An Improved Device for Holding or Fastening Ladies' Hair.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th May. 1897-Accepted, 28th June, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Holding or Fastening Ladies' Hair.
We, THOMAS HENRY CARTWRIGHT of "Ambleside " Orchard Road, Erdington,
in the County of Warwick, Printer, and ARTHUR JACKSON of No. 53 Wordsworth
Road Small Heath Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manager do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates as hereinafter described to an improved device for holding
or fastening ladies hair, and has for its object to provide a simple and convenient
means whereby a lady may fasten her hair without the disadvantage of tying with
a length of cord as heretofore.
Our invention consists essentially of a device by which the hair may be held or
fastened in a neat and expeditious manner.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide a length of narrow tape which
we fold nnd sew the edges together forming a kind of flat tube.
To one end of the small tube we attach a small buckle which we make from a strip
of metal, consisting of the ordinary frame and two pointed pronga resting in a groove
formed in the fore har of the buckle frame so as to cause the said points to lie flat,
and allow the tape to lie smooth on them, the said buckle being made slightly
curved.
We provide a strip of thin lead which we insert into the free end of the tubular
tape and fix the same into its place either by sewing or by means of a metal tip
which clips the end of the tape and the end of the lead strip.
We make the said tape in several colours to suit several colours of hair.
Our improved device is used in the following manner :-
A lady having arranged her hair places the tape around it, the free end thereof
is passed through the buckle and drawn up tightly forming a loop which clips the
hair, the pointed prongs pierce the said tape which is then coiled around the loop thus
formed, when the part containing the lead strip is reached, this bends to and clips
the coil thus keeping it in position, owing to the pliable nature of the lead.
The buckle being curved as aforesaid enables the coils of tape to lie flat with
each other thus holding or fastening the hair in a neat and expeditions manner.
We may when desired make the tubular tape weaving it in a tubular form.
We may in Foine cases use a narrow leather strap instead of the tape or we may
use any kind of fabric or material either in a single length or in a tubular form and
fasten the lead strip by any suitablo means.
We may when desired use thin wire instead of the lead strip and may modify
our invention in any detail as may be necessary to carry the same into effect
without departing from the nature thereof.
Deted this 10th day of August 189
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: An Improved Device for Holding or Fastening Ladies' Hair.
We, THOMAS HENRY CARTWRIGHT, of Ambleside, Orchard Road, Erdington
in the County of Warwick, Printer, and ARTHUR JACKSON of No. 53 Wordsworth
Road Small Heath Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manager 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:-
.
This invention relates as bereinafter described to an improved device for holding
or fastening ladies bair and has for its object to find a simple and convenient means
whereby a lady may fasten her hair without the disadvantage of tying with a
length of cord as heretofore.
Our invention cousiets essentially of a device by which the hair may be held or
fastened in a neat and expeditious manner.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide a length of narrow tape which
we fold, and sew the edges together forming a kind of flat tube. To one end of
the tube we attach a small buckle which we make from a strip of metal consisting
of the ordinary frame and two pointed prongs resting in a groove formed in the
fore bar of the buckle frame so as to cause the said points to lie flat, and allow the
tape to lie smooth on them, the said buckle being made slightly curved.
We provide a strip of thin lead which we insert into the free end of the tubular
tape and fix the same into its place either by sewing or by means of a metal tip
which clips the end of the tape and the end of the lead strip. We make the said
tape in several colours to suit different colours of hair. Our improved device is
used in the following manner :-
We
A lady having arranged her hair places the tape around it, the free end thereof
is passed through the buckle and drawn up tightly forming a loup which clips tho
hair, the pointed prongs pierce the said tape which is then coiled around the loop
thus formed, when the part containing the lead strip is reached this bends to and
clips the coil thus keeping it in position owing to the pliable nature of the lead.
The buckle being curved as aforesaid enables the coils of tape to lie flat with each
other thus holding or fastening the hair in a neat and expeditious manner.
may when desired use tubular tape by weaving it in tubular form. We may in
some cases use a narrow leather strap instead of the tape or we may use any kind
of fabric or material either in single length or in tubular form and fasten the lead
strip by any suitable means. We may when desired use thin wire instead of the
lead strip aud may modify our invention in any detail as may be necessary to carry
the same into effect without departing from the nature thereof.
The nature of our invention will be more clearly understood from the accom-
panying drawings the same letters of reference indicating similar parts throughout.
Figures 1 and 2 are front and side elevations of our improved device for holding
or fastening ladies hair. Figure 2 represents the same in the act of being fastened
and Figure 3 shows it in place on the hair.
Figures 4 and 5 are detail views and Figures 6 and 7 modifications of our
.invention.
A represents a strip of tape which in cross section is tubular, as shown by an
enlarged view at Figure 4. B represents a metal buckle which we make preferably
slightly curved, the prongs D rest in the groove C of the buckle frame. E is a
strip of lead inserted in the free end of the tubular tape A and is fixed there
preferably by sewing though we may fix it with a metal clip.
A portion of the tubular tape A containing the lead strip E is shown on au
enlarged scale at Figure 5. In using our invention to hold or fasten ladies hair

page_text: the tape A is placed around the hair and the free end passed through the buckle B
as shown at Figure 4 the tape is then drawn up tightly upon the hair and by a
slight movement the prongs D are forced through the tape which is coiled around
in the manner shown at Figure 3 the lead strip bending and taking to the coils and
keeping them in position owing to the pliable nature of the lead. In place of the
tubular tape A we may in some cases use a leather strap.
Figure 1 shows a modification of our invention in which we use pliable wires E¹
woven in the material.
Figure 7 shows a further modification of our invention in which we use silk or
other cord A and form a loop b at the one end, is a length of lead wire covered
with some kind of fabric the end being flattened out, the end of the cord A placed
on the flat part which is turned and pressed over. This arrangement is used in a
similar manner to the one hereinbefore described with the exception of the
buckle B, the loop being used by passing the free end of the lead wire
through it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improved device for holding or fastening ladies hair substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th don1007
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.