Improvements relating to Corsets.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1819-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Corsets. .
I, WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON, of the firm of R. and W. H. Symington & Co.,
of Market Harborough, in the county of Leicester, Corset Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to corsets and has for its object to provide improved means
for enabling the busks of a corset to be readily taken out in case of accident or for
any other reason, and replaced without the necessity for removing any stitches.
According to my said invention the fabric forming the flap for covering the busk,
or the pocket for containing the same is secured at the edge to the part underneath
or behind it by the shanks or eyes of buttons, studs" or the like being passed through
to the lining or inside of the corset for the purpose of holding the busks in
position.
A wire or narrow strip of steel is then passed through the said eyes, one end
of the same being bent in such a manner as prevents the wire or steel from leaving
the shanks or eyes in wear.
The said wire besides holding the buttons or studs firmly in position serves as an
additional element of strength to the busk or corset and by simply withdrawing the
same from the eyes or shanks, the busk is instantly released.
A separate fastener may be inserted through each eye to hold the buttons or eye'
studs in place.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Corsets.
I, WILLIAM HENRY SYMINGTON, of the firm of R. and W. H. Symington and Co.,
of Market Harborough, in the county of Leicester, 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:
My invention relates to corsets, and has for its object to provide improved
means for enabling the busks of a corset to be readily taken out in case of
accident, or for any other reason, and replaced without the necessity for removing
any stitches or other permanent fastenings.
According to my said invention the fabric forming the flap for covering the busk,
or the pocket for containing the same, is secured at the edge to the part under-
neath or behind it by the shanks or eyes of buttons, studs or the like being passed
through to the lining or inside of the corset for the purpose of holding the busks
in position.
A wire or narrow strip of steel is then passed through the said eyes, one end of
the same being bent in such a manner as prevents the wire or steel from leaving
the shanks or eyes in wear.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which―
Figure 1 is an elevation of so much of a corset as is necessary to show the
application of my improvements thereto.
Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same.

page_text: Figure 3 is a view showing a part of one of the flaps forming a pocket turned
back to reveal the busk.
Figure 4 is a section on the line of fig. 1, drawn to an enlarged scale.
a, a are the two busks, which may be of any ordinary or suitable construction,
and b is the fabric in which the same are enclosed. c, c are the flaps forming the
pockets in which the busks are placed, the said flaps. being adapted to turn back,
as indicated in fig. 3, to allow of the introduction or removal of the busks.
d, d are studs or buttons, the eyes d', d¹ of which are passed through the
outer edges of the flaps c, c and through the fabric b beneath; and e, e are wires
which are passed through the eyes d', on the inner side of the corset, to prevent
the said buttons from becoming displaced. The end of each of the wires e e is
pointed so as to enter the fabric of the corset, as shown in figure 2; to prevent
the said end from injuring the person of the wearer; the other end may be shaped
as shown at f, to prevent the wire from becoming detached; any other suitable
arrangement may, however, be employed for this purpose.
The said wire, besides holding the buttons or studs firmly in position, serves as an
additional element of strength to the busk or corset, and, by simply withdrawing the
same from the eyes or shanks, the busk is instantly released.
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A separate fastener may be inserted through each eye to hold the buttons or eye-
studs in place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) In a corset the busks of which are located in pockets adapted to be readily
opened, the employment of studs or buttons, arranged substantially as described, for
retaining the pockets closed.
(2) The manufacture and use of corsets provided with means substantially as
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing for permitting
the ready introduction or removal of the busks.
Dated the 1st day of Jul. 1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.