Improvements in Pins for Scarf-bands and other purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Dec., 1890-Accepted, 31st Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pins for Scarf-bands and other purposes.
I, GUSTAVE SELOWSKY, of 201, E. Houston Street, New York City, County and
State of New York, United States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in scarf-band retaining pins, the object
being to provide a pin which can be readily attached without sewing and which
when attached will be firmly and securely held in place. The pin is preferably
formed of a piece of wire having one end of its body portion bent to form an
essentially S-shaped head. The head is formed by bending the upper end of the
body portion outward and downward approximately parallel with the body portion
forming a loop and then upward forming another loop after which it is bent over
the top of the body portion and down approximately parallel with the body and
opposite the first loop, the two loops forming an inverted U-shaped slot open at
one end and closed at the other and the end then bent outward and upward forming
an open loop. The bends, instead of being curved, may be angular but I prefer to
make them curved as it facilitates the securing of the pin to the material.
To apply the pin it is first passed through the material forming the lining of the
scarf near the edge thereof: then the edge of the material is inserted between the
open loop and the body of the pin; the pin is then turned round, the edge of
the material passing into the slot, after which the edge of the material is passed in
the open loop when the pin will be firmly and securely attached to the material.
It will thus be seen that, by my improvement, the pin can be readily and quickly
applied and without sewing, and that when applied it interlocks with the material,
and has a bearing on both sides of the pin so that the pin is securely fastened in
place.
Although I have described the improvement as applied to pins for retaining scarf
bands, yet it will readily be understood that the improvement is applicable to pins
for other purposes.
I prefer to make the pin of wire, but it may be stamped from
sheet metal if desired.
Dated 15 24th day of
G. SELOWSKY.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pins for Scarf-bands and other purposes.
I, GUSTAVE SELOWSKY, of 201, E. Houston Street, New York, City, County
and State of New York, United States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:―—
My invention relates to improvements in scarf band retaining pins, the object
being to provide a pin which can be readily attached without sewing and which
when attached will be firmly and securely held in place.
The invention consists in the novel construction of the head of the pin, all as
hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this
Specification, in which
Figure 1 is a rear view of a scarf, part of the outer fabric being removed to
shew my improved pin attached to the lining thereof.

page_text: Figure 2 is a perspective view of the improved pin, on an enlarged scale.
Figures 3, 4, and 5, are views illustrating the manner of applying the pin; and
Figures 6 and 7 are perspective views of modifications.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Referring to Figures 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. and 6., A represents a scarf, a the lining
thereof, and B my improved pin. The pin B has a shank and an essentially
S-shaped head, preferably formed of a piece of wire, as hereafter described. The
head is formed by bending the shank, as at c, until the part d is approximately
parallel with the shank, and then bending it in the reverse direction, as at e, the
part being bent around concentrically or parallel with the bende and in the same
plane therewith and then approximately parallel with the shank at the opposite
side to the bend e, the inner and outer curved members enclosing a U-shaped gap
or slot g open at one end and closed at the other, the end of the wire being then
bent outward and backward, as shewn at h.
In Figure 6, the bends instead of being curved are angular, but I prefer to make
them curved, as it facilitates the securing of the pin to the material.
To apply the pin, the shank is first passed through the material forming the
lining of the scarf, near the edge thereof; then the edge of the material is inserted
in the open end of the U-shaped gap between the inner and outer members, as
shewn in Figure 3; the pin is then turned round to the position shewn in Figure 4,
the edge of the material passing to the closed end of the U-shaped gap; after
which the edge of the material is passed into the hooked end h, as shewn in Figure 5,
when the pin will be firmly and securely attached to the material.
It will thus be seen that the pin can be readily and quickly applied without
sewing and that when applied it interlocks with the material and has a bearing
at the bends e hon both sides of the pin, so that the pin is securely fastened in
place.
Although have shewn the improvement applied to pins for retaining scarf
bands yet it will readily be understood that the improvement is applicable to pins for
other purposes, as shewn in Figure 7.
I prefer to make the pin of wire, as shewn, but it may be stamped from sheet
metal if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is -
1. A pin, having a head provided with a U-shaped gap or slot, open at one end
and closed at the other, and a hook-shaped bend at the open end of the said slot,
substantially as described.
2. A pin, formed of a piece of wire having its upper end bent, as at c, until it is
approximately parallel with the body of the pin, as at d, then back, as at e, then
around approximately parallel or concentric and in the same plane with the inner
bend or member so as to form therewith the U-shaped slot and then backwards
to form the hook h, substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 2nd day of Decor 1000
G. SELOWSKY.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.
G. SELOWSKY.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.