Improvement in Safety Pins.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Safety Pins.
I, GEORGE L. BRADSHAW, of Quincy, Illinois, USA, Inventor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to safety pins of that class formed out of a single
piece of wine, and it is the object of this my present invention to provide a
pin of the kind which can be made of a shorter piece of wire, which effects a
great saving when large quantities are manufactured, and further to shape the
pin in such a way that it can be very quickly manipulated.
A safety pin constructed in accordance with my improvement consists of a
piece of wie of suitable length having both ends pointed One end is bent
over upon itself a short distance, and its other end is simply bent over in the
opposite direction so that its point rests upon the bend of the first mentioned
end.
In using the pin, the longer pointed portion 18 inserted through the fabric or
material, and the withdrawal of the pin is prevented by the shorter point which
enters the material in the opposite direction
Dated the ith day of November 1800
P. R J. WILLIS,
Agent for Applicant.
I, GEORGE L BRADSHAW, of Quincy, Illinois, U.S A., Inventor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same 18 to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
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This invention relates to safety pins of that class formed out of a single
piece of wire, and it is the object of this my present invention to provide a
pin of the kind which can be made of a shorter piece of wie, which effects a
great saving when laige quantities are manufactured, and further to shape the
pin in such a way that it can be very quickly manipulated.
Reference being had to the accompanying diawings Figure 1 shews my
improved safety pin as it appears inserted in the material Fig 2 shews the
pin as it appears when being withdiawn Fig. 3 shews a simple form of the
pin
Figs 4 and 5 show side view and plan of a slight modification in the
construction of the pin
A safety pin constructed in accordance with my improvement consists of a

page_text: piece of wie of suitable length having both ends A, B pointed. One, A, is
bent over upon itself a short distance and the remaining portion of the wire
bent over in the opposite direction so that its point B rests upon the bend of
the point A
Although I have described the simplest form of my invention, yet it will be
evident that the wie may be twisted as, for instance, at C (Fig 1) for ornament
or to give added strength, without departing from the nature of my invention
In Figs 4 and 5 I have shewn the pin bent over to form a hook D, which, for
some purposes to which the pin may be put, may be found useful, and is within
the scope of my invention
In using the pin the point B 18 inserted through the material in the manner
illustrated in Fig 1, and then slightly withdrawn which causes the point A to
engage the fabric and prevent accidental displacement of the pin. Withdrawal
18 effected by pushing the pin slightly forward to disengage the point A, and
the body of the pin being twisted upwards into the position shewn in Fig. 2
the pin can be readily withdrawn
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is
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A safety pin made of of a single piece and consisting of a suitable length of
wire pointed at both ends, one end bent over upon itself to form a hook, and the
remaining portion of the wie bent over upon itself so that its pointed end
ests upon the curved portion of the hook aforementioned, substantially as
described and shewn in the drawings hereunto annexed
Dated this 4th day of August 1900
PRJ WILLIS,
Agent for Applicant