Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 9th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 11th Dec.,
1897
I, CHARLES ERNEST THOMSON of 112 Fore Street in the City of London,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to obviate the risk of, and the inconveniences
arising to the wearer from, broken steels or bones in corsets, and to provide a corset
which allows for greater freedom of movement of the body than heretofore, without
detriment to the support given; and the invention consists in forming the steels or
bones in two parts, and providing, at the meeting point of the two parts, a
strengthening piece of a suitable character.
In carrying out this invention, I secure to the two halves of the corset, at or about
a point which will correspond to the waist of the wearer, a band or strip of leather
or other suitable material, of convenient width.
The ends of the two parts of the steels or bones will overlie and nearly meet upon
this band, and will be conveniently secured thereto.
The steels or bones being, as it were, broken at this point, will allow for the freedom
of movement of the wearer, while the strip or band will give to some extent, and, at
the same time, be sufficiently stiff to keep the steels or bones in position, and support
the body of the wearer at the point where the support of the bones is wanting.
In this way, a most comfortable & convenient corset is produced.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
I CHARLES ERNEST THOMSON of 112 Fore Street in the City of London,
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 object of this invention is to obviate the risk of, and the inconveniences
arising to the wearer from, broken steels or bones in corsets, and to provide a corset
which allows for greater freedom of movement of the body than heretofore, without
detriment to the support given; and the invention consists in forming the steels or
bones in two parts, and providing, at the meeting point of the two parts, a
strengthening piece of a suitable character,

page_text: In the accompanying drawing I have shown two modes of carrying out my inven-
tion, the two figures (which will be more particularly referred to hereafter) representing,
in each case, one half of a corset displayed.
In carrying out this invention I secure to each half of the corset, at or about a
point which will correspond to the waist of the wearer a band or strip A of leather
as shown at Fig: 1 or other suitable material, as shown at Fig: 2, of convenient
width.
The steels or bones B I form in two parts, as shown, and the ends of the two parts
of these steels or bones B will overlie, and meet upon, this band A, and will be
conveniently secured thereto.
The steels or bones B being, as it were, broken at this point, will allow for the
freedom of movement of the wearer, while the strip or band A will give to some extent,
and, at the same time, be sufficiently stiff to keep the steels or bones in position, and
support the body of the wearer at the point where the support of the bones is
wanting.
In Fig 2, the strip or band A consists of a piece of light canvas or similar material,
which may be strengthened by the insertion of light steels or bones, C, as shown.
These strips or bands A will preferably be secured only at the top edge to the
corset, the bottom edge being loose, to allow for a certain amount of play.
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. A corset having the steels or bones divided transversely into two parts, and
having, at the meeting point of the two parts, a strengthening piece of suitable
character to which the steels or bones are attached, as herein shown and described.
2. The corset constructed as herein shown and described.
Dated this 9th day of November 1897.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.