Improvements in Stays or Corsets.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1889-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stays or Corsets.
I, WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON, of the firm of R. & W. H. Symington & Co., of
Market Harborough, in the county of Leicester, Corset Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to stays or corsets, and comprises improved means for
facilitating the adjustament of such garments upon the body.
According to my said invention the. two parts of a corset are not directly laced or
connected together at the back but are each connected to an independent part or strip;
which strip also serves to close any space which may exist between the two main parts
of the corset.
In order to effect the adjustable connection of the two main parts to the strip the
latter is provided with a steel stiffener upon which are a series of metal loops or eyes,
and on the adjacent edges of the main parts of the corset are other series of eyes.
These latter eyes may be either brazed or soldered on to, or clipped round the back
steels, or may form an integral part of the same.
Through the series of eyes on each main part and through the series of eyes on the
strip is threaded a cord, which cord is at the ends firmly secured to the centre strip
by means of an eyelet or other suitable method so that either can be pulled
independently of the other. To each cord is attached one part of a waistband, the
two parts of which are adapted to be connected by a buckle or other suitable means.
By pulling the parts of the waistband so that the cords are tightened and the eyes on
the main parts of the corset and on the strip are brought more or less into alignment
it is obvious that the space between such main parts will be more or less reduced.
Either main part may be tightened independently of the other.
Dated the 29th day of March 1889
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stays or Corsets.
I, WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON, of the firm of R. & W. H. Syinington & Co., of
of Market Harborough, in the county of Leicester, Corset Manufacturers, 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 :-
My invention relates to stays or corsets, and comprises improved means for
facilitating the adjustment of such garments upon the body.
According to my said invention the two parts or halves of a corset are not directly
laced or connected together at the back but are each connected to an independent
part or strip, the said strip also serving to close any space which
may exist between the
two main parts of the corset.
In order to effect the adjustable connection of the two main parts to the strip,
the latter is provided with a steel stiffener upon which are a series of metal loops or
eyes, and on the adjacent edges of the main parts of the corset are other series of
eyes. These latter eyes may be either brazed or soldered on to, or clipped round the
back steels, or may form an integral part of the same.
Through the series of eyes on each main part and through the series of eyes on
the strip is threaded a cord, which cord is at the ends firmly secured to the centre
strip by means of an eyelet or other suitable method so that either can be pulled

page_text: independently of the other. To each cord is attached one part of a waistband, the
two parts of which are adapted to be connected by a buckle or other suitable means.
By pulling the parts of the waistband so that the cords are tightened and the eyes
on the main parts of the corset and on the strip are brought more or less into alignment,
it is obvious that the space between such main parts will be more or less reduced.
Either main part may be tightened independently of the other.
To enable my invention to be fully understood 1 will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which―
Figure 1 is an elevation of the back of a corset provided with my improvements.
Figure 2 is a similar view showing the parts drawn together.
Figure 3 is a section, drawn to an enlarged scale, on the line a'c of fig. 2.
a, a are the two parts or sides of the corset and is the independent part, which is
provided with a stiffener c, as indicated by dotted lines in fig.
section in fig. 3.
and as shown in
d, d, d', d are the eyes which are attached to the adjacent edges of the parts a,
a¹
respectively, and c¹, c are the eyes which are attached to the stiffener c of the part b,
the said eyes c', el being arranged about midway between the eyes d, d, d', d', as
indicated in figs. 1 and 2.
e, el are cords, the former of which is passed through the eyes d, c¹ alternately,
while the latter is passed in the same manner through the eyes d', c. The said cords
are securely attached to the part b, the ends being passed through the eyes ff so that
they can be secured inside the corset.
gg are the two parts of the waistband, the ends of which, on the front side of the
corset, are provided with a buckle or other means for adjustably fastening the same,
while the ends at the rear side are provided with eyes h, through which the cords e, e¹
are passed, when threading the same.
With this construction it will be obvious that if the parts of the waistband are
pulled the cords e, e¹ will be tightened in such a manner that the eyes d, d' will be
drawn from the positions shown in fig. 1 to that shown in fig. 2, or to any intermediate
position, as required; it is also obvious that by pulling one part of the waistband
only the corresponding cord will be tightened so that but one part or side of the corset
is drawn up.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) The improvements in stays or corsets consisting in lacing the two halves or
main parts on to an independent part by means of a cord or cords passed through eyes
on the rear edges of such parts and on the independent part, substantially as herein-
before described.
(2) The manufacture and use of the improved stays or corsets hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 1st day of July 1880
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.