Improvements in Stays or Corsets.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 28th Nov., 1891--Accepted, 2nd Jan., 1802
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stays or Corsets.
I, ANN MARIA HATCHMAN of Normanhurst Balham Park Road in the
County of Surrey Corset Designer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object an improved form of stay or corset whereby a
more effectual support is secured for the abdomen.
For this purpose 1 provide a stay or corset made in the ordinary way in respect
to the upper part and above the waist but for the lower part of the front the
material is cut in such a way and by using elliptical gores so as to form a concavo-
convex shape which would receive and support the abdomen, the back pieces of the
corset are made longer than ordinary and to these back pieces I attach broad
bands of cloth with elastic insertions one or more on each side to pass round the
body to the front and to the fore-ends of these bands I attach fastenings either
straps for buckles or eylet holes for laces for the purpose of connecting them with
the centre or stomach section of the belt which section is made somewhat broader
than the side pieces and shaped also in an elliptical form so as to afford extra
support, they are provided with fastenings either buckles or eylet holes to corre-
spond with those on the fore-ends of the bands. The belt being divided into three
sections and the fastenings coming at each side allows the belt to be drawn as
tightly as desired and leaves the centre section quite flat so that no mark nor
crease could be shown outside the dress, at the sides of the centre section I place
pieces of steel or whalebone to prevent any rucking up and to prevent any possibility
of the belt slipping up I provide two large stay hooks fixed one on each sido of the
front of the corset and under which the belt is placed.
Dated this 15th day of T..1.. 1901
ANN MARIA HATCHMAN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stays or Corsets.
ANN MARIA HATCHMAN Normanhurst Balham Park Road Balham in the
County of Surrey no occupation .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 :-
My invention has for its object an improved form of stay or corset whereby a
more effectual support is secured for the abdomen.
For this purpose I provide a stay or corset made in the ordinary way in respect
to the upper part and above the waist but for the lower part of the front the
material is cut in such a way and by using elliptical gores as to form a concavo-
convex shape which would receive and support the abdomen the back pieces of the
corset are made longer than ordinary and to these back pieces I attach broad
bands of cloth with elastic insertions one or more on each side to pass round the
body to the front and to the fore ends of these bands I attach fastenings either
straps for buckles or eylet holes for laces for the purpose of connecting them with
the centre or stomach section of the bolt which section is made somewhat broader
than the side pieces and shaped also in an elliptical form so as to afford extra
support, they are provided with fastenings either buckles or oylet holes to corre-
spond with those on the fore ends of the bands. The belt being divided into three
sections and the fastenings coming at each side allows the belt to be drawn as

page_text: tightly as desired and leaves the centre section quite flat so that no mark or crease
could be shown outside the dress, at the sides of the centre section I place pieces
of steel or whalebone to prevent any rucking, and to prevent any possibility of the
belt slipping up I provide two large stay hooks fixed, one on each side of the front
of the corset and under which the belt is placed.
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The accompanying drawings shew a corset constructed according to my
invention.
Fig. 1 shews a view of the corset with elliptical stomach gores without the centre
or stomach section of the belt.
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Fig. 2 shews a view of the corset with the centre or stomach section of the belt
in position.
Fig. 3 shews a view of the centre or stomach section of the belt.
Fig. 4 shews a view of the broad band to which the centre or stomach section of
the belt is fastened.
The stomach gores A A as shewn in Fig. 1 gradually increase in width from
each end to about the centre, thus presenting a convex or rounded form as shewn
which adapts itself very closely to the figure of the wearer.
The broad bands B B are stitched, oue on each side of the corset and are fitted
with straps CC to connect them with the lower buckles D D on the centre or
stomach section of the belt. The straps E E are connected with the top buckles F F
in the centre or stomach section of the belt and will prevent it riding up.
The centre or stomach section of the belt is made in convex or rounded form as
shewn in Fig. 3.
The hooks G G on the front of the corset assist to keep the centre section of the
belt from riding up.
It will thus be seen that both corset & belt being made with a rounded form at
the parts both over and beneath the abdomen and the belt being capable of
adjustment will give great support to the figure of the wearer.
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
1st. My improved corset as herein described.
2nd. The use of elliptical stomach gores with regulating supporting belt the
centre section of which is made in convex or rounded form to give support to the
abdomen.
Dated this 27th day of November 1891.