US1612222A - Collar-band supporter - Google Patents

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D ec. 2s 1926. 1,612,222

M. H. RE YMOND COLLAR BAND SUPPORTER Filed June 1, 1925 Fiq. 2

' f V I 7 WWW Patented Dec. 28, 1926.

UNITED M'An'rriv Baritone, or ninetiaii'ron, New Yank.

Gaussian seam-ass.

Application filed June 1, 1.925.- Se'rial m. 34,032.

This invention relates to means of supporting the collar band of shirts other than by the use of starch as is the usual practice.

It consists of a pair of strips of thin stiff material adapted to be inserted separately within each side of the collar band, and means for detachably fastening said strips together after insertion. It further consists of such a pair of strips, and means for detachably fastening them together in fixed vertical angularity one with another after insertion. it further consists of such a pair ofstripsone of which is made integral with the rear collar button. It also consists of a pair of strips adapted to be inserted into the collar band, said strips being fastened together in fixed vertical angularity, and being formed substantially higher at the sides than at front or back. It further consists of such construction, in combina tion with a rear collar button, and in w nich said strips are adapted to be inserted from the rear collar button position.

Referring to the drawing, this shows a preferred form of such a collar band supporter. Figure 1 is a top view showing the two strips making up the collar band supporter assembled together. Figure 2 is'a side view of one of said strips shown flattened out into a plane. Figure 8 is a similar view of the strip forming the other side. Figure d is a rear view of a shirt collar band.

Similar numerals in the various views indicate similar parts.

In Figures 1, 2, and 3, 1 and 2 are the two strips forming the collar band supporter. These may be made of celluloid, hard rubber, spring temper metal, or other thin stiff material. 3 and i represent means for conveniently fastening strips 1 and 2 together after insertion in the collar hand. These may be snap fasteners of standard construction. 3 and 4 are the respective halves of such snap fasteners. 5 is the rear collar button integral with strip 1. It will be noted that strips 1 and 2 are formed higher at the sides than at the front or back, viz at A and B. This is to insure the collar band being held snugly under the collar at the sides. A rise of about 1/8" has been found to work satisfactorily, although this might perhaps be varied somewhat.

In Figure 4, arrows 6 and 7 indicate how strips 1 and 2 respectively are inserted into the collarband of a shirt. This is of course done just before the shirt is put on, and the collar band supporter is removed before the shirt is again laundered, justas collar buttons are handled at the present time. 8

is the rear collar but-ton hole. 9 is the usual stitching around'a shirt collar band. The most convenient method of insertion is to insert first the half with rear collar button attached, and put button through button hole. Then insert the other half, and snap 05 the two halves together.

Making the collar band supporter in two entirely separate halves which are fastened together after insert-ion, is of advantage in that it makes conveniently practical the in- 7H sertion of such supporter in collar bands of standard construction just as now manufactured. No widening or other alteration of the rear collar button flap is necessary. Furthermore, with the collar band supporter in two separate halves, insertion may much more easily be made in starched collar bands, on new shirts for example, than if the two halves were not thus made separate. Still another advantage of making the collar band supporter in two separate halves lies in the fact that the rear collar button may thus, with much greaterpracticality, be made integral with the collar band supporter.

Fastening these two halves together by means which also hold them in fixed vertical angularity one with another, such as snap fasteners 3 and 4, is of advantage in that it prevents the side from sagging down under the collar as would be possible if said 00 fastening means were merely a hinge connection.

To avoid any indefiniteness in the term fixed vertical angularity, this may be explained as meaning that the two halves are 9 fastened together in such a way that relative angular movement one with another, looking at them from the rear (that is from the direction of the axis of rear collar button 5), is impossible. For example if these 1 two halves were fastened together let us say with one single snap fastener located under the rear collar button, it might be possible to move these two halves angularly one with another. The two halves would then not be in fixed vertical angularity one with another. However by using two snap fasteners as shown in the drawing (or some equivalent construction), such movement is made impossible, and the two halves are in fixed vertical angularity one with another.

The advantages of collar band supporters such as described are: They eliminate the necessity of starching shirt collar bands. By thus making it possible to eliminate starch, they provide greater comfort, the contact with the neck being soft cloth instead of a raw edge starched collar band. They provide a collar band that will not wilt in hot weather. They eliminate the disagreeable tendency of collar bands to slip out from under the collar. Forming the collar band supporter higher at the sides insures a neat collar band snugly fitting under the collar. Making the collar band supporter integral with the collar button is made conveniently practical by collar band supporters such as described. Such a construction makes it conveniently possible to use collar band supporters which extend the full length of the collar band in connection with shirts as they are now manufactured. The insertion of a collar band supporter into a soft unstarched collar band is just as easy as inserting a roar collar button into a stitlly starched collar band, and far easier than inserting such a button with the collar button flap starched together as is often the case. Finally, collar bands will last longer freed from the destructive action of ironing with starch.

The constructions illustrated and described are preferred constructions, and do not cover all means of using this invention. The scope of the invention is designated in the appended claims.

I claim- 1. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thin stiff material adapted to be inserted separately into each side of the collar bandof shirts from under the rear collar button flap, and means whereby said strips are detachably fastened together after insertion in said collar band.

2. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thin stiff material adapted to be inserted separately into each side of the collar band of shirts from under the rear collar button flap, and means whereby said strips are detachably fastened together in fixed vertical angularity one with another after insertion in said collar band.

8. A collar band supportercomprising a pair of strips of thin stiff material adapted to be inserted separately into each side of the V collar band of shirts from under the rear collar button flap, one of said strips being made integral with the rear collar button, and means whereby said strips are detachably fastened together after insertion in said collar band.

4. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thin stiff material adapted to be inserted separately into each side of the collar band of shirts from under the rear collar button flap, one of said strips being made integral with the rear collar button, and means whereby said strips are detachably fastened together in fixed vertical angularity one with another after insertion in said collar band.

5. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thin stifi' material adapted to be inserted into the collar band of shirts, said strips being fastened together in fixed vertical angularity, and being formed sub stantially higher at the sides than at front or back.

6. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thin stiff material adapted to be inserted into the collar band of shirts from the rear collar button position, said strips being fastened together in fixed vertical angularity, and being formed substantially higher at the sides than at front or back, and a rear collar button fastened to said pair of strips.

MARTIN H. REYMOND.

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