AN IMPROVED CHANGEABLE FASTENING FOR STAY BUSKS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF DRESS
Year: 1884

page_text: Articles Of Dress.
I WALTER ALFRED BARLOW of 6 St Pauls Churchyard in the city of London
Patent Agent and Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
for AN IMPROVED CHANGEABLE FASTENING FOR STAY BUSKS AND OTHER ARTICLES
OF DRESS a communication to me from abroad by Heinrich Fetter Corset Manu-
facturer of Göppingen Wurttemberg to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in fastenings for stay busks and
other articles of dress whereby such fastenings may be very readily detached from
the articles of the dress and replaced thereon as desired.
In carrying out this invention the busks or steels are provided with rectangular
openings therein at suitable distances apart according to the number of fastenings
to be applied thereto; similar openings corresponding therewith being formed also
in the pleat or fold of the corset or other articles of dress to which the busks and
fastenings will be fitted.
The fastening consists of a stud or button or button piece and a clasp of the kind
usually employed but instead of being permenantly attached to the busk or steel as
heretofore these improved fastenings are constructed in such manner that they may
be readily applied thereto when the busks are in place within the pleat or fold of
the corset and be as readily removed therefrom when desired.
The fastening pieces are cut or stamped out of sheet metal or steel and are
formed up at one end into a rectangular loop or eye and at the other end the one
is provided with a button or stud and the clasp piece with a slotted eyelet opening
to receive the stud.
The fastening pieces thus constructed are attached to the busk by means of the
rectangular loop or eye which said loop or eye being inserted through the opening
provided in the busk for the purpose, and the fastenings are secured thereto by a
thin strip of flat steel being passed up beneath the busk or steel within the pleat
or fold of the corset and through the loop of the fastening pieces contained therein
so holding them firmly in place. When it is required to remove the fastenings the
thin strip of steel is drawn out of the fold or pleat and the fastening pieces can be
taken off immediately or be as readily replaced,

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Changeable Fastening for Stay Busks and other
Articles of Dress.
I WALTER ALFRED BARLOW of 6 St Pauls Churchyard in the city of London
Patent Agent and Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
for AN IMPROVED CHANGEABLE FASTENING FOR STAY BUSKS AND OTHER ARTICLES
OF DRESS a communication to me from abroad by Heinrich Fetter of Goppingen,
Corset Manufacturer and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
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This invention relates to certain improvements in fastenings for stay busks and
other articles of dress whereby such fastenings may be very readily detached from
the articles of dress and be replaced therein as required.
In carrying out this invention the busks or steels are provided with rectangular
openings therein at suitable distances apart according to the number of fastenings
to be applied thereto similar openings corresponding therewith being formed also
in the pleat or fold of the corset or other article of dress to which the busks and
fastenings will be fitted.
The fastening consists of a stud or button piece and a clasp of the kind usually
employed but instead of being permenantly attached to the busk or steel as
heretofore; these improved fastenings are constructed in such manner that they
may be readily applied thereto when the busks are in place within the pleat or
fold of the corset and be as readily removed therefrom when desired.
The fastening pieces are cut or stamped out of sheet metal or steel and are
formed up at one end with a loop or eye and at the other end the one is provided
with a button or stud and the clasp piece with a slotted eyelet opening to receive
the stud.
In the drawings annexed hereto Fig. 1 shows front view of busk or steel fitted
with this improved fastening.
Fig. 1 is cross section through the fastening pieces.
Fig. 1b is cross section showing the fastening piece with a rectangular loop.
or eye.
Fig. 2 is a back view showing the strip of steel for holding the fastening on to
the busk by the loop or eye.
Fig. 3 shows a part of a corset fitted with this improved fastening.
Referring to the drawings a is the steel or busk, b is a fastening piece provided
with a slotted eylet, c is also a fastening piece provided with a button or stud. At
the other extremity of these fastening pieces b and c there is stamped or cut out of
the metal composing the fastening piece the loop or eye b¹ c¹ which may be either
of half round, oval, or square section as convenient, d is the strip for holding the
fastening pieces in place in the busk or steel.
The fastening pieces b and c are attached to the busk or steel a by means of the
loop or eye b¹ or c' said loop or eye being inserted through the openings provided
in the busk for the purpose at e (Fig. 3) and the fastenings are secured thereto by
the thin strip of steel d being passed up at beneath the busk or steel within the
pleat or fold of the corset and through the loops of the fastening pieces contained

page_text: therein so holding them firmly in place. Cuts or openings f' are also provided
for changing or removing the fastenings pieces.
When it is required to remove the fastenings the thin strip d is drawn out of
the fold or pleat at f. or f¹ and the fastening pieces 6 or a can be immediately
taken off or be as readily replaced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
In a stay or corset or other article of dress the changeable fastening characterised
by the following essential parts of construction.
1. The loops b and buttons c fixed to the steel busk a by means of the loops or
eyes b and c and kept in position by the strips d.
2. The mode of fixing the parts named in claim 1 to the stays by providing cuts
or openings as well as the openings f and f¹ in the busk of the stays in the
breast part or breast plate or busk for the purpose of changing or removing the
fastening the same constructed and operating as and for the purpose herein set
forth.
WALTER A. BARLOW,
6, St. Paul's Churchyard, E.C.