and fronts without the aid of
buttons or studs; in the visible part thereof and to retain the studs when used more
securely in position. This is accomplished in the following manner.-The opening in
the shirt or front on one side has a flap or part which is folded or doubled back on
the outside. On the other side there is likewise a part or flap, which is folded or
doubled back on the inside so that when the shirt or front is closed the flap on one
side fits into and is held firmly in position by the flap on the other side. There may
be buttons at the top and bottom of the opening in the shirt or front or other similar
fastening.
The opening at the bottom of the shirt may be carried down a suitable distance
into the body of the shirt.
When it is desired to use studs the holes for the same are made only in the outer
part of one side of the shirt or front whilst the flap behind prevents the studs moving
obliquely and so retains them safely in position.
If preferred the studs may pass through the two flaps as well as the outer half of
the shirt or front. In either case the studs can be fixed or removed without the shirt
or front having to be removed from the wearer.
Dated this Qib day of February 1887

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shirts and Fronts.
We ROBERT STRAUGHAN of 78 Grey Street Newcastle on Tyne Hosier and
WILLIAM DOTCHIN of 78 Grey Street Newcastle on Tyne Shirt Maker 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:
The object of this invention is to lock or fasten shirts and fronts without the aid
of buttons or studs in the visible parts thereof and to retain the studs when used
more securely in position. This is accomplished in the following manner-The
opening in the shirt or front on one side has a flap or part which is folded or doubled
back on the outside. On the other side there is likewise a part or flap which
is folded or doubled back, on the inside so that when the shirt or front is closed the
flap on one side fits into and is held firmly in position by the flap on the other
side. There may be buttons at the top and bottom of the opening in the shirt
or front (or other suitable fastening).
The opening at the bottom of the shirt may be carried down a suitable distance into
the body of the shirt. When it is desired to use studs the holes for the same are
made only in the outer part of one side of the shirt or front, when the flaps behind
prevents the studs moving out and so retains them safely in position. In which case
the studs can be fastened or removed without the shirt or front having to be
removed from the wearer or studs removed to open the shirt.
In the plan the figure represents a horozontal section through the front or shirt
in which a is one side of front having an outer flap c, b. is the other side having an
inner flap d. Which flap is inserted between the side of front a and its flap c, and e
is the stud.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.―
The method of locking shirts or fronts as herein before described without the aid of
buttons or studs in the visible parts thereof.