Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 17th May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 22nd June, 1888
1 MARTINSON CRAMBY of 34 Tyrrel Street Bradford in the County of York Tailor
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The Invention consists of an expanding or adjusting Bust expanding to any size
such bust being divided into equal parts each part working together in harmony to
obtain the expanding or adjusting motion which is arrived at by means of Blocks and
Slides. There are also springs and bands for keeping in position the figure or bust
the size being indicated on a plate in front.
By raising or lowering the bust the size or measure thereof is altered so as to
correspond with the measure taken from the Customer so that the size and fit of the
Garments can be tested by trying them upon the Bust.
The object of these improvements is to avoid the trouble and delay involved in
Customers having to attend to try on their Garments after their measures have been
taken.

page_text: MARTINSON CRAMBY of 34 Tyrrel Street Bradford in the County of York Tailor 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 invention consists of an expanding or adjusting Bust expanding to any size
such bust being divided into equal parts each part working together in harmony
to obtain the expanding or adjusting motion which is arrived at by means of
blocks and slides. There are also springs and bands for keeping in position the
figure or bust the size being indicated on a plate in front. By raising or lowering
the bust the size or measuro thereof is altered so as to correspond with the measure
taken from the customer so that the size and fit of the garments can be tested by
trying them upon the bust. The object of these improvements is to avoid the trouble
and delay involved in customers having to attend to try on their garments after their
measures have been taken.
"
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1. represents a sectional elevation of my improved expanding bust. Figure
represents a side elevation of my improved expanding Bust. Figure 3 represents a
plan of one of the blocks and Figure 4 represents a plan of one of the blocks with the
Bracket for fixing the tops of the rods to the interior of the case of the bust.
Similar letters refer to similar parts in all the figures.
The upright standard for supporting the bust is represented at A to which are fixed
at a suitable distance from each other the two blocks B and C. which blocks have
grooves D formed in them for the purpose of guiding the rods E. and for maintaining
them in a suitable position, the rods E. are fixed at the tops to the casing G. of the
bust by means of the brackets F and at the bottom direct on to the casing by means
of the studs thus projecting outwards as they descend, the casing G, of the bust is put
together in four separate pieces which are held together by means of suitable slides.
The bust may be adjusted to a larger size by means of a slight pressure of the hand
placed upon the top of the casing or neck H. and to a smaller size by raising the
casing G.

page_text: 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,
1. An adjustable bust having the casing put together in four separate pieces
substantially as described.
2. In adjustable bust the blocks B. and C. having the grooves or guides D formed
in them in combination with the rods E. for the purpose substantially as described and
represented in the accompanying drawings.