Improvements in or relating to Shirt Cuffs.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1899-Accepted, 1st July, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Shirt Cuffs.
I, HUGH GAIR JOHNSTON, Bank Accountant, of Commercial Bank of Scotland,
Ltd., Beauly, N.B., 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 relates to shirts and shirt cuffs and provides a simple arrange-
ment by which the cuffs may be changed when desired and the length of the
sleeve can also be adapted accurately to the requirements of the wearer.
In carrying out my invention, the sleeve of the shirt is curtailed somewhat in
length and the cuff is provided with a short length of sleeve so that although
detachable it gives the same appearance as an ordinary cuff. Both the shirt
sleeve and the cuff sleeve, are provided with small loops placed at suitable
intervals apart and stitched to the sleeves. These loops are preferably formed
from small bands of the same material as the shirt and the loops of one part are
arranged to fit in between the loops of the other part.
This
The secure the cuff sleeve in position a small band or strip is provided which
may be furnished with a buckle or other simple means for securing it.
band is threaded through both sets of loops and is then secured so that the cuff
is connected to the shirt sleeve.
The shirt sleeve is provided with two or more sets of loops one fitted a short
distance above the other so that either set can be used as desired enabling the
length of the complete sleeve to be regulated to the proportions of the wearer.
When a cuff becomes soiled which frequently occurs soon after the shirt has
been put on, it can be easily replaced by a clean cuff without requiring the shirt
to be changed.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had
to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 shows the lower end of a shirt sleeve with cuff fitted according to my
invention and
Fig. 2 shows the end of the sleeve without the cuff.
A is the cuff having a short length of sleeve a to the upper end of which is
fitted a set of loops B which extend completely around the sleeve. The shirt
sleeve is provided at its lower end with the two sets of loops 1) which are
arranged to fit between the loops belonging to the cuff sleeve as shown in Fig. 1.
Any number of rows of loops may be employed in order to allow of the adjust-
ment in length of the sleeve, but two will generally be sufficient.
To secure the upper and lower sleeve together by means of the loops, a band or
strip E is employed which is threaded through a set of loops on each sleeve.
This strip is provided with a buckle e or simple catch by which it can be secured
so that the cuff is properly attached to the shirt.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is;-
(1) Improvements in shirt sleeves and cuffs consisting of a detachable cuff pro-

page_text: vided with a series of loops and corresponding loops upon the end of the shirt
sleeve, the cuff being secured to the shirt sleeve by a band or strip threaded
through the loops substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) The improved shirt sleeve and detachable cuff, consisting of the cuff A,
having a short sleeve piece a attached, loops B at the upper end, corresponding
loops D on the shirt sleeve C and the strip or band E threaded through the said
loops, substantially as described and shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 29th day of April 1899.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.