IMPROVEMENTS IN SHIRTS AND FRONTS AND CUFFS FOR SAME
Year: 1885

page_text: I, RICHARD RIPLEY of Blandford Works Liverpool in the County of Lancaster
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN SHIRTS AND FRONTS AND CUFFS FOR SAME to be as follows:-
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.This invention has for its object the improvements of shirts and the fronts and
cuffs of same, so that the studs may be dispensed with or so placed that they
shall not fall out, or so that the shirt can be opened and closed in front without
disturbing the studs. The pleat or covering piece in centre is secured to the main
part of the front at top and bottom and near one side only. This may be made
with or without stud holes. In the former case the stud holes are made in this
alone, consequently when the studs are inserted, their backs are against the
solid main sheet of the front. This main piece instead of being in two parts
is in one, but one side and the bottom only are sewn to the shirt, the other side
being buttoned or fastened by stud or otherwise on dressing, or passed under the
edge of the collar, and so retained in its place. By this means one has all the
advantages of a shirt opening behind without the disadvantage of the back
buttoning or of having a gaping seam visible when the waistcoat is removed..
The collar can be attached to the shirt and front, if desirable. The overflap of
the shirt fits over the under flap a considerable distance, and buttons, or ends with-
out a fastening near to the shoulder. The double ply thus covering the chest will
be found a great protection from cold. The front however can be made independent
of the shirt or with either a shirt or collar or both.
The cuff is fastened by allowing one end to project under the other ending in a
tag of hooked form. This tag is passed under a loop stitched to the under surface
of the cuff, and the hook of the tag engaging with the sides of the loop holds it in
position. Instead however of the loop attached, the cuff may be made with a slit
through which the tag end would pass. In this case, it would be found preferable
to make the tag of T shape at the end. The ends would be doubled up for the
purposes of insertion, and open out when in position. A similar arrangement may
be used to hold the front in place. This is intended chiefly for cuffs that are
made in a piece with the shirt, though it is also applicable for separate cuffs.

page_text: I, RICHARD RIPLEY of Blandford Works, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention has for its object the improvement of shirts and the fronts and
cuffs of same, so that the buttons or studs may be dispensed with or the studs so
placed that they shall not fall out, or so that the shirt can be opened and closed
in front without disturbing the studs.
The invention is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is front elevation of top part of shirt with turn-down collar attached.
Figure 2 ditto with removable turn down collar in position.
Figure 3 ditto for removable collar.
Figure 4 ditto with stand-up collar attached.
Figure 5 ditto with removable stand up collar in position.
Figure 6 cuff shewing fastening.
Figure 7 section of front..
In these A is the pleat or covering piece in centre of the front of the shirt
This is secured to the main part B of the front at top and bottom, and along one
side only. This may be made with or without stud or button holes. In the
former case the holes are made in this alone, consequently when the studs are
inserted their backs are against the solid main Sheet of the front. This main
-piece instead of being in two parts is in one, but one side and the bottom only are
sewn to the shirt, the other side at D being passed under the edge of the collar C
as shown in Figures 1 and 2, or under a strap E fastened near the shoulder as in
Figures 3, 4 and 5, and so retained in position. By this means one has all the
advantages of a shirt opening behind without the disadvantage of the back
buttoning, or of having a gaping seam visible when the waistcoat is removed.
The collar can be attached to the shirt and front, if desirable as in Figures 1
and 4. The overlap of the shirt fits over the under flap a considerable distance,
and ends without a fastening near to the shoulder. When the collar is a stand up
one or is secured to the shirt independently the end D of the front B is slipped
into the strap pocket E, Figures 3, 4 and 5 instead of under the turn down collar
as above described. The double ply thus covering the chest will be found a great
protection from cold. The front however can be made independent of the shirt,
or with either a shirt or collar or both.
The cuff G, Figure 6, is fastened by allowing one end H to project over. or under
the other ending in a tag I of T or hooked form. This tag is passed under a loop J
stitched to the under or upper surface of the cuff, the T or hook being first doubled.
The hook of the tag after passing through is straightened out engaging with the
sides of the loop, and thus holds it in position. Instead however of the loop
attached, the cuff may be made with a slit through which the tag end would pass.
In this case, it would be found preferable to make the tag of T shape at the end.
The ends would be doubled up for the purposes of insertion, and open out when in

page_text: position. A similar arrangement may be used to hold the front or collar in place.
This is intended chiefly for cuffs that are made in a piece with the shirt, though it
is also applicable for separate cuffs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
1st. The manufacture of shirts with overlapping front, substantially as described.
2nd. In a front, the pleat or stud-piece A constructed and arranged in combina-
tion with the main body of the front, substantially as described.
3rd. The fastening for cuffs shirt fronts or collars, substantially as described.