An Improved Method of Attaching Shield to Ring for Baby Soothers, Comforters, and like Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 5th May, 1897-Accepted, 31st July, 1897
An Improved Method of Attaching Shield to Ring for Baby Soothers,
Comforters, and like Articles.
EMMA MINCHER Helmsley House Helinsley Terrace London Fields London N.E. in
the County of Middlesex Bone Turner do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention is a perforated shield made round square oval or any other shape or
form, and of either Ivory Bone, Pearl, Vulcanite Xylonite or any other substance
or mixture.
I prefer it round and made of Bone. The improvement consists of a number of
holes in the Shield of any shape or size through which a cord tape string or other
suitable material is passed, for fastening Shield to Ring.
An Improved Method of Attaching Shield to Ring for Baby Soothers,
Comforters, and like Articles.
EMMA MINCHER Helmsley House Helmsley Terrace London Fields London N.E. in
the County of Middlesex Bone Turner 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 is to make a Baby's Soother or Comforter, so that the parts from
which it is formed, cannot come apart, to arrive at this result I lace together a teat
shield and ring being the three most essential parts of a soother or comforter, the
working out of my invention is as follows.
I make holes or slots Fig. 1 H Fig. 2 S in the shield for the purpose of lacing, in
the centre of the shield a hole is made for the tent to pass in but the rim or roll of
teat Fig. 3 R cannot pass through this hole owing to the hole being much smaller
than the rim or roll of teat. I then pass the lace through the holes Fig. 1 H or slots
Fig. 2 S the ends of which come through the shield same side as the rim or roll of
the teat. I then place edgewise a ring Fig 4 G or ball or any fancy article or
shape suitable resting on the rim or roll of teat then by passing the lace or laces I.
through the ring or over the part resting on the rim or roll and fastening the end or
ends of lace or laces together, thus pressing the edge of the ring on to the rim of the
teat, making it expand thus further increasing its stability, this keeps the ring nearly
rigid, should it be desirable for the ring or any other article or shape to be loose and
easily moveable, I should either with or without the aid of a separate union lace the
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page_text: ring or article or shape to the shield loosely, the teat being held quite secure by the
rim or roll being much larger than the hole through which the front of the teat is
passed. Fig. 5 shews soother or comforter complete. I do not limit myself to any
particular material I use for lacing: I may make some solely for strength, other
for strength and decorations, for one perhaps I may use wire or metal for the other it
might be ribbon or cord of various colors.
Having now particularly deseribed 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 baby's soother or comforter laced in such a manner that the three most essential
parts, viz., teat, shield, and ring are connected as shewn above and by accompanying
drawings.