Improvements in Clothes Pegs or Pins.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Dec.. 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clothes Pegs or Pins.
We, GEORGE MOORE, of Eythorne, near Dover, in the County of Kent,
Gentleman, and ALFRED MOORE, of Eythorne, near Dover, in the County of
Kent, Science Lecturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
According to our invention we place a rivet, with two large flattened ends,
through the head of the peg, just above where the centre cut terminates, in
order to prevent the peg splitting up the centre, or breaking off at either side when
on use.
The peg may
and shape.
be made of any wood or other material, and of any suitable size
The rivet may be made of metal, hard wood, or any other material; it may be
made plain and driven in, or with a thread on it and screwed in; it may be made
in any shape, and may have a head large or small, and in any shape.
Instead of a rivet, an ordinary screw or nail may be used.
The end of the rivet, bolt, or screw may be turned over, clinched, flattened, or
secured in any manner, either by hand or machinery.
Dated this 21st day of February 1894.
"
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicants.
Improvements in Clothes Pegs or Pins.
We GEORGE MOORE of Eythorne, near Dover, Gentleman, and ALFRED
MOORE of Eythorne near Dover, Science Lecturer, both of the County of
Kent, 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 :-
This invention is designed to supply a clothes peg which will not split or come
asunder in use.
In carrying out our invention we place a rivet with two large flattened ends or
with two washers through the head of the peg, just above where the centre slit
terminates, in order to prevent the peg splitting up the centre, or breaking off at
either side.
The peg may be made of any kind of wood or other suitable material, and of any
suitable size and shape.
The rivet or pin may be made of metal, hard wood, or any other suitable
material, it may be made plain and driven in, or with a thread on it and screwed
into the wood or it may be fitted with a nut or with washers.
It may be made of any shape, and may have a large or small head of any
preferred section.
Instead of a rivet, an ordinary screw or nail or pin of wire may be used.

page_text: The end of the rivet, bolt, pin or screw may be turned over, clinched, flattened,
or secured in any suitable manner, either by hand or machinery. It may also be
combined with a tie of wire or cord if desired.
We will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which, Figs. 1 and 2 show different side elevations of our clothes peg, and Fig. 3
a perspective view of same with an annular tie.
A is the strengthening rivet.
B is the slit forming the fork to engage with the clothes line.
C is a tie of wire, cord, or other suitable material bound round the head for
additional security.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is :-
A clothes pin furnished with a rivet, screw, pin or nail through the head, and
with or without an annular tie of cord, wire or other suitable material, as herein
described & set forth.
Dated this 21st day of November 1894.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicants.