IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY PINS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George. Frederick Redfern, of the General Patent Office,
4 South Street, Finsbury, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for an
invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY PINS."-A communication from.
abroad by F. S. Peshine, of Newark, New Jersey, in the United States
of America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Frederick Redfern
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 6th May 1882.
GEORGE FREDERICK REDFERN of the General Patent Office 4 South Street.
Finsbury in the county of Middlesex, Patent Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY
PINS." [A communication from abroad by F. S. Peshine, of Newark, New Jersey, in
the United States of America.]
The invention communicated to me relates to an improvement in safety pins,
and consists in an improved form of shield for the point of the pin, formed in one
piece of wire with the pin itself, to obviate the cost and objection to a separately
made and attached shield.
In carrying out the invention a blank is employed having one end pointed, and
a portion of the opposite end bent over closely along side the blank towards the
point. At the completion of the next stage of formation a double coil is formed at
one end of the wire from the parallel parts of the wire. These two parallel coils
are subsequently separated to form a shield by admitting the point between them;
and the stem of the blank at the required point is bent in such a manner as to
form a lock to retain the point between the coils. There are several ways devised
of doing this, one of which consists in the two coils being bent sidewise at an
angle, or the stem may be bent at right angles to a portion of the blank.
The bend is made open enough to permit the point to enter it freely from the
open side and the coils also being separated, the point of the pin is adjusted to lie
between them as it projects slightly through the bent portion.
This adjustment is secured in bending the usual spring coil at the opposite end
of the safety pin, whereby the point is afforded the requisite elasticity to stay
securely in its lock and shield.

page_text: From the above it will be seen that the lock may be secured by making an open
loop or bend in the wire adjacent to the shield as in certain other safety pins and
that the shield consists of two parallel coils of wire formed in one piece with the
remainder of the pin and affording by their projecting beyond the point of the
pin and above it in a circular arc an ample guard against any contact with
the point.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said George Frederick Redfern in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
4th November 1882.
GEORGE FREDERICK REDFERN of the General Patent Office, 4 South Street,
Finsbury in the county of Middlesex, Patent Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY
PINS." (A communication from abroad by F, S, Peshine of Newark, New Jersey in
the United States of America.)
The invention communicated to me relates to an improvement in safety pins and
consists in an improved form of shield for the point of the pin, formed in one piece
of wire with the pin itself to obviate the cost and objection to a separately made
and attached shield.
The form of the shield will be understood by reference to the accompanying
drawing, figure 1, shewing a view of a blank having one end pointed, and a
portion of the opposite end bent over closely alongside the blank toward the point.
A, represents the bending point, and b, that portion of the blank to which the
bent end extends.
Figure 2, shews the pin at the completion of the next stage of formation, the
drawing shewing a single coil B, attached to one end of the blank, but the coil
being in reality double, as it is formed of the parallel parts of the wire (shewn in.
Figure 1). These two parallel coils are subsequently separated at d, to form a
shield by admitting the point a, between them, and the stem of the blank adjacent
to the point b, is therefore bent in such a manner as to form a lock to retain the
point between the coils. There are several modes of doing this, one of which is
shewn in figures 3, and 4, the former shewing the two coils bent sidewise at b,
about one hundred and eighty degrees from the position shewn in figure 2, and
figure 4 shewing the stem bent at right angles to that portion of the blank
adjacent to b, and lettered C in figure 3. The bend at b, is made open enough to
permit the point to enter it freely from the open side, and the coils also being
separated as shewn in figure 5, the point of the pin is adjusted to lie between them
as it projects slightly through the bent portion lettered C, in Figure 5, as indicated
This adjustment is secured in bending the usual spring-coil D at the opposite
end of the safety pin, whereby the point is afforded the requisite elasticity to stay
securely in its lock and shield.
at a.

page_text: From the above it will be seen that the lock may be secured by making an open
loop or bend in the wire adjacent to the shield, as in certain other safety pins, and
that the shield consists of two parallel coils of wire formed in one piece with the
remainder of the pin, and affording by their projection beyond the point of the pin
and above it in a circular arc an ample guard against any contact with the point.
Having thus described the invention communicated to me and the manner of
performing the same, What is claimed is:-
Firstly. A shield for wire safety-pins, consisting of two nearly parallel coils of
wire, one of them continuous with the body of the pin, the said coils being separated
sufficiently to admit the point of the pin between them and being combined
with a lock or loop of the wire forming the pin, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
Secondly. The safety-pin provided with the shield formed of two coils of wire
separated to receive the point between them, and provided with a lock or open
loop bent out of the same piece of wire as the pin and the shield and adapted to
guide the point of the pin into the space between the coils, substantially as herein
set forth.
In Witness whereof I the said George Frederick Redfern have hereto set
my hand and seal this fourth day of November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.