An Improved Busk or Steel for Stays
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 25th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 8th Oct.. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Busk or Steel for Stays,
I ANNIE JEFFERYS of Ecclesfield near Sheffield in the County of York
Manufacturer of Appliances for Ladies' Dresses do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
I construct a busk or steel for the special purpose of protecting the sides of stays
or corsets, as at this part the steels or bones, in general use are liable to break.
The busks are generally made of steel or bone, or other pliable material, in a
straight or parallel piece & my improvement consists in making a busk of steel or
other suitable material something in the form of a cross, and I bend the upper part
of the cross to suit the figure from the waist towards the arm pit, and I bend the
bottom, or lower part of the cross, to suit or fit the hips, and the parts which form
the arms of the cross I bend to suit or fit the waist.
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ANNIE JEFFERYS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
'An Improved Busk or Steel for Stays.
I, ANNIE JEFFERYS of Ecclesfield near Sheffield in the County of York,
Manufacturer of Appliances for Ladies' Dresses, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to he performed, 'to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in busks used or worn by ladies for the
purpose of protecting the stays or corsets, which are liable to break more especially
at the sides.
They may also be worn with advantage without the stays or corsets by those
ladies who desire to maintain symmetry of figure but object to use of stays or
corsets.
I construct a busk or steel for the special purpose of protecting the sides of stays
or corsets, as at this part, the steels or bones in general use are liable to break.
The busks are generally made of steel or bone, or other pliable material, in a
straight or parallel piece and my improvement consists in making a busk of steel
or other suitable material, something in the form of a cross, and I bend the upper
part of the cross to suit the figure from the waist towards the arm pit, and I bend
the bottom or lower part of the cross, to suit or fit the hips, and the parts which
form the arms of the cross I bend to suit or fit the waist.
I make holes in the ends of the arms of the cross or the waist piece, these holes
may be used either to stitch the busks to the stays or corsets or to thread cords
or strings thereto to fasten around the waist of the wearer, and which cords being
adjusted to the proper dimensions at the back part, serve to set and keep them in
position.
I make the busks either of one piece or of two pieces, one forming the upright
part of the cross and bent to suit the figure from the hip toward the arm pit-and
the other piece forming the arms of the cross being bent to suit the waist of the
wearer, this part I also block to a channel form, thereby making it fit easily to the
waist and also securing a proper position for the strings or waist part of any other
garment which may be worn. These two parts I secure together by pins or
eyelets.
The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention by way of example, but I
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page_text: D. the lower or hip portion,
E E. the horizontal or waist portions of same,
F. openings or perforations formed in the ends of the arms to receive the stitches
or cords for securing same to the corset or wearer,
G. pins or eyelets for securing arms of busk together.
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 busk made in the form of a cross and bent to suit the figure, to be used or
worn in pairs, one at each side of the person, in connection, with, or without stays
or corsets as may be desired, substantially as herein before described and illustrated
on the accompanying drawing.
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