Improvements in or relating to
Year: 1898

page_text: We, WILLIAM HILL COOPER and GEORGE EDINMORE GATHER, trading as Richard
Cooper and Company, of Ashbourne, in the County of Derby, Corset Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object an arrangement of or addition to busks, whereby
the busk shall always be kept straight and unbreakable. The difficulty with
busks at the present time is to make them sufficiently strong and unbreakable, and
yet elastic and resilient. If the metal be too weak they are not strong enough
and will not keep straight whereas if it be made thicker they are not elastic
enough.
manner,
Now by our invention we are able to use a comparatively thin busk and yet
one with great elasticity and having the quality of keeping straight and unbreak-
able. In our experimental device we have formed the busk in the ordinary
but of comparatively thin blade and rivetted near each end, in front, one
or more flat blade springs. The ends of these blade springs overlap for from two
to four inches, passing the middle fasteners and strengthening the busk in its
weakest points, and may or may not be clipped together by means of a clip.
These springs normally lie against the busk with no strain in either direction.
The moment however the busk is bent forward these springs come into play and
as soon as the pressure is relaxed cause the busk to follow the figure into its original
upright position.
Improvements in or relating to
We, WILLIAM HILL COOPER and GEORGE EDINMORE GATHER, trading as Richard
Cooper and Company, of Ashbourne, in the County of Derby, Corset Manufacturers,
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:-
This invention has for its object an arrangement of or addition to busks, whereby
the busk shall always be kept straight and unbreakable. The difficulty with
busks at the present time is to make them sufficiently strong and unbreakable, and

page_text: yet elastic and resilient. If the metal be too thin they are not strong enough
and will not keep straight, whereas if it be made thicker they are not elastic
enough.
Now by our invention we are able to use a comparatively thin busk and yet one
with great elasticity and having the quality of keeping straight and unbreakable.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawing, showing in perspective a view of corset busks
with our invention applied thereto.
Referring to the drawing. A is the busk which is formed in the ordinary
manner but of a comparatively thin blade. Rivetted near each end of the busks
in front are one or more flat blade springs B. The free ends of these blade springs
overlap for from two to four inches passing the middle fasteners C and strengthen-
ing the busk at its weakest points. They may if desired be clipped together
where they overlap by means of a clip, but this is not necessary. These springs B
normally lie against the busk A with no strain in either direction. The moment
however the busk is bent forward, these springs. B come into play and being only
rivetted at one end they are capable of great elasticity, while strengthening the
busk and giving the necessary support. As soon as the pressure that bent them
forward is relaxed, the husk and springs follow the figure into its original upright
position.
It is obvious that instead of putting the fastening studs and eyes C and D on
the busk itself, they may be on the flat blade springs B, but we prefer the other
arrangement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
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1. The improvement in corset busks which consists in forming the busks af
comparatively thin blades, and rivetting to them one or more flat blade springs
overlapping each other, and lying normally flat against the busks, the springs
being rivetted at one end only, whereby the said busks are strengthened at their
weakest points, while rendering them elastic and resilient, substantially as
described.
2. As an improved article of manufacture, corset busks provided with flat blade
springs, substantially as described.
Dated this 27th dor of Invil 1809