US378080A - Enoch c - Google Patents

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' (No Model.)

E. G. BOWLING.

' GARMENT STAY.

Patented Feb. 21, 1888 f ww /g n FETEIIS, WWI-Malay wmmmmc.

to the open seam of which they are attached by stitchingthrough the fabricstitching-edges on dotted line 1 1 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a per- UNITED STATES I ATENT OFFI E. I

ENOOH o. BOWLING, or YP'SILANTI, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF" TO HENRY P. GLOVER, or SAME PLACE.

GARM ENT-STAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,080, dated February 21, 1888.

Application filed August 18, 1887.

To aZZ whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENooH O. BOWLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ypsilanti, in the county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Stays; and Ido declare the following to be 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to garmentstays, particularly to the construction of parts and means employed for securing the metallic end caps to the ends of the flexible blade, said caps being provided with an impervious coating, which cements said caps to the blade and to the outer textile covering fabrics.

The object of my present improvement is to more securely cover the ends of the stiffening-blade by providing said ends with metal caps or covers, which are U-shaped and concavo-convex in cross-section, being adapted to receive in the concave the square ends of the stifi'eningblades, thus forming rounded ends to the blade, avoiding the sharp corners thereof, and preventing the ends of the stiffening-blades from working through the coverings of the stay and puncturing the garment,

formed along the edges of the stay,which will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

To more readily comprehend the merits of my invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an isometrical view of a number of stays in sheet form, which are to be separated, as indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is aview of same having the covering fabrics and sheets of gutta-percha tissue turned back at one end to show position of parts prior to sealing. Fig. 3 is an isometrical view of a single stay as it appears when completed. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section taken spective of the metal cap or cover.

Serial No. 247,265. (No model.)

In the drawings, Fig. 1, B B represent the outer covering fabrics of' the stiffening-blade, and Z Z theinterposed sheets of gutta-percha tissue. a shows the pinked or scalloped edges of the coverings, and fthe stitching-edges formed along the edges of the stay by the projection of the gutta-percha tissue and outer covering fabrics.

In Fig. 2, D represents the steel'or stiffening-blades, and E the metal caps or covers on the ends of the stiffening-blades.

spun or pressed in the shape of a U, and con cavo-convexin cross-section,as shown in Fig. 5.

The concave K of each cap or cover is adapted to receive the square ends of the stiffeningblade, being secured thereon by pressing down onto the body of the bladesD, to

' sheets the blades are placed thereon at a slight distance apart. The sheet of gutta-percha tissue Z and covering fabric B are then placed over the series of blades, and by applying a heated plate or iron to the upper face of the sheet of goods the interposed sheets of guttapercha 'tissue, by the heat, become soft or meltedand adhere to the stiffening blades and covering fabrics, thus uniting the parts together and forming an impervious coating around the stiffening-blades and metal caps, which will prevent moisture or perspiration from the body of the wearer from coming in contact with the steel blades, which otherwise would cause them to rust.

Said caps are formed from a single piece of metal, being I am aware that metallic end caps secured to the ends of stifiening-blades for corsets and stays have long been in use, and there fore do not claim, broadly, such matter; but

I am not aware that stlffeningblades having such metallic end caps have heretofore been secured within'a covering of fabric having interposed layers of gutta-percha tissue, with a marginal or fabric stitching-edge surrounding said protected blade and metallic end caps, whereby said blades and metallic end caps are provided with an impervious coating having an outer textile covering, the gutta-percha tissue'cementing the end caps firmly to the ends of the blade and within the textile fabric coverings, whereby said metallic parts are prevented from rusting or corroding, the metallic end caps being cemented within the fabrics,- thereby preventing said caps from pulling off the blade, as is common when attached in the ordinary way to the exterior of the stay, by simply pressing said caps onto the ends of the stay.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 30 presence of two witnesses.

ENOGH C. BOWLING.

Witnesses:

J. WVILLARD BABBITT, FLORENCE S. BABBITT.

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