Improvements in Ribs for Stays, Bodices, and other Articles of Dress
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left. 2nd Aug., 1889-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ribs for Stays, Bodices, and other Articles of
Dress.
"
I ANNIE JEFFERYS of Brook Hall Totley near Sheffield in the County of Derby, no
business do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
RIBS FOR STAYS BODICES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in ribs for stays and bodices also for
supporting and shaping dress waists, and the like articles of dress which require such
ribs.
In the construction of this invention I take a strip of steel, whale-bone, horn or
other suitable material of a required length, breadth and thickness, which strip may
be covered with any kind of suitable material, or not, as found necessary.
To fasten the said ribs to the material of the waist or other article 1 fly out of steel,
brass or other suitable metal a small strip or band having eyes flied out at or near to
each end thereof; these bands are of a sufficient length to wrap round the rib
leaving the eyes, one on each edge, for the purpose of sewing or fastening by means
of small brass clips.
The two end bands are made slightly different to wrap over the ends to provent
them forcing themselves through the waist or dress.
Dated this tot day of November 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ribs for Stays, Bodices, and other Articles of
Dress,
I, ANNIE JEFFERYS of Brook Hall, Totley near Sheffield in the County of Derby,
no business, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
" to be as follows :-
IN RIBS FOR STAYS, BODICES, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS
This invention relates to improvements in ribs for stays and bodices, also for
supporting and shaping dress waists and the like articles of dress which require such
ribs. In the construction of this invention I take a strip of steel, whalebone, horn or
other suitable material of a required length, breadth and thickness, having sinall slots
flied out for the purpose of attaching the bands or caps thereto, which strip may be
either covered or not with suitable material as found necessary.
To fasten the said ribs to the material of the waist or other article I fly out of steel,
brass or other suitable metal a small strip or band having eyes flied out at or near to
each end thereof; these bands are of a sufficient length to wrap around the rib
leaving the eyes one on each edge for the purpose of sewing or fastening by means of
small clips which are either put in separately or attached as shewn in the accom-
panying drawings. The two end bands are made slightly different to wrap over the
ends to prevent them forcing themselves through the waist or dress.
The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention, the same letters of reference
applying to the different views:-
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Fig. 1 is a plan shewing the steel rib A with the holes B for attaching the ends or
thereto.
caps
Fig. 2 is shewing the slot A in the end of the rib.
Fig. 3 is an end view shewing the band D with the points E for fastening the rib
to the article of dress.

page_text: Fig. 4 is a plan shewing the above band as flied out of sheet metal before being
bent, also the points E.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the end or cap flied out.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
now claim is :-
:
Firstly Improvements in ribs for stays, bodices, and other articles of dress made
from steel, whalebone, horn, or other suitable material.
Secondly-In the improved method of attaching the said ribs to the article of
dress by either sewing or fastening by means of clips attached to the bands or ends as
specified described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of August 1889.
GARLICK & MCGOWAN,
Agents for the Applicant.