3-Ig. 4. Thomas Jefferso? Acafee, INVENTOR

1,485,793 March 4, 1924. T. J. McKEE UNDERGARMENT Filed Oct. 17 . .922

3-ig. 4. Thomas Jefferso? AcAfee, INVENTOR.

Patented Mar. 4, 1924, 1485,793

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. THOMAS JEFFERSON McKEE, OF WACO, TEXAS. UNDERGARVENT. Application filed October 17, 1922. Serial No. 595,062. To all whom it may concern: tening means, wearer in the act of drawing Be it known that I, THOMAs JEFFERSON belt in place for fastening. 50 McKEE, citizen of the United States, resid Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the ing at Waco, in the county of McLennan and invention showing flap and belt in place. State of Texas, have invented certain new Figure 3 is a three-quarters side view show and useful Improvements in Undergarments, ing the undergarment with belt in place, of which the following is a specification. holding the tail of the outer shirt down at 55 This invention relates to an improvement the waist line. in undergarments and especially in a rear Figure 4 represents the flap dropped down 0 flap in combination with a web elastic belt to show the inner tail set in to the body of and a fastener therefor, whereby the outer the undergarment. shirt may be held securely below the waist In Figure 1, the undergarment 1 is shown, 60 band of the trousers, thereby avoiding the Web elastic belt 2 with buckle means 3 and 4 inconvenience and annoyance of slipping out attached to flap 6 over inner tail 6, said tail 6 5 from the trousers and bagging around the extending on a line horizontally with point Waistline over the trousers, and also to allow a, point a designating the connection of rear the rear flap to be raised and held in place flap 69 to garment 1. 63 over the inner tail, said inner tail preventing In Figure 3, when the outer shirt is worn the Outer shirt from coming in contact with belt 2 fastened by means 3 and 4 holds tail 20 the body of the wearer. 5* in place at the waist line. A feature of the invention is the inner tail, In Figure 4, flap 6 is let down with belt 2 which extends downward with the body of free. Inner tail 6 extending to point a is 70 the garment to a point adjacent to and in Sewed to garment along dotted line b, space line horizontally to the point at which the 2* indicated by dotted lines respresents the 25 outer flap is connected to the body of the waist line. garment. Said inner tail forms a protec What is claimed is: tion from contact to the body of the wearer, A union garment having an inner rear 75 of the outer shirt. flap depending from the waist line thereof Another feature of the invention is the and Stitched along one side to the garment, 30 attachment of a web elastic belt of sufficient an Outer rear flap secured to the garment at width to be a support to the abdomen of the points adjacent to the inner flap, and an Wearer when buckled in place. elastic belt secured to the free upper edge of 80 Another feature is the method of fastening the Outer flap and having fastening means this belt by a buckle similar in construction at its ends, said inner and rear flaps being 35 to a garter buckle, no button being used in formed and having their inner faces free of connection with said fastener or that part of connection to allow the rear tail of an outer the belt attached to the flap. shirt to be received therebetween, and said 85 Another feature is the construction of the belt encircling the entire waistline of the gar back of the garment, which makes it prac ment SO as to exert tension on the outershirt 40 tically impossible for the garment to pull throughout the Waistline thereof and having apart or tear by the bending forward of the its ends formed so as to allow the front tails body of the wearer with the rear flap raised of the outer shirt to be engaged over the in wearing position. outer face of the garment and held against 90 The invention may be more clearly under the latter by the tension of the belt. 45 stood taken in connection with the drawings In testimony whereof I have signed my attached hereto, as follows: name to this specification. Figure 1 is three quarters side view, show ing the attachment of flap and belt with fas THOMAS JEFFERSON McKEE.