Adjustable shirt collar

Abstract

An adjustable collar having a vertical fabric strip hole through which a fabric strip passes unimpeded. The fabric strip is secured to a free end of an elastic strip, which is secured to a shirt band at a first end of the elastic strip. A button is secured to a free end of the fabric strip and the button passes through a horizontal buttonhole defined in an end of an outer portion of a neckband of the shirt. The fabric strip is retracted and hidden when the collar is open. The button is larger than a diameter of the fabric strip hole to prevent the fabric strip from retracting completely through the vertical fabric strip hole.

1 . An adjustable collar of a shirt, the collar comprising: 
 a neckband assembly having a first end and a second end, extends along a circumference of the collar and comprises an outer band and an inner band;    an extendable elastic strip has a first end secured to an underside of the outer band and extends through a strip hole in the first end of the outer band;    a fabric strip has a first end secured to a free end of the elastic strip;    a button is secured to a free end of the fabric strip; and    a buttonhole is defined in the second end of the neckband assembly and is configured to receive the button upon extension of the elastic and fabric strip assembly.    
   
   
       2 . The adjustable collar according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer band includes guide means for holding and guiding the fabric strip.  
   
   
       3 . The adjustable collar according to  claim 2 , wherein the guiding means includes a fabric strip hole configured to permit the fabric strip to pass therethrough unimpeded.  
   
   
       4 . The adjustable collar according to  claim 3 , wherein the fabric strip hole extends in a vertical direction orthogonal relative to the longitudinal axis of the elastic and fabric strip assembly.  
   
   
       5 . The adjustable collar according to  claim 3 , wherein a diameter of the button is larger than a diameter of the fabric strip hole and prevents the button from passing therethrough.  
   
   
       6 . The adjustable collar according to  claim 1 , wherein the first end of the elastic strip is secured to an underside of the outer band portion by bar tacking.  
   
   
       7 . The adjustable collar according to  claim 1 , wherein the first end of the fabric strip is secured to the free end of the elastic strip by bar tacking.  
   
   
       8 . The adjustable collar according to  claim 1 , wherein the second end of the outer band portion of the neckband assembly overlaps the first end of the outer band portion of the neckband assembly when the button passes through the buttonhole.