Reddin W. Parramore, United States patent 425520 (1890)
“ The flange c is pressed to the body, thereby closing the shield. The flange e is then drawn over the shield and clashed with the flange c, and the corsets are locked or secured. The stays of the shield are made curved to conform to the body of the wearer, as shown in Fig. 5, and the shield is attched to the interior of the corset, so that its stays will beat about right angles to the corsetsteels. When the corset is closed about the body, the shield conforms to the body and acts as a support and protection. ”
