Improvements in or relating to Shirts and other Under-wear.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Shirts and other Under-wear.
I, GEORGE PADMORE, Jnr. of Rutland Street, Leicester, in the County of Leicester,
Hosiery Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to improve the fit of various garments, particularly
linen shirts, pants and the like, and in carrying out the invention I proceed as
follows:-
In the case of a linen shirt instead of making the whole shirt of linen as has
hitherto been the custom, I make the front collar and back of linen and the lower
portion of knitted elastic plain or ribbed fabric, whereby I obtain for the lower
portions of the shirt much more comfortable fit, and other advantages which will be
apparent, besides avoiding the dividing of the lower portions up the sides in place of
which I may if desired divide it in the front only. So long as the visible portions
are of linen, the whole of the rest may be of the knitted fabric.
In the case of pants I construct the leg portions as usual, but the upper portions
fitting round the body I make of the above described knitted elastic fabric.
In all cases the knitted fabric may be made of varying thicknesses, so as to obtain
the warmest or the best wearing parts where most necessary; I may employ a combi-
nation of tuck and plain stitches, or the plain stitches in some parts and the tuck
stitches in other parts.
The linen and the fabric may be connected together by sewing and selvedges may
be provided where desired for this purpose.
ith day of November 1806
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Shirts and other Under-wear.
I, GEORGE PADMORE Junior, of Rutland Street, Leicester, in the County of
Leicester, Hosiery 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 :-
The object of this invention is to improve the fit of various garments, particularl
linen shirts, and the like, and to render them more comfortable, and from a hygieni
point of view. more suitable for use in cycling and various athletic sports and i
different climates: The improved garment is also particularly adapted for use in
cases of lumbago or stomach complaints where a warm elastic covering without bulk
is essential.

page_text: In carrying out the invention I proceed as follows:-In the case of a linen shirt,
instead of making the whole shirt of linen I form the upper portions of the shirt of
linen and the lower portion of knitted elastic plain or ribbed fabric.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 show various forms of shirt made according to my invention,
and
Fig. 5 is a detached portion of elastic fabric formed as a seamless tube, such as
may be used for making a shirt.
The portions A made of linen consist of the front and collar-band, with or without
a yoke at the back, and the sleeves may be wholly or in part of linen, as shown in
Figs. 1 and 2 respectively or wholly of elastic fabric as shown in Fig. 3. The other
portions of the shirt are formed of the elastic fabric B of any suitable material and
may be either made up from widths of material in the usual way or preferably the
fabric may be knitted as a seamless tube.
In the latter case the fabric need not be shaped, but made wide enough when
stretched to pass readily over the head and shoulders, a slit being cut down it, as
shown at C, Fig. 5 and the edges attached to the edges of the linen portion of the
shirt.
Owing to the elastic character of the fabric the lower portions will cling closely to
the figure of the wearer.
I may also apply buttons to fasten the shirt to the leg and prevent it rucking up.
One method of doing this is shown in Fig. 4. In this case the tails of the shirt are
formed with a slit up the centre and fastened together on the inside of the legs
preferably by buttons as shown at D. An opening such as E may conveniently be
formed in the front and this may be protected by a flap F.
The elastic fabric may be made of fine or coarse texture and with a close or open
mesh according as warmth or ventilation is desired, and may be knitted in either
plain, rib or fancy stitch.
The fabric may be made of varying thicknesses in the same garment, so as to
obtain the warmest and best wear-resisting parts where most necessary; a combina-
tion of tuck and plain stitches may be employed, or plain stitches in some parts and
tuck stitches in other.
The linen and the elastic fabric may be connected together by sewing and selvedges
may be provided where desired for this purpose.
Although described in connection with linen shirts for men the invention is equally
applicable to shirts made of flannel or other woven material and to other underwear
for use by either men or women.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. In shirts or other underwear the combination with a shaped part or parts of
linen or other woven fabric of a part or parts formed of knitted fabric.
2. A shirt composed of two fabrics one a woven fabric the other a knitted fabric
substantially as described.
3. The combination and arrangement of two fabrics to form a shirt substantially
as described and illustrated in Figure 1 or in Figure 2 or in Figure 3 or in Figure 4
of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd dom of Contember 2007