US1658897A

US1658897A - Shikt-sleeve adjuster

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Publication number: US1658897A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1928-02-14
Anticipated expiration: 1945-02-14

Description

Feb 14, 1928.

. G. H. HESSE SHIRT SLEEVE ADJUSTER Filed March 15, 1927 attozncq Patented Feb. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES GEORGE E. HESSE, OF CINCIKNATI, OHIO.

SHIRT-SLEEVE ADJUSTER.

Application filed March 15, 1927. Serial, No. 175,522.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wearing apparel, and particularly to mens shirts.

The sleeves of mens shirts are usually too long for the wearer, and a large majority of men wear some kind of bands around the arms, above the elbows, to keep the sleeves above the ends of the coat sleeves. and thus prevent soiling of the shirt sleeves on desks,

or other places, while the wearers are at work. To hold the sleeves up to the required height, necessitates the use of elastic bands which are so tight that they are run comfortable to the wearer.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide means connected with the inner seams of the sleeves of a shirt, which is adapted to be adjustably engaged with a portion of the shirt sleeve, at some point below the arm-hole, whereby to securely and positively hold the sleeve up, so that its cuii' will not project, beyond the lower end of the coat sleeve.

Another object is to provide such an at tachment for the sleeve of a mans shirt that the sleeve may be adjusted so as to protrude beyond the coat sleeve to the desired dis tancc, or be held within the coat sleeve.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 shows a perspective of a portion of a shirt showing the invention applied thereto, and the sleeve adjusted to a certain height.

Figure. 2 is a similar view showing a modiiication wherein the button holes are formed an in the sleeve, and the button sewed thereto.

Figure 3 is a sectional detail view through the form shown in Figure 2.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents the arm-hole pertion of a mans shirt, and 11 a portion of the sleeve thereof, said sleeve having the inner seam 12 extending from the arm-hole downwardily on the lower side of the sleeve. sewed to the shirt, at a point where the sleev seam intersects the seam around the arm-hole, is a strip of fabric 13, having a longitudinal series of buttonholes 14. Secured to the sleeve, at a suitable distance downwardly of the seam thereof, is a but- 66 ten 15, which is adapted to be interchange ably engaged through the buttonholes 14,

whereby to pull the sleeve upwardly, and hold the sleeve in such elevated position, so that the cuff thereof will not protrude below the sleeve of the coat of the wearer. This is no advantageous to workers in oiiices, as it withholds the sleeves out of rubbing contact with desks tops, thereby keeping the cuffs from becoming soiled. When the cuffs of a shirt become soiled, the entire appearance of the shirt is spoiled, as it would appear that the shirt, also, was as dirty as the culls. A shirt may be put on in the morning, fresh and clean, and betore the day is ended the cuffs are so soiled as to make it necessary to put 70 on another shirt the next day, if the wearer desires to appear neat and clean. lVith the present construction, the wearer can eifectively keep the culls from being soiled, so that when he desires to let the cuffs down, to be seen below the coat sleeves, he may do sowithout fear of displaying soiled culls.

.lnsteadl of sewing the buttonhole strip 13 to the shirt, 1 may employ the method shown in Figure 2, wherein the button 15 is sewed to the sleeve at approximately the same point as that of the first form, and a series of buttonholes 16 formed in the sleeve, be tween the arm-hole and the said button. To adjust the sleeve, in the form shown in Figure 2, the wearer simply grasps the button, and pulls the sleeve upwardly until the button can be properly engaged in the desired button hole. The sleeve will then remain in its adjusted position, as will be readily understood. U

By means of this construction, shirts of larger sizes may be worn, and the sleeves properly held at the desired height. espe cially in view of the fact that the sleeves are more often oversized. Furthermore, the device will aid in the disposition of the shirts of the larger sizes.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a shirt and the sleeve thereof, of a button secured to the lower side of the sleeve at a suitable distance from the arm-hole, and a button strip having one end secured within the lower side of the arm-hole scam, for interchan eable engagement with the button wherdby to hold the sleeve in posit-ion to prevent the cult protruding below the sleeve of a coat. a In testimony whereof, I hereby aflix my s gnature.

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