Improvements in Corsets.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1889-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1889
Improvements in 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.
In manufacturing ordinary corsets it has hitherto been usual in inserting the
busks, to pierce holes in the cloth for the passage of the studs of the fastenings ;
these holes, however, are unsightly and, after the corset has been worn for a short time,
frequently become frayed around the edges or torn.
The object of this invention is to make the part of the corset referred to more
durable than heretofore by protecting the holes and at the same time to render the
same ornamental; and to this end my invention consists essentially in the employment
of metal eyelets which are large enough to pass over the heads of the studs, and
which are secured to the cloth prior to its application to the busk.
Dated the 28th day of Max 1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in 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 and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained and by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to corsets.
In manufacturing ordinary corsets it has hitherto been usual in inserting the busks,
to pierce holes in the cloth for the passage of the studs of the fastenings; these holes,
however, are unsightly, and, after the corset has been worn for a short time, frequently
become frayed around the edges or torn.
The object of this invention is to make the part of the corset referred to more
durable than heretofore by protecting the holes and at the same time to render the
same ornamental; and to this end my invention consists essentially in the employment
of metal eyelets sufficiently large to pass over the heads of the studs, and which are
secured to the cloth prior to its application to the busk.
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 illustrate the
application of my invention thereto.
Figure 2 is a view showing the edges united, and,
Figure 3 is a section on the line xx of fig. 1.
a is the fabric of the corset, b, 6' are the busks, and c c are the studs of the
fastenings. dd are the eyelets which according to my invention are inserted in the
fabric, and through which the studs are passed, as shown in fig. 3.

page_text: 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 :-
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(1) In à corset the arrangement of eyelets around the studs of the fastenings, sub-
stantially as described.
(2) The manufacture and use of corsets having eyelets around the studs of the
fastenings substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.