GB769962A - Foundation garments - Google Patents

Abstract

769,962. Corsets. EVEN-PUL FOUNDATIONS, Inc. April 29, 1955, No. 12409/55. Class 141. The front section 12 of a girdle comprises outer and inner panels 22, 24 having lower edges 26, 28 of unsymmetrical, inverted-V form, the upper and side edges of the panels being secured together, while the lower edges are free from each other to permit relative movement thereof. In one form, the outer panel 22, Fig. 2, comprises an inelastic strip 44 between two elastic strips 40, 48 and the inner panel 24, Fig. 3, comprises an elastic strip 52 between two inelastic strips 54, 56 which terminate at 58, 60 somewhat below the waistline. In a modified form, the inner panel is similar to the outer panel 22, Fig. 2, but reversed. In another form, Fig. 8, the inner and outer panels which are similar but reversed comprise a narrow elastic strip 84 between two inelastic strips 86, 88 ; the V-form of the lower edges is rounded at 100.