Year: 1899

page_text: I, HELEN LAURA WARD TAMPLIN, 28 Heath Crescent, Halifax, Yorkshire,
Married Lady, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;-
-
or
This invention consists of improvements in or relating to corsets, the object
being to enable busks, steels or bones to be readily replaced or renewed as may,
be required. For purposes of illustration I will describe my invention as
applied to what are termed the busks. In this case I provide recesses
pockets upon the fabric of the corset, which are adapted to receive the ends of
the busks. These recesses or pockets may be formed during the manufacture of,
or may be afterwards attached to the fabric or material forming the body of the
corset. The ends of the busks being inserted in the pockets, they are supported
or secured at suitable parts in any convenient manner, such as by means of
lacing or the like, to the fabric of the corset. It will be seen that in the event
of a busk being broken, it may be readily removed from the fabric or body of
the corset, and another one substituted therefor, without necessitating the
cutting of the fabric of the corset, which is necessary in the event of the studs
upon the busk, which is to be inserted, being at distances from one another
which do not correspond with the original apertures or holes in the fabric.
It will be seen that the same principle may be applied to what are termed
steels or bones or other flexible and supporting material which may be placed
at the sides or other required part of the corset, the ends of the said steels
or bones entering recesses or pockets and being secured at suitable parts by
means of lacing or other convenient means.
I, HELEN LAURA WARD TAMPLIN, of 28, Heath Crescent, Halifax, Yorkshire,
Married Lady, 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 consists of improvements in or relating to corsets, the object
being to enable busks, steels, bones, or other flexible supporting and stiffening

page_text: material employed in their manufacture to be easily and quickly replaced or
renewed as required.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a view of part of a corset with my improvements applied.
Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1, showing the busk or the like secured in
position.
Fig. 3 is a back view of Fig. showing method of releasing the busk.
Fig. 4 is a view of a corset with my improvements applied.
For purposes of illustration I will describe and show my invention as applied
to what are termed busks. In this case I provide recesses or pockets A upon
the fabric of the corset B at top and bottom, these recesses or pockets A are
to receive the ends of the busk Cand may be formed during the manufacture of,
or may be afterwards attached to the fabric or material forming the body of the
corset. In order to place the busks C in position the busk is slightly bent
until the ends are inserted in the pockets A, so that upon the busk being
released and resuming its normal state, the ends pass forward into the pockets,
and thus hold the busk in position.
For more effectually supporting or securing the said busks, I prefer in addi-
tion to the pockets A to lace the same to the fabric of the corset as shown at
Figs. 2 and 3, and secure the ends of the laces I) as shown in order to facilitate
the quick adjustment or release of the said busks.
It will be seen that in the event of a busk being broken it may be readily
removed from the fabric or body of the corset and another one substituted therefor,
without necessitating the cutting of the fabric of the corset, which is necessary
by the ordinary method of fixing the busks or the like, for obvious reasons.
This principle may be applied to what are termed steels or bones, or other
similar supporting material, may be placed in any required part of the corset,
the ends of such steels or bones entering recesses or pockets, and are secured
in the manner and for the purposes before described.
Or in place of the laces D, I may secure the busks or the like in any other
convenient manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is―
1'. Making corsets with pockets such as A for supporting or securing the
busks, steels, bones, or similar flexible supporting or stiffening material, and
lacing such busks for the purposes substantially as set forth.
Dated this Twentieth day of July 1900
JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.