US1296733A - Garment-cuff. - Google Patents

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1,296,733. i A A A Patented Iam-11,1919

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Swanton JAH/im y UNITED STATES JOHN A. ARIN, or NonTH'Lrr'rLEnocx, AnxANsAs. v

SpecificationA of Letters Patent. u

`Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

L Application mea my 15,1918. seria1N.2`i4,'ss2..

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Anm, a citizen of the United States, residln at North Little Rock, in the county of Pu aski and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n 'rarment-Cufs, of which the following 1s a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to shirts or other garments, 'and particularly to cuffs, and the general object is to provldea garment wlth a cuff, which cuff can be adjusted 1nto three positions of wear, thus permlttlng the garment to be worn longer without laundrylng, saving expense and wear thereof, and also conserving the garment for the reason that i it is the cuffs ofa shirt and like garments which w'ear out first.

These objects are obtained by the provision of a cuff of a very simple form so designed as to require but a minimum of material, and so designed that the cuff may be turned into three wearing positions.

Further objects are to provide for simplicity of construction, ease o f manipulation and another object is to provide a cuff which will not be bulky or cumbersome in `use, but will fit properly atall times.

My invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings wherein z- Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which my improved cui!l is made.-

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the blank folded and applied to a shirt;

Fig.'2EL is a sectional view on the line 21-2'1' of Fig. 2;

Fi s. 3, 4 and 5 are perspective views showing three different positions" he auf in use. Referring to Figs. 1 and the blank from which... theucufgis made, 1t

will be seen that the blank 10. is #rectangular Iin plan-and is approximately square. I do4 not, of course, wlsh to be limited however.

to any particular dimensions" forru the two,

sides of the blank. This blank, w hich`may be made of linen, cotton, silk', or any other suitable material to suit the shirt or other arment with which the cuff is to be worn, 1s first folded over as at 11 to form a seam, which provides a finished appearance when the cu' is `attached to the sleeve. This pori tion 11 is folded from the right side of the.

gittata@ f material. The material of the cuff is divided ihto the surfaces or sections A, B and C.

The surface A extends from the inturned edge 11 of the cuff and is two-thirds of the surface of the entire' cuff. The section C is one-third-the entire surface of thc cuff. The sections A and C are defined by a row of stitching 12 around the cuff and makes the cuff ready to turn, whether the cuff is linedor unlined.- The section B is defined by a row of stitching 13 which finishes the cuff and makes it ready to attach to the garment sleeve and extends entirely around the cuff after it has been turned. The section A is folded over upon the section B withits seam 10 disposed upon the section C in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1.

The complete cuff is attached to the garment sleeve by a row of stitching along the .line 14. The stitched blank is now formed with the button-holes 15 in sections A and B and with the button-holes 16 in the sections B and C. In other words, there are button-holes at all four corners of the folded and stitched blank, and in such positions as may be best suited to the diferent styles of cuffs. After the cuff blank has been formed in the manner heretofore described, it is stitched to the extremity of the sleeve 17 `by the stitching 14, the margin of the sleeve being inserted between the sections A and C and being stitched through the sleeve and the sections A, C and B as in Fig. 2. It Will now be seen vthat the section A is normally on the outside of the sleeve, the sectlon B on the inside of the sleeve, and

the distance between said stitching 14a'nd` 100` the button-holes 16 in the cuff. The buttonholes 19 are spaced from the stitching 14 a distance equal to the distance between the stitching 14 and the button-holes 15.

By referring to Figs. 3 to 5 the manner 1 in which the cuff is worn in its several posi-4 tions will be fully understood. What I will term the irost position of the cuff is illustrated in Fig. 3 and in this position the euHz' is folded so that the lsectlon A, or surface A, faces the shirt sleeve, the section B facing toward the outside and forming the dis lay portion of the cuff, while the section C faces toward `the Wrist Vof the wearer. Under these circumstances the cuff link is passed through the button-holes 16. With the cuff in this position it is to be noted that the button-holes 15 in the cuff will register with the button-holes 19 in the sleeve facings, so that a supplemental button may be disposed therethrough in order to maintain the cuif in such position as to afford no hindrance or obstruct-ion to the removal of the sleeve 17 and lthe cuff through the sleeve of a. coat or other garment.

The second position of the cuff is illustrated in Fig. 4. In this case the section C is turned inward #to lface inside of the sleeve of the shirt, thus causing the section B to be folded on the dotted line so that only that portion B of the cuff is displayed.

Under these circumstances the sleeve link is passed through all four of the buttonholes in the cuil' and through the buttonholes 18 of the sleeve. It will be seen therefore that the soiled outer surface of the cuff is concealed and a newsurface displayed and that the soiled inne-r surface of the cuff iS turned inward.

In the third position of the cuff as illus- .trated in Fig. 5 the section A is `faced outward and the section B is inward -against the wrist, while the section C faces the inner face of the sleeve. The cuff links are then passed through the button-holes 15. It will be noted that the point of attachment of theA garment sleeve to the cuff is along a line one-third of the width of the cul'l' from the upper edge of the cuff, and two-thirds of the distance from the lower' edge of the cuff, when the cuffis in its third position as illustrated in Fig. 5. With this position of the cuf the button-holes 16 will register with the button-holes 18 in the sleeve facings and through which registering button-holes a supplemental button may be disposed to facilitate the use of the culf'in this particularI arrangement.

I am aware that the broad idea of the folded cuff so made as to be used a plurality of times is not new with me. For instance,':l the patent to S.' E. Kalfus, 1,259,872 shows a cuff of this character which is intended to be worn in three different positions, lthat is, has three wearing surfaces, but the cuff is so designed that in all positions of the cuff there is a triple-ply around the wrist, whereas my cuff is so constructed that in two of the wearing positions there is only a single ply of material triple fold around the Wrist, thesanie edges of material will be forced against the hand at all times. Therefore, this edge will be soiled in the same place at each Wearing and the hardest rubbing will be necessary `at this edge to clean the cuff in washing and the greatest strain will be on the saine edge at` all times when ironing, as it is to be ironed folded. 'Thus the greatest wear in washing, ironing and wearing, will bc along this single edge at the fold of the culf, making it fray and wear out sooner than the garment will wear.. Then, too, a cuff refolded in the same crease is unsightly.

With my improved cuff, one edge is worn and soiled, then the cuil' folded in the middle, then the other edge turned down in position, making three separate and distinct edges or margins to come in contact with the hand, thus distributing the wear over the cuff and making it wear practically three times as long, as it would if at all times folded upon a median line. Furthermore, my cuff is ironed flat which is much easier to accomplish and is less wearing on the cuff. The Kalfus cuff, furthermore, takes approximately double the material that is required in making my cuff and by actual test takes about three times as long to cut out and stitch, for in the Kalfus cuff there are live pieces of material when the cuff is lined and four pieces ofmaterial when the cuff is unlined, while my improved cud only requires two pieces of material when lined, and only one piece when unlined. Furthermore, with the Kalfus cuff, either lined or unlined, it is absolutely necessary that the stitching on each section of the cuff bot-h before and after turning shall start and stop at a certain specified point, vand there are nine individual rows of .stitching to be made, as aforesaid, five being made before the cuff is turned and four after turning. This requires time and skill, while in my culi", whether lined or unlined, there are only two rows ofstitching necessary. These may begin at one corner and extend entirely around the cuff to the starting point, one before and one after the cuff is turned. Thus I secure economy in material and time, reduction in cost and simplicity of construction.

Furthermore, in wearing the Kalfus cuff, i.

change, While with my improved cuff, only two button-holes are used for two positions of the culi' and four button-holes when the cuff is folded into the third position. In the Kalfus cuff the button passes through eighteen plies of the material when the cu' is lined and sixteen plies of material when unlined. This makes eight o-r nine layers of cloth worn around the wrist at all times, whereas, in my improved cuff there are only six plies of material around the wrist, assuming that the cuff is lined, and only four plies of material when the cuf is unlined. So in two positions of the ycuff there are only two or three plies of material around the wrist, while in the third -or folded position there are only four or six plies of material. Therefore, my culi' is not bulky or unpleasant to f wear.

It will be obvious that modifications may be made in .the details of my culi' Without changing the scope of the invention, and that the cuff may be made with or without a lining and of one ply of material r more. The cuf may be made of any kind of material and may be made either soft or starched, but if the cuff is starched, it must be so treated that it may be folded in the middle, if desired to be worn as in Fig. 4 so as not to injure the texture of the material when folded.

. material havin corners, said cu being attached to the sleeve at a point approximately one-third of thev width of the cuff, the distance between the point of attachment of the cuil', anda pair of button-holes at f011e side thereof being substantially equal to the distance between said point of attachment of the cuif and the innermost pair of button-holes in the facings of the sleeve, and the second pair 'of button-holes inthe cuff being spaced a distance from the point of attachment of the cuff substantially equal to the distance between the point of attachment of the cuf and the outermost button-holes inthe.fac ings of the sleeve.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature .in 'the presence of two witnees.

JOHN A. Amir.

Witnesses:

W. E. Harem, P. A. WOODS.

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