An Improvement in Corsets and other Articles of Dress.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1890.
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 26th Apr.; 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Corsets and other Articles of Dress.
I, CHARLES BAYER of 31, London Wall, in the City of London, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My Invention relates to the stiffening of stays, corsets, belts, and other similar
articles of dress; and consists in the conjoint employment of thin and very highly
tempered strips of steel and of strips of whalebone, horn, cords, or other stiffening
material superposed upon the strips of steel in such a way that the stiffenings are
practically unbreakable in wear and the corset or other article is consequently much
more durable than those made in the ordinary way.
:
The steel strips are preferably about half an inch wide or more than double the
width of the bones or other stiffening to be combined therewith and they are inserted
in separate sheaths or pockets made for their reception between the inner and middle
linings of the corset and upon each steel is superposed two or more bones or other
stiffenings contained in separate sheaths or pockets, provided for their reception
between the middle lining and outer fabric of the corset so that lateral displacement
of the juxtaposed bones or other stiffenings is prevented whilst the steels and superposed
bones or other stiffenings act conjointly to impart the necessary qualities of stiffness
and flexibility.
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Although I prefer broad steels combined with two or more bones or other stiffenings
superposed thereon, I do not limit myself thereto as narrower steels might be used
each with a single bone or other stiffening similarly superposed thereon.
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.C. BAYER.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Corsets and other Articles of Dress.
I, CHARLES BAYER of 31, London Wall in the City of London, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My Invention relates to the stiffening of stays, corsets, belts, and other similar
articles of dress; and consists in the conjoint employment of thin and very flexible
strips of spring steel and of strips of whalebone, horn, cords, or other stiffening
material, superposed upon the strips of steel in such a way that the stiffenings are
practically unbreakable in wear and the corset or other article is consequently much
more durable than those made in the ordinary way.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specifica-
tion, wherein figure 1 represents in face view a small portion of a corset. Figure 2 is
a face view, on an enlarged scale, parts of the lining and covering material being torn
away, or folded back, to disclose the relative positions of the steels and bones.
Figure 3 is a cross-section of same.
The steel strips a are preferably about half an inch wide, or more than double the
width of the whale bones 66 or other stiffening to be combined therewith, and they
are inserted in separate sheaths or pockets made for their reception between the inner
lining c and middle lining d of the corset. Upon each steel a is superposed two or
more strips 66 of whalebone (or other stiffenings) contained in separate sheaths or
pockets provided for their reception between the middle lining d, and the outer fabric e
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of the corset so that lateral displacement of the juxtaposed bones 66 (or other
stiffenings) is prevented whilst the steels a and superposed bones 66 (or other
stiffenings) act conjointly to impart the necessary qualities of stiffness and
flexibility.
In making the corset, the outer fabric e and the middle lining d would first be
stitched together along the lines between the twin bones b b of each gore (one only
appearing in the drawing) and then the three fabrics c d e would be stitched together
along the lines g thus uniting the three fabrics and forming pockets or sheaths for the
steels and bones respectively.
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It is prefered to place one of the combined steel and bone stiffenings along the
middle of each of the gores or sections of which the corset is composed and to place
alongside of each composite stiffening an ordinary simple bone stiffening h.
It will be obvious that the thickness of the superposed steels and bones would be
proportionately less than that which would be required to give the same degree
of stiffness if the steels or the bones were used separately instead of being
superposed.
Although I prefer broad steels combined with two or more bones, or other
stiffenings, superposed thereon, I do not limit myself thereto as narrower steels might
be used each with a single bone or other stiffening similarly superposed thereon.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
In the manufacture of stays or corsets and other articles of dress, the conjoint
employment of thin broad strips of spring steel and of strips of whalebone or other
stiffening superposed upon the strips of steel in the manner and for the purpose
specified.
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Dated this 24th day of March 1890.
C. BAYER.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.