Improvements in Corset-clasps.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Corset-clasps.
I, CASSIONS MAY THOMAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in
the County of Preble and State of Ohio, one of the United States of America, 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:-
My invention relates to that class of corset-clasps which, when the hook is engaged,
covers the latter, and thus prevents the garments next to the clasp from being soiled
or damaged.
The object of the invention is to improve upon the general construction of this form
of clasp.
The invention therefore consists of constructions and combinations, all as will
hereinafter be described in the specification and pointed out in the claim, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1, represents an elevation of part of a pair of corset-steels with my device
secured thereto.
Figure 2, a section on line 2-2, Figure 1.
Figure 3, a rear elevation of the clasp, and
Figure 4, a side elevation of the hook.
A, A¹, represent the corset-steels, A2, the clasp, and A³ the hook. This hook
consist of a stud, a, secured to steel, A', and upset toward the right-hand side to form
a shoulder or projection, a', which also overlaps the sides, as shown in Figure 4, for a
purpose to be hereinafter described. The clasp, A2, is made of iron, tin, copper, nickel
or any other suitable metal having a thickness sufficient to support and hold the parts
together. It is secured to the stays by an extension, a³, by suitable rivets. The
shank, a, is inclined slightly upward, and the upper side, a, of the clasp is convex or
rounded. The body is hollow, and the under side is partly closed and has a V-shaped
notch or slot, a, the edges of which extend nearly to the shank. In other words, the
socket member comprises a shank having a hollow dome-shaped head projecting
therefrom and a V-shaped opening in its under side leading to said head. The inclined
under side, a', of the shank receives the hook, A3, when the clasp and hook are brought
together and guides the latter into the notch, a, so that the projection, a', will engage
with the upper side of the bottom of the clasp, which, owing to the hollow arched
interior, permits the hook to have a slight longitudinal movement therein. The
V-shaped slot also permits of a slight up-and-down movement, disengagement being
prevented by the shoulder a', engaging with one part or the other of the walls of the
slot during this movement. By this means the stays can readily adjust themselves to
the various movements of the body and be easily engaged or disengaged. The hook
is also covered by the clasp, so that it will be impossible for any garment to become
soiled or damaged. The hook can also be made very short, and the rounded top of
the clasp makes a very smooth surface and does not project unduly above the stays.
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:
A corset-fastening consisting of a husk provided with a series of studs having

page_text: eccentric heads, and a companion busk having a series of socket members, each
comprising a shank, and a projecting dome-shaped hollow head projecting from said
shank and having a V-shaped opening in its under side leading to the interior of the
dome, substantially as described.
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JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.