An Improved Pin or Fastener for Securing Carpets or Druggets in Place, and for all similar purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 14th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 20th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pin or Fastener for Securing Carpets or Druggets
in Place, and for all similar purposes.
I TELFORD CHARLES FIELD, of Itchen Ferry, Southampton, in the County
of Hampshire, Yacht Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to pins or fasteners, and comprises various improvements
hereinafter described.
The main object of my invention, is to provide a pin, or fastener with great
holding power, suitable for fastening carpets and the like in place, and they can
also be used for fastening drawings upon drawing boards, and for all similar
purposes.
My improved pins are so constructed that they can be very readily inserted and
afterwards extracted.
In making a pin according to my invention, the head is provided with three or
more shanks, but preferably with three; the shanks being suitably connected to, or
forming part of the head; the position of the shauks upon the head, when three in.
number will be triangular in plan.
My improved pins being made with three or more shanks, instead of one, as in
the ordinary carpet pin, the shanks may be shorter in length and yet the pin will
have considerably more holding power than the ordinary carpet pin made with only
one long shank my pins-when used for fastening carpets and the like-may be
readily inserted by simply placing them point downwards and pressing them in
with the foot, and they may be so placed that two shanks will be inserted on one
side of a carpet seam and the remaining shank, or shanks on the other side, thus
securing the carpet in two places with one pin.
My improved pins may be made of any suitable material, or a combination of
materials, the shanks and head being preferably of steel or iron, and the latter
covered, for the sake of appearance, with thin brass, or similar metal.
Dated this 13th day of June 1892.
HERBERT P. BLAKE, M.I.N.A.,
70, High Street, Southampton, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pin or Fastener for Securing Carpets or Druggets
in Place, and for all similar purposes.
I, TELFORD CHARLES FIELD, of Itchen Ferry, Southampton in the County
of Hampshire, Yacht Builder do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to pins or fasteners.
The main object of my said invention is to provide a pin or fastener with great
holding power suitable for securing carpets and the like in place and also useful as
a drawing pin, and for all similar purposes.
My improved pins are so constructed that they can be very readily inserted and
afterwards extracted.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1. is a horizontal elevation.
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page_text: Fig. 2. a plan on top of same.
Fig. 3. a cross sectional elevation taken on line
b or c d.
Similar letters refer to corresponding parts in the several figures.
In making a pin according to my invention the head A is provided with three or
more pointed shanks B, but preferably with three-suitably connected to, or
forming part of the head, the position of the shanks upon the head when three in
number will be triangular as shewn at Fig. 2.
My improved pin having three or more shanks, the latter may be made shorter
in length than would be the case if only one shank was provided, and yet it is
obvious my pins will have considerably more holding power than those ordinarily
made with only one long shank.
My pins when used for fastening carpets and the like, may be readily inserted
after being placed point downwards by pressing them in with the foot, and they
may be so placed that two of the shanks will be inserted on one side of a seam and
the remaining shank or shanks on the other side, thus securing a carpet or the like
in two places with one pin, and preventing the seams being separated.
My pins may be made of any suitable material or combination of materials the
shanks and head being preferably of steel or iron; and the latter covered for the
sake of appearance, with a thin brass or metal covering E (see Fig. 3).
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved pin, made with three or more shanks, and the other parts thereof
constructed, arranged, and combined substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 13th day of April 1893.
HERBERT P. BLAKE, M.I.N.A.,
70, High Street, Southampton, Agent for the Applicant.