Improvements in Hat and Bonnet Fasteners.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 24th Apr., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
*Improvements in Hat and Bonnet Fasteners.
1 MARIA WAY of Wellington Heath Ledbury, Herefordshire, Married Lady
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. :-
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This invention relates to that description of hat or bonnet fasteners which are
conveniently secured to the hat or bonnet by means of an elastic loop or the like,
moveable in a longitudinal slot provided within the prongs or shanks of the
fasteners, or formed by said shanks the whole resembling a hair-pin somewhat
enlarged in size.
In carrying out my invention in practice I may employ any material suitable for
the purpose, such for instance as metal wire, vulcanite, celluloid tortoise shell, horn,
and the like, but in the appended drawings, which is provided to make my invention
more readily understood I have shown my new or improved device as made from
wire in various suitable shapes.
Fig. 1 illustrates a hat or bonnet fastener having three shanks, two of which
suitably joined together form the slot, in which the elastic loop is moveable, and
the second prong consisting of the free third shank.
The remaining 6 figures illustrate a similar device according to the nature of my
invention in various different forms, all shaped out of an endless wire loop or ring
in such fashion as to form two prongs, each consisting of two portions of the endless
wire loop thus forming a slot, extending from the point of one prong to that of the
other, the whole having the aspect of two hairpins, one larger than the other, placed
over each other and having their free ends joined together.
The corrugations are provided for the known purpose of securing a firmer hold
in the hair.
In Fig. 2 all shanks are left straight, in Fig. 3 all are wrinkled or corrugated in
such fashion that the corrugations of each pair of shanks forming one prong and
part of the slot run parallel to each other, while the corrugations in both prongs
are opposite to each other.
In Fig. 4 the two inside shanks have corrugations running parallel.
Fig. 5 has parallel corrugations in 3 shanks. Fig. 6 in all four shanks and
Fig. 7 shows a hat fastener, the corrugations in the two shanks, forming one prong,
being parallel, while those forming the second prong although parallel to each other
are running in an opposite direction to those of the other prong.
In the hat or bonnet fastener illustrated in Fig. 1, the shanks a and b are joined
at f by soldering or in other suitable manner, and made to form a joint at e.
In the longitudinal closed slot three portions or separate recesses are formed by
the corrugations, for the purpose of providing means to prevent the loop ring c,
carrying the loop proper d, to slide too freely, and to hold the fastener in its given
position in the hair coils thus obviating its dropping out. The slots formed in
Figs. 4 and 5 by a and b serve the same purpose.
The various forms of my improved hat fastener illustrated in Figs. 2 to 6 are all
made from an endless wire loop or ring, as before mentioned. Said wire loop is
bent to form two prongs, marked A and B in Fig. 2, each prong having at its lower
extremity or sharp bend the smooth rounding off or ball point e. The slot forined

page_text: within the prongs by the shanks extends from one point e to the other, following
the shape given to the prongs.
The elastic band d which is intended to be suitably secured to a convenient part
of the hat or bonnet, is therefore moveable within the said slot to any required
extent, so that in using the device, the band may be drawn or moved towards the
end points e before inserting the latter in the haircoil, and will be displaced within
the slot towards the shoulder f of the device when the latter is pushed into position.
It is obvious that in order to securely fix the hat or bonnet by means of my
device the fastener should be so. inserted in the hair, that the elastic loop is
somewhat tightened between the hat or bonnet and the end part or shoulder f of
the fastener and the latter may be given an upwardly slanting or other direction
suitable for the purpose. In some cases I may provide a small ring c (Figs. 1, 5, 6
and 7) to slide in the slot and hold the elastic band, instead of inserting the latter
direct in the slot.
The fasteners may also have ornamental heads such for instance as shown in
Figs. 2, 3 and 5 or any other suitable embellishment.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what..I
claim is :-
1. A new or improved hat or bonnet fastener consisting of three shanks bent and
fashioned as herein before described and illustrated in Fig. 1 in combination with a
loop of elastic band or other suitable material, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth and shown in the accompanying drawing.
2. A new or improved hat or bounet fastener formed bent and fashioned as
hereinbefore described having an open slot extending from point to point, in
combination with a loop of elastic band or other suitable material substantially as
and for the purpose.set forth and illustrated in Figs. 2 to 7 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 10th day of December 1896.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
For the Applicant.