Improvements in Fastenings for Brooches.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Brooches.
We, GEORGE DAVIS, of Myrtle View, Yew Tree Road, Kidderminster,
Schoolmaster, and LEWIS HERBERT BENNETT, of Highfields House, Kidder-
minster, Tailor, both in the County of Worcester, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in fastenings for brooches, and is
intended to provide one that will be much safer than those in present use.
Much annoyance is occasionally experienced owing to the loss of bronches, by
reason of the insecurity of their fastenings, which in those of considerable value
becomes serious, hence it is to obviate this, that we have made this our invention.
It consists broadly of a binged or yielding gate or lever, past which the
securing pin travels into an enclosure, from which it cannot be withdrawn in the
same direction, but requires further and independent manipulation of the same or
adjacent parts for its liberation.
Upon the back of the brooch is secured the pin, upon its own hinge or
otherwise in the ordinary manner. The catch into which the front end of the pin
engages, is made as follows:-It lies transversely to the length ways of the pin,
and assumes a somewhat half round or bow shape with the back plate of the
brooch as its base. At the one side of this bow, a hinge is formed, having
attached thereto a compressible lever (similar to that of an ordinary swivel
hook), whose front end rests beneath and against the forward end of the other
part of the bow. It is upon or near the end of this lever that the pin is pressed
in order that it may slip through into the enclosure or bow. The second half of
the bow consists of a part circular spring bolt whose forward end is pushed
outwards up to and against the yielding lever, by means of a spring lying in the
rear tubular part into which the bolt may be withdrawn. A prominent knob or
other means is provided upon the bolt hy which it may be thus withdrawn.
By with
Thus when the brooch is attached to the dress in the ordinary manner, the pin
may be slipped over the lever into the enclosure, and lies secure.
drawing the spring bolt however, an opening is made between that and the front
of the lever, which permits of its readily being withdrawn.
In some cases we may modify this our invention by making the yielding lever
to serve for the unlocking, as well as the locking of the pin. In this case the
upper part of the bow (or its equivalent) is occupied as before by the yielding
lever, whose one end is pivoted upon a post erected upon the back plate of the
brooch (forming the bow). This lever may be one of the first order, having at its
outer short end, a knob or finger bit, by which its inner end may be depressed at
will; or it may be carried forward from the fulcrum and doubled under back to the
outside of the post, and thus passing alongside of the post or through a slot in the
said post, and terminating as before with a knob &c. for manipulation. The inner
end of the lever is kept upwards by means of a spring.
Thus in a similar manner as before described, the pin slips past the lever into
an enclosure, but cannot return, until at the will of the operator, the outer end of
the lever is lifted and so the inner passage again opened (through which the pin
entered) so that it may return.

page_text: Improvements in Fastenings for Brooches.
We, GEORGE DAVIS, of Myrtle View, Yew Tree Road, Kidderminster,
Schoolmaster, and LEWIS HERBERT BENNETT, of Highfields House, Kidder-
minster, Tailor, both in the County of Worcester, 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 to improvements in fastenings for brooches, and is
intended to provide one that will be much safer than those in present use.
Much annoyance is occasionally experienced owing to the loss of brooches, by
reason of the insecurity of their fastenings, which in those of considerable value
becomes serious, hence it is to obviate this that we have made this our invention.
It consists broadly of a hinged or yielding gate or lever, past which the securing
pin travels into an enclosure, from which it cannot be withdrawn in the same
direction, but requires further and independent manipulation of the same or
adjacent parts for its liberation.
In order to more clearly explain this our invention, we have appended hereunto
an illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference as
follows:-
Fig. 1, is a view in elevation of this our invention.
Fig. 2, is a detached side view of the fastening device when the pin is locked.
Fig. 3, is a side view of the fastening device when unlocked for permitting the
withdrawal of the pin.
Fig. 4, is a detailed view of the piece of metal from which the fastening frame
may be made.
Fig. 5, is à detailed view of the yielding lever.
Upon the back of the brooch 7 is secured the pin 8, upon its own hinge or
otherwise in the ordinary manner. The catch into which the front end of the pin
engages is made as follows:-9, is a frame or post which is fixedly erected upon
the back of the brooch 7 by soldering or otherwise.
At 10 is a recess or enclosure in the frame or post into which the pin may pass
and lie at rest.
11, is a yielding lever which is pivoted to the post 9. at 12. Preferably this
post is made of two sides parallel to each other so that the lever 11 may move
between such two sides as shown, and to do this it is convenient to form it from a
piece of metal shaped somewhat as shown at Fig. 4 which illustration will assist in
understanding the form and use of the said post. The precise shape and arrange-
ment of this post may of course be modified, but that shown appears to answer
very well. 13, is a spring by which the yielding lever 11 is always pushed
upward and tending to assume the position shown in Fig. 2. We make the
yielding lever 11 to serve for the unlocking as well as for the locking of the pin 8.
This lever is preferably of the first order, having at its outer short end a knob or
finger bit 14 by which its inner end 15 may be moved backwards at will.
By these means it will be readily seen that when the brooch is being fastened,
by pressing the pin 8 upon the surface of the lever 11, the latter yields until the
pin enters the enclosure 10, when immediately the lever 11 is free to the action of
the spring 13 which forces it past the enclosure and secures the pin therein as
seen in Fig. 2.
In order to release the pin, the finger bit 14 is raised which brings the lever
back into the opened position as seen in Fig. 3, when the pin is free for unfasten-
ment. As before intimated the precise details of this our invention may be
modified without departure from its nature, but,
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what.
we claim is :-
1. In fastenings for brooches the combination with the pin 8 which is suitably
carried upon the brooch 7, of the frame 9 having an enclosure 10, and a yielding
lever 11 with spring 13, all constructed and operating substantially as set forth
and shown and for the purposes specified.
2. The combination in a brooch fastening with the pin 8 and frame 9 of a.
yielding lever 11 by which the pin is locked or unlocked at will substantially as.
set forth and shown.
Dated this 24th day of December 1896.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicants' Agent.