US2089950A - Corselet - Google Patents

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H. DUBNER CORSELET Aug. 17, 1937.

Filed March 25, 1936 Patented Aug. 17, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CORSELET This invention relates to devices such as foundation garments, with special reference to corselets, girdles and the like.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described, having inner belt means arranged in an improved manner so as to prevent upward bulging of the wearers flesh at the brassiere of the device, and also to hold the abdominal region flat to a greater degree than was heretofore possible with comfort to the wearer.

An important observation is that in corpulent women the excessive flesh must ordinarily be permitted to bulge upward at the bust or else to bulge outward at the abdominal region to obtain a distribution of the flesh under tight corset or girdle pressure and without permitting the excess flesh to move or float about. By my invention, the bulging at both abdominal and bust regions is prevented and the excess flesh nevertheless tightly anchored to maintain a required shape or form of the wearers body.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the nature set forth having improved 25 means to facilitate the application of combined corselet and belt pressures or tensions in a comfortable manner, and preferably to permit adjustment of the excess flesh before the full pressure has been applied. 30 Another object of the invention is to furnish a device of the type mentioned having improved means whereby the belt is adapted to cooperate with the br'assire in affording supplemental bust holding or pocket portions therefor arranged in a generally continuous manner with the brassiere and having preferably constrained movability relative thereto to snugly yieldingly clamp the lower part of a large bust.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the class alluded to wherein the bust holding belt portions cooperate with an adjustable means for varying the tension thereon independently of that of the brassiere and so to avoid distortion of the latter.

Another object of the invention is to construct a device of the character described having a belt provided with stifiening means for boning for holding the abdominal region flat and the belt being so expandible or adjustable that, for busts of large sizes resulting in increased length of the belt, the boning moves toward the center and away from the bust region to avoid discomfort to the tender bust portions.

A further object of the invention is to construct a device of the nature set forth having New York, N. Y.

1936, Serial No. 70,363

relatively few and simple parts and which is inexpensive to manufacture and assemble, convenient to apply, durable, reliable and eflicient in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the specification proceeds.

With the aforesaid objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described in their preferred embodiments, pointed out in the subjoined claims, and illustrated in the annexed drawing, wherein like parts are designated by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an inside View in elevation in open position with parts removed, showing a device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a View in front elevation of the device in closed position.

Fig. 5 is an inside diagrammatic view in elevation of a modified form of the invention.

The advantages of the invention as here outlined are best realized when all of its features and instrumentalities are combined in one and the same structure, but, useful devices may be produced embodying less than the whole.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, that the same may be incorporated in several difierent constructions. The accompanying drawing, therefore, is submitted merely as showing the preferred exemplification of the invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, Ill denotes a device embodying the invention. The same may include a foundation garment such as a corselet, girdle or the like. The same may include a front section I2 and a back section l3 continuous or interconnected with each other at one side and open at an opposite side to provide free edges 14, I5 respectively. These free edges may be interconnected by releasable fastening means IE to cause the garment to snugly encircle the bust, waist and abdominal regions of the wearers body.

Connected to the garment ll along an upper edge thereof is a brassiere I! which may include spaced pockets I8 for receiving the bust of the wearer. The pocket portions may consist of any suitable fabric, preferably of an ornamental type,

I duce the requisite fullness.

and may comprise sections sewn together to pro- The securement of the brassire to the front garment section may be effected along the lines is, and to the back section along the line 28, although the adjacent portion of the back section 13 may be regarded as a part of the brassiere.

The garment ii may be built up of pieces of material sewn together as along lines 2| in any suitable manner; The front-section-l-2-- may clude gores 22 at the lower portion'of the garment. The back section i-i may include an upright elastic insert or gore 23 in relative proximity gtO the free edge l5 thereof, and may have a go E i at the top center of the back section. front section of the garment may have an elastie upright insert or gore 23;; like that s h wn at 23, and extending along the closed side edge of the garment. An elastic shoulder band-Zimay, be provided for one side of the garment and'a companion elastic shoulder band 'ZBfof' the-"other shoulder at the open side of the garment. Elastic hose straps 2? may be connected'to the bottom of the back section, and companion elastic hose straps 28 may be connected to the front garment section and to an internal belt which will now be described. In this manner the garment, when secured by the fastening elements l6 and held by the shoulder and hose straps is reliably anchored against movement on the bodyof the wearer. To further assure rigidity, the back section may have spaced upright stiffening elements or bon'inglfl. The device it] may includea supplemental'prea sure or tension applying portion such as a'belt til, which is intended to exert a's'ubstantial'part of the pressure for holding down'the excessive flesh. Since the excessfiesh 'occurs "mainly at the front of the wearers body, and must. be kept in check in seated as wellas in standing'position, the flesh clamping action must beaccomplished in such a manner thatperfect smoothness in the front contour must be maintained 1 Hence the belt 3% is used to exert a considerable depressing stress, where as'the garment itself exerts a supplemental evening up pressure. Hence, generally speaking, there'tmust beg'relative movability between the garment and 'belt for independent pressure application,zzand nevertheless the garment and belt i'must'. b'e-suitably interconnected to restrict relative shiftingmovement.

From another point of View, thebelt and ear.- ment are adapted to exert substantially; equal tension about the wearers body, or thetension of the belt may be somewhat greater than thatof the garment. By. providing the belt withufree. end or flap sections, the belt maybetensioningly secured before the garment, so that the excess flesh must be adjusted and the" beltshifted'for maximum efficiency and comfort," after which-the garment is secured to apply *additionalpressure and to hold the flesh in the required position. In other words, the beltandi garment'are :individually secured, or at least portions of thefgarment are secured after interconnection of.;the belt. To prevent upward bulging'of the ;fiesh:at the bust, over the belt, the latter is secured to the garment at the brassire as at 3i. Such' securement, with the upper edge of the'belt being immediately under the brassiere, requires careful adjustment of the belt especiallyfor largefdepending busts. Hence, again, theimpor'tance of -in'di- Thus I have provided a coordination as between a device having individually tensioned belt and garment portions, and the interconnection of belt and garment at the brassire to provide a continuous adjustable holding structure particularly at the bust to facilitate the application of an initial pressure before the final pressure is applied.

The structure and arrangement of garment and belt will now be described in detail. The belt 30 may include a front section 32 and a back section 33.1 former may have an extension S iconnected by an upright line of stitching 35 to the garment at the closed side thereof, as at the-back The opposite edge 36 of the front section may be free, and the front belt sectiommdilybc connected to the garment as by one or more upright lines of stitching, such as the line of'stitching 3?. The latter is in relative proximity to the free edge 36 to provide a flap like end portion 38. The back belt section 33 isconnected to menace garment section by a line of stitching s9 and has" a free edge 49. Releasable fastening means ll may interconnect the front and back belt portions 32, 33 at the open side of the garment. a

' Theportion of the front belt section 32 intermediate of the lines of stitching 35, 31 may comprise uprightextending elastic insert or gore 5-2, suitably positioned preferably in relative proximity to the line' of stitching 35. It is thus seen that both the garment and belt each com prise'two sections of elastic material for causing substantially equal tensioning of the belt and garfnent. Since the elastic portion 23 is inoperative whenthe belt alone has been'secured about the 1 tion between lines of stitching S5, 37 than 'ofthe.

For example; the 7 corresponding belt portion. I front garment portion may be gathered as at 4.3 for this purpose. f The fullness 'of' the front gather-at it, may be sufficient so that on interconnecting the be1t,the gore 23a'is not tensioned but is tensioned only on securing the garment at it} causing a tension in the gores 38, 42. Or the fullness may be'reduced to cause a tension in the gore 23a, upon fastening the belt, the initial botiy' tens'ion being thus increased because the gore 23d supplements the gores 38, 42. Then when th'ega-rment is'fastened, the gore 23 is tensioned and the tension on the other gores is increased. The first action appears to be preferable. The front beltsection may also include 'gores 44 disposed immediately under the brassiere "pockets and cooperating therewith to hold and support the bust. These g'ores 44 are desirably connected to the front garment section as by a loosestitching or lacing M, to thus afford a continuous bust holding structure and to permit 'ex-pansibility of the gores 44.

I'hefrontsection of the belt or garment may have stiffening means, preferably in the belt, and

including spaced elements or boning 45 extending centrally of the front belt section, desirably toa-point between the 'brassire pockets. If re- The split portions may be smooth and flat, and the lacing may be set to a required bust size.

' In proportion as the bust is large, the gores 44 garment section; or

are correspondingly stretched, permitting the boning elements 45 to move toward each other and hence away from the comfort by pressure of the boning. It will also be noted that when the belt is secured to the wearer, the brassiere is directly engaged over the bust before the garment itself is secured around the wearer. When the garment is secured around the body, the abdominal region is drawn in flat and upward shifting of the flesh to the bust prevented. It will be appreciated that the belt might be made as a complete structure to be connected to the garment at 35, 31 and 39.

In Fig. is shown a modified device 50 embodying the invention, and which is in all respects similar to the device In, except the front belt section 5!, corresponding to that shown at 32, is not connected to the front garment section 52 by any stitching such as at 31. Further the central portion 53 of the front belt section is continuously connected by lines of stitching 54 to the front garment section at the lower edge of the brassiere. Except for the lines of stitching 54, 55, the front belt section is substantially wholly free of the front garment section. The front garment section has fullness or a greater length between the stitching 54 and 55 than the front belt section. Since the stitching 54 extends into proximity to the elastic portion 38, it may thus combine the functions of the lines of stitching 3|, 31. full support is afforded at the bust, and yet the diaphragm region is drawn in flat by the free area of the belt.

I claim:

1. A device including a foundation garment comprising front, side and rear members, one of the side members being openable and having closure means for securing the garment around the one upright and openable side members, releasable closure means for securing the inner belt around the Wearers body, the central portions 5 of the upper edge of the front member being connected to the adjacent portion of the uper edge of the belt, a, brassiere having its lower edge connected to the foundation garment at the upper edge thereof, the belt having upright elastic sections disposed on opposite sides of the central top connection for the belt, said upright elastic sections extending operatively to the top edge of the belt, the foundation garment having a fullness intermediate of the top and side connections for the belt, said belt being otherwise freely movable, throughout, relative to the foundation garfullness permitting the belt to be tensioned around the wearer than for correspondingly greater compression of the bust and the upper edge connections for the belt permitting the lower portions of the bust to be uniformly flattened into the body.

2. A device including a foundation garment comprising front, side and rear members, one of the side members being openable and having closure means for securing the garment around the wearer, an inner belt connected along one upright edge to the other of the side members remotely from the front member, said inner belt extending along the front and openable side members, releasable closure means for securing the inner belt around the wearers body, the central portions of the upper edge of the front adjacent portion of the upper edge of the belt, a brassiere having its lower edge connected to the foundation garment at the upper edge thereof, the belt having upright elastic sections disposed at opposite sides of the central top connection for the belt, said upright elastic sections extending operatively to the top edge of the belt, the foundation garment having a fullness intermediate of the top and side connections for the belt, said belt being otherwise freely movable, throughout, relative to the foundation garment, said belt having boning therein extendingdownward from the region of the top connection of the belt, whereby the boning is fixed with relation to the brassire of the overlying garment.

HANNAH DUBNER.

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