Improvements in Pins or Appliances for the Human Hair, and known as Hair-pins.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left. 22nd May, 1894-Accepted, 23rd June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pins or Appliances for the Human Hair, and
known as Hair-pins.
1
We, THOMAS GRAY PARKINSON Secretary, Westminster Fire Office, and
JOSEPH CHARLES GRINSELL Silversmith both of 35 Calmore Row, Birmingham
do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:
Our invention relates to pins or appliances for fixing or holding the human hair,
or articles thereto. Our aim and object being the construction of a pin or
appliance which shall retain its position and purpose when applied.
We will describe our invention thus:-
We employ a metallic pin or appliance for dressing the hair, constructed as a
bowed figure, as hitherto, but of any required shape or configuration, and to
prevent its falling from its position in the hair, we bring the points together, and
to increase the retentive or contracting power we give an increased force at the
bifurcation and this we effect either by the process of hardening and tempering, or
by forming the same as an angle or concave or convex, or of any shape in cross-
section which gives an increased power for resistance apart or differing from the
hair pins now in use.
In some cases we may construct the inner surface of one of the points forming
the bowed figure of a trough shape in cross-section, so that the other point would
engage therein.
D
100
A
1000
THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pins or Appliances for the Human Hair, and
known as Hair-pins.
We, THOMAS GRAY PARKINSON, Secretary, Westminster Fire Office, and
JOSEPH CHARLES GRINSELL, Silversmith, both of 35 Colmore Row, Birmingham,
do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Our invention relates to pins or appliances for fixing or holding the human hair,
or articles thereto, constructed from wire, or other suitable material, and in such a
manner that when the hair is confined or dressed by the pin, or appliance, it will
retain its position, as the said pin or appliance is constructed so that the points or
extremities are brought towards each other and the retentive power increased
by increasing the power of resistance at the bifurcation or bowed end, this we
effect in various ways preferably by hardening. Of forming the same of a required
configuration.
In addition we may construct one point or extremity with its inner surface grooved
and the other point formed to engage therein.
And in order that this our said invention may be more fully understood we
shall now proceed more particularly to describe the same, and for that purpose
we shall refer to the several figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed,
the same letters of reference indicating corresponding parts throughout all the
figures.

page_text: Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, shew front and side views in elevation of pins or appliances, a
for fixing or confining the hair and the points or extremities 6 brought together
or towards each other.
Fig. 1 shews a pin or appliance for the human hair and for the purposes above
described, constructed from wire of the ordinary kind, but with the points or
extremities 6 brought together, or towards each other.
Fig. 2 as above, but with the bowed part, or bifurcation c flattened to increase the
power of resistance.
Fig. 3 as above, but with the bowed part or bifurcation c formed as a trough
shape upon its outer surface, to increase the power of resistance.
Fig. 4 as above, but with the bowed part or bifurcation c formed angular upon
its outer surface to increase the power of resistance.
Fig. 5 as above, but with the bowed part or bifurcation c, formed as a trough
shape, upon its inner surface, to increase the power of resistance.
Fig. 6 as above, but with the bowed part or bifurcation c, formed as a twist to
increase the power of resistance.
In Fig. 3 as above the one point or extremity b is shewn engaged in the groove
of the other point.
By preference we construct the points or extremities of each pin or appliance
rounded so as to give freedom in its entry, and preventing injury to the scalp of
the head.
The pins as above described may be made from wire, metal, celluloid, vulcanite
or any other suitable material.
We would observe in conclusion that we do not limit ourselves to the precise
configuration of the above, nor to the various sections shewn in forming and
increasing the resisting power of the bowed part or bifurcation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
"In Improvements in Pins or Appliances for the Human Hair and known as
Hair Pins"
1st. Constructing the same with the points or extremities 6 brought together or
towards each other substantially as herein before set forth and described.
2nd. Constructing the bowed part, or bifurcation c, so as to affect the bringing
together, or towards each other the points or extremities b substantially as herein
before set forth and described.
3rd. The combination of the above parts, substantially as herein before
described in the foregoing Specification and shewn on the accompanying sheet
of drawings.
Dated 21st May 1894.
THOS. KENDRICK,
3, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.