US1678818A - Corset - Google Patents

Description

J. J. KISPERT CORSET Filed Aug. 9. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l IM i July 3l, 1928.

J. J. KISPERT CORSET 2 Sheecs-Sheet Filed Aug. 9, 1923 Sironi,

Patented July 3l, 1928. i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH J. KISPVER'IOF BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT, A .WSSIGNOR TO I. NEWMAN & SONS,

i y INC., OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

CORSET.

This invention relates to an improvement in corsets, and more particularly to a corset wherein a vest, abdominal support or the like, is arranged within the bodyportion of the-corset proper. The term vest is used merely to indicate an additional body embracing member, 'and it will be understood that this member may be used at the back of the corset as well as the front, or' that the garment may be either a back or a front lace corset;'and it will also be understood that the terms back lace or front lace corset lrefer towhether the corset opens at the back or front, and, as far as the particular manner of securing the meeting edges is concerned, the corset may be either buckled or laced without departing from the. principle of my invention.

Prior to my invention, some corsets have been made which are provided with supplemental body embracing members in the form of front vests or abdominal supports, and these have sometimes been attached to the main body portion of the garment by means of elastic straps, which straps are secured to the supplemental portion or vest throughout the length of the latter, in order that it may properly be held in place. In some instances, substantially the entire vest has been formed of these elastic straps, and there are certain objectionable features and disadvantages in such structures, to which it will be unnecessary to refer in detail. Some of these are that the vest or supplemental portion of the garment does not properly keep its position with respect tothe main part of the corset, as it is only secured thereto bythe connection between one edge of the straps and thegarment; another is that elastic webbing such as is used soon looses its life, or is diiiicult to keep clean and perfectly free from odor due to perspiration or the like, and it is, therefore, desirable to Vuse the least possible amount of such material in the manufacture of these garments.

One object of my invention, therefore, is to provide a corset having a ysupplement-al or vest portion which will be free from the disadvantages referred to above.

Another object of my invention is to provide a corset with a vest portion secured to the body of the garment in such a manner that it will always be properly maintained in position when the garment is worn.

A still further object of my invention is to portion of the corset being opened to sh'oiv the structure of the vest section;

Fig.l 2 is a similar View, but showing the body portion of the corset as it is beingy drawn together `by the laces;

Fig. 3 isa front view of the corset as it appears upon the body of the wearer;

F ig. l is a sectional View of the corset; Fig. 5 is an inside `view of the garment opened up to show the connection between the supplemental or vest section and the body of the corset; i v,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on linei of Fig. 5;

Figf7 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 5, with the supplemental section swung back into the position which it could occupy if the lace connection between it and the body portion of the garment were broken;

F ig. 8 is a partial front View of a modified form of garment; and

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the garment shown in Fig. 8. i

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have shown the body portion of the garf ment at 10 provided with a series of back stays 11 and front steels or stays 12. I have shown the garment as a front lace corset, the laces being shown at 13,' but it will be understood that my invention is not limited to this type of garment.

Within the body. portion of the corset are provided a pair of supplemental or vest sections 14 and 15." In the form of my invention shown' in Figs. 1 to 6, the ,straps 1G and 17, which may be of elastic material, are connected to the vest section at one end and, at the other end, to the back portion of the corset adjacent one of the rear stays. Similar straps 18 and 19 may likewise be connected'to the supplementalsections and to the rear stays and are adapted to lie adjacent the abdomen of the wearer and assist in the support thereof.

Thesupplemental sections 14: and 15 are made of cloth, as is the main body portion '3 necessary to provide someV other connecting means between the parts.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, this connecting means is provided in the form kof a series of eyelets 20 and 21 formed at ythe innerside of the corset adjacent cach ofthe edges thereof, and short tapes or laces 22 and23 secured to the vost sections at both ends and passed through these eyelets. The necessity of such a connection between the vest sections and body of the corset is shown in Fig. 7, where the tapes 23 have been broken and the vest section is swung back toward the middle of the corset. It will be apparent, however, that when the tapes have been properly con nected, the parts of the corset will assume the position shown in Figs. 1 and 5, and the garment may then be easily fitted to and laced upon the wearer.

Moreover, it will be noted that the connection provided between the two parts is distinctly advantageous for several reasons. First, it provides against any relative displacement of the parts in a vertical direction, in that, while there is.I of course, certain play allowed, duel to the flexibility of the tapes 22 and 23, the parts tend to remain in the proper position. W'hen the corset is fitted to the wearer, the supp-lemen tal or vest sections are first brought together and secured by the snaps 2li. The edges of the body portion of the corset are then drawn together by the laces, and it will be apparent that the tape and eyelet connections between the parts will permit a laterally sliding motion therebetween. so that the front sections of the body portion of the corset may be drawn together without disturbing or affecting'in any way the position of vthe vest sections upon the body of the wearer. In other words, the vest sections willv lie smoothly and flatly in their proper positions and will not be doubled or wrinkled, as might be the case were the vest sections stitched to the body portion of the garment.

The elastics 16, 17, 18, and 19 are not in close proximity to the front opening of the corset, as the entire vest sections are made of cloth and this is particularly advantavbody of the wearer.

be made adjustable through several sizes and no part of the elastic straps will show. This vmade of cloth, the garment will look well and will at the same time properly fit the In Fig. 3 the sections of the corset are shown as drawn more closely together to fit a person of smaller size. From Fig.v 1, it will be seen that the length of the tapes 22 and 23 limit the movement of tlielfront sections of the bodyportionof the corset relative to the vest sections, so that even though these front sectionsmay be separated to the maximum extent permitted, the front of the corset will be entirel7 closed by the cloth vest sections and no part of the elastic members will be in evidence.

In Figs. 8 and 9, I have shown a modified form of corset inwhichvthe supplemental or vest sections 30- are connected to the bodyl sections 31. without the use of any elastic whatever. This connection is made in amanner similar to that already described, in that the body portion of the corset is provided with a series of eyelets 32 and through these eyelets are passed tapes or laces 33 connected at both ends to the vest section. In order to keep the vest section in a smooth and unwrinkled position upon the body of the wearer, stiff' stays 311 are provided below the laces 33. It will be observed that in such cases, no elastic strapsare needed to exert tension upon lthe vest sections to keep them in their proper positions upon the bodyl of the wearer. In this form ofmy invention, I also use a slidable `connection between the body portion of the corset `and the vest seccomprising a body portion having the usual ge'ous, in that, by this means the corset may vided with laterally extending tapes secured thereto at both ends, and eyelets arranged interiorly of the body portion 'of the corset to receive said tapes between said secured ends to Yslidably connect the-vest sections thereto. l

3. A corset of the character described, comprising a body portion having theusual opening and a twopart supplemental vest section arranged tospan said opening, said vest section having laterally extending tapes secured at their ends thereto, and means upon the body portion of the corset to slidably receive that portion of the tapes between their secured ends.v

t. A corset of the character described, comprising a body portion having the usual opening and a two part supplemental vest section arranged to span said opening, said vest section having laterally extending tapes secured at their ends thereto, and means upon the body portion of thecorset to slidably receive that portion ofthe tapes between their secured ends, and strips of elastic secured to the body portion of the corset and to the rear edges of the parts of the vest section.

5. A corset comprising a body section having the usual free edges adapted to be drawn together when the corset is tted upon the wearer, and a supplemental or vest section arranged adjacent the opening at said edges, and cooperating securing means upon the body section and vest section of the corset, said securing means constituting a slidable connection therebetween and arranged between the lateral edges of the vest section so as to hold itagainst vertical displacement while permitting bodily sliding movement thereof relatively to the body section, and

means to cause said vest section to lie flatly against the body of the wearer within the garment.

6. A corset comprising a body sectionhaving the usual free edges adapted to be ldrawn together when the corset is fitted upon the wearer, and a supplemental or vest section arranged adjacent the opening at said edges, and cooperating securing means upon the body section and vest section of the c rset, said securing means constituting a slidable connection therebetween and arranged between the lateral edges of the vest section so as to hold it against vertical displacementwhile permitting bodily sliding movement thereof relatively to the body section, and means to cause said vest section to lie flatly against the body of the wearer within the garment, and said means comprising elastic straps .secured to the edges of the vest section and to the body portion of the garment. y

7. A corset or like garment, comprising a body section having the usual free edges adapted to be drawn together when the corset is fitted upon the wearer, means for drawing said edges together, a supplemental or vest section arranged adjacent the openings said edges,-means for securing said `vestsection between its side edges to the.

body section of the corset', said means being independent of said means fordl'awing the edges of thebody portion together and constituting a lslidablev connection between .the

vest-section anc the bodyv portion, said slidable connection holding the f vest section against. vertical displacement but permitting bodily lateral movement independentlyy of the body portion of the corset to adjust itself to the body of the wearer.

knient of the vest section thereon but not vertical movement, whereby the rvest may adjust itself laterally relatively to the body section, said securing means being positioned between the lateral edges of the vest section and at a plurality of points between the top and bottom thereof.

9. A corset or like garment comprising a body section having the usual free edges adapted to be drawn together when the corset is fitted upon the wearer, means for drawing the edges together, a supplemental or vest section arranged adjacent the opening at said edges, and cooperating securing means upon the body section and vest section of the corset, said securing'means being independent of the means for drawing the vedges together and constitutinga slidable connection between -the body section and the vest sect-ion and permitting lateral movement of the vest relative tothe body but not vertical movement, and said securing means being arranged between the lateral edges of the vest section so as to hold it against vertical displacement while permitting bodily sliding movement thereon relative to the body section.

l0. A corset comprising a body section having the usual free edges adapted to be drawn together when the corset is fitted upon ,the wearer, means for drawing the edges together, a supplemental or vest section arranged adjacent the opening at said edges, and cooperating securing means upon the body section and vest section of the corset, said securing means being independent of the means for drawing the edges of the body. section together and constituting a' slidable connection therebetween and posi- IBU tioned on the front of the vest member opposed to the body portion of the corset.

11. A corset or like garment, comprising a body section having the usual free edges adapted to be drawn together when the corset is Iitted upon the wearer, means for Vdrawing thevedges of the body sect-ion together, a supplemental or vest section arranged adjacent the opening at said edges, means for securing said vest section between its side edges to the body portion of the corset, said means being independent of the means for drawing thevedges o't' the body portion together and constituting a slidabie `connection between the vest and body .por-

tions, said connection holding the vest section against vertical `displacement but permitting lbodily lateral movement independbottom of the body and having -an opening 1 adjacent the opening of the body portion.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on this 7th day of August, 1923*.

' JOSEPH J. Kisrnm.

Images