Improvements in Busks or Stiffeners for Articles of Wearing Apparel.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 31st Mar., 1891-Accepted, 2nd May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Busks or Stiffeners for Articles of Wearing
Apparel.
I, HENRY DOWNIE of 51 Buchanan Street in the City of Glasgow, Manu-
facturers' Agent and Importer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
:-
The improved busk or stiffener constructed in accordance with this invention is
composed of two strips of flexible steel or other metal or material laid parallel to
each other and with their meeting edges close together, the strips being bound or
clamped at their ends to each other in suchwise that whilst the ends are held close
together the material may be spread apart so as to widen the space between the two
strips as desired. By this means a stiffer busk is obtained and the necessity of
punching holes throughout the length of the busk to enable it to be sewn in position
in the garment, which frequently occurs when the busk is made of one piece or
strip of metal or other material, is obviated the capacity to spring the space
between the two strips opened to any desired extent enabling the sewing to be
done without the making of such holes otherwise than at the extreme ends of
the strips.
Dated this Nineteenth day of February 1891.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Busks or Stiffeners for Articles of Wearing
Apparel.
I, HENRY DOWNIE of 51 Buchanan Street in the City of Glasgow, Manu-
facturers Agent and Importer, 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 improved busk or stiffener constructed in accordance with this invention is,
as seen in front elevation at Figure and in cross section at Figure 2 of the
annexed drawings, composed of two strips a, a¹ of flexible steel or other metal
or material laid parallel and with their meeting edges close together, the strips
being bound at their ends to each other by clamps , and in such wise that whilst
the ends are held close together the bodies of the strips may be spread apart as at
Figure 3, so as to widen the space between them as desired. By this means a
stiffer busk is obtained and the necessity of punching holes throughout the length
of the busk to enable it to be sewn in position in the garment, which frequently
occurs when the busk is made of one piece or strip of metal or other material, is
obviated the capacity to spring the space between the two strips open to any
desired extent enabling the sewing to be done without the making of such holes
otherwise than at the extreme ends of the strips.
Under a modification each strip of the compound busk may be corrugated or
ribbed as indicated at Figures 4, 5 and and besides clamping the ends the strips
may, when of metal, be further bound by soldering or brazing them together for a
short distance at their extremities as indicated at c Figure 7. The compound busk
may have one of the strips made of steel or other metal and the other of
whalebone, vulcanite, wood or other material or other combinations may be
adopted.

page_text: 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 or stiffener, for articles of wearing apparel, constructed substantially as
hereinbefore described with reference to the annexed drawings.
Dated this Thirtieth day of March 1891.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.