IMPROVEMENTS IN SHIRTS to be as follows:-
Year: 1884

page_text: We CHARLES MAYS and WILLIAM PRICE PEPYS both of 46 Eastcheap in the
City of London Gentleman's Hosiers, do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHIRTS to be as follows:-
"
This Invention has for its object improvements in shirts.
In order to prevent the rucking of the shirt between the shoulders a defect which
seriously interferes with the set both of the shirt and of the coat over it. I form
the part known as the yoke or that which extends from one shoulder to the other
behind the neck in a novel manner.
It is usual for this piece to be straight or nearly so on the lower edge which
extends in a direct line from sleeve to sleeve. The yoke is consequently compara-
tively narrow at the points where the braces bear and deep in the centre behind
the neck. The straight lower edge of the yoke also is shorter than the upper edge
of the back of the shirt which is attached to it and consequently the back of the
shirt requires to be pleated in the centre where it is set into the yoke.
Now according to my invention I alter these conditions, I make the yoke wide
upon the shoulder and shallow in the centre behind the neck.
The form of the yoke then differs widely from the old construction. In place of
being straight on its lower edge it may be traced from the sleeve on either side
curving boldly down to the shoulder and afterwards rising again by another curve
to the neck the one curve being convex and the other concave.
The length of the curved edge of the yoke is then such that the back can be set
on without gathers.
The sleeves of the shirt also in place of being cut as heretofore with the seam
beneath the arm are cut like a coat sleeve and have two longitudinal seams one on
the outer and the other on the inner side of the arm.
Dated this 1st day of January 1884
"
We CHARLES MAYS and WILLIAM PRICE PEPYS both of 46 Eastcheap in the
City of London Gentlemans Hosiers do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SHIRTS 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 improvements in shirts.
In order to prevent the rucking of the shirt between the shoulders a defect which
seriously interferes with the set both of the shirt and of the coat over it. We form

page_text: the part known as the yoke or that which extends from one shoulder to the other
behind the neck in a novel manner.
It is usual for this piece to be straight or
extends in a direct line from sleeve to sleeve.
tively narrow at the points where the braces
the neck.
nearly so on the lower edge which
The yoke is consequently compara-
bear and deep in the centre behind
The straight lower edge of the yoke also is shorter than the upper edge of the
back of the shirt which is attached to it and consequently the back of the shirt
requires to be pleated in the centre where it is set into the yoke.
Now according to our invention we alter these conditions, we make the yoke
wide upon the shoulder and shallow in the centre behind the neck.
The form of the yoke then differs widely from the old construction. In place of
being straight on its lower edge it may be traced from the sleeve on either side
curving boldly down to the shoulder and afterwards rising again by another curve
to the neck the one curve being convex and the other concave.
The length of the curved edge of the yoke is then such that the back can be set
on without gathers.
The sleeves of the shirt also in place of being cut as heretofore with the seam
beneath the arm are cut like a coat sleeve and have two longitudinal seams one on
the outer and the other on the inner side of the arm.
In Order that our said invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect we will proceed to describe the drawing hereto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 represents a portion of the back of a shirt-Figure 2 a portion of the
front of the same.
:
a a is the yoke to this part our invention specially relates its lower edge as
will be seen is boldly curved. At the point b the lower edge of the yoke meets
the sleeve from this point it takes a downward course to the point c and then it
curves upwards again to the point d immediately beneath the band of the collar
The drawing also shews clearly the coat like sleeves with seams on either side in
place of a single seam beneath the arms.
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 We
claim
1 Our improvement in shirts consisting in forming the lower edge of the yoke
substantially as herein described.
2 Our improved shirt substantially as herein described.