Veil Fastener.
Year: 1895

page_text: Veil Fastener.
GEORGE COBURN FERGUSON Engineer 11 Donegall Lane Belfast, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Two square, oblong, round, or oval rings, made of steel, bone, or other metal or
material, with two, three, or more crossbars, one ring terminating in the form of
a hook, and the other in the form of an eye, so that they may be booked together,
after being attached to the ends of an ordinary ladies veil.
Dated this 11th June 1895.
GEORGE COBURN FERGUSON.
I GEORGE COBURN FERGUSON of 11 Donegall Lane, Belfast, Engineer, 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 an improved form of fastener for ladies' veils, one which
can be readily applied to the ends of the veil to adjust and firmly hold the same,
and which can be instantly released.
The improved fastener consists of two parts or members adapted to be coupled
or hooked together, each member being formed of a frame with two or more
transverse bars or bridge pieces between which bars or bridge pieces, the ends of
the veil are interwoven.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings, I have shown how my said invention
can be conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Fig. 1 is a view showing the members coupled and veil ends in position. Fig 2
is a longitudinal section of the same, Fig. 3 shows a modification and Fig. 4 a
section thereof Fig. 5 is a view showing a different form of the fastener and Fig. 6
is a section thereof.
A and B are the two members forming the improved fastener, made from sheet
metal or any suitable material and which may be coloured by any suitable method
so as to agree with the colour of the veil or the wearers hair. The said
members are provided with transverse bars or bridge pieces a abb respectively.
To adjust the veil in the fastener, the end c of the veil C (only part of which is
shewn) is first passed under the end a' of the member A, then through the space a
over the two transverse bars or bridge pieces a a and space a³ through the space a+
under the second of the bar or bridge pieces a then up through the space a³, over
the first bar a through space a2 and under end a¹. The veil C on being drawn tight
presses on that part of the end of the veil which is over the first bar or bridge
piece a and firmly holds the same.
In like manner is the end d of the veil C interwoven with the bars or bridge
pieces 6 of the member B. In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shewn how the ends of the

page_text: said veil can be even more securely held viz. by increasing the number of the
transverse bars or bridge pieces, the ends of the veil in this case being interwoven
with the bars or bridge pieces accordingly.
I do not confine myself to the precise shape shewn as I may make the frame of
the coupling member of an ornamental character and may use any of the well known
forms of hook fastening, such for instance as shewn in Figs. 5 and 6, without
departing from the nature of my said invention.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
A veil fastener made of two coupling parts or members each comprising a frame
with two or more transverse bars or bridge pieces so arranged that the ends of
the veil interwoven with said bars or bridge pieces will be firmly held by friction
with the latter and with the veil, substantially as described and with reference to
the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th day of September 1895.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.