Year: 1897

page_text: I, GEORGE HENRY RAYNER, Architect, of 37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to improvements in connection with hair pins, and its
object is to provide an arrangement which will not be liable to come out of
the hair.
In carrying out my invention I propose to make the pin in two main parts, an
outer sheath and an inner pin secured in the said sheath. The sheath is of
U shape and is provided with a stem at the centre projecting inwardly. This
stem is hollow and the sides are also hollow for part of their length, a channel
extending round the curved portion for about half the length of the legs opening
at the inside in each case. The inner pin is formed from wire which is bent round
into U form also with a stem at the centre consisting of doubled wire. At
the middle point or top of the stem the wire is bent outwardly at each side so as to
form a small catch. The sheath is cut away at the rounded part, or may be open
allowing the ends of the pin to be inserted in the channels at each side, the stem
of the pin at the same time extending into the stem of the sheath. On pushing
the pin in the ends will project through the channels or holes in the sheath, and,
owing to the curved ends of the same will be forced to cross at the centre, the
wire being sufficiently flexible to allow of this. When the wire is properly pushed
in the curved portion will fit in the curved part of the channel. The upper part
of the hole in the stem of the sheath is provided with a small ring having a cross
bar or pin engaging with the doubled stem of the inner pin. This prevents
the pin being completely withdrawn allowing it to be slidden in or out of position.
According to a slightly modified arrangement the passage in the central stem
opens at each side and the stem of the pin is provided with hooks or extensions,
which when the pin is fully pressed in extend at each side through the opening,
affording additional means for securing the hair.
The stem may also be made of considerable length, and the sides of the sheath
much shorter. The wires in this case project out close to the end of the legs,
additional hooks or extensions being provided at the centre as in the case last
mentioned.
The stem of the sheath should be divided at the centre of the passage formed
double so as to keep the two extensions on the stem of the pin separate.
By this arrangement the hair is held securely by the pin so that there is no
danger of the latter escaping, at the same time it can be easily removed from the
hair when required.

page_text: I, GEORGE HENRY RAYNER, of 37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication to me from
abroad by William Pool Dorton, of Oak Villa, Jakko, Simla, India), to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
My invention relates to improvements in hair-pins, and the object is to render
them capable of catching, and retaining, hold of the hair more effectually than
is possible with the ordinary hair-pin. In carrying my invention into effect, I
proceed in or in about the following manner, making reference to the accompany-
ing drawing which is a sectional side view, the full lines showing the pin open,
and the dotted lines the pin when closed. The complete pin consists essentially of
two portions, one of which a is in the form of an ordinary two pronged hair-pin.
The other portion has two main prongs and b, and may have a shorter inter-
mediate prong.
The prongs band are made partly tubular from d and the
holes e of the tubular parts run out with an easy curve at f into the space between
the two prongs band b¹. In use the points of the pin a are inserted into e, and
on a being pushed downwards, are guided by the holes e so that they (the points
of a) pass out at f and cross one another as shown by the dotted lines at
g. Instead
of having band tubular, guides might be attached thereto to cause the points of
a to cross one another in the manner described and shown. The pin a may
preferably be made of somewhat "springy" material, and the whole pin may be
made of any appropriate materials, decorated in any suitable manner.
I do not confine myself to the precise shapes, relative proportions or dispositions
of the various parts, as shown in the drawing or described in the specification,
as any or all of them may be considerably varied without departure from the spirit
of my 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:
CLAIMS.
1. An improved hair-pin consisting essentially of two parts, one of which parts
is in the form of an ordinary two pronged hair-pin, the other part consisting of
two main prongs made partly tubular to receive the prongs of the above mentioned
ordinary hair-pin, and to guide them in such manner that on the points of the
ordinary hair-pin emerging from the tubular parts, the said points will cross one
another in the space between the two partly tubular prongs, a third prong being
or not provided between the tubular ones, the whole substantially as described in
the above specification and exemplified in the accompanying drawing.
2. Hair-pins constructed and operating substantially as described in the above
specification and exemplified in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 15th day of April 1898.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.