US606817A - Collar and cuff - Google Patents

Description

N0. 606,8!7. Patented July 5, I898.

' T. R. WEIDEMANN.

COLLAR on CUFF.

("9 Model) (Application filed Aug, 12, 1897.)

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THEODORE R. l/VEIDEMANN, O F

W'EST HOBOKEN, NEXV JERSEY.

COLLAR AND CUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,817, dated July 5, 1898. Application filed August 12, 1 97. Serial no 648j075. (No model.)

To all whom it mag/concern.-

Be it known that I, THEODORE R. WEIDE- MANN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of West Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars and Cuffs, of whioh the following is a specificatiomwlierein- Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of a' cuff and a collar, respectively. Figs. 3 and 4 show, respectively, the frontand rear sides of a cuff; and Fig.5 is a section on lines X X of Figs. 3 and 4E.

My invention relates to collarsand cuffs; and it consists in adevioe of this kind particularly adapted for ladies wear and for use in bicycling or other exercise, which is so made as to be practically a permanent article nearly impervious to perspiration and dirt and not requiring to be periodically laundered. v H

It consists in a collar or cuff havinga base or body of paper and linen or other suitable textile material cemented inlayers, so as to be permanently stiff and practically moistureproof, and then provided on certain portions with a facing of very thin finished leather, which is smoothly polished and colored and which may also be embossed or otherwise treated. A collar or cuff thus constituted may be at any time cleaned with a moist cloth. It is not uncomfortably stiff and unyielding, while it will not wilt or break down by wear or perspiration, but will always preserve a good appearance until worn out.

Referring to the'drawings, Arepresents the band of the collar or cuff technically known as the under band, and B the part attached thereto and designed to be folded over, which is technically designated as the upper band. Both bands are made, preferably, as separate pieces by taking a strip or sheet of thick paper a, cut to the proper shape, and cementing upon it a layer 1) of muslin or other textile material, so as to form 'a body or base which shall be reasonably stiff and impervious to moisture. The lower band has the muslin upon both sides of the paper, while the upper band has cemented to one side of the paper a layer of thin finished leather polished, and, if desired, also embossed or otherwise treated. This will be the outside of the upper band whenit is turned over. The leather facing of the upper band also extends beyond its inner edge, as shown at 0, so as to overlap a certain distance upon the lower band, to which it is cemented. The two bands are connected by this extension of the leather facing of the upper band and by a similar extension of the muslin layer of the upper band, the paper layer stopping at the edge of the upper band, which two extending layers both overlap the under band, as described, and are stitched and cemented thereto. This affords a flexible but stronger joint between the two bands thanis possible with the muslin alone, while' it also forms, when the upper band is turned over, a leather facing along the edge of the lower band, which serves to protect the body material of the lower band and to give a smoother wearingsurface against the neck and wrist. over,it is this particular portion of the collar or cuff which is liable to become worn and soiled and requires to be cleaned most frequently with a moist cloth, as already described. Hence it would be fatal to the designed permanent character of the article to have the paper and muslin body exposed at this part. I, moreover, face the outer portion of the under band, as shown at c, from each end, where the buttonholes are placed, back to a point well underneath the upper band when the latter is turned over. This partial facing serves not only to protect the buttonhole, but also gives the article a completelyfinished appearance when looked at from the outside, as the appearance will be just as if the entire article were made of the leather. This portion of the collar or cuff is also particularly subject to wear and soiling, and if left with a muslin or linen surface would not only be unsightly, but it would make the article practically worthless for its intended purpose.

My claim, while mentioning specifically a collar, will be understood as equally inclusive of a cuff made in the same manner according to the foregoing description.

What I, claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A collar having a permanently=stiffened More- Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 11th day of August, A. D. 1897.

THEODORE R. VEIDEMANN.

body comprising an upper and an under band and provided with am facing of finished leather on the outer surface of the upper band and 011 the exposed ends of the lower band, the

5 said facing extending over onto the lower Witnesses:

band so as to protect the same and form a durable connection between the two bands.

(inns. KARI, ALFRED GIMBERG.

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