US811428A - Conformer-corset. - Google Patents

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEro-E.

' CHARLES,l MUNTEE, or NEW YORK, VN. r.

conro|=nv|Era-cons'ET .To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES MUnTEn, a

citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New Yorkborough of Manhattan,

` lin the county and Stat-ev of New York, have invented a new and Improved Conformer- Corset, of which the following is a full, clear,l

and exact description. l l

he purpose of the invention 1s to provide a conformer or health corset for men, women,

and children, which is very simple and easily applied and which can be economically made and Worn with comfort.

Another purpose ofthe invention is to so construct the health brace-corset that it will conform to and iit the body practically as smoothly as the natural skin, the shaping of thevarious parts ofthe corset being directed to thatl end, especially at the arm ioles and the shoulders, so that as the health bracecorset is tightened up upon the person it will gradually restore the bonesand muscles at the chest, shoulders, and back to what should be their normal position, smooth the skin, and cause the lungs and bronchial tubes to be unobstructed, thus permitting regular and easy breathing.

A further purpose of the invention is to so construct the improved health brace-corset that it will lift the body from the diaphragm, impartin buoyancy thereto, and by causing y the verte rae to be straightened out and held so to promote the active circulation of the blood, and also to so construct Vthe conformer-4 `corset at the armholes that the more the corindicate correspondin er parts in all the tigures. Figure l ls a rear View ol tbe body portion of a 'ligure and a rear view ol the ront'ornuaeorsetnpplied t-bereto. Fig. is a t'ront elevation ol' tbe improved eont'ormer-etn'set. Fig. Ii is n side elevation of tbe body portion ot' n ligure and n sid;I elevation ol' the i|nproved etint'irnu-r-eorset applied. Fig. t isa Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 5, 1905. Serial No. 254.028.

Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

perspective view' of the body portion of a fig.-

ure viewed from ,the front and illustrating the application of the conformer-corset as viewed from said position of the figure; and `6o Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the improved conformer-corset, illustrating the suspender attachment applied thereto.

The shoulder-blades of the human body from the fact of working and the head lean 6 5` i ing forward through continuous habit and occupation cause the fleshy fastemngs or supports called "shoulder-muscles," with their coveringv of skin, to eventually stretch away from their normalposition, whereupon the 7o combined Weight ofthe upper portion of the bony structure ofthe body is brouffht to bear heavily upon the breast-bone an top ribs, causing practically the entire weight of the body to hang from the armpits. quently the downward working of the body 'forces thelungs to sag and allows the shoulder-bones at the front to lap over upon the breast-bone, and eventually the bones of the shoulders are forced out of place, crowding 8o the narrowest portion oivv both lungs toward the diaphragm, interfering with other vital organs,l and these latter vital organs are then of necessity compelled to sag also out of place and find their way to their only source of escape-namel y, tl 1e lower portion oi the bodythereby not onlylimiting their scope of action,

but also leaving them without the protection of the ribs, as nature designed.

The lower vitalh organs from the above- 9o" named reasons are compelled to occupy a position at that portion of the body between the lower portion oi the diaphragm andthe pelvis, and as the body constantly moves at this portion as on a hinge the lower vitalsare con- 95 tinually doubled up, and, dropping in one mass, give a false impression of stoutness to the individual.

Itis my aim bv means of my device to correct the aforesaid conditions surely by means oi a light yet strong conformer-corset, which when worn, as it may bc wit li'comparative ease, will tend to straighten tbe Aback land shoulder bones, expand the chest-bones from their hold them in sueb positioiby liit ng thebody att-be diapbrawfn and forcing tiE blades upwartlhaml rearward, the. lnuseles and .alain at sueb points being simipltaiwously lConse- 75 gradually and loo contracted position ,..I o 5 restore and firmly replace the muscles and skin at the shoulders and chest.,,andfrstore the vital organs to their normal position and ie. shoulder nev I carried in the same direction.

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In such position of the body the lungs are unobstructed and respiration is rendered perfect, the members of the vertebrae are normally spaced, permitting the free circulation of the blood, and the entire body experiences a sensation lof lightness in consequence.

The conformer-corset consists, primarily,

of a back A, shoulder-straps B, a belt D, and

lacings .(1, which connect the back with the' belt. The back is in two sections 1Q and 11, of corresponding shape and' proportions, the

,opposing vertical edges 12 being straight and Y neck and the shoulders to a point near the waist-line, as is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, and from a point just below the armpits the said'back sections are inclined or curved.

downwardly and rearwardly, as illustrated at 14 in the drawings, forming jointly at their lower abutting sections a central downwardlypointed section 1'5,which whenthe article is tending from top to bottom of the article; but` and that portion of the chest below and adj aj Worn engages with the spine above the waist, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1.

'Stays 16 are located adjacent to the rear edges y12 of the back sections 10 and 11, ex#

otherwise the article is constructed ofa pliable fabric, preferably as light as possible consistent-with strength, and the upper edges 17 of the back sections are shaped to conform to the contour of the base of the neck at the back and partially at the sides.

The shoulder-straps B are in one piece or integral with theback sections 10 and 11, and in producing said shoulder-straps they are so shaped that in conjunction with the back sections 10 and 11 they coliform to the proper contour of the shoulder-blades at the back and at the top of the shoulders and individually conform to the-front of the shoulder-blades cent thereto and likewise to that portion of the body belowl and-adjacentto the under portion of the arms. 'In fact, the shoulderstraps are in construction as near as possible a duplicationof the skin covering the parts mentioned when said parts are in proper nor-` mal position, or approximately so.

The shoulder-straps B diverge in width as they approach the und er portion of the armhole 18, as lshown in Figs. 2 and 4, and their inner-edges 19 are curved downwardly and outwardly from'the upper edges of the back sections 10 and 11, .the curves being on convexed lines, while the outer or rear edges 20 of the shoulder-straps B are curved at top andl I. bottom on concaved lines; but between the Cpncaved sections atsaid outer or rear edges ofj the shoulderstraps rearwardly-extending convexed projections 21 are formed, which when thebrace is worn extend over the arm pits at the front, as is shown in Figs. 3 and f1, and serve practically as hinges for the shoulder-straps under the armpits, since when the arms are moved in a forward direction the shoulder-straps will crease at the projections 21 on a. line continuous with the concaved curvature of the rear edges of the said straps, and the said convex projectii'in 21 will slide upon the arm, and thereby prevent the material of the shoulder-straps l'roin bunching or closely folding and irritating the skin of the.

wearer under the armpits, as the entire weight of the upper portion of the body rests upon the shoulder-straps at these points. With reference 'to `the1acings C, said laces are in pairs crossed at the inside of the- back sections 10 and 11 `and are passed through corresponding pairs of eyelets 13 and are then crossed or interlaced and carried downward at the outside of the back sections, as is shown in Figs. 1` and 5,-thesaid laces being carried in series in opposite directions, and one series of laces-that to theright, forexainple secured to a section 22 of thebelt D, while the other series of laces at the left is secured toa second section`l23 of the said-beltD, i

which latter section vof tV with a buckle 24fo`r`itsjeqiiivalent.

When the healthibrace-corset'is worn, the belt is drawn tight and fastened at the front, the belt being carried below the fifth ribs, so that upon tightening the belt vthe body of the wearer is lifted up froin'the diaphragm, the shoulders are drawn upward and rearward, the chest is expanded, and the organs of digestion are supported and sustained in the position they wereiiitended-to occupy; In order tovpreventjthe 'possibility' of the belt D slippin 'upward duringhe' initial treatment, hoo is 25 may be secured tothe sections of the belt Dto be engaged by the loops upon the drawers of the wearer of the garments. I alsosometimes employ the suspender attachment shown in Fig. 5, inl which pulleys 26 are secured to the lower edges of the back sections lOiand 1 1. near the front, and a third pulley 27 `is s; cured to the central lower portion of they said back sections. A cord 28 is passed V,over said pulleys. Suspender-ends 83 are connected in any suitable or approved manner the supports 'for pulleys 29, 30, 31, and 32and the said cord 2S is attached at one end to the support for the pulley 2 Qand is then passed over the pulley 30.' It is then passed over the pulley-27, and from the pulley 27 the cord 28 is assed over the pulley 31, thence over the pulley 26 at the right-hand Side of the brace, and through the supportfor the right-hand pulley 32, the said cord at its right-hand end terminating in ajknot or enlargement, so that the slack of the cord niay'be taken up readily at any time by simply drawing out its right` hand end and knotting or enlargingiit, so that he belt is provided.'

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it cannot pass through the support for the said right-hand pulley 32.

Having thus described my invention, I claim aslnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A conformer-corset, comprising a back l'orined of two sections, having their upper edges shaped to conform to the contour of the neck at the back and partly at the sides, the sections being formed with armholes, the front portions thereof forming integral and unbroken shoulder-straps adapted to the true formation of the shoulder-blades, adjar-rnt portions o'lA the breast, and the armpits of' the wearer, the front edges of the straps boing curved downwardly and outwardly, the curves boing on convex lines, and their out-er or rear edges being curved at top and portions forming bottom on concave lines and curved on convexed lines intermediate of the said curved projections which fold outwardly and prevent eha'ling 'under the armpits, a series of lacings connecting the sections of ,the back, each series being carried downward at the outer face of the said sections in opposite directions, and a sectional belt, to the'rear ends oi the sections of which the lacings are secured, substantially as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof l have signed my 3c name to` this speciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES MUNTER.

Witnesses JNO. M. RITTER, A. H. DAVIS.

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