New or Improved Busks and Stiffeners for Attaching to Corsets.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1898-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Busks and Stiffeners for Attaching to Corsets.
LUCY MARY SILVERWOOD, 122, Southampton Road, Eastleigh, Hants, England,
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 subject of the present application consists essentially in an improved busk
and appliance, for attaching to corsets, for sustaining the shape and flexibility of
the corset, whilst allowing free action in the movement of the body, and in unison
with the action of the corset.
By this arrangement the breaking of the busk, is entirely obviated, whilst allow-
ing the greatest freedom of movement to any sized person.
By the use of these attachments, the body can be bent in any position without the
frame of the corset breaking in any part.
The busk is fastened into the corset. in the usual way, being first covered with
the fabric most suitable.
In carrying this invention into effect I prefer to use an ordinary hard drawn
non-corrosive metallic wire of about one sixteenth of an inch in diameter. The
frame to be made is preferably in one peice of wire, beginning at the bottom end
and carried up to the position of the first spring, the wire is given three turns
round a peice of rod the required size, preferably about three sixteenths of an
inch in diameter; the wire being then carried on to form the next spring. These
springs being about three quarters of an inch apart; thus one, two, or three springs
may be used if for the busk, (one spring being sufficient for the side stiffeners).
The last spring made the wire is taken up, bent round, brought down and the first
hook formed, down to the second hook then the spring repeated, (if only two
springs used the next hook would take the place of the central spring) after the
last spring follow two more hooks, the wire carried down to the bottom end and
with the beginning end is secured with a small peice of metal plate shaped to curve
over the wire and clinched.
The opposite half of the busk is then made exactly the same, only forming eyes
to correspond with the hooks.
Peices of thin metal are then placed at varying lengths of the frame turned over
the edge and clinched.
Next, the hollow peice of tube is placed through the springs which holds them
in position, which springs are also held apart by the small collar, the hollow peice
of tube (after being inserted through the springs) is swelled at each end to keep
it in position.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1, Sheet 1, is a view of the busk complete
showing springs, nietal peices, frame and fastenings. Fig. 2 shows the eye side of
busk, and Fig. 3, the hook side. Letter A shows the wire frame, B, the thin peices
of metal plate, C, the springs, D, the hollow peice of tube placed through springs, E
shows both hooks and eyes; and letter F, shows the small collar (between springs C,)
on the hollow tube D.

page_text: Fig. 4 and 5, Sheet 1, being side elevations showing the busk in upright and
bending positions, the lettering on same, corresponding to same parts as in
Figs. 1, 2, 3.
Fig. 6, Sheet 1, are the peices of thin metal B put over the wire frame A as
shown on the complete busk Fig. 1, Sheet 1.
Fig. 7 Sheet 1, the hollow peice of tube O for passing through springs C,
Fig. 8 same peice of tube with the collar F, between springs C.
On Sheets 2, Figs. 1, 2, and 4, are plans of springs, compound and triplet, no
fastenings required, being the rib or stiffener for the side of corset, the principles
being the same as in Figs. 1, 2, 3 on Sheet 1. Fig. 3, side view of Fig. 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:
1. The construction of a metallic wire frame busk in one or more peices, pre-
ferably one, including one or more sets of springs; hooks and eyes for fastening
bust also contained in, and formed by same peice of wire.
2. The clamps of thin metal for joining and strengthening the wire frame when
applied to the busk and side stiffeners of corsets.
Dated this First day of December 1898.
LUCY MARY SILVERWOOD.