Improvements in or connected with Corsets.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 12'h Feb., 1895-Accepted, 16th Mar., 1895
Improvements in or connected with Corsets.
1, THOMAS ROGER WILLIAMS of the Firm of Chilcot and Williams, of
102 Surrey Street, Landport, in the County of Hants, Corset Manufacturers, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to improvements in corsets, having belts in connection
therewith, by which the corsets may be drawn in at the front part thereof, to
further support the figure of the wearer. Such belts as hitherto employed, have
generally been arranged on each side of the corset, and by such arrangement each
half of the corset has been separately contracted or drawn up, whereby, although
support may have been thus afforded, yet wrinkles, creases, or rucks and uneven
adjustment have been produced in the sides of such corsets, and this among other
disadvantages, I overcome by constructing, and arranging, the parts as hereafter
described.
According to my invention I fix one end of a pair of straps to the back edge of
one half which I will, for the purposes of this description, call the 1st half of
a corset, and I attach the opposite end of the same pair of straps to the side
or middle of the other or 2nd half, the pair of straps being connected by a buckle,
or clasp of ordinary construction, or by laces through eyelets in the straps. To the
back edge of the 2nd half of the corset I now attach a 2nd pair of straps, the
opposite end of same being fixed to the side or middle of the 1st half of the corset,
and the straps being connected by a clasp or equivalent device; the end of the
latter pair of straps where attached to the back of the 2nd half of the corset,
is divided, or forżed, in order to allow the first mentioned straps, to pass through
the bifurcation or slit. The contiguous back edges of the corset are or may
be sloped apart, near the lower ends of same, in order to allow of being drawn closer
together by the straps.
By this arrangement of straps or belts, the tighter the same are buckled the more
the corset is pulled in at the front to support the figure of the wearer, and by each
strap being attached to opposite halves, the back of the corset is closely drawn
round the figure and this in an even and smooth manner and without producing
creases in the garment.
Dated this 17th day of August. 1894
CUDIT LEIE SI BUIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Corsets.
I, THOMAS ROGER WILLIAMS of the Firm of Chilsot and Williams of
102 Surrey Street, Landport, in the County of Hants, 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:
This invention refers to improvements in corsets having belts in connection

page_text: therewith by which the corsets may be drawn in at the front part thereof to further
support the figure of the wearer. Such belts as hithero employed have generally
been arranged on each side of the corset and by such arrangement each half of the
corset has been separately contracted or drawn up, whereby, although support may
have been thus afforded, yet wrinkles, creases, or rucks and uneven adjustment bave
been produced in the sides of such corsets and this among other disadvantages,
I overcome by constructing and, arranging the parts as hereafter described and as
will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows a pair of corsets having my improvements applied thereto and
Figure 2 is a detached view showing a slightly modified arrangement of same.
According to my invention I fix one end A of a pair of straps to the back edge of
one half of the corset, which half, for the purposes of this description is referred to
as No. 1 half and so marked in the accompanying drawing, and I attach the
opposite end A¹ of the same pair of straps to the side or middle of the other No. 2
half, the pair of straps A A¹ being connected by a buckle, or clasp of ordinary
construction, such as B, Fig. 1, or by laces C as shown at Figure 2 through eyelets
in the straps. To the back edge of No. 2 half of the corset I now attach a second
pair of straps D the opposite end D₁ of same being fixed to the side or middle
of No. 1 half of the corset, and the straps being connected by a clasp E or
equivalent device F, Figure 2; the end of the latter pair of straps D D', where
attached to the back of No. 2 half of the corset, is divided or forked as shown in
order to allow the first mentioned straps A A¹ to pass through the bifurcation or
slit. The contiguous back edges G G of the corset as shown at Figure 2 are, or
may be, sloped apart near the lower ends of same, in order to allow of being drawn
closer together by the straps.
By this arrangement of straps or belts, the tighter the same are buckled, the
more the corset is pulled in at the front to support the figure of the wearer, and by
each strap being attached to opposite halves, the back of the corset is closely drawn
round the figure and this in an even and smooth manner and without producing
creases in the garment.
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. In corsets, the pair of straps A A' the end of one A fixed to the back edge of
one half of the corset, and the end of the other A' to the other half, the pair being
connected by a buckle or equivalent device, in combination with a pair of
straps D D1, the end D fixed to the back edge of one half, and the end D' to
the other half of the corset, and connected by a buckle or equivalent device,
whereby the corset may be drawn together to more efficiently support the figure
and this in an even and smooth manner without producing creases, all substantially
as described and shown with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2. In corsets, the combination with the straps as claimed in Claim 1, of the
contiguous back edges G G' sloped apart substantially as and for the purposes
described and illustrated with reference to Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 12th day of February 1895.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicant.