Improvements in Pins for Fastening the Covers of Baskets or Hampers.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 15th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 28th Nov.. 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pins for Fastening the Covers of Baskets or
Hampers.
I GEORGE ALFRED ASKEW of Crowtree Farm, North Side Thorney,
Cambridge, Farmer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in pins used for fastening the covers of
baskets or hampers and has for its object to prevent such pins from being shifted
backwards or forwards or shaken out of place or lost.
According to this invention the pin, preferably formed of steel wire, is bent or
curved at one end into the form of a bow so as to act as a spring to a second bent
or curved portion formed by the extended end of the pin which lies against the
straight portion thereof.
In order to fix the pin in its locked position on the basket this end curved portion is
forced against the loop of the basket so that the said loop enters the second curved
portion of the pin wherein it is kept by means of the bowed or spring end and
prevented from shifted backwards or forwards or skaken out of position. The
other or pointed end of the pin may be formed with a hole for receiving the arm
of a padlock when required to lock the pin in position.
In order to unfasten the cover of the basket the pin is pulled by its bowed end
thus, forcing the second curved portion out of engagement with the loop and freeing
the pin.
Deted this 20th day of January 1896
J. B. FLEURET,
5 Hatton Garden, London, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pins for Fastening the Covers of Baskets or
Hampers.
I, GEORGE ALFRED ASKEW of Crowtree Farm, North Side Thorney,
Cambridge, Farmer, 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 improvements in pins used for fastening the covers of
baskets or hampers and has for its object to prevent such pins from being shifted
backwards or forwards or shaken out of place or lost.
According to this invention the pin, preferably formed of steel wire, is bent or
curved at one end into the form of a bow so as to act as a spring catch to a second
bent or curved portion formed by the extended end of the pin which lies against
the straight portion thereof.
In order to fix the pin in its locked position on the basket, this end curved
portion is forced against the staple of the basket so that the said staple enters the
second curved portion of the pin wherein it is kept by means of the bow or spring

page_text: catch end and is prevented from being shifted backwards or forwards or shaken
out of position. The other or pointed end of the pin may be formed with or
without a hole for receiving the bow or arm of a padlock when required to lock
the pin in position.
In order to unfasten the cover of the basket the pin is pulled by its bowed end
which forms a.convenient handle for drawing the second curved portion out of
engagement with the loop and freeing the pin.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which :-
Fig. 1 shows an elevation of the locking pin, and Fig. 2 a plan of one end-of
same, and shows the means for attaching it to the locking bar of a padlock or the
like.
Fig. 3 shows in dotted lines, the perspective.outline of a.basket or hamper, and
exhibits on a reduced scale the locking pin, hasp and staple in full.lines.
a is the locking pin and 6 is the spring bowed end of same, c is the loop which
engages with the stapled on hasp e.
fis a hole at the other end of a to receive. the locking bar of a padlock g.
Any suitable means may be employed for fastening the padlock g.to the basket
or hamper.
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 :-
An improved pin or skewer for fastening baskets and for like purposes, charac-
terized by the spring bows b, c, and with or without the opening to receive a
padlock g as herein described.aud.set forth.
Dated this 15th day of October 1896.
S. S. BROMFIEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.