Dress shirt for use with decorative fastening devices

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dress shirt adapted with buttonholes and brackets for use with decorative fasteners, such as cufflinks, to keep the collar in place.

Claims

1. A dress shirt comprising: a collar leaf comprising: a right side further comprising a buttonhole, and a left side further comprising a buttonhole, a collar band comprising a right side and a left side, a right front panel, a left front panel, a seam wherein the seam affixes the collar band to the left front panel and right front panel, a right front panel buttonhole comprising a first side and a second side positioned on the right front panel adjacent to the seam wherein a first fight side inside bracket and a second right side inside bracket are affixed to the inside of the dress shirt and the first right side inside bracket is adjacent to the first side of the right front panel buttonhole and the second right side inside bracket is adjacent to the second side of the right front panel buttonhole, and a left front panel buttonhole comprising a first side and a second side positioned on the left front panel adjacent to the seam wherein a first left side outside and a second left outside bracket are affixed to the outside of the dress shirt and the first left side bracket is adjacent to the first side of the left front panel buttonhole and the second left side outside bracket is adjacent to the second side of the left front panel buttonhole.

2. A dress shirt comprising: a collar leaf comprising: a right side further comprising a buttonhole, and a left side further comprising a buttonhole, a collar band comprising a right side and a left side, a right front panel comprising an inside and an outside, a left front panel comprising an inside and an outside, a seam wherein the seam affixes the collar band to the left front panel and right front panel, a right front buttonhole comprising a first side and a second side positioned on the right front panel adjacent to the seam wherein a first right side outside bracket and a second right side outside bracket are affixed to the outside of the right front panel and the first right side outside bracket is adjacent to the first side of the right front buttonhole and the second right side outside bracket is adjacent to the second side of the right front panel buttonhole, and a left from panel buttonhole comprising a first side and a second side positioned on the left front panel adjacent to the seam wherein a first left side outside bracket and a second left side outside bracket are affixed to the outside of the left front panel and the first left side outside bracket is adjacent to the first side of the left front buttonhole and the second left outside bracket is adjacent to the second side of the left front panel buttonhole.

3. The dress shirt of claim 2 further comprising: a first right side inside bracket and a second right side inside bracket affixed to the inside of the right front panel wherein the first right side inside bracket is adjacent to the first side of the right front buttonhole and the second right side inside bracket is adjacent to the second side of the right front panel buttonhole, and a first left side inside bracket and a second left side inside bracket affixed to the inside of the left front panel wherein the first left side inside bracket is adjacent to the first side of the left front buttonhole and the second left side inside bracket is adjacent to the second side of the left front panel buttonhole.

4. A dress shirt comprising: a collar leaf comprising: a right side further comprising a buttonhole, and a left side further comprising a buttonhole, a collar band comprising a right side and a left side, a right front panel comprising an inside and an outside, a left front panel comprising an inside and an outside, a seam wherein the seam affixes the collar hand to the left front panel and right front panel, a right front buttonhole comprising a first side and a second side positioned on the front panel adjacent to the seam wherein a first right side inside bracket and a second right side inside bracket are affixed to the inside of the right front panel and the first right side inside bracket is adjacent to the first side of the right front buttonhole and the second right side inside bracket is adjacent to the second side of the right front panel buttonhole, and a left front panel buttonhole comprising a first side and a second side positioned on the left front panel adjacent to the seam wherein a first left side inside bracket and a second left side inside bracket are affixed to the inside of the left front panel and the first left side inside bracket is adjacent to the first side of the left front buttonhole and the second left side inside bracket is adjacent to the second side of the left front panel buttonhole.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a schematic of the present invention showing the embodiment wherein the brackets are attached to the inside of the shirt and the alternative embodiment wherein the brackets are attached to the outside of the shirt. In this schematic representation, the fastening devices to keep the collar in place have not been attached to the collar.

(2) FIG. 2 is a schematic of the present invention wherein a swivel bar cufflink has been used to keep the collar in place.

(3) FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of the present invention wherein a double panel cufflink has been used to keep the collar in place.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(4) FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of an embodiment of the present invention wherein shirt 5 comprises right front panel 22, left front panel 15, collar band 4, collar leaf 1 and a seam 14 affixing collar band 4 to right front panel 22 and left front panel 5. The collar leaf 1 comprises right collar leaf buttonhole 6 on the right side 2 of collar leaf 1 and left collar leaf buttonhole 7 on the left side 3 of collar leaf 1. Left front panel buttonhole 9 is located on left front panel 15 just below seam 14. Right front panel buttonhole 8 is located on right front panel 22 just below seam 14. First left side bracket 10 (hereinafter FLOB in an embodiment wherein the bracket is on the outside of the shirt) is located above seam 14 on collar band 4 and above left front panel buttonhole 9 and second left side bracket 11 (hereinafter SLOB in an embodiment wherein the bracket is located on the outside of the shirt) is located on left shirt panel 15 below left front panel buttonhole 9 representing an embodiment wherein the first and second left side brackets (10 and 11, FLOB and SLOB) are affixed to the outside 23 of shirt 5. Left front panel buttonhole 9 is in between first left side bracket 10 and second left side bracket 11. In an alternative embodiment, a first left bracket 10 (hereinafter FLIB in an embodiment wherein the bracket is on the inside of the shirt) and a second left side bracket 11 (hereinafter SLIB in an embodiment wherein the bracket is on the inside of the shirt) may be affixed to the inside 24 of shirt 5 wherein left front panel buttonhole 9 is located in between first left bracket 10 (FLIB) and second left side bracket 11 (SLIB). Right front panel buttonhole 8 is located on right shirt front 22 just below seam 14. First right side bracket 12 (hereinafter FRIB in an embodiment wherein the bracket is on the inside of the shirt) is located above seam 14 on collar band 4 and above right front panel buttonhole 8 and second right side bracket 13 (hereinafter SRIB in an embodiment wherein the bracket is on the inside of the shirt) is located on right front panel 22 below right front panel buttonhole 8 representing an embodiment wherein the first and second right side brackets (12 and 13, FRIB and SLIB) are on the inside 24 of shirt 5. Right front panel buttonhole 8 is in between first right side bracket 12 (FRIB) and second right side bracket 13 (SLIB). In an alternative embodiment, a first right side bracket 12 (hereinafter FROB in an embodiment wherein the bracket is on the outside of the shirt) and a second right side bracket 13 (hereinafter SROB in an embodiment wherein the bracket is on the outside of the shirt) may be affixed to the outside 23 of shirt 5, wherein right front panel buttonhole 8 is in between first right side bracket 12 (FROB) and second right side bracket 13 (SROB).

(5) FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of an embodiment of the present invention wherein swivel bar cufflink 16 has been placed through left collar leaf buttonhole 7 (not visible) such that the decorative top 19 of swivel bar cufflink 16 lays on the left side 3 of collar leaf 1. The swivel bar 18 of swivel bar cufflink 16 is secured to collar band 4 by first left side bracket 10 (FLOB) and to left front panel 15 by second left bracket 11 (SLOB). Not shown in FIG. 2 is right side collar leaf 2 would be held in place in a similar fashion using first right side bracket 12 (FROB) and second right side bracket 13 (SROB).

(6) FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of an embodiment of the present invention wherein double panel cufflink 17 has been placed through left collar leaf buttonhole 7 (not visible) such that the decorative top 20 of double panel cufflink 17 lays on the left side 3 of collar leaf 1. The bottom 21 of double panel cufflink 17 is placed through left front panel buttonhole 9. Not shown in FIG. 3 is right side collar leaf 2 would be held in place in a similar fashion using right front panel buttonhole 8.