An Improved Adjustable Clip for Attaching Busk Supporters to..
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Adjustable Clip for Attaching Busk Supporters to..
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Corsets.
1 RICHARD RIDEOUT BEARD, of Ravenhurst Works, 'Bradford Street,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an adjustable clip for attaching busk supporters to
corsets, whereby the said busks are held, or released; and the strain caused by the
expansion of the body is releaved, the said clip allows the busks to be held securely
and strongly at any point as may be required where undue strain may occur.
Corset busks usualy consist of two strips of steel extending up and down one at
each edge equipped with a series of fasteners by which they are jointed and
detached at will.
It has been usual to use a third strip of steel constituting a protector, placed
parallel with the busks provided with clips fixed thereto for cliping the said busks
for the purpose of taking off any undue strain. By my invention I make the clips
adjustable, that is to say capable of sliding up or down the strip, it will be apparent
that the said clips may be placed at the point where the strain is likely to occur,
thus preventing the breaking of the busks, two or more clips may be used if
necessary.
I make the said clips from a rectangular blanks of sheet metal which I bend
in such a manner as to form a strap to encircle the strip or supporter and capable
of sliding thereon, one end of the said blanks I crank outwardly and terminate the
same into the form of a "dutch bill" which constitutes the clip for clipping the
corset busks at any desired point.
Dated this 23rd January 1895.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE DIEUITIVATION,
An Improved Adjustable Clip for Attaching Busk Supporters to
Corsets.
I RICHARD RIDEOUT BEARD of Ravenhurst Works Bradford Street
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer 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 :-
This invention relates to an adjustable clip for attaching busk supporters to
corsets, whereby the said busks are held or released and the strain caused by the
expansion of the body is relieved, the said clip allows the busks to be held
securely and strongly at any point as may be required where undue strain may
occur.
Corset busks usually consist of two strips of steel extending up and down, one
at each edge equipped with a series of fasteners by which they are jointed and
detached at will.

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It has been usual to use a third strip of steel constituting a support placed
paralell with the busks provided with clips fixed thereto for clipping the said
busks for the purpose of taking off any undue strain. By my invention I make
the clips adjustable that is to say capable of sliding up or down the support
aforesaid. It will be apparent that the said clip may be placed at the point where
the strain is likely to occur, thus preventing the breaking of the busks, two or
more clips may be used, if necessary...I make the said clips from a rectangular
or nearly rectangular blanks of sheet metal which I bend in such a manner as to
formaxstrap to encircle the strip or said.support and capable of sliding thereon,
one end of the said blanks I crank outwardly and terminate the same into "the
form of a "duck bill" which constitutes the clip for clipping the corset busks at
any.desired point.
I will.describe my inventions by reference to the accompanying drawings the
letters of reference indicating similar parts throughout.
In making a clip according to my invention. I cut from sheet metal a blank 'öf
the kind represented at Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, and by suitable
tools give to the blank the form represented in plan' Figure 2; side elevation,
Figure 3, end elevation, Figure 4, and in the plan of the under side Figure 5.
"Figure 6 represents a busk support to which said clip is attached by the strap A
shown in section at Figure 9 and is capable of sliding thereon.
The cranked part" B terminates into a' lip constituting the clipping part D. The
busk support is attached to a corset in the manner represented in front elevation
Figure 7, end elevation. Figure 8. and in section Figure 9 taken on the line a, b,
Figure 7.
"The two strips 'E and F which constitute: the buskare equipped with
the usual fasteners by which they are attached or detached. The support/G
Figure 6is placed at the back of the busk in the manner shown at Figure 9 the
strip F is clipped by the lip'D. "The strip "E lying on the flat part H. It will
be apparent that in this position a clip may be moved up. or down the busk-and
support G and adjusted at any point where the strain is likely to occur thus
preventing the breaking of the busk. I have shown three adjustable clips-attached
to, the support G, but when desired I may use one, but do not claim the right to
use fixed clips.
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
An improved adjustable clip or clips' for attaching busk supporters to corsets
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the several figures of the
accompanying drawings and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 16th day of October 1895.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.