US2466941A - Four-part corset - Google Patents

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April 12, l1949. v. GIEGERICH FOUR-PART CORSET lFiled Jan. 29, 194e 2 Sheets-Sheet l r INVENTOR. "'Vra Gigerich a' @my @0M y@ ATTDRNEYB V. .GlEGERlCH April 12, 1949.

FOURPARIT CORSET f/ze anser 2 'Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 29, 1946 10/ The fop 07'/ The' ena/0f `germe' ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 12, 1949 2,466,941 FOUR-PART CORSET Vera Giegerich, Los Angeles, Calif., assgnor to Alax Tillo, Beverly Application January 29, 194.6, Serial No. 644,041

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-43) My present invention, in. its broad aspect, has to do with improvements in Icorsets wherein each half of the corset is formed of four parts, and wherein the lower part of the corset covers the lower part of the body, including the seat, and the wearer is compelled to sit on the corset, thereby preventing the corset from riding up. My corset is designed for women who have normal abdomens and waist measures, and is so constructed and fitted as to give the wearer greater freedom of movement, and give the figure a slenderized and more natural and elegant appearance while properly and -comfortably supporting the abdominal muscles in their normal position. My corset has elastic panels at the sides and a triangular front elastic gore at the lower edge of the front panel, and has a seam controlling the abdominal fitting, and another seam controlling the fitting of the curves of the lower part of the back panel of the corset to force the wearer to sit on the corset. Each elastic side panel is connected at its front edge with a narrow fabric panel which in turn is connected with the front panel, while the rear edges of the elastic panels are connected with the side edges of the back panels. My corset is relatively simple in construction and is easily tted to individual gures, and affords greater comfort, and increases the attractiveness of the figure to which it is applied while properly and comfortably supporting the organs of the body, and allowing greater freedom of movement,

Other and equally important objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following description and drawings, and it is pointed out that changes in form, size, shape, materials, and construction and arrangement of parts is permissible and within the purview of my broad inventive concept, and the scope of the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a corset constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation;

Figure 3 is a section on the line ure 2;

Figure 4 is a back view;

Figure 5 is a view showing one-half of a front panel and of one of the side panels;

3-3 of Fig- Figure 6 is a View of an elastic panel and of one-half of a back panel.

In the drawings, wherein like characters of reference are used to designate like or Similar parts:

The numeral I designates the front panel which Hills, Calif.

has a triangular elastic gore 2 at its bottom edges, with the sections of the bottom edge to either side of the gore angled upwardly, as at 3, to the gores. The garters 4 are attached to the front panel at either side of the gore. I provide at each side an elastic panel 5 the front edge of each of which is attached to a narrow fabric panel 6 each of which is attached in turn to the side edges of the front panel. The upper part of the seam at one side between the front panel and narrow side fabric panel is open and provided with a zipper or hook fastener 1. Attached to the back edges yof the elastic panels are the side edges of a back panel 8. All of the panels are hemmed at top and bottom as at 9.

Referring to Figures 5 and 6, the panels are divided and formed into areas associated with various parts -of the gure; the top area I0 eX- tends down to waist line II. Area I2 extends from the waist line II to the line I3 and covers the upper hips, and the area I5 extends from uipper hip line I3 tol the lower :hip line III. The hollow area I6 of the corset extends from the lower hip line I4 to the -bottom edge. In assembling the panels the angled waist lines l1 and IB of the front panel I and narrow side panel 6 are taken with the waist line of the elastic and back panels, and this applies also to the lines of the upper and lower hips.

In fitting the corset for is used and for the curve of the bottom to compel a person to sit on the corset, the line 2U' is used. From the lines 2l, 22, 23 and 24 the general outline of the panels is formed as shown inthe heavy full lines of the panels. In Figure 6 the area between lines 24-25 serves for lacer space when desired. In line 26 when lacer space is not required the lacing area between 24-25 may be reduced in accordance with the desire of the manufacturer and requirements as developed lby the elastic used.

It will be apparent that the various respective areas as, for example, the four areas designated IIJ in Figures 5 and 6 will be considered together as to the requirement of their total size and that the side lines of the panels will be formed accordingly. This is true for all the respective areas and makes for an extremely accurate fitting while at the same time providing a corset having a maximum of smooth uni` terrupted surface.

The present application is to be distinguished from my co-pending application, Serial No. 644,040, led on January 29, 1946, wherein I have provided a corset having four parts in each side and which corset is designed for women the abdomen, line I9 whose lower hips measure more than forty inches, whereas in the present application I have provided a corset particularly designed for women whose similar measurement is less than forty inches,

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction, operation and advantages of my invention will Ibe apparent, but it is again emphasized that interpretation of its scope should" only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim;

1. A corset comprising a disposed panels including a front panel at the center of the front, complementarysidepanels adjoining the front panel, center of the back, and .complementary elastic panels joining the edges of the back panel to the side panels, said panels having top areas above the waist line, waist line areas, upper hip areas, lower hip areas, and bottom areas, the adjoining side edges Iof the front and side panels, side and velastic panels, and elasticr and back panels form-l ing a straight line between panels, triangles with plurality of vertically Y a back panel at` they the vertexes on the waistline and with the -sides 25 meeting the bases with acute` angles and the adjoining sides of the bottom areas .of the front and side panels and elastic and back panels forming acute triangles between the lower hip areas and lower ends of the panels with the vertexes on the lower hip areas, whereby the lower ends of the panels are drawn together reducing the area of the lower end of the corset.

2. The method of constructing a corset having each side formed of four vertically extending panels including a panel of elastic material, of rst dividing each panel into a top area, a waist line area, an upper hips area, a lower hips area and a bottom area and then shaping the sides Yof` the panels withk respect to the desired com- Xbin'ed size of the respective areas.

VERA GIEGERICH.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Bertrams Nov. 8, 1938 Number

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