March 18, 1930. J. LINDAUER 1,751,212 BREAST SUPPORTER, CORSELET, CORSET, AND THE LIKE

Filed Feb. 7, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1

Jules Lindo.uer NW ENTo fa March 18, 1930. J. LINOAUER 1,751,212 BREAST SUPPORTER, CORSELET, CORSET, AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 17, 1928 3. Sheets-Sheet 2

Jules Lindauer

-2. Atty. iiarch 18, 1930. J. Li NDAUER 1,751,212 BREAST SUPPORTER, CORSELET, CORSET, AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 7, 1928 3. Sheets-Sheet 3

Jules Li ridicuer N VE No ?a, 6, Q-sk t B- Atty. Patented Mar. 18, 1930 1,751,212 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JULES LINDAUER, OF PARIs, FRANCE BREAST suPPORTER, CORSELET, CORSET, AND'THE LIKE Application fled February 17, 1928, Serial No. 254,993, and in France April 5, 1927, The present invention relates to improve ments in breast suppprters, corsets and like vicenipple is placedof the breast,in position. when the completed de articles, characterized in that the said arti The part of the cloth in the angle oa-b cles, are strengthened at the front part by is folded on the middle line o-m (Figs. 2 S ing.applied The pieces said whichpieces haveare secured a pointed by stitchshape, and 3), so that the lines o-a and o--b will and their upper point is situated below the be matched upon their whole length. The nipple of the breast; said applied pieces are two parts of the cloth thus folded together attached between the edges which give a con: are connected by stitching along the common 10 vex or bulged shape to the front part of line O-a-o-, and when thus united they the cloth of the breast supporter, and they form the applied piece of the breast sup 60 extend upon the front of the breasts, where porter. This assembling line o-a-o-b by the latter are effectively supported and gives the proper convex shape to the front are held in the raised position. part of the device, while at the same time 15 My said invention further relates to a theit constitutes said applied one piece. of the lines for securing y method for making and for securing the said The said applied piece is then folded down 65 applied pieces. Each applied piece thus con upon the common line o-a-o-b against sists of a piece of cloth which is secured to the cloth of the breast supporter (Fig. 3), the fabric of the breast supporter (or the and is held by stitches along the outline 20 like) or is formed in one with the said fab m-o-a-c of the said Efpiece and by ric; said applied piece is folded upon itself cross stitches such as a-g situated at the 70 along a middle line, and its edges are placed proper distance below the point o. The said together and are sewed upon the correspond point may be flattened or blunted by turn ing edges of the breast supporter, the same ing it down according to a small corner por being preferably consolidated by cross stitch tion, and by sewing it to the front or back 75 pointeding at apart suitable of the distancebreast supporter. below the said of the breast supporter, as shown in Fig. 4. The following description with reference supporter,By this means,strengthened the front by thepart said of theapplied said to the appended drawings which are given piece, will fit upon the breast and will effec 80 byments way of of the example invention. shows various embodi- tively support it at the front part as far as 80 Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 show the successive the nipple, holding it up as shown in Eg: 8. stages of the manufacture of a breast sup The complete device consists of two like porter according to the invention, by the use parts which are symmetrical with reference . of a piece of textile fabric forming part of to the middle line g h and are assembled ac the cloth of the breast supporter. cording to said middle line, each part being 85 Figs. 5, 6 and 7 show these successive stages described.strengthened by an applied piece of the kind when the applied piece is mounted upon the In Fig. 3, the applied piece is sewed to the 40 fabric. outside of the breast supporter. Fig. 8 is a general view of a breast sup This disposition may beinverted, as shown 90 porter, as shown in the preceding figures, in Fig. 4, by turning the front part of the when placed upon the wearer. said supporter inside out, without any In the example shown in the drawings, the change in the general shape of the part fit. front fabric of the breast supporter is pre ting upon the breast. The assembling of liminarily given the shape which is repre the two like parts forming the breast sup sented in Fig. 1. Upon this piece are drawn porter is effected in the same conditions. two lines o-ra, and o-b on the respective When preliminarily Seping the cloth, it sides of the middle line o-m. The vertex. may be cut at ?o-a and o-band may be 50 o is so situated that it will come below the placed upon a piece of cloth which when in . place will have the same outline o-G-c- 100 1751,212 of said front edge of the corresponding half d-b-o, as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7. Here of the garment and two other sides forming in the fabric of the applied piece and the an angle; the apex of which is placed directly fabric of the front part of the breast sup below the nipple of the breast, one side of porter are preliminarily cut according to suit said angle being attached on said garment to is able outlines as shown in Fig. 5; the vertex o is so disposed that it will come below the along a substantially horizontal line ending a nipple when the complete device is worn. As atangle said being first attachedside, and on the said other garment side of saidy in the preceding example, the part of the a line extending towards the lower part o cloth which forms the applied piece is then 75 10 folded on the middle line o'-m, and the said3. garment.in each one of the two symmetrically edges o'-a', o'-b' of the applied piece and disposed halves of a bust supporting garment the edges o-a and o-b of the breast Sup joined together by stitching on their front E. are connected by stitches, as shown in edges which fit into the vertical front center igs. 6 and 7. The applied piece thus secured 80 15 in place is folded down upon the lower part line of the bust between the two breasts, a of said supporter as before, and the stitching dart in said half garment extending sub o-m-e--a holds the folded applied piece stantially along a horizontal line from below against the cloth of the breast supporter; it - the nipple of the breast to said vertical front. may be further strengthened by cross stitch edge, and a reinforcing piece of fabric hav-. 20 ing such as a-g situated below the breast. ing an outline with at least three adjacent 85 6E the invention is not limited to sides, a first side being attached below said the form of construction herein specified. dartcorresponding along a part half of of said the garment,front edge and of twothe Warious devices may be provided with lap other sides forming an angle, one side of said plied pieces similar to, the ones described angle being attached on said garment along 25 andprising obtained corselets, by like belts, means, one-piece such devicesdress bodies, com said dart and the other side of said angle combined corsets and breast supporters, and being attached on said garment along a line the like; each half of the article may be made extending towards the lower part of said. of one or more pieces, according to common garment. . . . 30 practice; said articles may be closed by but 4. In each one of the two symmetrically 95. tons, clasps, lacing, or like means, which may mentdisposed joined halves together of a bybust, stitching supporting on theirgar- . be placed at the back or other suitable part front edges which fit into the vertical front of the bust or waist according to the current center line of the bust between the two practice. The said articles may consist of breasts, a dart in said half garment extend- 100 35 the current textile fabrics, such as woven ing substantially along a horizontal line bands, knitted goods, tulle, elastic fabric, or from below the nipple of the breast to said a combination of several fabrics. . . vertical front edge, the symmetrically folded . . . . Having now described my invention, what fabric of said FE comprised between I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters the two edges o said dart havingB an outline 105 40 Patent1. In is: each one: of the two symmetrically- with at least three adjacent sides, a first side disposed halves of a bust supporting garment being attached below said dart along a part joined together by stitching on their front of saidthe g front edgeand of two the othercorresponding sides forming half edges which fit into the vertical front center. an angle, one side of said. angle being at iro 45 linereinforcing of the bustpiece between of fabric the having two breasts, an out a tached on said garment along said dart and line with at least three adjacent sides, a first the other side of said angle being ingattached towards on side begisld along a part of said front. said garment along a line exten edge of the corresponding half of the gar the lower part of said garment. s 50 ment and two other sides forming an angle, 5. In each one of the two symmetrically the apex of which is placed directly, below disposed halyes of a bust supporting garment the nipple of the breast, one side of said angle joined together by stitching on their front being attached on said garment along a sub edges which fit into the vertical front center stantially horizontal line ending at said first line of the bust between the two breasts, the 120 55 side, and the other side of said angle being lower edge of said garment being adapted to attached on said garment along a line extend berangular Ele reinforcingon a part pieceof the of waist, fabric squadhavin ing towards the lower part of said garment, a first side attached along a part of said . In each one of the two symmetrically front edge of the corresponding half of the disposed halves of a bust supporting gar garment, a second side attached along a part 25 60 ment joined together by E. on their of the lower edge of the garment and two front edges which fit into the vertical front other sides forming an angle, the apex of breasts,center line a reinforcing of the bust piece between of folded the fabric two which is placed directly below the nipple of having an outline with at least three adjacent the breast, one side of said angle being at 85 sides, a first side being attached along a part. tached on said garment along a substantially 130. 1,751,212 horizontal line ending at said first side, and theon saidother garment side of along said anglea E. beingending attached at said lower edge of said garment. 6. In each one of the two symmetrically disposed halves of a bust supporting garment joined together by stitching on their front edges which fit into the vertical front center line of the bust between the two breasts, a o reinforcing Ei fabric having an out line with at least three adjacent sides, a first side being attached along a part of said front edge of the corresponding half of the gar ment and two other sides forming an angle, is the apex of which is placed directly below the nipple of the breast, one side of said angle being attached on said garment along a sub

stantially horizontal line ending at said first side, and the other side of said angle being 20 attached on said garment along a line ex tending towards the lower part of said gar- . ment, transverse stitchings joining the re inforcing piece and the garment, and extend ing from an intermediate point of said line 25 extending towards the lower part of said gar ment to a point of one of the other sides of said reinforcing piece. . In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. BO JULES LINDAUER.

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