Protecting Sheaths for Corset Busks and Stiffeners.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 5th Dec.. 1889-Accepted. 11th Jan., 1840
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Protecting Sheaths for Corset Busks and Stiffeners.
SARAH ELIZABETH JACKSON 6 Retiro Street Oldham Lanc. Costumier I do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide protecting sheaths for the bottoms and
tops of corset busks and stays, backs and fronts to prevent in wear the breaking
through as hitherto, the sheaths to fit the busks after the corsets and stays are made
and fastened to the body of corset or stay with an eylet or otherwisc.
The sheaths to be made of the following materials, Brass, Zinc, Tin, Iron, Wire,
Leather, Buffalo Hide, Celluloid India rubber and other adaptable material for the
said purpose.
Tind this Ach
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Protecting Sheaths for Corset Busks and Stiffeners.
I, SARAH ELIZABETH JACKSON, of 6, Retiro Street, Oldham, in the County of
Lancashire, Costumier, 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 object of this invention is to provide protecting sheaths for the bottoms and
tops of corset busks and stays backs and fronts to prevent, in wear, the breaking
through as hitherto. The sheaths to fit the busks after the corsets and stays are
made and fastened to the body of corset or stay with an cyclet, or otherwise.
The sheaths to be made of the following materials brass, zinc, tin, iron, wire,
leather, buffalo hide, celluloid india rubber, and other adaptable materials for the said
purpose.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference indicating.
like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1, 3, 5 & 7 are side elevations and Figs. 2, 4, 6 & 8 respectively plans.
thereof showing the corset or stay sheaths detached. Fig. 9 is a perspective view
showing the same applied to a corset or stay.
In carrying out my invention and referring to the figures generally I form the
sheaths a so as to encase the edge and sides of the busk either at the top, bottom
or in its continuity thereof and grip the corset or stay behind the same, as shown
in Fig. 9.
This I attain preferably by stamping the sheaths a out of sheet metal and bending.
it to the shape as indicated in Figs. 1-8 or any other convenient shape.
The sheath a illustrated in Figs. 3, 4, 5 & 6 is applied respectively to the top
and bottom of the corset or stay busk band may either be open at both sides or
wholly or partially closed respectively at its outer side so as to also encase the end of
the busk, as shown in Figs. 7 & 8.
The sheath a shown in Figs. 1 & 2 is applied in the continuity of the corset or
stay busk but it may also be applied at the top thereof and if deemed necessary
wholly or partially closed at one side.
The fixing of the sheath a to the corset or stay c is effected by means of one or
more holes d and eyelets e passing through the same, see Figs. 5 & 6, and left side
of Fig. 9, or they may be stiched to the same as shown on the right side thereof, or
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page_text: by other suitable means attached thereto. The sheath a is only shown as applied to
the front of the corset or stay c, but it will be obvious that the same may be applied
equally as well at the back thereof if deemed necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner. the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood
that I do not confine myself to the exact shape of the sheath as illustrated, as the
same may be varied without departing from the nature of my invention, but what I
claim is
In corsets or stays, the application of sheaths a adapted to encase and grip the
busk b or stiffener and the corset or stay c, at any desired part thereof, substantially
as and in the manner hereinbefore and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 4th day of December 1884
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.