Improvements in Corsets.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1898-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Corsets.
I, WALTER GEORGE KIRBY, of 142, Commercial Road, Peckham, S.E., Manu-
facturer, 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
tatement:-
rélates to improvements in corsets, the object of which is to
form or shape of the back part in such a manner as to do away with
ansightly ridge or mark readily discernable where corsets of the ordinary con-
struction are worn, said ridge or mark which can be readily discerned through
the dress of the wearer being not only extremely unsightly but further causes
that part of the dress to be more easily soiled than the parts above or below it.
The principle object of this invention is to cut the back of the corset in such
a manner that it sets well below the shoulder blades, whereas with corsets of
ordinary construction, they are cut approximately straight along the top at the
back and rest upon the shoulder blades, producing a hard, straight line across
the most prominent part of the back of the figure.
This invention consists essentially in slightly raising or extending in an upward
direction a portion of the back of the corset upon each side, in such a manner as
to form a V-shaped space leading to the top of the meeting edges of the corset
which are laced together in the ordinary manner, said upwardly extending
portions only and not the whole of the top of the back of the corset reaching up
to and resting on the shoulder blades.
In order that this invention may be fully understood, I will now proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawing which represents a
back view of a corset constructed according to this invention.
The essential feature of this invention as above described, consists in slightly
extending the back in an upward direction at the points aa preferably by means
of additional pieces bb suitably secured thereon and of the shape shown, these
extensions being preferably formed of corded material or any other suitable
material may be employed while the said extensions form a V-shaped opening c
leading to the top d of the meeting edges ef laced together by means of the
eyelets g in the ordinary manner, and in this way the usual straight line at the
back of the corset is broken, while the rigid portions of the said corset are below
the shoulder blades the most prominent or projecting part of the back of the figure.
Instead of forming the extensions a a by means of additional pieces bb the corset
may be cut in such a manner that the extensions are formed in one with the rest
of the corset and in either case the steels or bones m stop short at the point n and
do not extent to the upper portions a a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
The improvement in corsets consisting essentially in the slight extension of
the back of same in an upward direction upon each side as at aa, preferably by

page_text: additional suitably shaped pieces bb of corded or other suitable material sewn or
otherwise secured in position, and in such a manner as to form a V-shaped
opening a leading to the top of the meeting edges ef, which are secured together in
any suitable manner, substantially as herein described and shown with reference
to the accompanying drawing and for the purposes specified.
F. G. CASSELL.
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.
Agent for the Applicant.