Improvements in or connected with Corsets,
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 11th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Corsets,
I, GEORGE GENT, of Inver House, Roundhay Road, Leeds, in the County of
York, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct corsets in such a manner that they
may be more readily fastened on or unfastened from the wearer than has been
possible with corsets hitherto in use.
According to my invention I form the busk in halves, one part being attached
to one edge of the corset, and the other part to the other edge in the ordinary way.
One part or half of the busk is made up of two plates, which are held together
and at a suitable distance apart by three or more fastening pieces. The two
fastening pieces at each end of the plate are made with ribs or grooves, which
receive the second plate, the ends of which are slotted or otherwise cut for this
purpose. When the second plate has been adjusted on the end fastenings, the two
plates are firmly connected by a screw, bolt, or other means through the other
fastening at the centre, thus leaving a space between the two plates.
The other part or half of the busk is formed of a single plate, which is slotted
or provided with a suitable projection at its lower end, which plate is arranged to
pass into the space between the two plates of the other half of busk, and at a
suitable position on the said single plate a catch is provided for taking behind a
notch or pin on the double half of the busk; or the catch may be attached
to the double half of the busk and the notch to the single half if desired.
When the corset is to be fastened, the slotted lower end of the single plate is
placed between the double half of the busk, such slot passing over the lower
fastening piece; and on the two halves being brought together at the top, such
halves are fastened and securely held by the catch.
To unfasten the corset, the catch is disengaged by means of a lever or other
projection attached thereto.
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1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Corsets.
I, GEORGE GENT, of Inver House, Roundhay Road, Leeds, in the County of
York, Commercial Traveller, 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 my invention is to construct corsets in such a manner that they
may be more readily fastened on or unfastened from the wearer, than has been
possible with corsets hitherto in use.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer to
like parts in all the figures.
According to my invention I form the busk in halves, one part being attached
to one edge of the corset, and the other part to the other edge in the ordinary way.
One part or half of the busk is made up of two plates A and B, as shewn at
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, which plates are held together and at a suitable distance

page_text: apart by three or more fastening pieces. The two fastening. pieces C and D at
each end of the plate are made with ribs or grooves which receive the second
plate B, the ends of which are slotted or otherwise cut at B1 and B2 for this
purpose.
When the second plate B has been adjusted on the end fastenings C and D, the
two plates A and B are firmly connected by a screw E through the other
fastening E¹ at the centre, thus leaving a space between the two plates.
The other part or half of the busk is formed of a single plate F which is slotted
or provided with a suitable projection G at its lower end. The plate F is
arranged to pass into the space between the two plates A and B of the other half
of busk, and at a suitable position on the said single plate F, a catch H is provided
for taking behind a notch or pin J on the double half of the busk ; or the
catch may be attached to the double half of the busk, and the notch to the single
half if desired.
When the corset is to be fastened, the slotted lower end of the single plate F is
placed between the two plates A and B forming the double half of the busk, the
projection G passing over the lower fastening piece D as seen at Fig. 5, and on
the two halves being brought together at the top, such halves are fastened and
securely held by the catch H.
To unfasten the corset, the catch H is disengaged by means of its lever H¹.
Fig. 5 is a detail view shewing the slotted lower end of the single plate F, in
which the projection or thumb-piece G is made to the shape shewn, for the better
taking hold of the fastening piece D than would be the case if the slot were
made with parallel sides.
The material is sewn upon the plate F at the end thereof through the small
holes J arranged along the edge as shewn, thus leaving the projection or thumb
piece G uncovered.
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 plates A and B having fastening pieces C and D, fastening E E, and
pin J, in combination with the plate F fitted with spring catch H and having a
projection G at its lower end, substantially as and for the purposes herein set
forth.
2. The general arrangement, construction, and combination of the various parts
forming improvements in or connected with corsets, substantially as and for the
purposes herein set forth.
Dated this 9th day of Octobe: 1902.
BREWER & DUN,
London and Leeds, Agents for Applicant.