Improvements in Corsets.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug., 1893--Accepted, 16th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Corsets.
A communication by WILHELM JULIUS TEUFEL, of 21, Reinsburgstrasse,
Stuttgart, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool and 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster and 323 High Holborn, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven
tion to be as follows.
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The improvements in corsets hereinafter described relate to their form as well as
to a new mode of fastening. The fastening and unfastening of corsets by means of
the fasteners hitherto employed is a very troublesome matter as the two parts of the
corset can nowhere be properly taken hold of.
In order to enable this to be done, the two front corset busks A and A' referring
more particularly to Figure 1, are provided with flaps or strips a or a' which are so
arranged that when the corset is fastened, each flap of one half of the corset, fits
between two flaps a¹ of the other half of the corset. The flaps may be more or less
elastic, or even not at all so, and have a number of holes arranged in such a way
that the corset may be suitably tightened as desired.
In order to fasten the corset at any given point, the two next adjacent flaps of
each of the corset halves are taken hold of, and by means of them, the corset is
drawn so far together that the flaps. a' a' may be fastened on the buttons 6 b' by one
of their button holes, which may be done without the least exertion.
This improved fastener has the advantage over the corset fasteners hitherto
employed in that a firm hold is afforded, the parts of the body too need not be first
strongly compressed to allow of the corset being fastened:
The second part of these improvements relates to the form of the corset..
"
In Figures 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawing are represented the improved
form of corsets which may be called "négligé corsets or also:" bust supporters."
In its form, the négligé corset shown, for instance, in Figure 2, only differs from an
ordinary corset in that the part below the waist is simply omitted. It has more
particularly for its object to form a convenient article of clothing for ladies when in
négligé attire. By this means, any troublesome pressure on the lower part of the
body is avoided, whilst the bust is still supported or carried by the. corset without
thereby necessitating a tight lacing in of the figure at the waist. In order that the
corset may lie. lightly on the body, the parts between the bones, may also be made
of some suitable elastic material, in such a way that the separate parts of the corset
shape themselves everywhere to the figure, without pressing too hard on any single
place. The corset shown in Figure 3, or more correctly the upper part of an
ordinary corset forming the so called "bust supporter," serves as the name already
indicates, as a mere support or carrier for the bust without. thereby necessitating
any lacing of the body. The bust supporting corset has two shoulder straps C, as
without. them the corset would not keep in place. The straps C may also if
necessary be employed with the négligé corset shown in Figure 2.
Figure 4 shows a corset, according to this invention, when unfastened and laid
out flat.
Doted this 26th day of November 1892
WM. P: THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: communication by WILHELM JULIUS TEUFEL, of 21, Reinsburgstrasse,
Stuttgart, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, and 323, High Holborn, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The improvements in corsets hereinafter described relate to their form as well as
to a new mode of fastening. The fastening and unfastening of corsets by means of
the fasteners hitherto employed is a very troublesome matter as the two parts of
the corset can nowhere be properly taken hold of.
In order to enable this to be done, the two front corset busks A and A¹, referring,
more particularly to Figure 1 of the sheet of drawings filed with the Provisional
Specification, are provided with flaps or strips a or a which are so arranged that
when the corset is fastened, each flap of one half of the corset, fits between two
flaps a¹ of the other half of the corset. The flaps may be more or less elastic, or
even not at all so, and have a number of holes arranged in such a way that the
corset may be suitably tightened as desired.
In order to fasten the corset at any given point, the two next adjacent flaps of
each of the corset halves are taken hold of, and by means of them, the corset is
drawn so far together that the flaps a a¹ may be fastened on the buttons b b¹ by
one of their button holes, which may be done without the least exertion.
This improved fastener has the advantage over the corset fasteners hitherto
employed in that a firm hold is afforded, the parts of the body too need not be first
strongly compressed to allow of the corset being fastened.
"
The second part of these improvements relates to the form of the corset.
In Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing accompanying the Provisional Specification
are represented the improved form of corsets which may be called "négligé corsets
or also "bust supporters." In its form, the négligé corset shown, for instance, in
Figure 2, only differs from an ordinary corset in that the part below the waist is
simply omitted. It has more particularly for its object to form a convenient article
of clothing for ladies when in négligé attire. By this means, any troublesome
pressure on the lower part of the body is avoided, whilst the bust is still supported
or carried by the corset without thereby necessitating a tight lacing in of the figure
at the waist. In order that the corset may lie lightly on the body, the parts
between the bones, may also be made of some suitable elastic material, in such a
way that the separate parts of the corset shape themselves everywhere to the figure,
without pressing too hard on any single place. The corset shown in Figure 3, or
more correctly the upper part of an ordinary corset forming the so called "bust.
supporter," serves as the name already indicates, as a mere support or carrier for
the bust without thereby necessitating any lacing of the body. The bust
supporting corset has two shoulder straps C, as without them the corset would not
keep in place. The straps C may also, if necessary, be employed with the négligé
corset shown in Figure 2.
Figure 4 shows a corset according to this invention, when unfastened and laid out
flat.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to ine by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is-
.
1. In a corset, a fastener consisting of rigid or elastic flaps, provided with holes,
which flaps are arranged alternately on the edges of the two corset halves, and can
be buttoned on buttons which are also provided on both halves of the corset
substantially as described.
2. A négligé corset for ladies in which the part of an ordinary corset situated
below the waist is omitted, whilst shoulder straps may be added thereto.
.
3. A bust supporting corset, characterised by its extending only a small extent
over the bust, thus dispensing with the waist and the part beneath the waist of an
ordinary corset, and supported by means of straps or bands passing over. the
shoulders.
Dated this 31st day of July 1802
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.