Improvements in the Steels or Stiffeners of Corsets and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application. 27th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAI. SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Steels or Stiffeners of Corsets and the like.
I, WILHELM KERKENBUSCH of 29 Burgstrasse, Berlin, in the Kingdom of
Prussia, Empire of Germany Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the steels or stiffeners of corsets and
the like and consists of two pairs of elastic steel-plates to be rivetted on any
stiffener and giving a higher durability to it. The stiffener is cut across on its
middle part and reconnected on both sides by means of the steel-plates, which are
rivetted at the stiffener. The above plates may be furnished with slits, guiding
the rivet-ends and allowing to the plates to follow a bending of the stiffeners.
The above plates may also be undulated. In this case the slits are unnecessary,.
the stiffener being rivetted on both sides to the steel-plates.
Dated this 25th day of January 1894.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Steels or Stiffeners of Corsets and the like.
I, WILHELM KERKENBUSCH of 29 Burgstrasse Berlin, in the Kingdom of
Prussia, German Empire, Merchant, 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 relates to improvements in steels or stiffeners of corsets and
the like.
In the accompanying drawing
:-
Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a pair of steels constructed according to
this invention.
Figure 2 illustrates a section of one of them along the line xx Figure 1.
Each stiffener c c or d d is attached to a pair of elastic steel-plates ab which are
rivetted to the stiffener and give a higher durability to it. The stiffeners c and d
are cut through or divided at their middle parts e e and re-connected on both sides
by means of the two pairs of steel-plates a ba b, which are riveted to the
stiffeners. One end of one plate of each pair may be furnished with slots ff which
guide the rivet-ends g and allow the plates ab to accommodate themselves to the
bending of the stiffener.
The plates may also, if desired, be undulated or corrugated. In this case,
the slots are unnecessary, the stiffener being rivetted to both sides of the steel
plates.
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. A corset steel or stiffener divided into two parts and joined together by a pair
of elastic steel plates rigidly connected by rivets or the like to one part of the

page_text: stiffener and moveably connected to the other part by means of slots in one of the
plates engaging with the rivets, all constructed and arranged substantially as
herein before described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. A corset steel or stiffener divided into two parts and joined together by a pair
of undulating or corrugated steel plates rigidly connected to the two parts of the i
stiffener, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 25th day of October A.D. 1894.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.