US1826206A - Shirt protecting support - Google Patents

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Oct. 6, 1931. P. FARRELLY 1,826,206

SHIRT PROTECTING SUPPORT Filed Jan. 11, 1928 TTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 6, 193! reunion FARREL Y, or BELMONT, CALIFORNIA i snm'r rnorncrme surroa'r Application filed January 11, 1928. Serial No. 245,931. i

My present invention relates to an improvement on shirt protecting supports and more particularly to a support for holding new and laundered shirts for display which will protect the same against being mussed up and the collar thereof against wrinkling.-

The object of my invention is to provide a stiffenin means for. laundering shirts and particularly those of the soft collar type which will be comparatively inexpensive to ;make and which can be applied quickly to a laundered shirt to protect the collar and the folded form of such shirt from being wrinkled, distorted, or otherwise disordered by handling it in the course of its delivery to its owner.

For a better understanding of my invention reference should be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a front View of a laundered shirt as it will be folded with a support constructed.

in accordance with the present embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the shirt and support shown in Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the support.

In these drawings, 10 designatesa relatively stifi' member of material such as cardboard or the like and the numeral 11 designates a shirt having a soft collar.12 properly folded and attached to my improved support, the

' folds of the shirt being maintained in position by means of a 'paper band 13, as is commonly practiced in the art at the present time.

Byreferring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that one end of the member 10 is provided with di-. verging slots 14 which extend inwardly toward each other and form a flared tongue portion 15. This flared tongue 15 is of such a dimension that it can be conveniently inserted under the rear fold of the collar as shown in Fig. 2.

In folding a shirt upon a support constructed in accordance with my invention, the shirts will be laid face down in a pile after being laundered and the operator will then place one of the supports 10 against the back of the shirt at the same time inserting the flared tongue 15 beneath the collar. The

'ping back of sleeves and body portions of the shirt will then be folded over the member 10 and the tail portion will then be folded up into the position shown in Fig. 2, after which the band 13 will be applied and the shirt will then be securely heldupon the member 10. After the shirt'is thus folded and secured upon the form 10, it will be seen that a displacement of the shirt therefrom will be impossible as the folded tail portion will prevent the member 10 from sliding downwardly and the overlapthe collar 12 about the tongue 15 will prevent the support from moving upwardly.

As a result of this construction it Will be seen that I have produced a new and novel stiffening means for protecting laundered shirts of the soft collar type which will hold the shirt to its proper shape and securely thereto, and at the same time protect the collar portion from being wrinkled or otherwise mussed up.

While perhaps the greatest application of my invention will be .made by laundries in wrapping the shirts prior to delivery to customers, it will be seen that my device will also constitute a very desirable form for supporting new shirts on display in stores and in this particular application it will be found to be a very valuable adjunct in the display of new shirts, as it'willpresent the shirt to view'in perfect condition.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known to me, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in its construction without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined inthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A display and protecting support for soft collar shirts, comprising a flat rectangular body portion of stifl' material over which the shirt is folded, a flared portion at one end of said body a-nd'centrally thereof adapted to be inserted under the fold of the collar of the shirt to protect saidcollar against wrinkling and prevent said shirt from becoming displaced upon the support,

nor tions aeent and outwardly roje "ct/acting each side of said nare the support,

2. A display and protecting support com prising a rectangular body portion upon which a soft collar shirt may be folded and secured to maintain it in an unwrinkled con dition and having a pair of diverging slots extending into one end oi. said body portion forming a flared-tongue therebetween adapted to be inserted under the told 01" the collar to form astiflening means therefor and pro-' Viding outwardly extending members adjacent said tongue which serve to protect the shoulder portions of the shirt to prevent the shirt from becoming displaced upon the suport.

3. A display and shape protecting support for soft collar shirts, comprising a substantially rectangular body portion of relatively stiff material having a pair of diverging slots extending into one end of said body portion sufiiciently distant from each side of said body portion to form a tongue therebetween of sufiicient width to project under the back fold of the collar and provide outwardly projecting tongues adjacent theretowhich protect the shirt against wrinkling.

4. A shirt support for soft collar shirts comprising a substantially rectangular body portion of relatively stir? material having a pair of slots extending into one end there .of suiiiciently distant from each side of the body portion to form a tongue therebetween of sufiicient width to project under the back 'fold of the collar and provide tongues adjacent thereto which protect the shirt against wrinklin PATRIGK FARRELLY.

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