Improvements in Spring Fastenings or Safety Pins.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th June, 1890--Accepted, 26th July, 1890
Improvements in Spring Fastenings or Safety Pins.
I, FREDERICK REDMAN of 16 Lamprell Street, Bow in the County of Middlesex,
Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to spring fastenings or safety pins suitable for securing dresses
and for various other purposes.
My improved fastenings are composed essentially of two parts one of which is the
pin proper which is normally caused to project by means of a spring beyond a sheath
or tube within which it can be drawn, while the other part is a hollow or recessed
piece in which the point of the pin is normally received and protected. The facing
ends of the sheath or tube and of the hollow or recessed piece are sufficiently far
apart to allow of the passage between them when the pin is drawn within its sheath,
of the part of the article of dress or other article to be secured; and the securing of
the article is effected by allowing the pin to spring back to its normal position, in
which movement it will pass through and therefore retain a portion of the article.
The other ends of the sheath or tube and of the hollow or recessed part must be
connected together, and this for many purposes will be effected by making the device
in the form of a ring.
It is evident, however, that the part which connects the sheath and the hollow
piece together need not be a plain connection such as a ring, though for many purposes
this is all that is necessary or desirable; the connection may be of a more or less
ornamental character, so as for example to have the appearance of or constitute a
brooch or the bead of a scarf pin.
In some cases such for example as for brooches I prefer to reverse the parts that is
to say I make the pin a fixture while the hollow or recessed piece which normally
receives and protects the point is fitted with a spring and can be drawn back clear
of the pin point when the fastening has to be applied.
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J. C. MEWBURN,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spring Fastenings or Safety Pins.
I, FREDERICK REDMAN formerly of 16 Lamprell Street, Bow, in the County of
Middlesex, but now of 83 Tredegar Road, Bow aforesaid Cabinet Maker, 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 :-
My invention relates to spring fastenings or safety pins suitable for securing
dresses and for various other purposes. My improved fastenings are composed
essentially of two parts, one of which is the pin proper while the other part is a
hollow or recessed piece in which the point of the pin is normally received and
protected. The body of the pin is partly contained within a sheath or tube within
which it can be made to slide so as to draw the point out of the hollow or recessed
piece, and the sheath or tube contains a spring that keeps the pin in its normal
position. The face of the hollow or recessed piece and the point of the pin are
sufficiently far apart to allow of the passage between them when the pin is drawn back,
of the part of the article of dress or other article to be secured; and the securing
of the article is effected by allowing the pin to spring back to its normal position in
which movement it will pass through and therefore retain a portion of the article.
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page_text: The back ends of the sheath or tube and of the hollow or recessed piece must be
connected together and this for many purposes will be effected by making the device
in the form of a ring.
11.
Figure 1 of the annexed drawings is a view partly in section of a safety pin or
fastening made according to my invention, the device being in the form of a ring. This
figure shows it in its closed or normal position. Figure 2 shows it in its open position.
a is the pin fitted in a sheath or tube and prevented from passing entirely out of
the same by reason of the stud or protuberance c coming against the outer end of
the slot as seen in Figure 1. e is a spring pressing against the rear of the pin
so as to force it outwards; the inner end of this spring has a bearing against a
stop. is the hollow or recessed piece forming the counterpart of the spring
pin, and which normally receives the point of the same as seen in Figure 1.
The sheath or tube and the hollow piece f are shown as forming parts of a
ring 9.
It is evident, however, that the part which connects the sheath and the hollow
piece together need not be a plain connection such as the ring g though for many
purposes this is all that is necessary or desirable; the connection may be of a more
or less ornamental character, so as for example to have the appearance of or constitute
a brooch or the head of a scarf pin. Figures 3 and 4 show the device in the form
of or combined with a brooch. In this form when it is required to withdraw the pin
point from the hollow or recessed piece f the pin is drawn by the fingers in the
direction of the arrow and the boss on the rear end is thereby caused to compress
the spring e as shown in Figure 4. When the pin is freed the spring forces back
the boss h and thereby causes the pin point to re-enter the recessed piece f. j represents
the ornamental part of the brooch.
In some cases I prefer to reverse the parts that is to say I make the pin a fixture
while the hollow or recessed piece which normally receives and protects the point is
fitted with a spring and can be drawn back clear of the pin point when the fastening
has to be applied.
Figures 5 to 8 represent a brooch fitted with the form of spring fastening just
described. The pin is a fixture while the hollow or recessed piece f forms one
end of a bent rod or wire whose other end carries a boss to work in the tube or
sheath. In order to open the fastening the piece f with its rod or wire i is drawn
back into the position shown in dots in Figure 6; then for the purpose of allowing
the pin to be easily inserted through a dress the piece f is given a quarter turn with
the wire as a centre and then freed. The piece is now in the position seen in
full lines in Figures 6, 7 and 8, and a feather which fits normally in a slot 1 in a plug
or guide mat the end of the tube or sheath g bears against an unslotted part of the
plug m and therefore retains the recessed piece in the open position so that the
brooch can be readily attached to a dress. When the pin has been passed through
the dress the piece f is given a quarter turn in the reverse direction and then
allowed to be returned by the action of the spring c to the normal position seen in
Figure 5.
.
Figures 9 and 10 represent in closed and open positions respectively a spring
fastening of ring form in which the pin is a fixture while the hollow or recessed
piece can be made to slide within the sheath b. n is merely a corrugated or
roughed part to give a convenient hold to the thumb and middle finger while the
index finger is drawing back the piece f by means of the stud c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is-
1. In a spring fastening or safety pin, a movable spring pin in combination with a
fixed hollow or recessed piece in which the point of the said pin is normally received
and protected, the hollow or recessed piece being connected with the guide or carrier
in which the pin moves and the pin being capable of being withdrawn from the said
piece against the action of the spring so as to open the fastening and of being

page_text: subsequently returned to the closed position by the action of the spring, substantially
as hereinbefore described.
2. In a spring fastening or safety pin, a fixed pin in combination with a movable
spring recessed piece in which the point of the said pin is normally received and
protected, the pin being connected with the guide or carrier in which the recessed
piece moves and the recessed piece being capable of being withdrawn from the pin
point against the action of the spring so as to open the fastening and of being
subsequently returned to the closed position by the action of the spring, substantially
as herein before described.
3. Constructing spring fastenings or safety pins substantially as herein before
described and represented in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 20th day of June 1890.
J. C. MEWBURN,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agent.