US2720653A

US2720653A - Maternity corset

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Publication number: US2720653A
Application number: US427055A
Authority: US
Inventors: Fowler Gertrude M Jayne; Dorothy H Worthing
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1954-05-03
Filing date: 1954-05-03
Publication date: 1955-10-18
Anticipated expiration: 1972-10-18

Description

13, 5 G. M. J. FOWLER ETAL 2,720,653

MATERNITY CORSET Filed May 3, 1954 a. .219- Z 4 3 INVENTORS.

v Ger/rude M. Jay/2e Paw/er Dorozk/HWor/z'ng L A BY 3 53 ATTORNEYS.

MATERNITY CORSET Gertrude M. Jayne Fowlerand Dorothy-H. Worthing, v East Providence, R. I;

Application May 3, 1954, Serial-No. 427,055

8 Claims. (Cl; 241) This invention relates toa maternity corset andmore' particularly to an abdominal support belt in combination with a corset which is adapted to supportthe lower abdomen of the wearer.

An object of the present invention is to provide' amaternity garment with an adjustable belt strap which will be disposed at an angle so-as to lift the fetus as well as'pushit to the rear, thereby relieving pressure on the lower abdomen.

Another object of the invention is the provision of guiding means in the form of'slits in the garment through which the belt may pass so as to assume the proper angle and to prevent vertical slipping thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision of two sets of side laces which may be separately adjusted as desired during the variousstages of pregnancy.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side view of the garment being worn;

Figure 2 is a developed plan view of the garment;

Figure 3 is a plan View of the belt strap;

Figure 4 is an enlarged plan view of one of the slits in the garment;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1 of a modification of the garment; and

Figure 6 is a similar view of still another modification of the garment.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the fastening portion of a modified belt strap.

In proceeding with our invention, we form a generally circular garment of a fabric that is adapted to stretch in both directions through the use of a covered rubber yarn in both the warp and the weft. Other materials exhibiting stretch in two directions may, of course, be substituted. Darts are formed at either side of the garment with eyelets at the edge thereof so as to allow for circular adjustability of the garment. Slits are cut in the garment at the dart sections and also at the rear of the garment so as to form two pairs of slits, the pair at the rear being higher than the pair at the side. An abdominal strap is provided Within the garment and is supported therein by passing through said slits. A removable crotch is preferably detachably secured to the garment, and garters may be attached to the lower portion of the garment in accordance with conventional practice.

Referring to the embodiment shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 in the drawing, 10 generally designates the garment which is provided with a front panel 11 and rear panel 12. These two panels are defined by dart sections 13 where pleats 14 have been taken. The pleats are formed by stitching 16 and are brought together at the lower edge of the garment as at where they are securely stitched to form a flat surface. The pleat may also be bound with bias tape for reinforcement and

eyelets

17, 17 placed therein. As seen in Figure 1, two sets of laces 35; 36 are adapted to be inserted through-

eyelets

17, 17", respectively, to adjust the width ofthe pleated-g sections 13. However, if desired, one set oflaces 37 (Figure 6) may be' used if maximum adjustability isnot desired. A portion is cut in the front panel 11- to provide a recess 23 in a generally arched shape, and a corresponding arch-shaped 'recess24 is-cut in the'rear panel 12. Each of these

arched recesses

23 and 24*is provided with suitable grippers or eyelets 25 on both front and back to secure a removablecrotch strip. Within the pleated portion 14 a pair of slits-18 and'19 are cut'and are bound with bias tape, the slits 19 being slightly closer to the bottom edge 20 of the garment than the' slits 18i A second pair ofslits 21 is cut in the rear panel 1 2 and bound with bias tape as are the previous slits, the locationof these slits-21 being near the top edge-22 of thegarment' and spaced from each other a substantial distance. If' desired, the slits may be provided with hook and

eyearrangements

27, 28 as shown in'Figure 4 to facilitatetlie closing thereof should the garment be worn without the belt strap 30- and are shaped to allow the belt strapto' pass therethrough.

The belt strap 30, as shown in Figure 3, is'preferably formed from an elastic material and is-provided'with a set of hooks31 at one end and a plurality of sets-ofeyelets 32 at the other end thereof so as to give some latitudefor adjustment. The center section of 'thebelt strap is preferably covered with a cushiony materialsuchas foam" rubber, and to give longitudinal rigidity to the belt; stays are aflixed thereto running'lengthwise of the belt. The entire center section may then be covered with a' fabric that has relatively little stretch so as to" give" further rigidity' to the center section. To provideadditional adjust abilityto the belt, the ends may be formed as shown in Figure 7, in which two separate elastic sections 33 are stitched as at 33a to the body of the belt. Hooks 31 are affixed to the ends of the sections 33, which cooperate with eyes 32 fastened to a separate strip 34. By adjusting the length of this strip 34 and providing a plurality of sets of eyes 32', a wide range of adjustability may be effected.

As will be seen by referring to the embodiment of Figure l, the belt is adapted to be passed through the

slits

18, 19, and 21 so that the belt is inside the front panel 11 of the garment, passing out of the slit 19 and into the slit 18, and thence out of the slits 21, fastening on the outside of the rear panel of the garment by means of the hook and

eye arrangements

31, 32. With this arrangement the belt assumes an angle in the range of approximately 30 to 45 degrees with respect to the top and bottom edges of the garment so as to result in an upward lifting force as well as a compressive force on the lower abdomen, the weight being supported by the hip structure and the entire garment giving support at the small of the back of the wearer.

The garment is applied to the body of the wearer by stepping into it with the strap 30 properly inserted through the

slits

19, 18, and 21 and the

lacings

35, 36 loosened. It may then be pulled up to the abdominal region and the

individual laces

35, 36 tightened for comfort. The belt 30 is then fastened together with the appropriate tension by connecting the hooks 31 with the proper set of eyes 32. If abdominal support is not desired, the belt strap 30 may be omitted and the garment worn as a usual corset.

In Figure 5 we have shown a modification of our garment wherein only two slits 19' and 21' have been provided, like parts being designated with the same reference numerals and a double prime. In this showing the belt strap 30 passes on the exterior of the garment between slits 19, which in some cases may be desirable to eliminate the bulk within the garment. In all other respects the garment is identical and has the darts 13" with two sets of adjusting laces 35", 36".

. from the small of the back of the wearer toward, the front portion of the corset to engage the lower abdomen of the.

wearer at an angle thereto, the ends of the belt being fastened together;

2. A maternity corset including front and back portions, a first pair of vertically disposed slits in the back portion thereof, said first pair of slits laterally spaced from each other adjacent the top edge of said back portion to be adjacent the small of the back of the wearer, a second pair of slits each disposed at a position 'in the lower portion of said front portion and at a side of said corset adjacent the juncture of said front and back portions, a belt having a width approximately equal to the length of said pairs of slits adapted to pass through said slits and be held therein, said pairs of slits being related to each other so that the belt slopes downwardly toward the front portion of the corset to engage the lower abdomen of the wearer at an angle thereto, the ends of said belt fastening together across the rear panel at the small of the back of the'wearer.

3. A corset as in claim 2 wherein said belt passes from the exterior of said corset in through said first pair of slits and out said second pair.

4. A corset as in claim 2 wherein a third pair of slits are disposed adjacent said second pair and towards said front portion, said third pair located slightly below said second pair to complement an imaginary line drawn through said first and second pair of slits, said belt passing in said first pair and out ofsaid second pair of slits and thence into said third pair of slits to lie on the interior of said corset at the front portion thereof. v

5. A corset as in claim 2 wherein a dart is formed between said front and back portions, the edges of said dart having pleats with means to adjustably secure said pleats together.

6. A maternity corset including front and back portions, a first pair of vertically disposed slits in the back portion thereof, said first pair of slits laterally spaced from each other adjacent the top edge of said back portion, at least a second pair of slits each disposed at a position lower than said first pair of slits and at the side of said corset adjacent the juncture of said front and back portions, darts formed between said front and back portions, the edges of said darts having means afliXed thereto toadjust the separation of said edges.

7. A corset as in claim 6 wherein a belt passes into said first pair of slits and out said second pair of slits, said belt being adjustably fastened across the rear panel to 'j dispose the belt on a downward slope toward the front portion of said corset to engage the lower abdomen of the wearer. a

8. A corset as in clairn'6 wherein the edges of said darts are provided with eyelets and two separate. lacings arranged one above the other pass through said eyelets.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,185,672 Huettner June 6, 1916 V FOREIGN PATENTS.

527,854 .Frauce Aug. 4, 1921 496,223 Canada Sept. 22, 1953