Ladies' Hygienic Bust Improver.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th July, 1896-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Ladies' Hygienic Bust Improver.
I. WILLIAM HENRY SLADDIN Brighouse, in the County of York, Woollen
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce quite a new and novel bust improver
to be malo from hair seating, and applies to Indies corsets dresses, jackets, or
other garments we call it hygenic because it is much lighter, and more poreous,
than any other material previously used for the same purpose; the manner of con-
struction is one which is new and original, the rotundity, or half sphere being
produced, by cutting a series of slits one across another, with fish shaped insertions,
two, three four or more according to faney, and producing rotundity by a new and
better method.
1. WITAM HENRY SLADDIN, Brighouse in the County of York Woollen
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner th
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention is for the purpose of improving the appearance of ladies busts,
without having recourse to dense padding, or wadding, which is objectionable
because it produces unbearable heat and discomfort.
By the use of hair cloth, cut in a particular way, and the manner of construction
about to be described, I produce not only a clever artificial breast, but also a
breast shield, as the contour is hemispherical, or oval, convex and concave after
many repeated improvements and experiments, I have now got such spring when
touched, as to be easily mistaken for the natural breast when fixed inside the
bodice or dress and is a most decided improvement on anything previously invented
for this purpose.
This invention, for the purpose of producing artificial breasts, for Evlies, under
the name of bust improvers, is arrived at by using strong hair cloth, or strong
hair seating by cutting four sections, I can the better get the prominence, or convex
formation not only does it require four or more sections to get the desired rotundity,
but each of the four sections must be cut one particular way of the material, what is
known as the cross way, so as to make use of every hair in the hair cloth used or
cut for this purpose acting as a minute spring as is well known, the hairs in all hair
cloth, are only in the weit, or across the piece and the warp way of all hair cloth,
is made of either linen or cotton.
The desirability of spring or Loyancy is evident when we remember the natural
breast, and the better to imitate the natural breast I have introduced narrow straps of
hair cloth cut so as to spring back the convex formation when pressed from the
outside, and between these narrow straps the space is left for efficient ventilation, as

page_text: the material ris. hair cloth is so very poreous, the spaces between the straps is quito
sufficient. The sections require to be joined together laid on each other flat when
being sewn together, when this is done marrow straps the cross way of the material
are sewn to the shell or hair cloth aforesaid in such manner, e. the hairs to run
paralel with the straps, so that when the straps are attached, each hair of these straps
will be bow shaped, & when pressure is applied from without, all the hairs in the hair
cloth constituting this bust improver are so fixed as to net together to repel tho the
pressure or intrusion, the result being similar to the nction of an india-rubber ball,
when squeezed in the hand.
I then cut and make inside and outside covers, of either sateen, silk, or any other
material according to fancy, these are each turned over the outer edge or rim, and
stitched together by the sewing machine so as to prevent the sharp ends of the horse-
hair coming through the cover, which would be unpleasant to the touch, then, when
this formation is completed, it is trimmed with lace, or other adornment according
to fancy.
DISCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. is the convex view of bust improver in four sections A. B. C. D. stitched
together.
Fig. 2. is the concave side, with straps, or stiffeners F. F. G. stitched to the inner, or
concave side, to get the nescessary spring, the spaces between the above named straps
are left for ventilation.
Figs. 3 & 4. how the fronts and side views when covered and finished.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my sand inven-
tion, and in what manner the same i to performel, I declare 'dat what I
claim is,
1st. The application of strong hair cloth or hair seating for this purpose, as
describe 1.
2nd. The manner of construction, herein described and explained.
Dated this Ninth day of July 1896.
W. H. SLADDIN,
Mount View, Brighouse, Yorks.