IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU- FACTURE OF SHIRTS AND CHEMISES
Year: 1860

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Jean Baptiste Renault, of Paris, in the
Empire of France, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANU-
FACTURE OF SHIRTS AND CHEMISES."
Sealed the 28th January 1861, and dated the 30th August 1860.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Jean Baptiste
Renault at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 30th August 1860.
I, CHARLES JEAN BAPTISTE RENAULT, of Paris, in the Empire of France,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF SHIRTS AND CHEMISES," to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in making shirts and chemises in such a manner as
to render them more comfortable to the wearer. I make the back part of the
skirt of the garment longer than at present, and cut in a \'-shape the narrow
part of which is to be drawn between the legs of the wearer and buttoned or
otherwise fastened to the lower part of the shirt or chemise front at or about
the waist, thereby keeping the front down in the proper place and forming a
kind of short drawers. The fore part of the skirt reaches only to about the
fork or crutch, by which arrangement considerable useless material is dispensed
with. When required a portion of the fore part of the garment may be lined
with flannel to give warmth to the stomach ;. a band may also be used, which is

page_text: attached to the waist and fastened behind to increase the comfort and fitting
thereof. The female garments may be made with a longitudinal opening
in the seat of the back part of the skirt, if desired. Thus, it will be evident
that compactness of fitting is effected, affording to the wearer great ease and
comfort in walking, riding, bathing, or otherwise.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Charles Jean Baptiste Renault in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 28th February 1861.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,. I, CHARLES
JEAN BAPTISTE RENAULT, of Paris, in the Empire of France, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Thirtieth day of August, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty, in the twenty-fourth year of Her reign;
did, for Herself, Her. heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
Charles Jean Baptiste Renault, Her special licence that I, the said Charles
Jean Baptiste Renault, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such
others as I, the said Charles Jean Baptiste Renault, my executors, adminis-
trators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time
to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should
and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an In-
vention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHIRTS AND CHEMISES," upon
the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Charles Jean Baptiste Renault,
my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or
their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
J
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Charles Jean Baptiste Renault, do
hereby declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement (that is to say) :-
This Invention consists in making shirts and chemises in such a manner as
to render them more comfortable to the wearer either in walking, 'riding, or
bathing, and are well adapted to be worn either in summer or winter by dis-

page_text: pensing with a vast quantity of superfluous material between and around the.
legs, at the same time rendering the front of the shirt and other parts better
fitting to the human body.
.
In order to explain my said Invention as completely. as possible, I now
proceed to describe the manner in which the same is to be performed,
and which will be thoroughly understood by referring to the accompanying
Sheets of illustrative Drawing, and to the figures and letters of reference
marked thereon, as follows:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a front view of my Invention, as it would appear before being
placed on the body; Fig. 2, a front view of the same with the back part
brought forward and secured to the front thereof; and Fig. 3, view of the
same, as it would appear when on the human body and in actual use;
similar letters of reference denoting corresponding parts at each of the
Figures.
At Fig. 1 will be seen that I cut the lower back part a of the shirt in the
shape of the letter V, while the front part or flap 6 is cut considerably shorter
and scooped out at each corner, as shewn to fit over the thighs, so that when
the lower back piece is brought forward and buttoned or otherwise secured to
the lower part or waist band of the shirt front, it will assume the position
shewn at Fig. 2, thus keeping the front down in its proper place, and to pre-
vent any folds in the front resulting from the "pull" at the lower part thereof,
an auxiliary waist band c, c, is attached at each corner, which is to be fastened or
secured at the back of the wearer, when the shirt will fit and have the appear-
ance of that shewn at Fig. 3; thus the lower part of the shirt will answer the
purpose of short drawers in warm weather, dispensing with the usual super-
fluous linen, and when required in cold weather, a portion of the fore part of the
garment may be lined with flannel to give warmth to the stomach. In
garments for females wear, a longitudinal opening may be made in the back
part thereof, as convenience may require. Thus it will appear evident that a
perfect fit is effected on all parts of the body-with great economy of material,
at the same time affording great ease and comfort to the wearer than
garments of the same denomination as ordinarily manufactured.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention of "Improvements
in the Manufacture of Shirts and Chemises," and the manner in which the
same is to be performed, I would remark in conclusion, that I do not confine
or restrict myself to the precise shape of the parts marked a and b, as slight
alterations may be made therein according to circumstances without deviating

page_text: in any way from the principle of my Invention; but what I claim as my Inven-
tion intended to be secured to me by the herein in part recited Letters Patent
is, the manufacture of shirts and chemises in the manner herein described
and shewn in the. accompanying Sheet of Drawings, for the purposes herein
set forth.
. In witness whereof, I, the, said Charles Jean Baptiste Renault, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-fourth day of February, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
Witness,
L. LOCKERT,
40, Rue des Jeuneurs,
à Paris.
C. J. B. RENAULT. (L.S.)