US376272A

US376272A - Bustle

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Publication number: US376272A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1888-01-10
Anticipated expiration: 1905-01-10

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T. P. TAYLOR.

BUSTLB. No. 376,272. Patented Jan. 10, 1888.

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UNITED STATES l PATENT Critico.

THOMAS P. TAYLOR, or BEIDGEPOET, `conNEorio-Ur.

BUSTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,272, dated January 10, 1888.

i Application tiled-July 9, 1857. Serial No. 243.822. (Xo model.)

.To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bustles; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to the manufacture of bustles, and has for its object to simplify and eheapen their construction, and at the saine time to greatly improve their mode of opera tion in use.

With these ends in view I have devised the simple and novel construction which I will now describe, referring by numbers to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whiehf Figure lis a perspective of my improved bustlcin the expanded position, andFig. 2 a side elevation in the collapsed"v position.

l denotes the belt; 2, the ribs; 3, rigid crosspieces extending from rib to rib, and 4 adjusting strips or cords, which connect different parts of the bustle.

The gist of my invention lies in the broad idea ot' a series of spring-ribs which in the distended position approximate the shape of the letter S, and which are secured together by rigid cross-pieces toprevent lateral displace' ment. .Ihesevribs collapse inward in vertical planes. Any number of ribs may be used, three Ybeing ordinarily quite sufficient on'account of the rigid cross-pieces. The ribs and cross-pieces may be made of any suitable material--as, for example, fiat spring-steel, reed, whalebone, or twin wire. The ribs lie substantially parallel with each other both in the d istended and collapsed positions, and the rigid may of course be varied to snit the requirements' of the trade or the taste of` the manufacturer. For convenience inV description I shall refer to the ribs as each bent to form two open-ended bows. The beltis att-ached to each rib near the upper portion ofthe inner bow, the ends of the ribs continuing downward and forming extensions 5,which rest against the back'of the wearer and form an excellent support for the bustle, as they remove the strain almost entirely from the belt. In practice the outer bow is ordinarilyfmadelargest and forms most ofthe distending portion of the bustle. r[he free end of the outer bow is ordinarily extended soinewhat above the top of the inner bow, so that when the wearer sits down the bustle will collapse to substantially the position shown in Fig 2. y Adj nsting strips or cords 4 are placed wherever they are needed to give strength and stability to the bustle and to'regulate its size. Inthe drawings I haveshown adjusting-cords extending from the ends oftli'e outer bows to the tops of the inner bows, from the lower ends of the inner bows to the central portion of the ribs which form the inner sides of both bows, and also cords crossing each other and connecting the ends ot' the outer bows with the central portion of the ribs andthe outer side of the outer bow with the top ofthe inner bow.

It will ofcourse be understood thatthe arrangement of these adjustingcords mayV be varied almost without limit withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

I claim- 1. A bustle consisting of a series of spring-y ribs benty to form inner and outer open-ended hows, a series of rigid cross-pieces connecting said bows, whereby lateral displacementis prevented, a belt connected to the inner bows,and

adjustingcords connecting t-he opposite sides of the bows.

2.' A bustle consisting of a series of springribs bent to form inner and outer open-ended bows, a series of rigid cross-pieces connecting said bows,whereby lateral displacementis prevented, a belt connected to the inner bows, extensions 5 at the ends of the inner bo ws, which rest against the personof the wearer, for the purpose set forth, and adjusting-cords, substantially as described.

' In testimony whcreofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS P. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

A. M. WoosrER, C. E. RUGeLns.