US1454365A - Reversible cuff - Google Patents

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s. H. WING REVERSIBLE CUFF May, 1923.

2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed oct. 1, 1921 WITNESS/:"8

Patented May 8, 1923.

SARA HUMPHREYS WINGO, OFEAN D'IEGO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-SIXTH TO WILLIAM, RELFE HUMPHREYS, ONE- SIXTH TO JOHN K. TAUBMAN, ONE-SIXTH TO llAlifE C. WLSON, AND ONE-SXTH TO STEPHEN N. WILSON, ALL OF LEXINGTON, MISSOURI.

REVERSIBLE curr.

Application filed October l, 1921. Serial No. 504,685.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAy H. VVrNco, a' citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Reversible Cuffs, of which the'followin'g is a specification,

This invention relates to improvements 1n cu's for shirts, shirtwaists and the like, and has reference more particularly to cuffs of the kind commonly known as French cuffs,

' and is more especially designed for use with shirts of soft material such as silk, madras, soft'linen and the like, and which are not usually intended to be starched,`or at least but slightly starched', so that they may he folded without breaking orl crack-ing along the line of fold. r

The object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved cuff of the kind specifled, which is reversible, that is to say, a

cuff intended preferably to be permanently f attached to the sleeve and in which the fold of the cuff may be turned or reversed outwardly twice and once within the sleeve, as desired.

Among the advantages derived from its novel construction by which it has the same appearance whether it is folded normally or reversed: it is without uncomfortable oriunsightly bulk in either normal or reversed folding; and it may be manufactured at greatly reduced cost as compared with the reversible cuffs as heretofore produced.

With the above stated and other objects and advantages in View the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of'parts as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings-forming a part hereof and in which Figure l is a' perspective view illustrating my reversible cuff fixed to a shirt sleeve, and

when normally folded, that is, folded outwardly upon itself,

\ the cufr1 and associated sleeve,

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the invention in the stage illustrated in Figure 2, y j

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the cuff as a separateunit,

vFigure 6 is a perspective view of a modilied form. i

Figure 7 is a section on theline 7-7 of Figure 5.

lln the drawings, the numeral 8 indicates a sleevev which may be assumedto be the sleeve of a mans shirt. lThe cuff is made of two plies of material or folds 49 and l0I which in the present instance may bel termed the inner and-outer folds respectively, which are of the same size and pattern, and anv interlining 11 between them, theinterlining being secured between them at the ends. `This interlining which may be ofthe same material as the folds, but preferablyof 'an inferior fabric, is of less depth or width than the inner and outer folds extending only to about therlongitudinal medianline X ofthe cuff before Ainitial'folding, and isstitched or basted to the one of the folds usually the inner, along that line.- The ,ends ofthe inner and outer folds and the ends of the interlining are all sewed. togetherpreferably by a French seam which VI'Je'rmits'the re-.

versing to show the seam.

The lower ends of thei'innerA andouter folds or'plies are also preferably connected by a French seam. The usual buttonholes 13 in the upper portions of the `cuff are cut through the inner and outer plies and the interlining and the stitching that-reinforces these button holes attaches all ofthe parts together. v f

14 indicates the othersbutton holes in the cuff placed in the usual way, and in these button holes the stitching that reinforces the holes attaches the innerl and outery folds of the cuff together. These latterxbuttonholes 14 are adapted to register with the butsame appearance of ton holes 13 when the cuff is folded upon the inner and outer folds,`this flap 15 lying'v against the outer face of the outer'ply-and its upper longitudinal edge 16 being entirely unconnected with the cufi body except at its extreme ends; this free upper edge extends somewhat above the longitudinal center or median'line of the cuff, and has button holes 17 which register with the button holes 13 of the cuff body.A rlhe lower ends ot' this outer flap also has button holes 18 and these register with the button holes 14 of the cuff body, but the button holes of the flap 15 are not stitched through and connected with the cufll body.

lfllhe lower edge and the twoends ot' the flap 15 may be secured to the cuff body by the sam-e French seaming that `unites the two plies of the cuff body, but is not absolutely essential. The upper end of the fiap 15 may he hemnicd as shown at 21, but this also is not absolutely essential.

lt will be seen -from the foregoing that an open or patch pocket 19 is formed on the cuff body, the purpose and office of which will be presently set forth.

The article thus far described constitutes a complete reversible and double wear cuff and may be sold this way, either for sewing to ashirt sleeve or attaching to the same by mechanical means, such as clasps and the like. y

However the more usual way of utilizing the invention will be to stitch them to the shirt sleeves and this will be done by-folding inwardly the upper ends of the inner and outer plies and the interlining inserting the lower end ofthe sleeve and stitching through all of them as indicated by the numeral 19 in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.

They first wear7 of the cud is had lwith thecuff' in the condition indicated in Figure 1. Now-shouldit be desired to reverse the cuiigvbuttons 2O are removed and the outer fold allowed to assume the position shown in Figures 2 and 4. To reverse the cuff, hold each end of cud in hands; open the turned over part inserting the thumbs under the extra piece or ply 15 turning the same over thefingers onto the inside ofthe cuff, a little care being necessary to efiect a smooth turning; then turn cufi' back onto the original fold and replace cufi' button. To get a third wear just reverse the origi` nal fold, that is, turn the fold inwardly, instead of outwardly las formerly.

The cuff neednot be provided with but-- ton holes and will function readily with the ordinary link button substitutes7 or outer clamps-or hold-tight bars, such a modified form of rcuff' being shown infFigure 6.

1. A cu of the character specified, and coniprisinga body portion consisting of two plies 'of the same size 'and pattern stitched together at their ends and at their lower longitudinal edges, and a third ply of less depth united atits ends and lower longitudi` nal edge to the outer face of one of said first named plies, said lirst named plies having alined and connecting but-ton holes adjacent their ends in their upper and lower portions, the third ply alsofhaving button holes adjacent its two ends so positioned as to register or aline with thebutton holes of the first named two plies, the upper longi tudinal edge of the third ply free from the underlying or subj acent ply of the first named pair from end to end, whereby a pocket is formed adapted to be turned and overlying the other ply of the first named pair, the upper longitudinal edges of the rst named plies adapted to be stitched to the lower end of a shirt sleeve.

2. A cuff of and for the character specified, comprising a pair of plies of the same size and pattern stitched together' at their ends and at their lower longitudinal edges` and an interlining between the plies of said pair, of the saine length therewith, the lower edge of' said i'nterlining extending below the longitudinal median line of the cufi body and stitched to one of the aforesaid plies,the upper ends of the plies and interlining adapted to be secured tothe lower ends ot a shirt sleeve, the two plies andthe interlining having alined button holes adjacent their ends stitched through each other and connecting the whole at said ends above said median line, said pair of plies also provided with alined and stitched together button holes adjacent their ends below said median line, and a 'third ply stitched vat its ends and lower longitudinal edge to the outer face of one of said pairedfplies, and having button holes alined withl the second named stitchedthrough button holes, the upper edge of said third ply extending labove the aforesaid medianline and freefrom the subjacent ply except at the extreme ends.

8. The combination vwith `a sleeve of a shirt, of a reversible culi' of the character described, comprising a pair of plies of the saine size and pattern stitched to the sleeve. and a third ply of the same length and pattern butof Iless depth than the other plies, said third ply stitched at its ends and lower edge only, to the outer face of one ofthe first named plies, said pair ofvplies and third ply having alined button holes, adj-acent their ends and in both their upper and lower portions.

4. A cuff or the llike of thefcharacter specilied, comprising a body portion eonsistingot two plies of the same size andp'attern secured together at their yends and at rtheir lower longitudinal edges, anda third ply of less depth united at its ends and lower longitudinal edge tothe outer face of oney of said first named plies, the upper longitudinal edge of the third ply entirely free fromv the subjacent ply ofthe first named pair except at its extreme ends, whereby an open pocket is formed adapted to be turned and overlie turned and overliethe opposite face of the Y" I the other ply of the r'st named pair. body portion. v .i

5. A reversible cuff or the like comprising 6. A reversible cuff or thelike, comprisa body portion and a supplemental strip of ing a. pair of plies of the same size and i 5 material secured at its ends and lower longiadapted to be secured to a, shirt, and a third 1'5' tudinal edge to the said body portion,r the ply of thevsalne length, but of less depth upper longitudinal edge of said supp1e than the'frst l'named plies, said third ply se,- ment-al strip entirely free from the body cured at its ends and lower edge only,` to the portion except at its extreme ends, whereby outer faceof one ofthe rstnamed plies. f c 10 an open pocket is formed adapted to be SARA HUMPHREYS WINGO.

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