A Method of Adjusting Drapers' Busts and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 16th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1891
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Method of Adjusting Drapers' Busts and the like.
I, JAMES GOODWIN of 36 Hosier Lane, Smithfield, London, in the County
of Middlesex Drapers' Stand Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
As it is necessary in certain cases to adjust the length of waist or other parts of
drapers' busts and the like, I have designed the following arrangement.
A body and skirt portion of a drapers' bust fitting one into the other and
extended or contracted by a screw passing through the upper portion of bust and
working into a nut m the lower half of bust in the manner and by the means
hereinafter described.
The drapers' bust is constructed in two pieces by a horizontal division at the
waist line.
The upper half or body portion fitting over an interior band which is fixed to the
lower half or skirt portion.
To adjust the length of waist a central screw is passed through the bust, working-
loose in the upper half and through a nut contained in a horizontal platform fitted
to the skirt portion of bust, the screw having a shoulder working against a platform
in the upper half of bust and being secured by a knob at the top.
To prevent lateral movement a guide or guides are fitted.
The whole of the movement is regulated by the rotation of a knob at the top
of bust.
Now I claim for this invention
1. Vertical expansion of busts and the like.
2. Vertical expansion of busts by revolving knob of stand.
3. Simplicity of arrangement and general inethod of construction.
JAMES GOODWIN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Method of Adjusting Drapers' Busts and the like.
1, JAMES GOODWIN of 36 Hosier Lane Smithfield, London in the County
of Middlesex Drapers' Stand Manufacturer 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 :-
The accurate adjustment of the waist part and other portions of busts in use by
drapers and dressinakers so that garments can be readily made thereon and fitted
and also displayed to the best advantage is an object of some importance, and the
method herein detailed has been invented to secure its performance.
The annexed drawings shew the application of the method of adjustment to two
drapers' busts,
"short hip"
Figure
bust, and
being a representation of a bust commonly known as a
Figure 2 a representation of a corset bust used as the name implies for the
exhibition of corsets.
The two illustrations shew the method of extension as applied to two different
articles, the action and principle being the same in both cases but varying in
arrangement to suit the nature of the article extended.
Similar methods of arrangement may be applied to other busts than those
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page_text: described, such as tailors figures, etc., and also to other parts so as to extend the
skirt or hip portion, or the breast portion of drapers' busts as may be required
always by and with the means herein indicated.
Having briefly referred to the general application of this invention I now proceed
to a more detailed description of the accompanying drawings.
1
Figure represents a sectional side view of a short hip bust divided at the waist
line into two parts, the body or upper portion A fitting easily over a band attached
to and forming part of the skit or lower portion B. The skirt portion has a
platter K. inserted at its base in the usual manner and is secured by suitable means
to J. the foot of stand. At the top of B is a horizontal platform F containing an
interior screw as drawn, and also a square vertical guide post G.
The body portion A is traversed by a central shaft E. having at the bottom end
an ontside screw penetrating F and turned away to form a shoulder to work against
the platform D. The top of central shaft E has a terminal knob C. fixed to it of
a larger diameter than the shaft, so that the shaft being secured at D and C
revolves between these fixed points.
The drawing shews the bust closed; to lengthen or extend the waist it is only
necessary to revolve the terminal knob C. and the shaft being held in position as
described, the body A ascends by means of the screw working through the nut or
interior screw in F. H is a stop to regulate the length of extension.
The guide post G. is inserted to prevent lateral movement.
To decrease or shorten the waist the terminal knob C. is revolved in the reverse
direction.
There being no terminal knob C. in the sectional side view of the corset bust
shewn at Figure 2, the extension is caused by revolving the foot of stand J.
instead. The whole arrangement with this exception being practically the same as
in Figure 1, it needs no detailed description as the working parts are lettered the
same.
Although the extension is regulated by means of a screw the same result can be
effected by springs, clips, and other contrivances if desired without departing from
the principle of this invention, but I prefer to use a screw as by this means a
perfect and accurate adjustment to the thousandth part of an inch is obtained, in
preference to contrivances depending upon slots or grooves at fixed intervals with a
movement governed by pressure.
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
1. The vertical expansion of parts of busts, bodies, and figures, and the like.
2. The vertical expansion or extension of the same substantially by the method
described and illustrated.
JAMES GOODWIN.