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FRANCES L. BARNES, OF- NEW YORK,QN. Y;, ADMlNlSTRATRlX OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL H. BARNES, DECEASED.

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TO ALL WHOM Il MAY CONCERN-i Be it known that SAMUEL H. BARNES, deceased, of the city, county, and State ofzNew York, during his lifetime did invent a, new and improved Corset-Spring; and I, FRANCES L. BARNES, of the city, county, and State of New York, administratriir of the estatcof said SAMUEL H. BARNES, deceased, do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enablc others skilled in the art; to make and use the satne.

The present invention consists in forming the springs of corsets of two or more metallic plates, placed one upon another, and fastened together at their centre, but so connected at or near each end that they can-play or move .upon each other in the direction of their length as the springs'are bent, whereby their flexibility and elasticity are greatly increased, while at the same time much strength is obtained, and the springs rendered much more durable than the springs for corsets nowjin general use, as will be obvious from the following detail description thereof, reference being lfad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of those two springs of the corset having the ordinary clasps far fastening the corset about the waist of the person who is to wear it.

Figure 2, an edge view of thesam'e. v

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A A, in the drawings, represent two. springs of a corset, properly bent in the direction of their length to conform to the body or waist of a person, each of which springs, in the present instance, is composed-of two metallic plateau B B", placed one upon the other, (the one, B, a little longer than the other, B and there secured at their centre, or, midway between their two ends, in the case A, by the rivets which secure the ordinary corsetclusp C to the same, and in tho othcr case, A, by the headed rivet D, on which the clasp G is interlocked by its eye, E.

At or near each end of the short plate B of the two springs A A, are short slots, a, extending in the direction of their length, through. whiclfproject the rounded ends or heads 6 of fixed pins 0, in the longer or under plate B,-by means of which slots, as the corset-springs are hen-t, the plates constituting the same can play or move, the one upon the other, the heads of the pins C preventing them from becoming disengaged, or, in other words, springing apart from each other. i 7

' From the a'bove description it is plain to be seen, by forming. the corset-springs of two plates, (one or more may bciused'if desired, laid one upon the other, but so connected together that the several plates constituting such plates can freely play upon each other, in the direction of their length,) that the flexibility, pliahility, or

elasticity of the springs is much increased without in the least degree impairing their strength, rendering them much more durable and serviceable than the ordinary corset-springsnow in general use:tn advantage and result of the utmost importance and utility. c

Although the springs have been hereinabovo explained as formed of two metallic plates, laid one upon the other, and secured together ass-described, three or more may be used, but I deem two suflicientfor ordinary corsets, it being distinctly understood that I do not intend to limit myself to any particular number of plates .which may be employed to form the springs, whetherbo'n c or more, the present invention simply consisting in so securing the several plates constituting the springs to each other that they can freely move or play upon each other. I

Havingthus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A corset-spring, consisting of the parts B, provided with pins 15 and slotted springs Bfi-riveted as shown, and having suitable clasps, O, and headed rivets D, and of form corresponding to the body of the wearer, constructed and operating in the manner and for tile purpose herein represented and described.

The above reissue specification of tlie invention of SAMUEL H. BAnNES, deceased, signed by me, this 12th day of-Murch, 186,8.

FRANCES L. BARNES, Administratrz'z of the Estate of SctmueZE Barnes, deceased.

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WDL'F. MCNAMARA, 0. D. Mums.

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