US1272831A - Corset-clasp. - Google Patents

Description

A. MALSIN.

CORSET CLASP.

APPLICATION msn JUNE 9.1916.

Patented July 16, 1918.

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CORSET-CLASP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1918.

Application filed June 9, 1916. Serial No. 102,626.

To all lwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Alnn'r MALSIN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corset-Clasps, of which the following is a specification, reference being had herein to the accompanying drawing.

My present invention has reference to a clasp or fastening device for corsets and other similar garments or other articles. The object is to furnish a clasp or fastener, all of the hooks or connections of which can be simultaneously and instantaneously released by the action of the various parts so that the corset may be readily unfastened and removed. Other objects will appear in the course of the description of the construction and relative arrangement of the various parts. The invention therefore consists essentially in a corset clasp or fastener having several interengaging members all of which are capable of being simultaneously released by the action of certain of the parts; and it also comprises numerous details and peculiarities in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts and mechanical elements, substantially as will be hereinafter described and then more particularly pointed out in the claims. y

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my invention:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved corset clasp or fastener with the various parts engaged in the position that they take when the corset is fastened together.

Fig. 2 is a detail front elevation of the upper part of the same device showing the members of one pair of clasping features disengaged from each other to illustrate more fully the precise construction of the various parts.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3, 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line e, a of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a partial elevational View of the upper end of the clasping device with the members of one pair of clasping features in engagement with each other, and illustrates a modification of the invention.

Fig. 6 is an edge View in partial section on the line 6, 6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical detail section of the engaging ends of the two members of one eye part.

Fig. 8 is a sectional plan similar to Fig. 4 of amodied form ofthe invention.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the different figures of the drawing.

In referring to my invention in corset clasps I have particular reference to a fastening device whose function it commonly is to connect together the meeting edges of the front of a corset. It will be readily seen that the device is applicable to other garments and articles of wearing apparel.

Such a fastener ordinarily comprises a steel` or metallic strip on one edge of the corset having pins or catch devices forengaging eye members carried by a steel or other strip on the adjoining edge of the corset, the pins or catch devices being inserted into all of the eyes ofthe series so that the meeting edges of the corset may be brought together neatly and effectively from top to bottom, but the procedure of causing the series of pins to engage the eyes is one attended with considerable difficulty, especially if a corset is tightly laced, and the disengagement of the same is equally laborious and troublesome. I therefore provide an improved mechanism for these features so that the several eyes of the series ofreyes may be simultaneously opened and thusthe engaging pins on the other edge of the corset quickly released all at once so that the corset may be promptly openedby one single swift movement of certain mechanical members which thus open all the eyes and release the pins, the easy retraction of the edges from each other when this takes place being eX edited and assisted by the ekpan.n sion of t e sections of the corset which ena sues as soon as the clasping features are disengaged.

In explaining the detailed construction of the parts of my .improved clasp, it will be seen that a strip of steel or other metal or material 3 is attached to one edge of the corset structure, the attachment being made in any suitable manner, as for instance' by sewing the steel 3 to the fabric of thevcorset through the use of perforations 20 in the ends of part 3 andat other points desired. Overlying the steel 3 and slidable thereon is a similar strip of steel orl other metal or Ina--I terial 6 which slides easily on the steel 3, being guided by the bent-over edges4 of steel 3 Which furnish Ways for the' 4strip 6, as clearly shoivn in Figs; 2 and 4. These guides 4 are disconti'nufu's,` appearing only at inter vals in order that they' may not materially affect the fleibility f the'pmember's 3 and 6. In lieu of the bent edges 4 I may substitute other guides if desired, as for exampleV the pins 18- fixed in the strips 3y and projecting through slots 17 in the outer steel 6, said pins being headed and said pins and slots being preferably staggered, as indicated in Fig. 5*, so that they may be near the edges of the members and thus may hold the surfaces of the members 3 and 4 more closely together than they might do if these slots Iand pins vvere lcated ,central-ly.- Other forms orf guides for enabling the strip 6I to slide easily back and forth upon the strip 3 may be devised and substituted if desired, and I Wish to cover broadly the idea. of so arranging these two strips relativeto each other that .the outer ene may slide easily upon the inner one. At the upper end of the outer strip 6 isa catch 8 pivoted t6 strip 6 at 9 and having a 'snap button 10 thatl passes through an pening 19 in the members 3 and 6 as indi= cated in Fig..3 f'o'r the purpose of holding the tivo members in a relatively predeter; 'mined position and preventing the outer one fim sliding out of position. The end of the atch is slightly bent so that it may be easily grasped for the purpose of Withdravv= ing the member 10 from the opening 19, after which, by using the catch 8 as a handle, the strip 6 can be slid up and down upon the strip 3. Of course it is very necessary to have the button 10 or its equivalentV to hold the parts 3 and 6 together, and it is also im# portant to' have a handle 8.

At intervals, which may be of greater' or less length, along the edges of these 'conrbined steel strips 3 and 6 adjoining the edge of the corset to which they are applied, 'are formed eye 'members that constitute part of the clasps, and veach lof these eye members 'consists of a projection 5 integral with or riveted to thesteel 3 in a horizontal position and acontigiruus horizontal projection 17 made integral `with or riveted to the outside face of the steel 6. Although these members are secured to the steel strips 3 and 6 crosswise thereof as I have said, yet it is not al- Ways desirable that they should be so shaped that they Will slide over each other in parallel planes as they are indicated in Fig, 4, but oftentimes it `will be preferable to bend them lslightly at the points Where they leave the strips 3 and 6 so that the projecting portioii's thereof will lie in the same plane with each other, so that when the said, y projections 5 and 7 move together they vvi'll not be offset from each other but Will be directly opposite in the same vertical plane as indicated in Fig. 8. The opposing edges of each pair" of projections 5 and 7 are recessed and shaped so as to form an eye, the projection 5 having a semi'e'circular recess 14 which co= incides with theV semifcircular recess 13k in the projection 7 when the parts are brought together,- see Fig'. 2, and the edges beyond these recesses 13 and 14 being separated so as to provide a slot 16 having parallel edges. The outer end of each projection 7 is bent to' form a lug 12 Which engages the bent end 11 of the adjacent projection 5 as shown in Fig.` 4, the edges of this lug' 12 being slightly beveled at the end, see Fig. 7 so as to allow it more easily to slip into the recess in the bent end 11. The bent end 11 is curved to prevent strain on either part 11 or part 12 When they are so engaged. Furthermore, it Will be noted that the Vend 11- is beveledoff at 15 so that the pins on the other strip may have an easier opportunity for Withdrawal Without catching as I Will presently' explain,- It W'ill be obvious that when the slidingsteel 6 is moved back and' forth or up and d ovv'n over the steel 3 the projections 7 Will be moved back and forth with relation to the projections 5, and consequently the lugs 12 on the ends of the projection 7 will engage with and disengage from the ends of the projections 5, thus forming and unforming the eye menbes along the edges of, the steels 3 and 6. When the pairs of members 5 and 7 are brought, together to frm the eyes the clasping device Will be as shown in Fig. 1 Whereth'e corresponding part 1 of the clasp on the other edge of the corset can rbe brought into engagement with the eyes for fastening the corsetl together; J

This other part on the other edge 0f the corset consists of the usual steel strip` '1 of a length similar kto that ofthe strip 3 and attached to the'fabric of lthe corset in any desired manner as Eby stitching `or other- Wise, and this steel is furnished at intervals corresponding to the eyes and located oppo: site thereto with horizontal projections 2 consisting of headed pins, the heads'of which will readily 4pass through the eyesbut are larger than the slots 16 communicating'vvith said eyes so that While they can be inserted through the eyes they will then be permitted to pass into the slots 16, and thus the clasping will be cii'ected. When the device is in readiness to be used and the eyes are in normal receptive condition, the member 1 with its headed pins 2, that is to say, the edge of the corset carrying these catch pins, can be brought close to the other edge and the pins caused to engage the eye members as I have already indicated. When so inserted the natural expansion of the corset under the pressure of the wearer and due to the effect of the lacing will obviously cause the headed pins to slip into the outer ends of slots 16 and be held there firmly so that the corset will be tightly fastened together. Vith other corsets as now in common use when the headed pins have engaged the eyes thereis often a great deal of difficultyin disengaging them on account of the tension of the connection which makes it necessary to unfasten them individually and is a fatiguing operation. With my improved combination, however, all that the wearer needs to do is to disengage the catch 8 and cause the member 6 to slide upon the member 3, the result of which will be to separate the parts that constitute the eyes, that is to say, separate the projections 7 from the projections 5 by lifting the lugs 12 on the ends of the projections 7 away from the bent ends 11 of the projections 5 which will set free all of the headed pins and allow the two edges of the corset to immediately separate and permit instant removal. Sometimes at this point in the operation if the pins 2 are riding on the upper edges of the projections 5, the head of the pin being within the bent end 11 of projection 5 might come into contact with the inner wall of the recess in end 11 and cause an obstruction to the removal lof the pin 2. It is to avoid this possibliity that I Vobliquely cut oif the upper edge of outer part of the bent end 11 at 15, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that while the pin is sliding along the upper edge of the projection 5, the head of said pin will slip out easily through the opening at 15 and the parts will all be readily and quickly disconnected.

I have already indicated that various guiding means for the outer steel 6 may be employed and that Fig. 5 shows a modification where staggered slots are engaged by staggered pins which keep the contacting surfaces of the two parts 3 and 6 close to each other, because the staggered pins are near the edges of the parts, and said edges are not apt to lift away from each other from warping or other iniuences as might be the case if the uide pins were loca-ted alon the central l1ne of the parts 8 and 6. Ft will also be noted that in case the parts 5 and 7 of the eyes should not lie alongside of each other, as shown in Fig. 4f, so as to overlap but should be placed one above the other in a vertical plane as indicated in Fig. 8 the outer bent end 11 of the projection 5 will have to be shaped accordingly so that the engaging lug 12 of the proj ection 7 might easily drop into the end 11. This can easily be done, however, by slight changes in the form and shape of the parts.

Many changes may be made in the precise construction of the various steel or other members, the projections, and other parts, without exceeding the scope of my invention and I, therefore, reserve the liberty of modifying and changing the structural details within wide limits so as to secure the best results in practice and make the invention as useful as possible.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a corset clasp, the combination of a strip having a series of projections, a second movable strip having also a series of projections located contiguous to the irst series of projections, said projections being recessed and the members of each pair havin separated edges to provide an opening and a communicating slot and means for locking the two strips together consisting of a catch pivoted'to one strip and having a snap button adapted to pass through coincident openings in the two strips for the purpose of holding the latter in a relatively predetermined position and preventing the outer one from sliding out of place, and a strip having headed pins that engage the spaces .between the projections on the aforesaid strips and are released when the latter are opened.

2. In a corset clasp, the combination of a strip having a series of projections, a relatively movable strip having also a series of projections, said projections having their opposite edges recessed so as to jointly form eyes and the outer ends of certain of the projections being hooked to receive the curved ends of the adjoining projections, and a strip having pins that engage the eyes and are released when the latter are opened.

3. In a corset clasp, the combination of a strip having a series of projections, a relatively movable strip having also a series of projections forming with the other projections a plurality of eyes, the outer ends of one projection of each pair having a curved end, and the outer end of the other projection of the pair having a hooked end to engage said curved end, said curved end having a beveled tip, and a strip having a series of headed pins that engage the eyes and are released when the latter are o ened.

4e. In a corset clasp, the ccmbination of a strip having a seriesA ofprojectionmn secing a snap button adaptedto pass through ond strip sliding on theJ first and having coincident openings in the two strips for the 10 also a series of projections Which form with purpose ofholding'the latter in a relatively the other projections a plurality of eyes, predetermined position and preventing the guides on the first strip for controlling the Outer one from sliding out of place. movementv of the second strip, and means In testimony whereof Iy hereunto affix my for locking the two strips together consistsignature. ing of a catch pivotedf to one strip and hav- ALBERT MALSIN.

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