A New or Improved Fastener for Feathers, Flowers, and such like in Hats, Bonnets, and the like, and for Natural Flowers in Gentlemen's Coats.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 19th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Fastener for Feathers, Flowers, and such
like in Hats, Bonnets, and the like, and for Natural Flowers in
Gentlemen's Coats.
I, ALICE BANNERTH, of 13 Clifton Gardens, Chiswick in the County of Middlesex,
no business, married do hereby declare the nature of this invention. to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved fastener for feathers flowers and such
like, in bats, bonnets and the like, and has for its objects to more securely fasten, such
articles than hitherto, to save time and trouble and to avoid the skin pricks and
bruises sometimes heretofore caused by using the old or ordinary pin, for the
purpose.
In carrying my said invention into practice, I provide two pins, about one inch
long made of thin brass (or other bendable) wire, which pins I place side by side,
nearly close together at the top, and at a very acute angle. The ends of the pins at
the apex of the triangle, formed by the pins as sides, are joined together by an elliptical
(or other suitably shaped) piece of flat, corrugated or prick punched metal or other
suitable substance, wider than the circumference of the pins, the longer diameter of
said elliptical (or other shaped) piece of metal or other substance to be about one
sixth of an inch, and to be parallel to the base of the triangle formed by the two
pins as sides, so that the under surface will face the apex of said triangle. The fasten
is thus made somewhat similar to a tongs.minus the handle. The head may be made
to lengthen by means of a spring or other devise proper for the purpose.
Instead of corrugating or prick punching the said head I may have on the under
surface one or more raised points or darts to penetrate the stalk or quill, or have it
smooth and flat.
One pin or prong is inserted at either side of the quill of the feather or stalk of the
flower, and is then bent aside, so as to lie close to the under or inside surface of the
part of the hat, bonnet etc. through which it has been inserted.
The head of the fastener may be made perpendicular to the pins or prongs, and can
then be used for fastening natural flowers in gentlemen's coats, and any such
purposes. And the said head may be ornamented, or covered with silk, floss, thread
worsted, cotton or other desirable material.
The fastener can be cut, cast, or moulded out of one piece of the substance of which
it is formed, or two or more substances can be used as found most suitable.
The pins or prongs and the head of the fastener may be any suitable length, width
and thickness.
Dated this and day of November 1800
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Fastener for Feathers, Flowers, and such
like in Hats, Bonnets, and the like, and for Natural Flowers in
Gentlemen's Coats.
"
I, ALIOE BANNERTH of 13 Clifton Gardens, Chiswick in the County.. of Middlesex,
no business, married, 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 a new or improved fastener for feathers, flowers, ribbons
and such like in hats, bonnets and the like, and for natural flowers, in gentlemens
coats, and ladies dresses, and for other analogous purposes, and has for its objects, to
Price

page_text: more securely fasten such articles than heretofore, saving time, trouble and annoyance,
and avoiding skin pricks and bruises, sometimes hitherto caused by using the old or
ordinary pin for the purpose.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1 represents an elevation of the invention drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figure 2 is an elevation of Figure 1 pressed up in order to insert the same into any
desirable object.
Figure 3 is corrugated heads and a corrugated prong.
Figure 4 a prick punched head and prong.
Figure 5 a prong with two points and bent head.
Figure 6 represents a dart or arrow point, with an elliptical head studded with
darts.
To carry my said invention into practice, I provide two pins or prongs b, b, of any
length that is found most convenient, (one inch and a quarter, and three quarters of an
inch are serviceable lengths), made of thin hard drawn brass wire, (or other bendable
wire), or any other suitable substance, which said pins or prongs b, b, I place side by
side, nearly close together, but at a very acute angle as in Figure 1.
.
The ends of the pins or prongs at the apex are joined together by an elliptical (or
other suitably shaped) piece of flat, corrugated as in Figure 3, or prick punched
metal as in Figure 4, or other suitable substance, wider than the circumference of the
pins or prongs b, b, the longer diameter of said elliptical piece of metal a, or other
substance to be about one sixth of an inch, and to be parallel to the base of the
triangle formed by the two pins, or prongs, as sides, so that the under surface thereof
will faco the apex of said triangle.
The fastener thus formed somewhat similar to a tongs minus the handle. The
piece of metal or other suitable substance, described above as joining the pins or
prongs, is hereafter herein called "The Head a," which head a instead of being
corrugated or prick punched may be studded on the under surface with one or more
points or darts as Figure 6, for the purpose of penetrating the stalk or quill, or it may
be smooth and flat, or be made to lengthen (if found desirable) by means of a spring
or other device proper for the purpose.
The said head a may be ornamented, or covered with silk, floss, thread, cotton,
worsted or other desirable material, and instead of being in a line with the pins.or
prongs b, b, (or horizontal to them), it may be made perpendicular thereto, and thus
be used for fastening natural flowers in gentlemen's coats, or ladies dresses, and any
other such purpose, or purposes that it may be found suitable for. In fastening
flowers in coats, dresses etc. the stalk passes through the perpendicular head a. In
the case of hats, bonnets and the like, the fastener with the head horizontal to the pins
or prongs b, b, is used one of which pins or prongs b, b, is inserted, through the hat
bonnet etc. at either side of the quill of the feather or stalk of the flower, and is then
bent aside so as to lie close to the under.or inside surface of the part of the hat,
bonnet etc. through which it has been inserted.
The head a may be any shape or size, but prefentially I use an elliptical one,
about one sixth of an inch in its longer diameter, protruding at either end over the
part of the pins or prongs to which it is joined, which pins, or prongs need not of
necessity be placed at an angle but may be parallel to each other.
The entire fastener can be cut, moulded, cast or otherwise manufactured out of one
piece of the wire. metal or other substance of which it is formed or two or more
metals or other substances can be used in the manufacture thereof, as found most
desirable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what 1
claim is,
A new or improved fastener, for feathers, flowers and such like in hats, bonnets

page_text: and the like, and for natural flowers in gentlemen's coats and analogous purposes,
arranged, constructed and operating as hereinbefore described, substantially as and for
the purposes set forth.
Dated this 17th day of March 1900
ALICE BANNERTH,
Applicant.
J. P. Bayly,
18, Fulham Place, W., Applicant's Agent.