Improvements in Corsets.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Corsets.
I, ARTHUR STAINS BY BLACK, Commission Agent, of 10 Bow Churchyard, 'in
the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, as
communicated to me from abroad by Jean Fischer, Corsetmaker, of Zurich,
Switzerland, to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object, to construct corsets in such a manner; that the
persons wearing them may bend forward or sideways without breaking the stays
which are generally made of whale bone or of spring steel.
For this purpose I provide the corset with a belt which forms part of the corset
and serves as a joint between the upper and the lower part of each stay. Instead
of using stays which extend from the upper edge of the corset to the lower edge
of the same in one piece, as usual, I compose each stay of two parts, the upper
part extending from the upper edge to the waistbelt and the lower part extending
from the latter to the lower edge. For imparting to the belt the necessary
stiffness, it may have a core of strong cord, whalebone, or other suitable material.
It is preferably widened towards the front and provided with two 'cords which
diverge triangularly at the front. The part which covers the spine may also be
widened or diamond-shaped.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a corset embodying my invention and
Fig. 2 shows a part of the waistbelt on a larger scale.
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a indicates the upper part of a stay, 6 the lower part of the same, and c the
waist belt which connects the upper with the lower part of each stay.
Dated this 1st day of January 1895.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Corsets.
I, ARTHUR STAINSBY BLACK, Commission Agent, of 10 Bow Churchyard, in
the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me from abroad
by Jean Fischer, Corsetmaker, of Zurich, Switzerland, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object, to construct corsets in such a manner, that the
persons wearing them may bend forward and sideways without breaking the stays,
which are generally made of whale boue or of spring steel.
For this purpose I provide the corset with a belt which forms part of the corset
and serves as a joint between the upper and the lower part of each stay. Instead
of using stays which extend from the upper edge of the corset to the lower edge
of the same in one piece as usual, I compose each stay of two parts, the upper
part extending from the upper edge to the waistbelt, and the lower part extending
from the latter to the lower edge. For imparting to the belt the necessary
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page_text: stiffness it may have a core of strong cord, whalebone, or other suitable material.
It is preferably widened towards the front, and provided with two cords or bands
which diverge towards the front, leaving an elongated triangular space or gore,
between. The back end or part which covers the spine is sometimes widened or
made diamond shaped in a similar manner.
The accompanying drawing represents one half of a corset, the other half being
of a corresponding form, made in accordance with my invention. In this a indicates
the upper stays or supports, the lower stays, and e the waistbelt which connects
the upper with the lower portions of the said stays; d represents the triangular
space or gore between the divergent bands; e represents the front busk with eyelets
for a corresponding means of fastening secured to the other half of the corset,
and the back piece arranged for lacing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
In a corset, the combination of upper stays or supports a, with lower stays b,
and an intervening waistbelt c, diverging apart towards the front of the corset, and
with a gore d between, as hereinbefore described and shown in the drawing.
Dated this 26th day of August 1895.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433 Strand, London, Agents for the Applicant.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433 Strand, London, Agents for the Applicant.