Improvements in Hair Pins.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 10th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hair Pins.
I, CHARLES HENRY STANBURY, of Hops House, Hookwood Common, Horley,
in the County of Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Hair pins as at present constructed are very faulty in that they do not hold the
hair firmly, are very liable to fall out and so become lost.
To prevent this it has been proposed to corrugate the wire from which such pins
have been made also various bends have been given to the legs of the pins but in
all cases the hair pins are defective and do not retain their hold on the hair.
To obviate all these defects I construct hair pins somewhat as heretofore except
that in place of the points of the pins when not in use being separated they spring
close together and I give to the legs of the pins a slight outward bend.
In order to separate the points of the pin before introducing it into the hair I fix
loosely around the bend of the pin a small piece of metal or other suitable material
capable of being turned round so that in one position the points of the pin are
closed together and in another are held open.
In use the points are first opened by turning the piece of metal into one position,
the pin is then inserted into the hair, the piece of metal is turned back and the
points of the pin spring together and hold the hair firmly at the same time by
reason of the points of the pin being together it is unable to fall out.
In some cases I use a slide or other device to separate the points of the pin.
Dated this 10th day of March 1892
C. H. STANBURY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hair Pins.
CHARLES HENRY STANBURY of Hops House Hookwood Common Horley in
the County of Surrey Gentleman, 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 :—
Hairpins as at present constructed are very faulty in that they do not hold the
hair firmly, are very liable to fall out and so become lost.
To prevent this it has been proposed to corrugate the wire from which such pins
have been made, also various bends have been given to the legs of the pins but in
all cases the hairpins are defective and do not retain their hold in the hair.
To obviate all these defects I construct hairpins somewhat as heretofore except
that in place of the points of the pins when not in use being separated they spring
close together and I give to the legs of the pins a slight outward bend.
In order to separate the points of the pin before introducing it into the hair I fix
loosely around the bend of the pin a small piece of metal or other suitable material
capable of being turned round so that in one position the points of the pin are
closed together and in another are held open.
In use the points are first opened by turning the piece of metal into one position,
the pin is then inserted into the hair, the piece of metal is turned back and the
points of the pin spring together and hold the hair firmly at the same time by
reason of the points of the pin being together it is unable to fall out.
In some cases I use a slide or other device to separate the points of the pin.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1. is a side view of a.hairpin made according to my invention and ready
to be inserted into the hair.
Figure 2 is a similar view after being inserted into the hair and Figure 3. is a
plan of the same.
a a are the prongs of the pin formed as usual of one piece of wire and bent as
shewn, encircling the bend is a small piece of metal having an oval hole in it as
shewn in Figure 3.
When this is in the position shewn in Figure 1 the prongs of the pin are caused
to separate but on turning the piece of metal (after inserting the pin into the hair)
into the position shewn in Figure 2 the points of the prongs spring together. When
in this position the hair is firmly held by the pin and it is impossible for the pin to
drop out.
Figures 4 and 5 shew a modification, in this, the pin is formed with a double
bend ee and a small band of metal d is secured in the position shewn by pressing
the double bend ee together (as shewn in Figure 4) with the finger and thumb.
The points of the pin separate, the pin may then be easily inserted into the hair on
releasing the double bend ee the points of the pin spring together and secure the
hair in position and as before it is impossible for the pin to drop out, or in place of
the band being fixed it may slide on the bend and act to separate the points as
before.
Figure 6 is a section on the line 5. 5.
Figures 7 and 8 shew another modification, in this, the pin is formed with a
double bend as before but a slight twist is given to it so that when pressed upon as
before the double bends may cross each other as shewn in Figure 7.
In Figures 9 and 10 a slightly different form is given to the double bend but
their action is the same.
In Figures 11 and 12 the wire is bent upon itself into a loop as shewn.
In this and in some other cases the wire of which the bairpins are formed may
be flattened in parts to render them more rigid or pliable as required.
It will be obvious that other forms may be given to the hairpins but in all cases
they must be such as to cause the points of the pins when in or out of the hair to
close together and to be capable of being opened for insertion into the hair.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
I declare that what I claim is
1. The construction of hairpins in which the points are close together but which
for the purpose of being inserted into the hair may be separated and when in place
in the hair are closed as shewn by Figures 1. 2 and 3. or may spring together as
shewn by Figures 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 and 12.
2. The construction of hairpins substantially as described and shown by the
annexed drawings.
Dated this 10th day of December 1892.
C. H. STANBURY.