Improvements in Appliances for Corsets.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 17th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Corsets.
I, MARINUS JOHANNES VAN DE WAAL of Prinsengracht 607 Amsterdam, Holland,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
The present invention has for its object to obviate the disadvantage attendant on
corsets having bones of steel, whalebone, and other material sewn into them. These
bones cause the fabric enclosing them to be more or less rapidly worn through on
account of the friction of the other wearing apparel against their edges, and if the
bones break, the fractured ends at once cut through the fabric. As it is very difficult
to properly repair such corsets, except by experts, who are seldom available, the
corsets when so damaged, are mostly unserviceable. According to my present
invention, such damaged corsets can be readily repaired by unskilled persons, by the
employment of a novel appliance which I will describe with reference to the
accompanying drawings, and which I term "Ressort Renouveleur."
Fig. shews a back elevation of one construction of the appliance, and Fig. 2
shews a cross section on line A B Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shews a front view of another
construction, and Fig. 4 a section on line C. D Fig. 3.
1 is the bone, which, in order to prevent fractures as much as possible, is preferably
formed of two or more superposed layers of either steel blade springs or whalebone,
or other suitable clastic material.
The bone is covered in the usual way with a sheath of cotton, linen, paper, or other
suitable fabric, and is introduced between two narrow strips 2 and 3 of corset fabric
which are sewn together at 8 and 9. These strips of corset material are both
somewhat wider than the bones, as shewn at Fig. 2, but in addition, 2 is in this case
so much wider than 3 that, after securing the parts together over the bone, the
piece 2 shews projecting edges 4 and 5. By means of these two edges 4 and 5 the
appliance is sewn on to the corset.
If now any of the bones break in the corset, and thereby damage the corset
fabric, the broken bone is removed and the above described appliance is simply
sewn on so as to cover the damaged part, thus rendering the corset serviceable
again.
The construction shewn at Figs. 3 and 4 is intended for application in those
cases where, by the breaking of a bone, both the outer and the inner corset fabric
are damaged.
With this construction the two strips and 3 enclosing the bone are of equal
width and are sewn together at 8 and 9, as shewn at Fig. 4, leaving two projecting
edges 4, 6 and 5, 7 beyond the sewing. When the corset is damaged by the breaking
of a bone, the damaged part is cut out to a width equal to the distance between the
lines of sewing 8 and 9, of the appliance and the two edges of corset fabric 10 and 11
thus produced are inserted between the double edges 4, 6, and 5, 7 of the strips 2, 3
and are then secured by stitching therein, thus reinstating the corset in its original
condition.
The above described appliance also offers the advantage of enabling ladies readily
to apply additional bones to parts of the corset where additional support may be
required, thus avoiding the necessity of having corsets specially made for this
purpose.
Dated this 26th day of July 1889.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Corsets.
1, MARINUS JOHannes van de WAAL of 607 Prinsengracht, Amsterdam, in the
Kingdom of Holland, Manufacturer of Corsets, 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 present invention has for its object to remedy the disadvantage attendant on
corsets baving bones of steel, whalebone, and other material sewn into them. These
bones cause the fabric enclosing them to be more or less rapidly worn through, on
account of the friction of the other. wearing apparel against their edges, and if the
bones break, the fractured ends at once cut through the fabric. As it is very difficult
to properly repair such corsets, except by experts, who are seldom available, the
corsets when so damaged are mostly unserviceable.
According to the present invention such damaged corsets can be readily repaired
by unskilled persons, by the employment of a novel appliance, which, will now. be
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The fabric surrounding the bone is, for the sake of clearness, shown in the drawing
in a more open position than it would occupy in reality. In practice it would lie flat
against the bone and the material to which it was applied.
Figure 1 shews a back elevation of one construction of the appliance, and
Figure 2 shews a cross section on line A-B in Figure 1;
Figure 3 shows a front view of another construction, and,
Figure 4 a section, on line C-D in Figure 3.
1 is the bone which, in order to prevent fractures as much as possible, is preferably
formed of two or more superposed layers of either steel blade,springs or whalebone.or
other suitable elastic material. The bone is covered in. the usual way with a sheath
of cotton, linen, paper, or other suitable fabric, and is introduced between two narrow..
strips 2 and 3 of corset fabric, which are both somewhat wider than the. bones, as-
shewn at Figure 2, but,, in addition, 2 is in this case so much wider than 3 that, after.
sewing the parts together over the bone by the lines of, sewing 8, and 9, the piece. 2
shews projecting edges 4 and 5 of equal, width. By means of these two edges.4 and 5
the appliance is sewn on to the corset.
If now any of the bones break in the corset and thereby damage, the corset fabric,
the broken bone is removed and the above-described appliance is simply sewn on so
as to cover the damaged part, thus rendering the corset serviceable again.
The construction shewn at Figures 3 and 4. is invented for application in those.
cases where, by the breaking of a bone, both the outer and the inner corset fabrics
are damaged.
With this construction the two strips 2 and 3 enclosing the bone are of equal width
and are sewn together at 8 and 9, as shewn at Figure 4, leaving two projecting
edges 4, 6 and 5, 7 beyond the lines of sewing. When the corset is damaged by the
breaking of a bone, the damaged part is cut out to a width equal to. the. distance
between the lines of sewing 8 and 9 of the appliance, and the two edges of corset
fabric 10 and 11 thus produced are inserted between the double edges, 4, 6 and 5, 7
of the strips 2, 3 and are then secured by stitching therein, thus practically reinstating
the corset in its original condition.
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. An appliance for rendering corsets, damaged by broken bones, serviceable again,
consisting of two strips of cloth of unequal width sewn together to form pockets for
bones, which appliance is sewn by the projecting edges of the widest strip on the
parts of the corset damaged by its broken bones, after having removed those, sub-
stantially as set forth.

page_text: 2. An appliance for corsets, consisting of two strips of cloth of equal width sewn
together to leave two projecting edges on each side beyond the lines of sewing and
form pockets for the bones, which appliance is sewn in a corset in case both the outer
and inner corset fabrics are damaged by a broken bone, by inserting the two edges
of the corset fabric, produced by cutting out the damaged part to a width equal to
the distance between the lines of sewing of the appliance, between the double edges
on both its sides, thus reinstating the corset in its original condition, substantially as
set forth.
Dated this 8th day of April 1890.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.