US825666A

US825666A - Corset.

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Publication number: US825666A
Application number: US29534206A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bertha Kull
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1906-01-10
Filing date: 1906-01-10
Publication date: 1906-07-10
Anticipated expiration: 1923-07-10

Description

PATENTBD JULY 10, 1906.

B. KULL.

CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.10. 1906.

NVENTOH W/TNESSES:

mm2 z, 'A FR/v5 y BERTHA KULL, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1906.

Application filed January 10, 1906. Serial No. 295,342.

To f'r//Z whom/ t 77am/ concern:

Be it known that I, BERTHA KULL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered new and useful Improvements in Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention, generally speaking, relates to certain new and useful improvements in corsets, more particularly in the type of corsets invented by me and patented in Letters Patent of the United States No. 755,888. By means of these improvements I gain better and more satisfactory support for the breasts and back and abdomen of the wearer. It is particularly useful where support without undue compression and distortion of the organs is'desired, and is therefore particularly adapted for use as a maternity garment.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective of a modified form of breastplate and Fig. 3 is a similar view of the form of breastplate used in Fig. 1, a textile covering being shown in place.

The following is a detailed description of the drawings:

In the corset, 1 2 is a breastplate, which may be made of hard rubber or similar material, but I prefer to use aluminium, as the same is sufliciently pliable to adapt itself to the desired contour and is less likely to injure the wearer by impact or be destroyed by perspiration or other results of wear. Said breastplate is of the form shown in which it is intended to be located below the breasts, being curved, as shown, to fit beneat-h the same and by its upwardly and outwardly curved portions to support the breasts from below.

3 3 are the wingextremities of the plate, which are formed, as shown, to bear up and support the outer sides of the breasts.

4 is the upwardly-extending front piece, of similar material to breastplate 2 and preferably integral therewith. Said front piece 4 extends up between the breasts of the wearer and is curved to conform to the wearers body, so as not to distort the clothing. It serves to provide means for attaching the breast portion of the corset to the back-sup porting portion and also prevents the breast portion or plate from being tilted downe wardly by the weight of the breasts.

5, Fig. 3, is a cover of cloth or any suitable textile material, which may be readily slipped over the breastplate and front piece to be removed for washing and replacement when soiled. Said covering 5 is of the generalcontour indicated in Fig. 3 and forms pockets or pouches for the breasts proper of the wearer, wereby the breasts are sustained and ,contained by the textile cover, while the vproper shape of the pockets is maintained by the contour of the plate 2. It is thus evident that there Ais no contact directly between the body and the permanent portion of the breast-support, so that when soiled the cover may be replaced by a fresh one, and the corset proper is not affected. I have marked the pocket proper', formed by the material of the,

cover 5 6, as in Fig. 3.

7 7 are twin side and back supporting portions giving support to the body of the wearer where the same is needed and harmless. These portions 7 7 are made of textile material and preferably stifl'ened by means of bones or steels 8 8, as shown. Said side and back pieces are preferably united at the back by means of two or more horizontal connectingbands 9 9, preferably of elastic material, thus allowing of great ease and freedom of motion.

10 10 are shoulder-straps extending from the top of the back-pieces 7 7 over the shoulders of the wearer and adapted to attach to the lateral projections 11 11 of the front piece 4 by means of buttonholes 12 12, engaging studs 13 13. I have shown sections of elastic material 14 14 interposed in said shoulder straps to allow of greater freedom of movement.

15 15 are portions of straps extending from the back-pieces 7 7 under the arms of the wearer and attached to studs 13u 13 on the exterior of breastplate 2 in a manner similar to that illustrated in connection with the shoulder-straps 10 10. I also prefer to interpose sections of elastic material in said straps 15 15 for greater freedom of movementon the part of the wearer.

16 16 are abdomen supports or bands attached at their rear to the backpieces 7 7 and adapted to be joined at the front of the body by any convenient means, such as the straps and buckles illustrated. The oflice of these abdominal bands is to hold the backpieces 7 7 firmly in place, and thus maintain the entire corset in proper position. The bands or tapes of the wearers garments may be placed around these abdominalbands, and

at the rear of the corset are shown two or more IOS IIO

loops 18 18, through which may be run the` waistband of the hose-supporters, thus doing away with the usual dragging effect when the same is attached to the corset in front only.

17 is a flange extending horizontally along the lower edges of the breastplate 2 to strengthen the same, and thus permit economy in material and weight. Said ilange is too slight to disarrange the contour of the wearers garments.

In Fig. 2 I show a slight modilication of the breastplate in which the portions 22L 2a are provided, connecting the wing portions 3 at the top to the portion 4, thus outlining in the material of the plate the general contour of the breast-pockets, which are themselves the form of the textile material 5. By this means the desired shape is closely maintained at all times.

By making my pockets of textile material easily replaced I obtain a soft and yielding material neXt to the body, while the breastplate itself maintains the correct shape of the pockets without injuring the breasts. The front piece 4 prevents sagging of the breast portion, and thus maintains the corset in proper position. The back portion properly supports the sides Iand back of the wearer Y' where the same is needed, and theelastic connection between the parts allows of freedom 'ceases of movement. From lthe above the value of my invention is clearly evident.

What I desire to claim is- 1. In corsets, a back-support and a breastsupport attached thereto, said breast-sup port consisting of a rigid skeleton-frame breast-piece of substantially Athe contour shown and a rigid upwardly-extending member attached thereto, and a covering of teX- ti le material for said breast-support forming the breast pockets, substantially as described.

2. In corsets, a back-support composed of two side-supporting sections connected by elastic means, an abdominal-support attached to said si cle-supporting sections, arigid breast-support consisting of a horizontal skeleton frame of substantially the contour shown and an upwardly-extending portion integral therewith, and a covering of textile material for said breast-support adapted to be extended by said skeleton frame to form the breast-pockets proper, substantially as described.

Signed at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, this 5th day of January, 1906.

BERTHA KULL. Witnesses:

J. BOYD DUFF, EDWARD A. LAWRENCE.