A New or Improved Hat Fastener.
Year: 1898

page_text: A New or Improved Hat Fastener.
EDITH DASHWOOD, 136, Regent Street, London, W., no occupation, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:―
For the purpose of securing the hat to the head and hiding the point of the
pin. A stone encircled by a pear-shaped setting in any kind of metal has an
opening at its base only sufficiently large to allow of the pin passing through
& fastening itself into a small catch placed just inside the opening. This secures
& hides the point of the hat pin. A piece of wire fastened on is bent one, two,
or three, times, according to the length required in spiral form round the pin
to fit it tightly & fastened off by another small ring. The pin itself is divided
like the eye of a bodkin a short distance from the point, & a flat piece of metal
having an ornamental knob & fastened at the other end of a small chain is fitted
into this division which is about the third of an inch in length. Where an
ordinary pin is used the fastening would be a screw or small pin fitted into two
rings and having an ornamental top. Should the length of the hat fastener which
must not in any case exceed two inches be considered an objection the spiral wire
can be omitted and a piece of cork inserted in the pear-shaped metal will assist
in securing the pin more firmly. Real or artificial gems and various ornamental
designs can be used.
Dated this 11th lov of November 1808
A New or Improved Hat Fastener.
EDITH DASHWOOD, 136, Regent Street, London, W., no occupation, 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:
Consists of a stone A Fig. encircled by a pear-shaped setting B, in gold,
silver, or any other metal having an opening at its base only sufficiently large
to allow of the hat pin C, passing through it. A piece of moderately strong wire D),
is soldered on to the outside of the base of the pear shaped metal, and is bent
one, two, or three times according to the length required in spiral form round
the pin to fit it tightly, and then finished off by a small ring E, Fig. 1 through
which the pin passes. This ring is made out of the same piece of wire. A
piece of cork is inserted inside the pear shaped metal to assist in securing the
pin more firmly.

page_text: The pin itself is devided like the eye of a bodkin-a short distance from the
point.
A flat piece of metal having an ornamental top in the centre F, Fig. 1 cut
out of one piece of metal, has a flap joined on to it in front G, Fig. 2. The
flat piece of metal fastens into the division in the pin itself H, Fig. 1. The flap G
which is ornamented with stones, or in any other suitable manner falls over, and
hides the pin Fig. 2. This fastening could if preferred be made out of one piece
of metal, and folded; and instead of the flap being either hinged or soldered on,
the knob in the centre could be fastened on to the metal, but whatever the kind
of knob it must be light, as the lower part must be heavier than the top. A
small chain is fastened round the base of the pear shaped metal, I, Fig. 1, and
then fastened at its other end, round the base of the knob I, Fig. 1.
Where an ordinary pin is used, the fastening would be a screw, or small pin
having an ornamental top, and fitted into two rings an upper, and a lower one J,
Fig. 3, made out of one piece of wire; a straight piece of wire at the back K,
Fig. 6, and on to the left side of this straight piece of wire is soldered the ring
at the end of the spiral wire L, Fig. 3. The hat pin passing through the space
left between the top and bottom rings aforesaid, and then through the ring which
finished off the spiral wire, L, Fig. 3, so as to eventually reach the opening at
the base of the pear shaped piece of metal. A stone M, Fig. 4 is fastened over the
two rings hiding the lower part of the screw in front.
Fig. 3, 4, and 6, are different views of the same fastening. Should the length
of the hat-fastener which should not exceed two inches be considered an objection,
the spiral wire can be omitted.
In cases where the fastening might present a difficulty, as it possibly would
in some instances, the ring at the end of the spiral wire could have a stone
fastened over it in front as at N, Fig. 5 to give the necessary weight; and the
chain at its extreme end could be soldered on to the ring itself." The chain
commencing (as before stated) as it would necessarily do in every instance, from
the base of the pear-shaped piece of metal, as shown in I, Fig. 1. The cork inside
of the pear-shaped metal would of itself hold the hat pin securely, and the spiral
wire, and ring would also assist to keep the hat-pin in position. Real and
artificial gems, and various kinds of ornamental designs can be used. The
smaller hat fasteners can be made less ornamental, and be hidden away in the
trimmings of the hat.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what
I claim is:
1st. The division at the point end of the pin itself.
2. The mode of fastening as in J, Fig. 3 including the ornamental stones.
3. The flap as in G, Fig. 2.
4. The jewelled ring N Fig. 5.
5. The manner of using a piece of cork for the purpose of affording additional
security.