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M. HERTZ.

CORSET FASTENINGJ No. 330,113. Patehted Nov. 10, 1885.

ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS, Fllolo-Liihugnphur, Wnhhlgtun. D, C-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORRIS HERTZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORSET-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,113, dated November 10, 1885.

Application filed August 29,1885. Serial No. 175,649. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS HERTZ, of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oorset-Fastenings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of two front corset-stays having my new and improved corset-fasteningapplied thereto, and Fig. 2 shows my invention applied to a corset.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings, and then pointed out in the claims.

A B represent the two front corset-stays, of steel. The stay B is provided with the short fastening pins or knobs b b in the usual manner. The stay A is provided with the fastening-plates a a, situated to correspond with the pins b of stay B, and these plates (1 a have keyhole-shaped slots a formed in them to receive the pins 1), and these slots at are open, as shown at a, to permit the pins to disengage the plates by passing out through the slots when the corset is to be taken off the person. Along the outer surface of the stay A is secured. by the headed pins 0, the sliding plate 0. The pins 0 pass through slots 0, made in the plate 0, so the plate may slide longitudinally a short distance upon the pins. Pivoted to the plates a a upon the pins 01 are the hook-shaped keepers f f, which are arranged at their hooked ends to close over the slots a in the plates a for retaining the pins b. The extensions f of the keepers f f are slotted, as shown at f, and the pins g in the plate 0 pass through these slots, so that the longitudinal sliding movement of the plate 0 will turn the hook-shaped keepers f f upon their pivots to cause them to open and close the slots in the plates a a. To the lower end of the plate 0 is attached the coiled spring D, which serves to constantly hold the plate 0 forced downward as far as the pins 0 will permit, as shown in Fig. 1, and in this position the hook-shaped keepers f f are closed over the slots a a so as to retain the pin b of the stay B. The upper hookshaped keeper, f, is formed with the fingerpiece or knob f, so that it may be conveniently used as a lever for lifting the plate 0 against the tension of the spring D for simultaneously swinging the hooked ends of the keepers below the slots on for releasing the pins 1) of the stay B, and thus instantly open the corset. The stays A B will be inserted in the body G of the corset at the front edges in the ordinary manner, so that all parts will be covered, save the pins b of the stay B and the plates or and keepers f f of the stay A, as shown in Fig. 2. Constructed in this manner, the corset is to be hooked about the person in the ordinary way; but when it is to be removed it is only necessary to press downward upon the finger-piece f, which will operate plate G and hook-shaped keepers ff and open the corset.

Havingthus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The stay A, provided with the plates a, having open key-hole-shaped slots, in combination with the sliding plate 0, hook-shaped keepers ff, and spring D, the keepers being arranged to close the slots in the plates a, sub stantially as described.

2. The stay B, provided with pins 1), and the stay A, provided with the plates a, having open key-hole-shaped slots formed in them, in combination with the sliding plate 0, spring D, for I forcing plate 0 downward, and hook-shaped pivoted keepers attached to the plate 0 and arranged to close over the slots in the plates a, for retaining and releasing the pins 1), substantially as described.

MORRIS HERTZ.

WVitnesses:

H. A. WEsT, G. SEDGWIOK.

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