Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
I, WILLIAM EDWARD PARTRIDGE, of New Iscott, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object a new or improved piu for such like purposes as
passing through a hat or bonnet and the hair for securing these and other such like
articles in position. They may also be used for fastening garments in position and
for securing materials together in a broad and general sense.
When a plain pin is pushed through a hat or bonnet it is always more or less
liable to work gradually back again and large numbers of articles are lost in this
matter. To avoid this I make my pins partly straight and partly spiral in shape.
For instance I may make a long pin plain to within a short distance of the knob
or end thereof the remaining part being turned or formed into a spiral so that
when the pin is nearly pushed home a turn or several turns will lock the pin in
position so that it is not liable to come back without first unscrewing it. The
spiral may be of any desired length or in any convenient position.
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January 1895
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD PARTRIDGE, of New Iscott, near Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object a new or improved pin for such like purposes as
passing through a hat or bonnet and the hair, for securing these and other such
like articles in position. They may also be used for fastening garments in position
and for securing materials together in a broad and general sense.
When a plain pin is pushed through a hat or bonnet it is always more or less
liable to gradually work back again and large numbers of such articles are lost in
this manner. To avoid this I make my pins partly straight and partly spiral
in shape. For instance I may make a long pin plain to within a short distance of
the knob or end thereof the remaining part being turned or formed into a spiral
or part of a spiral so that when the pin is nearly pushed home a turn or part of a
turn or several turns will lock the pin in position so that it is not liable to come
back without first unscrewing it. The spiral or bend may be of any desired length
or in any convenient position to lock the hat.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have
illustrated several examples of my improved pin.
Figure 1., is an enlarged side view of a pin suitable for hats and bonnets made
according to my invention.

page_text: Figure 2., is a cross section and elevation through Figure 1 at J.-K. looking in
the direction of the point.
Figure 3., is a sectional view of a hat E while being worn and showing the hat
pin passing through the sides of the hat and the hair.
Figure 4., is a side enlarged view of a modified form of my hat pin.
Figure 5., is a front view of the pin shown by Figure 4.
Figure 6., is a cross section and elevation at L.-M. looking towards the point
of the pin.
Figure 7., is a longitudinal view of a pin showing a further modification.
Figure 8., is a cross section and elevation through Figure 7 on line N.-P. also
looking towards the point.
Figure 9., is a longitudinal view showing the application of my invention to an
ordinary pin for such purposes as for holding on servants' caps.
Figure 10., is a cross section and elevation of Figure 9 on line R.-S.
In carrying my invention into effect I form my pin with the long straight
length A which is plain to within a short distance of the knob B at which part
I twist or turn the pin to form a spiral or part of a spiral a¹ so that when the pin
has been pushed nearly home a slight turn of the pin will lock or fasten it in
position so that it cannot fall out or become loose without first turning or unscrewing
it. I may lengthen the spiral or increase the number of twists but I prefer to
confine myself to one or two at the most or rather less than one convolution, so as
to leave the part A as long as possible and thus avoid waste of time in screwing
the pin in as the straight part allows the pin to be quickly pushed home at which
point it only requires one or two turns to lock it in position.
The spiral may be modified in shape and may be bent into the form shown by
Figures 4, 5 and 6, and may be applied to pins for analogus purposes other than
described above, such for instance as for securing servants' caps for which
Figures 9 and 10 are suitable or it may be curved into the form of a part spiral as
shown by Figures 7 & 8. It will be seen that if a bend or projection is formed
commencing with an easy incline from the body of the pin the projection will enter
and lock the pin so that I do not confine myself to a true spiral as a portion of a
turn is sufficient and generally ample for the purpose.
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 :-
1st. A new or improved pin having the plain part A with a spiral or twist or
part of a spiral or twist a¹ at or near the head B substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
2nd. A new or improved pin consisting of the plain part A with a bend or
bends a at or near the head B substantially as and for the purpose herein set
forth and shown upon the drawings.
Dated this 25th day of March 1895.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.