US1251069A

US1251069A - Convertible shirt.

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Publication number: US1251069A
Application number: US10580516A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph Mckay
Original assignee: BURTON K WOODWARD; WILLIAM L HALL; Hall Hartwell & Co
Current assignee: BURTON K WOODWARD; WILLIAM L HALL; Hall Hartwell & Co
Priority date: 1916-06-26
Filing date: 1916-06-26
Publication date: 1917-12-25
Anticipated expiration: 1934-12-25

Description

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In venan UNITED lsTATEs PATENT OFFICE;

JOSFH MQKAY, OF TROY, NEW

YOBK, ASSIGNOB TO HALL, HABTWELL & CO., 0F TROY,

NEW YORK, A FIRM COMlPOSED OF WILLIAM L. HALL, JOSEPH MGKAY, BURTON K.

WOODWABD, AND RALPH HUNTER.

CONVERTIBLE SHIRT.

Application led Iune 26,

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOSEPH MGKAY, a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Troy, county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Shirts, of which the following is a specification.`

The invention relates to such improvements and consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and subsequently claimed.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several figures therein.

This invention relates to a type of convertible shirt provided with an attached deep collar which can be folded back to produce a sailor-collar effect, or which can be folded intermediately of its width to produce the effect of an ordinary detachable soft fold-collar having an upright band and a folded-over top. A

Such convertible shirts are adapted to 'be worn with the sailor-collar effect in various athletic sports or as a work' shirt, and with the soft-fold-collar effect as a neglige or semi-dress shirt.

To properly support the front portion of the collar with the appearance o an ordinary soft-fold-collar, a strap is employed to connect together the ends of the band-portion of the folded-collar, which strap extends across the front opening between the ends of the folded-over top of the collar, presenting the appearance of the long end of the band of an ordinary fold-collar.

When the shirt with a sailor-collar effect is worn, such disposition must be made p of said strap as to conceal it from view.; and this is commonly accomplished by folding the strap, when detached from one end of the band, back upon the other end of the band where it will be concealed from view beneath the widely folded collar.

The principal object of the present invention is to more readily and effectively conceal such a strap from view when the shirt is worn with the sailor-collar eifect.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a front view of the upper portion of a folded-up shirt embodying my invention, with the collar Specication of Letters Patent.

Patenten Dee. 25, 1917.

1916. Serial No. 105,805.

' folded to produce the eect of an ordinary soft fold-collar.

Fig. 2 isr a similar view with the collar unfolded to upright position to better show the strap which supports the front and connects together the ends of what corresponds with the band of an' ordinary soft-fold collar.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the strap before the same is attached to the shirt.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross-section taken through the permanent pivotal connection between the band and the strap.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the sailor-collar effect.

Fig. 6 is a similar view with a corner of the collar upturned to illustrate the manner 1n which the strap is secured in a re wardly extended position, whereby it is concealed ,from sight when the shirt is used with the sailor-collar eii'ect. l Referring to the drawings wheren the inventlon is shown in preferred form, 1 is the body of a shirt having an open front 2, with the usual buttons 3, and buttonholes 4:, for detachably closin the front.

, Permanently attac ed to the body is a deep collar 5., which folded over the shoulders of the shirt, as shown 1n Fig. 5, or to be more narrowly folded upon itself intermediately 0f its width, Aas shown in Fig. l, to form an upright band-portion 5, and a folded-over top portion 6.

The strap 7 2 which is employed for detachably securing together and su porting the ends ofthe band-portion 5 in tile latter form of the collar is provided in one end with an eyelet 8, and in its other end with a buttonhole 9.

The eyelet-end of the strap is permanently pivotally attached to the outer side of the and-portion 5, near one end thereof, as by means of a button 10, larger than the eyelet 8, secured to passing through the eyelet.

The pivotal connection thus formed permits the strap to be rotatively moved upon said pivotal connection along the curved line 12, to a forwardly extended position lapping the other end of` the band, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, or to a rearwardly extended position along the end of the band to which it the band 5, by stitching 11,-

is adapted to be widely is pivotally attached, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

Attached to the outer side of the bandportion 5, at a suitable distance rearwardly of the button 10, is a button 13, adapted to engage the buttonhole, 9, when the strap is extended rearwardly, and thereby support the strap in fiat position upon the under side of the widely folded collar, where it is concealed from View.

The other end of the band-portion 5, has

yattached to its outer side a button 14, adapted to 'engage the buttonhole 9, in the strap When the strap is forwardly extended to connect together the ends of the band, as shown in Figs. l and 2.

By attachlng` the strap to one end of the band-portion by means of a permanent pivotal connection, the strap forms a permanent part of the garment which prevents its loss during the laundry operation, and it is adapted to lie fiat beneath the widely folded collar, giving said collar a smooth and undisturbed effect which can not be secured by means of a strap stitched to one end of the band and folded back upon the band beneath the widely folded collar.

For certain purposes of the invention the and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- A convertible shirt having an attached deep collar adapted to be widely folded over upon the shoulders and being also adapted to be more narrowly folded upon itself intermedi ately of its width to form an upright band, a strap provided in one end with an eyelet, a button larger than said eyelet attached to the outer end of said band near one end by stitching extending through said eyelet, whereby the strap is permanently pivotally secured to the band and is rotatory upon its pivotal connection to a forward position lapping the other end of the band and to a rearward position along the end of the band to which it is pivotally attached, and a detachable connection between the other end of said strap and the respective end-portions of said band adapted to support the strap in either its forwardly or its rearwardly eX- tended position. v

v In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23d day of J une 1916.

JOSEPH MCKAY.