Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 24th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 25th Mar., 1887
HENRY JERROM CHAPMAN of 12 Railway Approach, London Bridge in the County
of Surrey, Hosier and Shirtmaker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates more particularly to what are known as dress shirts the object
being to avoid that great cause of annoyance to the wearer when worn with an open
waistcoat, such as a dress waistcoat, namely the creasing of the front at its lower
portion caused by the sitting down stooping or bending of the wearer, and the
invention consists in so forming the shirt that the front will be free to slide up or
down independently of the body of the shirt.
In carrying out my invention I make the front of the usual form but I secure it by
the sides only to the body to within say from two to three inches of the bottom,
leaving the bottom loose.
The front part of the body I cut somewhat higher than usual so that the front will
overlap it the distance above mentioned and I bind or otherwise strengthen the top of
the front part above mentioned. To prevent its sagging and gaping during wear l
may secure the body to the front by a button or I may provide a strap which may be
secured to the collar or any other stud.
The action of the loose portion of the front will be to slide down under the waistcoat
and over the top of the trouser as the wearer bends his body and to assist it in sliding
over the trouser I may prolong the strap before mentioned or provide a tab which will
be fastened to the top button of the trouser.
It will be obvious that my invention may be equally applied to shirts which open at
the front or back.
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page_text: Improvements in Shirts.
I HENRY JERROM CHAPMAN of 12 Railway Approach, London Bridge in the County
of Surrey, Hosier and Shirimaker 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 avoid the protruding of a shirt front and the
creasing of the same at its lower portion, when worn with an open waistcoat, such as
a dress waistcoat, such protruding or creasing being caused by the sitting down,
stooping, or the bending of the body of the weirer, and the invention consists in so
forming the shirt, that the lower portion of the front will be free to slide up or down
between the waistcoat and the trousers, independent of the body of the shirt.
In the accompanying drawing, I have shown in front view a shirt made in accordance
with my invention, one flap of the front being turned back to show one arrangement.
of the body underneath.
A is the body of the shirt and B the front, which, as here shown,
of the pattern
known as single stud. The front is sewn to the yokes and neck band in the usual
way, but a portion only of its sides are attached to the body, namely, that portion
marked from a to b, the part to e remaining loose.
The front portion of the body B, which is cut higher than usual, may extend
straight across from b to b, and will be bound or otherwise strengthened. The body B
may be attached to the under flap of the front by a button or other means at d, and
the two flaps of the front will be secured together at bottom by a button or other
fastening e, so that the two flaps of the front may move together.
By constructing a shirt as above described, the loose portion of the stiffened front
will be free to slide down between the waistcoat and the trousers as the wearer stoops,
and the creasing or bulging of the front will thus be avoided.
It will be evident that the loose front may be equally well applied to shirts which
open at the back or side, and that the arrangement or form of that part of the body
which is underneath the front may be modified as desired.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be preformed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1st. Constructing shirts substantially as herein shown and described.
2nd. A. shirt, the lower portion of the front of which is loose and unattached to the
body, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 24th day of February 1887.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.