Improvements in and connected with Corsets.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in and connected with Corsets.
I, MARY ANN SWINGLER, of 19, North Western Arcade, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Ladies Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to corsets of the type known as "belted corsets" in
which the pressure on the abdomen may be varied at the will of the wearer.
Now according to this invention I make the busks or fasteners which are pre-
ferably of the "spoon' or swan bill" type wider than usual at the lower part
thereof and at or near the bottom of each portion of the busk or fastener I form
a slot and a slot is also formed in the corset underneath the slot in the busk or
fastener. A suitable eyelet passing through the said slots secures the busk to the
face and lining of the corset.
I form also a second slot in each half of the corset in the rear of the busk and
to any suitable part of the face of the corset I attach by stitching or otherwise
a belt which is passed through the second slot in the corset and brought back
through the slot in the busk and the first named slot in the corset to a buckle or
other suitable fastening attached to the corset.
The slots in the corset may be eyeletted as well as the slots in the busks or
fasteners.
I prefer to attach the one end of the belt and the buckle or other fastening
to that portion of the corset which fits over the hips of the wearer.
Although I have described the belt as made in two portions yet I do not bind
myself to this construction as I may make the belt in one piece only or in several
pieces and attach the same to the back or other suitable part of the corsets in
such a manner as to allow of the corset being laced to suit different figures and
after passing the belt through the corset and busk or fastener as hereinbefore
described the ends thereof may be secured by means of buckles or other suitable
fastening's attached to each or either side of the corset.
I do not bind myself to the exact details herein set forth as the same may he
varied without departing from my invention the main essential of which is
securing a belt to the face of a corset passing the ends thereof through the corset
first and then bringing the said ends from the inside of the corset through the
busk or fastener to the face of the corset and securing them to a suitable fasten-
ing over the hips or thereabouts.
T. 0741
Amount 1908
T. E. HALFORD,
11, Furnival Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I, MARY ANN SWINGLER, of 19, North Western Arcade, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Ladies Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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in which
Now accord-
This invention relates to corsets of the type known as "belted corsets
the pressure on the abdomen may be varied at the will of the wearer.
ing to this invention I make the busks or fasteners which are preferably of the
spoon or swan-bill type rather wider than usual at the lower part thereof and at
or near the bottom of each busk or fastener I form a slot and I form also slots
in the corset underneath the slots in the busks or fasteners suitable eyelets pass-
ing through the said slots secure the busks to the face and lining of the corset.
I form also in each half of the corset a second slot in the rear of the busk and
to any suitable part of the face of the corset I attach by stitching or otherwise
a belt which is passed through the slot in the corset to the back thereof and
brought back again to the face of the corset through the eyeletted slot in the
busk and thence to a buckle or other suitable fastening attached to the face
of the corset.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying drawing which repre-
sents a corset constructed according to this invention.
In this figure.
a a are the two portions of the corset secured to each other at the back by
lacing in the usual way bb are the busks or fasteners. cc are straps formed of
pieces of strong tape webbing or other suitable material one end of each strap
being secured to the face of the corset by stitching or otherwise preferably near
the hip portion thereof. Elastic gusset pieces e may be inserted in the corset
over the hips the straps cc being attached to the corset behind the gussets.
The straps ce are passed through the slots h h in the side steels of the corset to
the back thereof and brought back again to the face of the corset through the
slots in the busks bb and thence to the buckles or clasps f, which are attached
to the face of the corset by short pieces of tape or webbing, as shewn on the left
of the figure.
The slots in the busks or fasteners and side steels are eyeletted as shewn at jj
which eyelets are carried through to the back of the corset.
The slots in the corset may be stitched instead of eyeletted if desired.
The straps cc may be continued to the back of the corset if desired but as a
rule if they are attached over the hips as shewn it will be sufficient.
The buckles or clasps f may be attached to any convenient part of the corset
preferably over the hip portion thereof.
Although only one buckle or clasp is shewn in the fig. it must be understood
that both portions of the corset are alike in every respect.
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
1. The combination with a corset of pieces of tape webbing or other suitable
material attached to the face of the corset forming a belt or straps the said belt
or straps passing through slots in the corset to the back thereof and brought back
again to the face of the corset through slots in the busks or fasteners and being

page_text: secured by buckles or clasps secured to the face of the corset all substantially as
specified.
2. In a corset the construction and use of the busks or fasteners bb having
slots ii therein the said slots being eyeletted to the body of the corset as and for
the purpose specified.
3. Corsets constructed as shewn by the accompanying drawings.
T. E. HALFORD,
Agent for Applicant.