Improvements in Securing Infants' Diapers Without the Use of Safety Pins.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 19th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 18th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Securing Infants' Diapers Without the Use of
Safety Pins.
We JOSEPH INGLEDEW MANNERS, Corn Merchant, of 1 Prince of Wales
Terrace, Scarboro' and GEORGE GOLBY POOK, Implement Agent of 10 Bewlay
Street, York do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention is to afford an improved method of securing infants diapers without
the use of safety pins.
The means adopted may be by the use of an india rubber disc-possibly in the
form of the ace of clubs-having three or more perforations, through which the
ends of the diapers are drawn, being firmly held in position owing to the elasticity
of the india rubber. Further means of fastening may be adopted by applying two
or more pieces of india rubber or other elastic material so as to grip the ends of the
diapers, these may take the form of elastic or india rubber rings or strips, the rings
themselves or strips may be held in place by some extraneous material possibly
nickle plated metal or silk elastic, or ribbon bands may be used. Again the
napkins may be secured by nickle plated springs fastened together with india
rubber or other elastic material so as to give freedom of movement.
In this case
the springs will be so made as to hold the folds of the napkins, and a centre piece
of some elastic material, preferably india rubber will then hold the springs in
position.
Dated this 6th day of August 1892.
JOS. I. MANNERS.
GEORGE GOLBY POOK.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Securing Infants' Diapers Without the Use of
Safety Pins.
We, JOSEPH INGLEDEW MANNERS, Corn Merchant, of 1 Prince of Wales
Terrace, Scarboro', and GEORGE GOLBY POOк, Implement Agent, of 10 Bewlay
Street, York, 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 :-
The object of our invention is to provide means whereby infants diapers can be
secured without the use of safety-pins.
In carrying out our invention the means employed may consist of an indiarubber
disc preferably in the form of an ace of clubs, or of any other convenient shape,
having three or more perforations, slits, or slots, through which the ends of the.
diapers are drawn, and firmly held in position by the elasticity of the indiarubber.
Or of two or more indiarubber or other elastic rings or strips, so arranged as to
grip the ends of the diapers, the said rings or strips being fastened by metal, silk,
elastic, or indiarubber bands or clips.

page_text: Fig. 4. is a plan of fastener composed of elastic rings secured by metal or other
bands or clips.
A is the body of the fastener with small holes B, and slits C connecting the said
holes, and through which the respective ends of the napkin are placed, the india-
rubber edges of the slits gripping and holding them in position.
B and B are the round holes shown at Figs. 2 and 4, and B' the taper holes in
Fig. 3, all of which act in a similar manner to the slits C and holes B referred to
aforesaid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. Securing infants diapers or napkins without the use of safety-pins by means
of indiarubber fasteners of round, partially round, triangular, or other convenient
shape, with holes, slits or slots of varying shape, for the purposes shown and
described.
2. The use of fasteners having holes slits or slots of an elastic nature, with or
without elastic, metal, or other such bands or clips, for the purposes shown and
described.
Dated Gifs both day of November 1892.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicants.