US1550298A - Shirt cuff - Google Patents

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Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

UNITED STATES MORRIS K. WILSON, OF WINNETKA, ILLINOIS.

SHIRT CUFF.

Application filed February 27, 1922. Serial No. 539,346.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS K. VILSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of \Vinnetka, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirt Cuffs, of which I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

The present invention has relation more particularly to the improvement of cuffs of that class of soft or negligee shirts the cuffs of which are formed with inner portions and flaps adapted to be folded one upon the other, these flaps being provided with buttonholes that will coincide when the flaps are in folded position.

The object of the invention is to so im' prove the construction of the cuffs that the terminal flaps may be turned outwardly for initial wear and afterwards turned inwardly (that is, next to the wearersarm) when the outer face of the flap has become soiled, and to enable this to be effected in such manner that the terminal flap may be folded either inwardly or outwardly with equal facility, and smoothly and without wrinkling at the line of fold of the cuff. To this end, the invention consists in the features of novelty hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and particularly pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing the port-ion of a shirt sleeve having my improved cuff applied thereto, the terminal flapof the cuff being shown in extended or unfolded position. Fig. 2 is a View showing the cuff in open position, parts being broken away. Fig 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1, the part-s being enlarged and expanded to show their relation to each other. Fig. 4; is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing a modification ofthe invention.

A designates the shirt sleeve, a portion only of which is shown. B denotes the inner portion and B the outer portion or terminal flap of the cuff, these portions B and B being provided with theusual butt-onholes .to receive the cuff buttons. In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, the cuff comprises an inner ply I) and an outer ply 6, these plies being formed usually of the material oorresponding to the body of the shirt. Be-

tween the plies forming the inner and outer faces of the cuff is placed the stiffener or interlining, that serves to give the requisite body or stiffness to the cuff. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, this stiffener or interlining consists of two plies or layers 0 and 0 that are preferably formed of a single piece of fabric folded upon itself, as at 0 The interlining extends throughout the inner ply B of the cuff, terminating at the folding line d of the cuff. The plies c and 0 of the interlining are of approximatelythe same dimension as the portion B of the cuff and these plies 0 and 0 have their inner edges reverted or turned inwardly with the inner edges of the plies b and b of the cuff, and together with these plies are stitched to the outer edge or end portion of the shirt sleeve A, as indicated at e in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Preferably, the interlining is formed of two thicknesses, as shown in Fig. 3, and preferably also, in order to give a better appearance, the outer layer or ply b of the cuff is extended slightly further up upon the sleeve A- The outer edge of the interlining is stitched to the inner ply or layer 6 of the cuff, as indicated at By forming the interlining of two plies folded together and having the folded edge stitched to one of the plies of the cuff as at f, all danger of the raveling of the interlining incident to laundering the cuff is avoided.

In forming my improved cuff, the inter lining is first folded, as shown in Fig. 3, and is then stitched, as at f, to one of the plies b of the cuff along the line 7 from end to end of the cuff, the interlining corresponding substantially in dimension to the inner portion B of the cuff. The two plies b andb are then superposed one upon the other and stitched, as at g, along their edges (except at the edge that will be attached to the shirt sleeve) in the usual manner. After being thus stitched together, the cuff will be turned inside out, bringing the interlining between the plies of the inner portion B of the cuff. The free edges of the plies Z) and Z) and the free edges of the plies c and c of the interlining will then be reverted, as shown in Fig. 3, where these plies are to be attached to the shirt sleeve A, as shown in Fig. 8 A line of stitching 9 will then be run around the cuff and a line of stitching 6 will unite the inturned plies I) and b and 0 and 0 to the end of the shirt sleeve A. After the parts have thus been united together they will be pressed in the usual manner.

The interlining extending through the inner portion B of the cuff, while giving a sufficient stiffness thereto, will allow the outer unstiffened portion B of the cuff to be folded along the line (Z, either outwardly or inwardly, with equal facility, and the same outward appearance will be given to the cuf regardless of the position of the portion B.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. sf of the drawings, the cuff is shown as provided with a supplemental ply or layer 0 of interlining which extends throughout both portions B and B of the cuff. My purpose in providing this supplemental layer of interlining is to give increased body to the terminal portion B of the cuff when the cuff is made of thin material. When a supplemental interlining is thus employed, the thickness of the main and supplemental interlinings that extend throughout the portion B of the cuff will still enable the portion B of the cuff to be readily folded along the line (Z, either inwardly or outwardly.

lVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A soft and foldable shirt-cuff having its inner half internally stiffened relatively with respect to its outer half, the stiffener for the inner half being folded midway of its ends and having its fold secured to the cuff along a line substantially midway between the inner and outer ends of the cuff, the inner end portion of the stiffener being secured to the inner end portion of the cuff, and the outer half of the cuff being foldable in either direction along the line of fold of the stiffener.

2. A soft and foldable shirt-cufi having its inner half internally stiffened relatively with respect to its outer half, the stiffener for the inner half being folded midway of its ends and having its fold secured to the cuff along a line substantially midway be tween the inner and outer ends of the cuff, the inner end portion of the stiffener being secured to the inner end portion of the cuff, and the outer half of the cuff being foldable in either direction along the line of fold of the stiffener, and a supplemental internal stiffener extending throughout the length of the cuff and secured thereto at its inner and outer ends, the intermediate portion of the supplemental stifiener being free from the sides of the cuff and also from the first mentioned stiffener.

3. A soft and foldable cuff including opposite pieces of facing material, the inner half of the cuff being internally stiffened, the outer half of the cuff being unstiffened, the stiffener for the inner half of the cuff lying between the two pieces of facing ma terial and being folded midway of its ends and having its fold secured to one only of the pieces of facing material along a line substantially midway between the inner and outer ends of the cuff, the inner end of the stiffener being secured to the inner end of the cuff, and the outer half of the cuff being foldable in either direction along the line of fold of the stiffener.

f. The combination with a shirt-sleeve, of a soft and foldable cuff comprising opposite pieces of facing material having the shirt-sleeve received between and secured to the inner ends of said pieces of facing material, the inner half of the cuff being stiffened relatively with respect to the outer half of the cuff, the stiffener for the inner half of the cuff being folded midway of its ends and having its fold secured to one only of the pieces of facing material along a line substantially midway between the inner and outer ends of the cuff, the free end portions of the stiffener being secured with the inner end portions of the pieces of facing material to the shirt-sleeve, the outer half of the cuff being foldable in either direction along the line of the fold of the stiffener.

5. The combination with a shirt-sleeve, of a soft and fold-able cuff comprising opposite pieces of facing material having the shirtsleeve received between and secured to the inner ends of said pieces of facing material, the inner half of the cuff being stiffened relatively with respect to the outer half of the cuff, the stiffener for the inner half of the cuff being folded midway of its ends and having its fold secured to one only of the pieces of facing material along a line substantially midway between the inner and outer ends of the cud, the free end portions of the stiffener being secured with the inner end portions of the pieces of facing material to the shirt-sleeve, the outer half of the cufi' being foldable in either direction along the line of the fold of the stiffener, and a supplemental internal stiffener having its outer end secured to the outer end of the cuff and its inner end secured to the inner end portion of one of the pieces of facing material and also to the shirt-sleeve, the intermediate portion of the supplemental stiffener being free from the pieces of facing material and also from the first mentioned stifiener.

MORRIS K. WILSON.

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