Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1887
Complete Left, 6th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 9th Mar., 1888
ALFRED LANE Corset Manufacturer Eastern Stay Works Great Eastern Road,
Stratford, Essex E. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
By the introduction of Spiral Spring wires (round or flat) as ribs or supports in
Corsets in lieu of the ordinary methods in present use, namely, side steels or other
contrivances for the support of the body of the wearer, this Invention obviating the
breaking of the steels or bones in the waist which causes a destruction of the Material
of which the Corset is made and also conducing to health and also the greater comfort
of the wearer as perfectly free movement of the body is obtained. The Spiral
Wires above named to be either of the whole length of the Corset, or to be uscil in
any part thereof either with Steel, Cane, Whalebone, Horn or any other stiffening
material, that is to say any of the Ribs may be made up with part of the spiral
spring wires having at either end continuations of any of the before named Materials
attached to either end for the purpose of making up the full length required for the
Corset thus, the spiral spring wires may be used in the waist only, having more
rigid substances attached to the top and bottom of the waist of the Corset to give any
additional support that may be required, at the same time retaining the flexibility of
the Corset, and therefore avoiding any possibility of the supports breaking.
:
This Invention will be particularly useful for delicate persons or invalids who are
not able to wear Corsets of the ordinary make, whilst to the entirely robust wearer
they will be invaluable.
D: 101 Ch 1007

page_text: ALFRED LANE Corset Manufacturer Eastern Stay Works Great Eastern Road
Stratford Essex E. do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN CORSETS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
By the introduction of one or more spiral wires A Fig. 1 either round flat or other
suitable shape as ribs or supports in Corsets either in addition to or in lieu of the
ordinary methods at present in use namely side steels or other rigid or plyable
material used as contrivances for the support of the body of the wearer this invention
obviating the breaking or bending or buckling of the steels or other contrivances
above mentioned in the waist of the Corset which causes a destruction of the material
of which the Corset is made and also conducing to health and also the greater comfort
of the wearer owing to the great flexibility whereby a perfectly free movement of the
body is obtained without in any way imparing the support for which the Corset is
used. The spiral wire or wires A Fig. 1. 2. 3 as above named may be placed either
in the whole length of the Corset from top to bottom or be used in any part thereof
either with Steel Cane Whalebone Horn or any other stiffening material or
materials B B separately or in combination that is to say any of the ribs or supports
may be made up with any part of the spiral spring wire or wires having at either
end B B Fig. 1 of such wire or wires continuations of any of the before named
materials or combination of materials attached to the other end by any known
method or simply by compression A B Fig. 3 for the purpose of making up the full
length required for the Corset thus the spiral spring wire or wires A may be used in
the waist only having more rigid substances attached to the top and bottom of the
waist of the Corset B B to give any additional support that may be required at the
same time retaining the flexibility of the Corset in the waist and therefore avoiding
any possibility of the supports breaking The said Wire or Wires being placed
between two or more fabrics CC and stiched closely together all round thus pre-
venting them either of themselves or when joined to other substances getting loose
from their proper positions and also preventing any puckering of the material used.
This invention will be particularly useful for delicate persons or invalids who
are not able to wear Corsets of the ordinary make whilst to the entirely robust they
will be invaluable.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what I
claim is
1. The use in the manufacture of Corsets of Spiral wire or wires either by them-
selves or in combination with other substances whereby greater flexibility is imparted
to various parts of such Corsets but more especially in the waist portions thereof
substantially as and for the purposes described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
2. The use of the said spiral wire or wires to give flexibility with the necessary
support required in Corsets the same being secured by stitching between two or
more fabrics by the ordinary methods as substantially described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.