Improvements in Shirts and other Articles of Olothing and in Fittings Used therewith.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 26th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shirts and other Articles of Olothing and in
Fittings Used therewith.
I, FRANCIS HAYES, of 73, Howson Road, Brockley, in the County of Kent,
Photographer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention, to be as follows :-
It is well known that shirt cuffs become soiled much sooner than other parts of the
shirt and notably the front of the shirt. Now one object of my invention is to make
shirts with sleeves which can be easily attached and detached without taking the shirt
off and which when in use shall be securely fastened and feel perfectly comfortable,
shall offer no obstruction when pulling off or putting on the coat and shall, when the
coat is taken off, give the appearance of forming a part of the shirt proper. With
this view I make the shirt with very short sleeves, say only two or three inches long,
and I make the sleeves, having the cuffs thereon, to fasten over the short sleeves on
the shirt to fasten thereto or to the waistcoat in such a manner as to pass up on the
shoulder and to be more or less covered by the braces or the waistcoat; the fittings or
fastenings moreover being of such a form or construction as to enable the wearer to
attach and detach by the use of one hand with great ease, and moreover so as not to
exert pressure on the shoulder-blade or parts adjoining, or to hinder freedom of
motion, or to show any prominence.
Sometimes I make the shirt with sleeves rather shorter than the ordinary ones and
of such a size at the wristbands as to admit of detachable cuffs being fastened thereto.
The cuffs are made with a part to turn down over and hide the fastenings. In this
manner a neat, sightly, cool and convenient cuff is provided, giving the same
appearance as an ordinary cuffed shirt sleeve.
Ordinary buttons and button-holes, say two or three for each sleeve, may be used,
but I prefer more readily attachable and detachable fastenings. One form consists
in a plate with a spring tongue on top and bottom, one tongue entering a button-hole
on the shirt and the other placed in the opposite direction entering a button-hole on
the loose sleeve. This fitting may be made out of one piece of sheet metal, say hard
brass, bent double, the tongues being suitably cut out so as to leave spaces on the top
(or bottom, as the case may be) and on each side for entry into its button-hole.
Another form is that of a tongue, say on the sleeve entering a flat spring clip or
box on the shirt, the tongue having a bent or recessed part or nick or hole into which
enters the end of a spring provided on the clip or box pari and forming, it may be, a
part thereof; and I may provide another spring for forcing the two parts apart, when
the fastening has been undone by depressing a knob on the clip spring.
Again, another form is that of a flat hook somewhat like those used for braces but
the parts being clipped onto the shirt and shirt sleeve respectively.
The same
construction of entire sleeve in the main is applicable to so called Ulsters and
Inverness capes only that the loose sleeves by preference are put under the shoulder
part of the garment, the arm-hole being made to suit.
Dated this 24th day of November 1888.
FRANCIS HAYES.
By Jensen & Son,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shirts and other Articles of Clothing and in
Fittings Used therewith.
FRANCIS HAYES, 73 Howson Road Brockley in the County of Kent, Photographer
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
I make the shirt with sleeves rather shorter than the ordinary ones & of such a size
at the wristbands as to admit of detachable Cuffs being fastened thereto. The Cuffs
are made with a part to turn down over & hide the wristband & at the same
time fastening the Cuff to the Shirt sleeve without buttons or studs, altho studs may
be used and when the Cuff is on it gives the appearance of the Shirt Cuff proper,
as in the ordinary ones.
That Cuffs are made with Shield, sewn in the centre of Cuffs, having small
tongues at each end to fit pockets at each end of wristband, so that when the Shirt
& Cuff are joined by tongues on Cuff, & pockets on wristband, it gives the
appearance of Shirt Cuff proper, enabling the wearer to change Cuffs without the
necessity of changing the Shirt. These Cuffs may also be fitted & worn on any
Coloured Shirt, or vice-versa, with the same advantage as described above.
I also make a long Shirt Sleeve with Cuffs, to fasten on shoulder by means of
buttons or any other convenient way of fastening the Shirt, having sleeve on Shirt,
say, about 3. to 4. inches in length so that when the sleeve is put over shoulder it
gives the appearance of the ordinary Shirt.
The Shield is sewn in centre of Cuff in such a manner as to fold either way, so
that the Cuff may be used as a double or single Cuff.
Referring to the accompanying drawing
I make the Shield A of linen or any suitable material with a division or slot at
each end, forming a tongue or tab which corresponds with pocket of wristband,
when therefore the ends of tongue or tab are placed in pockets (E) the Cuff is
turned down over the wrist & the detachable Cuff is at once fastened in such a
manner as to give the appearance of an ordinary Cuffed Shirt, I may also use
buttons or studs in such a manner as not to be seen when worn, as by making button
holes in end of tongue or tab or centre of back of Shield.
The pocket on wristband (E) is made of sufficient size as to allow the end of tongue
or tab of Shield (A) to fit each end thus effecting a mode of fastening without the use
of buttons or studs.
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 :
A. Patent Shield for Cuff.
B. Cuff with patent shield A. attached to turn either side of double Cuff or one
side for Single Cuff.
C. Cuff complete on Shirt attached by means of Patent Shield A with tongues at
each end thereof in pockets of wristband as in D.
D. Showing wristband of Shirt with pockets attached.