US1551306A - Heney j - Google Patents

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Patented Aug. 25, 1925.

fessure 12eRl. merci,

g, ssIGNon i 1 Application meacmber 22,. nage serian mamon.' 1'

respectively, heve` invented new andmseful lowing isa :11115 cleargfconcise, and: exact desdripti'on,' reference; beingzltaid tothe accrripanyinggdmwingi,,forming @ipa-,rt ol'this Y`seciiicatlont Our iwention relateslrowdly: to Wearing apparel and has sll ecisilli reference-to. al shirt `officitypyknown.ats-theyfclosedi front, that Ari-Object o-*Ql'lr invention is to proYide at 'shirt4 o this type Whiclrg opens a' limited dlistai'ncerlaftfthe n'e'ek, sey'of such ai length 1.. the@ slrgle-vbuttonjonlyfi's requiredmokeep it losedf, ri'd then;v to' attach ai pleut' to the shirt? along "the Atraint?and toextedjit; down- "Werdlly 'at "leest to' -a' poinj? below@ the` waist Yline', scfthat itceversor'clonceels the open'- vthe entirefleiigtli' down thefront, and `furtheritd prevent the's'thirt 'from blousing or pirlliigipwardly'out of'the,tivolisers.I y

i By our iiyezionv fwe :tre able to provide Y ash'iri 'of the closed-'from type havingthe saineippealrancelas one buttoni-ng the entire `Wy ndi yetg;'s'eclji'ie4 the* advantages" ofi a clesed yfront"shirt". -`Moreover ourl shirt'g'ains Y itliifaddi'tiiial edifarrtfage.' When a'tf sport or "Worlifreqliiringg stoopingj orv s't*'retchingg'-,l the closed fronti Shirt""heretofore"usedi would creep uprdlyfandblrise, andioften pull freefrqmfthfe trousers; `With this open type 'of "s rt the :sides Yr lzrps would" spread.

shirt;lfhovtfever, oiercfo'f mes' these yundesirable fetrtures; The .pleat tends to holdl reqiiiresslippilng overtime-head toput it on. f

u @ther ohjje'cts andi edvanteges. will appetit trom the volflomivingI detailed? description drwing's Whichirm a part hereof; 'i

Y. Inzthefdraiwingsz' th'erebyl peventfthei sf'e'LIf-ne"v romf tearing loose Y f when takenin connectioiiwith the'olloW-ig View illllllS- '2 liga' 5111sr ,emlo'otljying` a; slightly Iiiodied` form of' o r invention?? i" Bf'yr'eferrli'ngtel "the dmwingseif, wiiribe vnoted'thrillWefeInlDodyfour invention in" a elevational view of' a Shirt* shi-rt hafiing a 'body'fportion 2 provided e with al front 3'; nvop'eniig'llf'at the nel@ and* T21 @Herplaat- 51 i The, Opening 4 extends' from the neck to va., point indicated iii-56, is cfisluch distance thatj'thev, shirtmeybefheld closed by `@single bt'tonj 7 y'Illief'uspall"collar btton 8is provided attlie head; andi preferablyneve'.extends belotey Y 'twes line# e Pleat 5` iS Swd tothe Outer flp Sfofdthe shirt" and extendisover'the opening 4". This `pleut ispreferably providedftlie entire Alength of the shirt front and teri'ds to hide-, the Aopening 4; extending? the entire"lengt-hv fk the *shirtl front, thesliirt` is profwfi'd'ed 't'vith "the :ippearance off 'n n open whichis'f but-toned theA entire*ltrigjthYV rEhe nnderjflap 9.."f the shirt comprises @repair ofst'ripsj l() erd lliivvhvicli have their "12; and 3;.' L'The, shirriat this side' ,Qff the Y opening 'is inserted between the' strips' 1Y0 @dell enesrdhefetp, .the Sewing f3# The outer flap 8, to which the pleat 5 is fastened comprises a strip 14 which is similar to the strips 10 and 11. The vertical edges of strip 14 are folded back in a manner similar to the vertical edges of either strips 10 and 11. The pleat 5 comprises a strip 15 having its edges 16 and 17 folded back and a reinforcing member 18 retained within the strip 15, the edges 16 and 17 being turned back over the edges of the reinforcing member 18. Strip 14 is securedon the back side of the pleat 5 and is sewed thereto by means of the stitching 19 and 20. This side of the shirt adjacent to the opening 4 is inserted between theY strip 14 andthe Vpleat 5, and is sewed to these members by means of the stitching indicated at 20. The construction above'described is employed along the edges of the shirt at the opening 4, the pleat however running the entire length of the shirt. Pleat 5 comprises the strip 15 andthe reinforcing member 18. This pleat preferably extends below the waist line and may terminate atthe eXtreme lower end of vthe shirt. ,.We have found that the strip thus extended below thewaist line will tend to prevent the shirt from blousing or pulling upwardly out of the trousers at the waist line. At the same time, the pleat serves to give the shirt a finished appearance such as a shirt opening the entire length of the front has. p

Inorder to provide a reinforcement for I' the flaps 8 and 9 where the opening 4 terminates at the lower end so that the stitching willrnot pull loose if the shirt should be accidentally pulled at this point, we contemplate folding the lower ends of the strips P1() and ,11 along `a diagonal line, as indicatedat 22, and then sewingthe same by ,means of the vstitching 23. At this point the stripr 14 is likewise turned along a diagonal line 24 `and sewed ina like manner by the stitching 24. The resulting triangular portions as seen in Fig. 2 are laid against each other and securely sewed together, thereby providing a fullness which suitably holds the stitching and prevents any strain on the shirt from ripping the stitching loose at this point. This fullness, however, is not noticeable atthe front of the shirt, inasmuch as the pleat 5 extends over the same and conceals it. r Y In Fig. 5, we have illustrated aV shirt embodying our inventionV wherein the waist Kline' is indicated Vby the dotted line 25 andthe pleat 5 is shown as terminating at a point slightly below the same. 1We have found that we are able to obtain the Aadvantages ofholding the shirt within the Ytrousers as long as the pleat extends below this waist line. However, we prefer extending it to .the extreme end of the shirt as indicated in Fig. 1; f r i Without further yelaboration the foregoing will so fully explain the gist of our invention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the same for use under varying conditions of service, without eliminating certain features which may properly be said to constitute the essential items of novelty'v involved, whichitems are intended to be defined and secured to us by the following claims.

We claim:

1 A shirt provided with a closed'front having'an' opening therein fromtheneck to a point above the waist line, a button for closing said opening, a pleat for the center of said closedvfront extending below the waist line for imitating the appearance of a shirt provided with an yopen front, and a reinforcingmember associated with said pleat tending to prevent. the shirt from blousing at the waist vline when worn.

2. A* shirt provided with a closed front having an opening therein extending a limited distance from the neck, a button :for closing said opening, and av pleat attached to saidclosed front so as ,to overlap said opening, said pleat .provided toeXtend substantially the entire length of the shirt for imitating the appearance-cfa shirt with an open.k front, and reinforcing memberfor said pleat for strengthening the same and preventing the shirt from blousing at the :c

waist line when worn. l. l

3. A shirt having av closed front comprising a body portion extending below the waist line of thewearer and providing an opening atV the neck which Yterminates distance above the vwaist line,a, pleat sewed to the shirt along. ajline ,parallel tothe opening and extendingsubstantially the Aentire length of saidbodynportion, said 'pleat 4overlapping said opening andV tending Lto-2;:

conceal the same when the latter is closed, a

strip sewedto` the underside opfwsaid 'pleat' sewed and Aserving to strengthen the shirt at said lower end of the opening,the .full Vness reinilting` from lsaid folded back portions being 'covered by said pleat.A

4. shirt having a closed frontlcomprising a body'portionvextending belowthe waist line of the wea-rer and providing an opening at :the neck which terminatesv a distance above the waist line, a-pleatsewed to the shirt along a line parallel to theopening and extending Vs ,ubstantially the,v yentire length'of said body portion, ysaid'pleat overlapping saidlopening "and tending to conceal the saine when the latter is closed, a strip the opening, the fullness resulting from said sewed to the underside of said pleat in said vfolded portion being covered by said pleat. 10 shirt, said strip terminating at the lower end In Witness whereof, we have hereunto of the opening and folded back at this end subscribed our names.

and then sewed, said folded back portion adapted to be sewed to said shirt at the op- MAURICE L. HIRSCH. posite side of said opening and servin to HENRY J. HECTOR. strengthen the shirt at sald lower en or" EMORY J. LEVY.

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