US2014952A - Collar and stay therefor - Google Patents

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ZJIEMQEZ Sept. 17, W3. M. ROBBINS COLLAR AND STAY THEREFOR Filed April 7, 1953 Patented Sept. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAR AND STAY THEREFOR Maurice Robbins, Newtonville, Mass. Application April 7, 1933, Serial No. 664,912

9 Claims.

The present invention relates to collars of the turn-down type having an inner neckband and an outer portion folded in turned-over position on the neckband and terminating in peaks, and more particularly to stays therefor.

The object of the invention is to provide collars of the turn-down type with pockets and a stay having a simple construction which is easy to insert into and withdraw from the pockets and which will maintain the peaks in a sightly condition after long wear and frequent laundering.

To the accomplishment of this object, and such others as'may appear hereinafter, the various features of the present invention reside in certain devices, combinations and arrangements of parts, hereinafter described and then set forth in detail in the appended claims, which possess advantages readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

The various features of the present invention will be understood readily by those skilled in the art' from an inspection of the accompanying drawing illustrating the best forms of the collars at present devised, in which,

V Figure 1-is a'view in front elevation showing one form of the collar;

Fig. 2 is a detail view in front elevation showing another form of-the collar;

Fig. 3 is a detail view in front elevation showing a third form of stay;

Fig. 4 is a detail view in sectional elevation on the line 4-4, Fig. 1;

Figs. 5- and 6-are views in front and side elevations, respectively, of another form of stay;

. Figs. '7 and 8 are views in front and side ele- 3 vations, respectively, of another form of stay;

Fig. 9 is a detail view of one of the legs of the stay illustrated in Fig. 3; 7

Figs. 10 and 11 are front and side elevations, respectively, of the stay illustrated in Fig. 2;

Figs. 12- and 13 are front and side elevations. respectively, of another form of stay, and

Fig. 14 is a detail view in front elevation showing the pockets on the inside faces of the peaks.

In the illustrated embodiments of the present invention the collar i5 is of the turn-down type having an inner neckband l6 and an outer portion ll folded in turned-over position on the neckband It and terminating in peaks l8. The collar l5 forms part of a shirt [9 and is closed at the neck by a closure comprising a button 20, on one end of the neckband. which is received by a button hole 2|, (Fig. 4), on the other end of the neckband. The button 28 shown is secured to the neckband by a shank of thread. It will be apparent, however, that a commercial removable collar button is a full equivalent of the button 20 shown within the scope of the present invention. As shown, the peaks l8 flare outwardly, permitting a necktie 22 to be inserted therebetween in position to hide the button 20. 5

The inside face of each peak I 8 is provided with a pocket 23 substantially triangular in shape, it being open along the side 24 and closed along the sides 25 and 2B. The edges of the pockets along the sides 25 and 26 may be hemmed in be- 10 tween the plies of material forming the turnedover portion l1 and secured in position by the seam 2! asin Fig. 1. The pockets 23 may be secured in place, however, by a separate seam 28 as in Fig. 2.

With this construction the peaks, one at a time, or simultaneously, may be turned upwardly after the collar is closed at the neck, either before or after the necktie has been tied in place, and a resilient stay 29 inserted into the pockets 23. The 20 stay 29 (Fig. 1) comprises a pair of legs 36 the turned back ends of which engage, respectively, the bottoms of the pockets in the angle between the sides 25 and 26. The legs 30 are joined by a loop 3| projecting downwardly into the space be- 25 tween the peaks in position out of sight beneath the necktie.

The normal maximum spread of the legs 3!] is substantially less than the maximum flare of the peaks so that the legs 30 are spread slightly dur- 30 ing the act of inserting them into the pockets, thus insuring that when the ends of the legs engage the bottom of the pockets with the peaks turned down into the position of Fig. l, the legs will exert lateral tension on the peaks tending to draw them together. Owing to the flare of the peaks and the engagement of the ends of the legs 30 in the apexes thereof this lateral tension of the stay exerts also longitudinal tension on the peaks tending to maintain their inside edges in a smooth condition.

Broadly considered, the stay may be constructed to clear the fold. In order to hold the collar in place below the Adams apple it is preferred to provide the stay 29 between each leg 30 and the loop 3! with a loop 33. The loops 33 engage the fold on opposite sides of the space between the peaks and cooperate with the ends of the legs 30 to hold the collar in its proper position on the neck.

In some cases it may be desirable to provide the loop 3| with a hook 34 (Figs. 2 and 10) so that it may be hooked beneath the shank of the button 20. The loop 3| may be bent forwardly at an angle as well as downwardly, (Figs. 5 and 6),

to form a rest for the necktie knot. As shown in Figs. 12 and 13 the loop 3| may be bent forwardly, then downwardly, then backwardly and downwardly, and finally forwardly to provide a tie-rest 35, a hook 36 for embracing the shank of the button, and a finger-piece 31 which may engage and support the necktie knot and serves to facilitate the insertion of the stay into and its withdrawal from the pockets 23 or the positioning of the hook 36 behind the button 20 and beneath its shank. As shown in Fig. 12, the loop runs forming the hook 36 converge closely at the point from which the finger piece 31 extends so that the bottom of the hook 36 forms an abutment for the shank of the button 20, limiting the upward movement of the hook when being positioned behind the button. Should the stay be improperly presented to the button 20, as by initially positioning the bottom of the hook 36 to the left or the right of the button shank, the fact that the loop runs of the hook converge downwardly renders it easy for the user to slide a loop run in engagement with the button shank until the bottom of the hook 3B is directly beneath the shank.

As shown in Fig. 1 the ends of the legs 30 engage in the apexes of the peaks thus imparting a stiff collar effect to the collar 15. In Fig. 2 the ends of the legs engage the bottoms of the pockets spaced from the apexes of the peaks thus imparting a soft collar effect to the collar Hi.

In order that the legs may accommodate them- .selves to the directions in which the bottom edges of the peaks extend rearwardly the ends of the legs 33 may be extended upwardly at an angle of 45 degrees, (Figs. '7 and 8).

Referring to Fig. 3 the legs 30 may be provided with sections 38 which converge inwardly from the loops 33 into engagement with the sides 26 of the pockets 23 at points spaced from the apexes of the peaks, and with sections 39 which engage the sides 26 down into the angles formed by the sides 25 and 26. Preferably the sections 39 are flattened (Fig. 9) and bent backwardly at an angle of l5 degrees to accommodate themselves to the directions the bottom edges of the peaks extend rearwardly.

In all forms of the present invention the maximum spread of the legs is substantially less than the maximum flare of the peaks so that the act of inserting the stay in the pockets subjects the legs to tension with the result that the peaks are stretched both laterally and longitudinally.

What is claimed as new, is:

1. In a shirt of the attached turn-down collar type having an inner neckband closed at the neck by a closure of the button and hole type, an outer portion folded in turned-over position on the neckband and terminating in flaring peaks, a pocket on the inside face of each peak, and a resilient stay having a body portion and flaring legs, said legs being normally spread apart substantially less than the maximum spread of the peaks and being engaged with the pockets, respectively, to tension the peaks laterally, and said body portion comprising a loop a portion of which projects downwardly substantially in embrace- 1 ment with opposite sides of the shank of the button, the lower extremity of said loop projecting forwardly from the shank embracing portion to form a rest for the necktie knot to prevent it from falling into the space between the flaring peaks.

2. In a collar of the turn-down type having an inner neckband and an outer portion folded in turned-over position on the neckband and terminating in flaring peaks, a pocket on the inside face of each peak, and a resilient one-piece stay having contact with the fold on opposite sides of the space between the peaks, an intermediate loop projecting downwardly into the space between the peaks, and legs converging first from the points of contact with the fold inwardly into engagement with the closed sides of the pockets adjacent the inside edges of the peaks, respectively, and then flaring in engagement with said sides to the bottoms of the pockets.

3. In a collar of the turn-down type having an inner neckband and an outer portion folded in turned-over position on the neckband and terminating in flaring peaks, a pocket on the in side face of each peak, and a resilient one-piece stay having contact with the fold on opposite sides of the space between the peaks, an intermediate loop projecting downwardly into the space between the peaks, and legs converging first from the points of contact with the fold inwardly into engagement with the closed sides of the pockets, respectively, and then flaring in engagement with said sides to the bottoms of the pockets, said flaring portions of the legs being flattened and bent at an angle to accommodate themselves to the directions the peaks extend rearwardly.

4. In a collar of the turn-down type having an inner neckband, a button and hole closure therefor, and an outer portion folded in turned-over position on the neckband and terminating in flaring peaks, a pocket on the inside face of each peak, and a resilient one-piece stay having contact with the fold on opposite sides of the space between the peaks, legs engaged with the bottoms of the pockets, respectively, and a loop projecting downwardly into the space between the peaks, the lower extremity of said loop projecting forwardly to form a rest for the necktie knot to prevent it from falling into the space between the peaks and the loop portions next above said extremity being adapted to lie behind the button substantially in embracement with opposite sides of the shank thereof.

5. In a collar of the turn-down type having an inner neckband and an outer portion folded in turned over position on the neckband and terminating in flaring peaks permitting the introduction of a necktie therebetween, a pocket on the inside face of each peak, and a resilient stay having contact with the fold on opposite sides of the space between the peaks, flaring legs engaged with the bottoms of the pockets, respectively, and a loop, projecting downwardly from the portions of the stay which contact the fold, bridging the space between the peaks in a position to be hidden by the necktie, said legs having a normal maximum spread substantially less than the maximum spread of the peaks to tension the peaks laterally, and the lower extremity of said loop projecting forwardly to form a rest for the necktie knot to prevent it from falling into the space between the peaks.

6. In a shirt of the attached turn-down collar type having an inner neckband closed at the neck by a closure of the button and hole type, an outer portion folded in turned-over position on the neckband and terminating in peaks, a pocket on the inside face of each peak, and a resilient stay provided with a body portion and with legs, the legs being engaged with the bottoms of the pockets and the body portion comprising a loop a portion of which projects downwardly substantially in embracement with opposite sides of the shank of the button, the lower extremity of said loop projecting forwardly from the shank embracing portion to form a rest for the necktie knot.

7. A resilient one-piece stay for a collar of the turn-down type having an inner neckband, a button and hole closure therefor, and an outer portion folded in turned-over position on the neckband and terminating in peaks, comprising, in combination, legs extending downwardly for engagement with the peaks, loops at the upper ends of said legs, respectively, and an intermediate loop open at its upper end and connected to said first named loops, said intermediate loop being provided with oppositely disposed cooperating portions adapted to be positioned behind the button substantially in embracement with opposite sides of its shank, said cooperating portions aproaching each other at their lower ends so as to abut the under portion of the shank of the button when said cooperating portions are positioned in embracement with the shank, and the closed end of said intermediate loop being spaced from the shank-abutting ends of the cooperating portions.

8. A resilient one-piece stay for a collar of the turn-down type having an inner neckband, a button and hole closure therefor, and an outer portion folded in turned-over position on the neckband and terminating in flaring peaks, comprising, in combination, legs extending downwardly for engagement with the peaks, loops at the upper ends of said legs, respectively, and an intermediate loop open at its upper end and connected to said first named loops, said intermediate loop comprising oppositely disposed cooperating portions adapted to be positioned behind the button substantially in embracement with opposite sides of its shank and a forwardly projecting portion at the lower ends of said cooperating portions adapted to be grasped by the user to facilitate the placing of the cooperating portions behind the button, said forwardly projecting portion when in place, forming, by reason of its forward projection, a rest for the necktie knot to prevent it from falling into the space between the peaks.

9. A resilient one-piece stay for a collar of the turn-down type having an inner neckband, a button and hole closure therefor, and an outer portion folded in turned-over position on the neckband and terminating in spaced peaks, comprising, in combination, legs extending downwardly for engagement with the peaks, loops at the upper ends of said legs, respectively, and an intermediate loop open at its upper end and connected to said first named loops, said intermediate loop comprising oppositely disposed cooperating portions adapted to be positioned behind the button substantially in embracement with opposite sides of its shank,'said cooperating portions approaching each other at their lower ends so as to abut the under portion of the shank of the button when said cooperating portions are positioned in embracement with the shank, and a closed end projecting forwardly from the lower ends of said cooperating portions, said closed end being adapted to be grasped by the user to fa.- cilitate the placing of the cooperating portions behind the button and forming, by reason of its forward projection, when the stay is in place, a rest for the necktie knot to prevent it from falling into the space between the peaks.

MAURICE ROBBINS.

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