Improvements in Corsets.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 26th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Corsets.
I ADOLPHE ROSENTHAL of 30 London Wall London, Corset Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention refers to the busks of corsets and serves to obviate the
inconvenience which is at present caused when removing a broken busk by having
to cut out the broken busk and having to sew in the new busk in place of the broken
one. By my invention I insert in the busk casings in the ordinary way, fine highly
tempered steel blades to which are affixed in the usual manner on the one, the
studs, and on the other the corresponding fastening plates. I make a slit either at
the top or bottom of the busk casing, preferably at the top, in which I insert an
ordinary covered metal blade, such as are commonly employed in corsets, to serve
as a stiffener, this metal blade being of slightly greater length than the steel blade
before referred to.
In the event of any undue straining upon the busk, the metal stiffener before
referred to will break in preference to the steel blades and if such breakage occurs
the broken stiffener may be removed by withdrawing the same through the slit
before mentioned when a new stiffener may be inserted and the cerset is again
serviceable without further treatment.
Dated the 5th day of December 1895
THEO. M KENNA,
17 & 18 Basinghall Street, E.C., Agent.
ADOLPHE ROSENTHAL of 30 London Wall London Corset 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:-
The invention refers to the busks of corsets and serves to obviate the
inconvenience which is at present caused when removing a broken busk by having
to cut out the broken busk and sew in the new busk in place of the broken one.
By my invention I insert and sew in in the busk casings in the ordinary way fine
highly tempered steel blades of the usual shape to which are affixed in the usual
manner, on the one the studs, and on the other the corresponding fastening plates.
I make a slit either at the top or bottom of the busk casing, preferably at the
top in which I insert an ordinary covered metal blade, such as are commonly
employed in corsets to serve as a stiffener, this metal blade being preferably of
slightly greater length than the steel blade before referred to. The highly
tempered steel blades thus serve the usual purpose of the corset busk and being
of highly tempered steel are not liable to breakage while the additional covered.
blades act as stiffeners and give the necessary strength to the busk.
In the event of any undue straining upon the busk the metal stiffener before
referred to will break in preference to the steel blade, and if such breakage

page_text: -occurs the broken stiffener may be removed by withdrawing the same through
the slit before mentioned when a new stiffener may be inserted and the corset is
again serviceable without further treatment.
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 busks for corsets the use of thin highly tempered steel busks in combination
with metal blades as stiffeners with the means of inserting and removing the
same as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 25th day of August 1896
THEO.
MCKENNA,
17 & 18 Basinghall Street, London, E.C., Applicant's Agent.