Improvements in Safety Pins and Fasteners for Wearing Apparel, Jewellery, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. .
Improvements in Safety Pins and Fasteners for Wearing Apparel,
Jewellery, and the like.
I, ROBERT MARTIN, of the Hotel du Commerce, 3, Macclesfield Street,
Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W., Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce a simple, efficient safety pin and
fastener for wearing apparel jewellery and the like in which the pin or
fastener is readily and securely locked in position and the point so protected
that all fear of its causing injury is entirely avoided.
In constructing my improved safety pin and fastener for wearing apparel I
form the same preferably out of one piece of wire, metal or the like in which
instance the pointed end of the pin for insertion into the garment is formed
with an eye or opening with the special object of engaging or closing upon
and locking with the end of the other portion of the pin or fastener which
constitutes the catch or protector, the extremity of this locking end being pointed
or sharpened having a knife edge formation and is preferably flattened or other-
wise shaped so as to enter and lock or engage the eye or opening formed as
aforesaid in the free sharp end of the pin, the point of which, by the formation
of the catch portion, is effectually prevented from doing any injury.
My invention is also with equal advantage adapted to the pins or fastenings
of brooches and other articles of jewellery. In this instance I also pierce or
form the free or sharp end of the pin or fastener with an eye or opening as
before described which is engaged and locked by a sharpened projection or pin
on the opposite or locking end of the fastener which effectually secures same in
position and at the same time prevents the point of the pin from doing injury.
Dated this 7th day of November 1898.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Safety Pins and Fasteners for Wearing Apparel,
Jewellery, and the like.
I. ROBERT MARTIN, of the Hotel du Commerce, 3, Macclesfield Street,
London, E., Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
Improvements in Safety Pins and Fasteners for Wearing Apparel,
Jewellery, and the like.
I. ROBERT MARTIN, of the Hotel du Commerce, 3, Macclesfield Street,
London, E., Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and

page_text: ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had to the accom-
panying drawing:
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The object of my invention is to produce a simple efficient safety pin and
fastener for wearing apparel, jewellery, and the like in which the pin or
fastener is readily and securely locked in position and the point so protected
that all fear of its causing injury is entirely avoided. In constructing my
improved safety pin and fastener for wearing apparel, I form same preferably
out of one piece of wire, metal or the like, in which instance the pointed end c
of the pin A for insertion into the garment is formed with an eye or opening b
with special object of engaging or closing upon and locking with the end of the
other portion of the pin or fastener which constitutes the catch or protector a
the extremity of this locking end being pointed or sharpened having a knife
edge formation and is preferably flattened or otherwise shaped so as to enter and
lock or engage the eye or opening b formed as aforesaid in the free sharp end
of the pin A, the point c of which, by the formation of the catch portion of the
pin is effectually prevented from doing any injury.
My invention is also with equal advantage adapted to the pins or fastenings
of brooches and other articles of jewellery. In this instance I also pierce or
form the free or pointed end of the pin, or fastener with an eye or opening as
before described which is engaged and locked by a sharpened projection or pin
on the opposite or locking end of the fastener which effectually secures same
in position, and at the same time prevents the point of the pin doing injury.
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
1 claim is―
A safety pin, such as described, the point of which is formed with an eye or
slot to engage and lock with a projection on the opposite end of the pin
substantially as set forth and shown and for the purposes specified.
BENJ. T. KING, A.I.M.E.,