Improvements in Oorset Fasteners.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Dec, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 3rd June, 1897-Accepted, 24th July, 1897
Improvements in Oorset Fasteners.
RICHARD HOWARD WALL Manufacturer Ashby Busk Works, Hackney Road, N.E.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to add strength by a novel mode of permanently
attaching the busk protector, and so to dispense with the detachable busk protector
now so generally used for this purpose, which is obviously inconvenient, clumsy and
likely to work off in wear.
According to my said invention I take an ordinary pair of corset fasteners of any
suitable shape or length, and to the stud side I attach a strong material having a
lap of extra material on the side adjacent to the front or meeting edge of about
half an inch more than sufficient to form a bag suitable to receive a plain unfitted
strip of steel or other suitable material. The lap is then stitched down by a double
line of stitches, one line against the meeting edge of the stud side of the fastener,
and the other line to form the said bag of sufficient size to contain the plain steel
or other suitable material, herein called the protector, leaving between the two
lines of stitching space wide enough to permit the stud side of the fastener being
sewn into the corset, while the protector is left outside in such a way as to form a
rest or support for both sides of the fastener.
The eye side of the fastener is used simply in the ordinary manner.
By this contrivance the bulk or weight of the articles is in no way increased
but rather diminished.
This article is especially constructed to be useful as a refil or replace for a broken
or damaged corset fastener which may be already in the corset.
I claim
First. A corset fastener with busk protector attached in such a manner as to
allow the same to be easily applied without cutting the corset.
Second. An unbreakable corset fastener formed by applying a busk protector to
the same in the manner herein set forth.
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Corset Fasteners.
I RICHARD HOWARD WALL of the Ashby Busk Works Hackney Road in the
County of London Busk 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 :-
The objects of my invention are to prevent Corset Fasteners from breaking
daring wear by permanently attaching a busk protector to such Fasteners whereby

page_text: the necessity for using the well known detachable busk protectors is obviated and
also to enable my improved combined Corset Fastener and Busk protector to be
sewn into the Corset in the usual way and without cutting away any of the material
of the Corset in cases where my combined Corset Fasteners and Busk Protectors
are used to replace ordinary fasteners which have broken in wear.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will proceed to
explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1. represents back view of a pair of Corset Fasteners with busk protector
attached constructed according to this invention.
Fig. 2. represents the stud side of Fastener shewing how the busk protector is 1
attached thereto.
Fig. 3. is section on line ay Fig. 2.
Fig. 4. is section on line zz Fig. 1.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figs.
a is the ordinary Corset or Stay Fastener made in two parts namely the oye side c 1
and the stud side b the eye side I make in the usual way.
The stud side 6 I make with a Busk Protector or protecting steel e attached
thereto in such a manner as to permit of the fastener being sewn into the Corset
while leaving the Busk Protector or protecting steel outside the material of the
Corset but inside the Corset itself and attached to the corset next the body of the
wearer, e is a piece of steel or other suitable material forming the Busk protector
which is enclosed in the same piece of fabric & which forms the covering of the
piece b in the following manner.
I take a piece of cotton cloth or other suitable fabric d and cut it to the
proper size and shape to hold when doubled or folded both the stud side of the
Corset Fastener b and the Busk Protector e.
I then fold the said fabric d in the middle of its length and insert the piece of
steel or other suitable material e between the two thicknesses of fabric. I then
secure the two thicknesses of fabric to each other by a row of stitches f at or near
the edge of the portion e thus enclosing the protector in a tube or bag.
The stud side of the Corset or stay fasterer is then covered in the usual way
with the remaining portion of the cotton cloth or other fabric da second row
of stitching g running along the meeting edge of the stud side of the fastener.
Sufficient material h is left between the two rows of stitching f. g to enable the
fastener (with protector attached) to be attached to the corset by sewing the
fastener into the corset in the usual way leaving the busk protector lying flat
against the inner surface of the corset and projecting beyond the meeting edge of
the stud side of the corset fastener so as to form a protection from breaking for
both portions of the corset fastener.
Combined Corset or Stay fasteners and busk protectors constructed as hereinbefore
described are especially suitable for replacing fasteners which have become broken
in wear without cutting away any portion of the material of the Corset.
I am aware that Corset fasteners with busk protectors attached have been made
and used prior to this invention but such fasteners could only be attached to corsets
by sewing the said fasteners outside the corsets and in case of replacing broken
fasteners with such combined fasteners and protectors the material of the corset had
to be cut away to compensate for the fastener being sewn outside the corset instead
of inside as in the first instance.
Although I have described the busk protector as being secured in the fabric d
by stitching yet I wish it to be clearly understood that I do not bind myself to this
as the fabric d may be secured to the corset fastener and busk protector by means
of glue cement or by any other suitable means in which case one or both of the
rows of stitching would be dispensed with.
This invention is applicable to any type of Corset fastener whether spoon straight
or otherwise.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. Corset or Stay fasteners having a Busk protector or protecting steel attached
thereto in such a manner as to permit of the fastener being sewn into the corset in
the usual way without cutting away the material of the corset, and leaving the busk
protector or protecting steel outside the covering of the corset on the side next the
wearer's body.
2. Corset fasteners having Busk protectors attached thereto constructed as
herein before specified and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of Juna 1807
T. E. HALFORD,
11 Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C.