Year: 1898

page_text: We, GEORGE GIBBS LIMITED, and GEORGE MARRIAN GIBBS, both of 8, Castle
Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Corset Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct corset protectors and stiffeners in
such a manner that they may be readily attached to corsets to protect the fasteners
or over a broken stiffener thus enabling the face of the corset to be repaired in
a few minutes.
Hitherto it has been necessary to remove broken steels or bones from a corset
and to insert new ones which as corset steels and bones vary considerably in
width is a very troublesome operation owing to the difficulty of procuring a
new stiffener to fit the slots in the corset. This difficulty is obviated by the
present invention by means of which a new stiffener may be attached to any
corset without removing the broken stiffener if desired and our new stiffeners
may also be used as busk protectors.
Now according to this invention we make the stiffeners or protectors of steel
whalebone or other suitable substance and cover the same with one or more thick-
nesses or strips of coutil or any other suitable material the outer strip on one
side of the stiffener being preferably of a similar material to the face of the
corset and of a color to match the same. Sufficient margin or overlap is left at each
side and at each end of the stiffener and protector to enable the same to be
stitched or otherwise attached to a corset. The stiffener and protector which
may be straight or partly straight and partly curved is attached to the outside
of a corset over a broken stiffener by stitching through the corset and the
margin or overlap there being no absolute necessity to remove the broken bone
or stiffener before attaching the new one although it is preferable to do so.
Protectors and stiffeners constructed as hereinbefore specified may be used
also as busk protectors by wearing the stiffener inside the busk or fastener either
attached to the corset or otherwise.
Our new protectors and stiffeners may also be used for enlarging corsets by
opening one of the seams thereof inserting the protector and stitching the same
to both edges.
Also our stiffeners may be used to strengthen a corset or stiffen the same by
attaching one or more stiffeners thereto in any desired position.
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T. E. HALFORD,
11, Furnival Street, Loudon, E.C., Agent for Applicants.

page_text: A New or Improved Corset Protector and Stiftener.
We, GEORGE GIBBS LIMITED, and GEORGE MARRIAN GIBBS, both of 8, Castle
Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Corset Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement: -
The object of this invention is to construct corset protectors and stiffeners in
such a manner that they may be readily attached to corsets to protect the fasteners
or over a broken stiffener thus enabling the face of the corset to be repaired in
a few minutes.
Hitherto it has been necessary to remove broken steels or bones from a corset
and to insert new ones which as corset steels and bones vary considerably in
width is a very troublesome operation owing to the difficulty of procuring a
new stiffener to fit the slots in the corset. This difficulty is obviated by the
present invention by means of which a new stiffener may be attached to any
corset without removing the broken stiffener if desired and our new
stiffeners may also be used as busk protectors. Now according to this
invention we make the stiffeners or protectors of steel whalebone or
other suitable substance and cover
the same with one or' more thick-
nesses or strips of coutil or any other suitable material the outer strip on one
side of the stiffener being preferably of a similar material to the face of the
corset and of a color to match the same. Sufficient margin or overlap is left at each
side and at each end of the stiffener and protector to enable the same to be
stitched or otherwise attached to a corset. The stiffener and protector which
may be straight or partly straight and partly curved is attached to the outside
of a corset over a broken stiffener by stitching through the corset and the
margin or overlap there being no absolute necessity to remove the broken bone
or stiffener before attaching the new one although it is preferable to do so.
Protectors and stiffeners constructed as hereinbefore specified, may be used
also as busk protectors by wearing the stiffener inside the busk or fastener either
attached to the corset or otherwise i.e. merely worn inside the corset without its
being attached thereto.
Our new protectors and stiffeners may also be used for enlarging corsets by
opening one of the seams thereof inserting the protector and stitching the same
to both edges. Also our stiffeners may be used to strengthen a corset or stiffen the
same by attaching one or more stiffeners thereto in any desired position.
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which;
Fig. 1. Represents front view of a corset protector and stiffener constructed
according to this invention.
Fig. 2. is a side view of same,
Fig. 3. is section of same.
Fig. 4. is front view partly in section of a modified form of protector and
stiffener the stiffening material being in two pieces.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figs.: a is a piece of steel
whalebone or other suitable material preferably straight at its upper end and
curved at the lower end.
The steel or whalebone a is encased in one or more strips bc of coutil or

page_text: other suitable material the outer strip on the convex side of the piece a being
preferably of a similar material and color to the outside or face of the corset
sufficient margin d d is left on each side of the piece a to enable the material
of which the covering is composed to be attached to the corset by stitching or
other suitable means.
As shewn at Fig. 4 instead of using one piece of steel or whalebone only we
may use two strips f f or even more side by side.
Corset protectors and stiffeners constructed as hereinbefore described may be
made in various sizes and shapes and covered with fabrics of suitable colors and
materials to enable them to be applied to corsets of any size shape and material
no skill beyond what is possessed by any ordinary wearer of corsets being required
to attach them to the outside of a corset over a broken bone or steel by stitching
through the corset and the margin there being no necessity (although it is pre-
ferable) to remove the broken bone or steel before attaching the stiffener.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A corset protector and stiffener consisting of one or more pieces of steel
whalebone or other suitable material enclosed in a covering of one or more strips
of coutil or other suitable fabric the said strips projecting beyond the edge of the
steel whalebone or other material to enable the projecting portion of the strips
to be attached to the outside of a corset by stitching or otherwise all substantially
as hereinbefore specified.
2. Corset protectors and stiffeners constructed as shewn by the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this Wighth........ 1900