Year: 1885

page_text: I JOHN WILLIAM RUSSELL of 2 Surrey Place, New Church Road, Camberwell in
the County of Surrey, Stay and Corset Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this
Invention, to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to an improved fastening for corsets and is designed to
avoid the liability to which the ordinary fastenings are subject of becoming detached
in wear.
The fastening of my Invention consists of a turn button or T shaped pillar
pivoted to one half of the busk and an eye projecting from the edge of the other
half of the busk, the head of the pillar being adapted to pass through the eye when
the busks are brought together and then turned so as to be locked in place. There
would ordinarily be two of these fastenings, viz:-one at the upper and one at the
lower part of the busk, the other fastenings being of the ordinary description.
Dated this 94th day of Dagomban 1005

page_text: I, JOHN WILLIAM RUSSELL of '2 Surrey Place, New Church Road, Camberwell,
in the County of Surrey, Stay and Corset Maker, 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 an improved fastening for corsets, and is designed to
avoid the liability of the ordinary fastenings to become unfastened, when the corset is
in wear.
The fastening of my Invention, consists of a turn button or pivoted T shaped
pillar, adapted to pass through, and be locked in an eye, in such manner, that it
cannot become accidentally unfastened. Two of these fastenings, would usually
be sufficient, viz:-one at the upper, and one at the lower part of the corset,
the other fastenings being of the ordinary description, or all the fastenings might
be made to lock, as above described.
Reference, is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
specification, wherein Figure 1 is a front view of the two steels or busks, to be
connected. Figure 2 is a vertical section of part of one of the busks showing the
turn button, and a cross-section of the eye in which it is locked, the parts being
drawn to an enlarged scale. Figure 3, shows the turn button in the act of being
passed through the eye. The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all
the figures.
a is a T-shaped pillar, having a neck b of smaller diameter received in a hole in
the busk c, and secured therein, with freedom to turn, on the one hand, by the
shoulder d, and on the other, by a washer e, over which the end of the stud is
rivetted down. The cross-head f of the stud is of oblong shape, and half round on
top, and the slot g of the eye is of corresponding shape, so that when the turn-
button is passed through said slot and turned a quarter round, the parts will be
securely locked together as shown. The eye is rivetted to the other busk h in the
usual way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A fastener for stays and corsets consisting of a turn button or oblong T headed
pillar, free to turn, in combination with an oblong eye adapted to receive said turn
button, and retain it when turned partly round, as herein described, and shown in
the drawings.