US1524477A

US1524477A - Corset or girdle

Info

Publication number: US1524477A
Application number: US607516A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles R Hayes
Original assignee: Treo Co Inc
Current assignee: Treo Co Inc
Priority date: 1922-12-18
Filing date: 1922-12-18
Publication date: 1925-01-27
Anticipated expiration: 1942-01-27

Description

Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,524,4'2'7 PATENT OFFICE.

CHAR-LES n. HAYES, or JAMAICA, nnw YonK, Ass enon 'ro rinse coivnzuilw, INC., A oonrona'rron on NEW YORK.

consnr on GIRZDLE.

Application filed December 18, Serial No. 607,516.

To all "21771-0172 it may concern,"

Be it known that 1, CHARLES Harts, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jamaica, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Corsets or Girdles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to corsets or girdles and particularly to those intended for use by persons who have particularly large and prominent buttocks. An object of the invention is to provid an improved corset or girdle which will reduce, confine and flatten the rear of the wearers body across the hips; which will impart to the wearer an ap pearance of slenderness; and erectness; which will at the same time allow a maximum pos sible freedom of movement to the lower limbs; with which a prominent ridge along the lower edge of the girdle or corset will be avoided; and which will be comfortable to the wearer, durable, attractive and inexpensive. Other obj ects and advantages will be apparent from the following description of an embodiment of the invention and the novel features will be particularly pointed out in claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of the corset or girdle as it appears when worn;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the corset or girdle when laid out in a flat position; and

' Fig. 3 is a section through a portion of the same, taken substantially alon the line 3 -3 of Figure 2.

In the illusti ated embodiment of the invention, the corset or girdle is preferably constructed of a strip 1 of elastic fabric which is extensible in adirection around the wearers body, when the ends of the strip are coupled in any suitable manner, such as by eyes 2 and cooperating pins 3 which are arranged along the opposite side edges of the strip. The corset or girdle which couples at the front, has a section below the waist line which surrounds the body of the wearer at the hips. The rear portion of this section is provided with a vertically extending reinforcement or panel 4, which is formed thereon in any suitable manner. Preferably, the reinforcement or panel 4 is formed by a layer or panel of fabric which is stitched to the elastic strip 1, and provided with spaced vertically extending pockets 5, in

which pockets, strips 6 cally.

A pair of

flaps

7 and 8 of suitable fabric are secured to the sides of the reinforcement or panel and extend obliquely, downwardly, and forwardly around the hips to a point below the lower edge of the girdle or corset, then extend upwardly and connect to the fabric strip 1 at points 8 forwardly of the panel or reinforcement 4. The two side edges of each strip, preferably converge in the direction away from the edg which is attached to the panel or reinforcement, and then extend substantially parallel to define a relatively narrow band or tape 9 which continues downwardly and then upwardly to its point of attachment 8 to the elastic strip 1. At least a portion of the band 9 of each flap is preferably made of elastic material, and the band carries thereon a suitable hose supporter 10 which is adapted to slide along the. band in either direction and normally rest in the loop formed in the band wher it turns upwardly. The upper of the convergent edges of each flap is stitched as at 11, to the elastic fabric strip, from the reinforcement or panel 4 toward the band 9 for at least a portion of its length, so as to hold the flap flatly against the surface of theelastic fabric and prevent its twisting when the garment is being puton or taken off by the wearer. The oblique line of stitching 11, also limits the elasticity of the strip 1 progressively in a downward direction so to be less yielding over the buttocks where the garters confining or rcducing action is desired. by this arrangementfor varying th elasticity the strip 1 can be made of uniform elastic fabric, which reduces the cost of manufacture. The por tion of each flap between the stitched line 11 in the upper of the convergent edges, and the edge attached to the panel or reinforcement is rather loose or slack, so that the area of the flap between the two edges that are secured to the reinforcement and fabric, will be greater than the corresponding area of the elastic fabric strip between the same edges and which is covered thereby. Therefore, when the corset or girdle is worn, the elastic fabric beneath the flaps may stretch or yield to a limited extent, and thereby allow yielding of the girdle or corset sullicient- 1y to allow some freedom of movement to the suitable stiffening ribs or ar confined so as to extend vertithe wearer.

the lower edge ofthe corset orgirdle from projecting or flaring outwardly at the rear and forming a projecting ridge that would be visible through the outer garments. This flattening or reducing of the buttocks also gives the wearerthe appearance of greater slenderness and erectness. The elastic fabric also provides a close lit and effectively confines the body of the wearer at the hips comfortably, and at the same time allows a maximum possible freedom of movement to the body of the wearer.

It will be obvious that various changes in the details. and arrangements of parts of the corset or girdle herein described and illustrated for the purpose of explaining the nature of the invention, may be made by those-skilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention, as expressed in the appended claims. a

' I claim:

1. A corset or girdle, having a section adapted to surround the body of the wearer across the hips, a pair of flaps secured to the rear portion of the hip surrounding section, and having free ends extending in opposite directions obliquely downwardly and forwardly around the hips, then upwardly at an angle to the downwardly extending portion and connected to the said section at points forwardlyof the connection of their other ends to the section, and hose supporters carried by the looped portions of the flaps, whereby the section will be pulled tightly across and downwardly over the rear of the hips by the pull upon said flaps from the supporters.

2. Acorset 0r girdle having an elastic section adapted to surround the body of the wearer acrossthe hips, said section having a reinforcement in the back portion thereof, a pair of flaps secured to the reinforced portion and having their sides converging to anarrow band, the u per downwardly converging edge of each flap being secured for a portion of its length to the elastic portion of the section covered thereby, the area of the flap between the secured edges thereof being greater than the area of the elastic fabric covered between the said secured edges, whereby the elastic fabric beneath the flaps may stretch around the hi s to some extent, said bands extending o)- liquely downwardly and forwardly in opposite directions around the hips, then upwardly and connected to said section at points forwardly of the reinforced portion,

and hose supporters carried by the looped portions of the flaps whereby said section will be pulled downwardly and tightly across and downwardly over the rear of the hips by the pull upon the flaps from the supporters.

3. A corset or girdle having a section adapted to surround the body of the wearer across the hips and formed of elastic fabric, and additional fabric secured to the rear of the section and secured to the elastic fabric over an area having a width increasing downwardly, whereby the elasticity of the section will be reduced progressively in a direction from the waist line to the portion of the section covering the buttocks.

4. A corset or girdle having an elastic section adapted to surround the body of the wearer across the hips, a pair of flaps secured to the rear portion of the said section, said flaps having bands extending therefrom obliquely downwardly and forwardly around the hips, then upwardly and connected to the section forwardly of the other attached ends and hose supporters carried by the loop formed in the hand, whereby the said rear section will be pulled tightly across and downwardly over the rear of the hips-by the pull upon the flaps from the supporters, said flaps being each secured to the elastic section over an area. having a width increasing in a. downward direction, whereby the elasticity of the section will be reduced progressively in a direction from the waist line to the portion of the section covering the buttocks.

In witness whereof, I hereunto scribe my signature.

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CHARLES R. HAYES.