Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 27th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 13th Mar., 1897
I, JOHN COTTRELL MAHON, 161 Gresham House Old Broad Street E.C. in
the County of London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The present application for Letters Patent has reference to an improved corset
fastener.
The invention possesses various advantages over the methods at present
employed for securing steels or busks of corsets whereby all the pins and pegs
hitherto used on the same are avoided, and a much neater fastening is provided
which is practically noiseless and perfectly secure, but which can be detached at
any time when desired. The apparatus is at the same time, strong, simple and
unobjectionable as regards the space occupied by the same.
In carrying the invention into effect, there are provided and attached to the
right hand plate projecting springs preferably three in number. These springs are
bent over at an acute angle and provided with a hole in the upper part, into which
a corresponding catch on the other plate can engage the left hand plate bearing an
equal number of slots placed opposite to the springs aforesaid in such a manner
that when the right and left hand plates are pressed together the springs are guided
into the slots and the clasping device is thereby firmly closed. In order to separate
the plates it is only necessary to press down the folded over portion of the spring
until the catch of the slot is released from the hole in the same, and the clasp is
detached. The fastening aforesaid can be made separately and rivetted on to the
plates, or the springs and slots can all be made in one piece of highly tempered
ribbon steel. The plates may be attached to the corset in any usual manner and
may be suitably curved or shaped according to requirements.
Dated thin 10th day of Tul 1806
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicant.
I, JOHN COTTRELL MAHON, 161 Gresham House, Old Broad Street, E.C., in
the County of London, Merchant, 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 present application for Letters Patent had reference to an improved corset

page_text: The invention possesses various advantages over the methods at present
employed for securing steels or busks of corsets whereby all the pins and pegs
hitherto used on the same are avoided, and a much neater fastening is provided
which is practically noiseless and perfectly secure, but which can be detached at
any time when desired. The apparatus is at the same time strong, simple and
unobjectionable as regards the space occupied by the same.
In carrying the invention into effect, there are provided and attached to the
right hand plate projecting springs preferably three in number. These springs are
bent over at an acute angle and provided with a hole in the upper part, into
which a corresponding catch on the other plate can engage. The left hand plate
bearing an equal number of slots is placed opposite to the springs aforesaid in
such a manner that when the right and left hand plates are pressed together the
springs are guided into the slots and the clasping device.is thereby firmly closed.
In order to separate the plates it is only necessary to press down the folded over
portion of the spring until the catch of the slot is released from the hole in the
same, and the clasp is detached. The fastening aforesaid can' be made separately
and riveted on to the plates, or the springs and slots cau all be made in one piece
of highly tempered ribbon steel. The plates may be attached to the corset in any
usual manner and may be suitably curved or shaped according to requirements.
The terms "right-hand" and "left-hand" refer throughout this specification to
the position of the plates when in use, with relation to the wearer, the figures of the
drawing are reversed.
In order more fully to define and ascertain the invention as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent I will now proceed to describe the same with reference
to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 shows a front view of the device when closed.
Figure 2 shows the same opened.
Figure 3 shows a back view.
Figure 4 shows a section, through Figure 1 on the line J.K.
Figure 5 shows a section through Figure 2 on the line L M.
Figure 6 shows a section through Figure 3 on the line N O.
In the drawings A B and C respectively denote the slotted pieces on the left
hand side of the clasps, whilst D E F indicate the corresponding springs on, the
right hand side of the clasp. Connection is made by simply pressing the two
parts together whilst guiding the springs into the slots, D into A, E into B,
and. Finto C.
To release the clasp, press the finger on the springs (Figures 4, 5, 6) whereupon
the clasp may, be detached.
As shown in the drawing Figs. 1, 4, and 6, a stud or button G is fixed on the
top of each spring for convenience in pressing the same. In the back view shown
in Figures 2 and 5 the points G¹ of the slotted pieces are shown to pass through
holes X in the springs.
The above described fastenings may be made separately and rivetted on to the
plates, or the plates with the springs and the slots respectively may be formed
complete. The material employed is preferably highly tempered ribbon steel.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The clasp fastening device for corsets substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicant.