An Improved Method of Fastening Brooches and the like to Fabrics.
Year: 1888

page_text: An Improved Method of Fastening Brooches and the like to Fabrics.
PETER BERGNA, of 1 John Street, Sunderland, in the county of Durham,
Watchmaker, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a simple and efficient method of fastening
brooches and such like articles to fabrics with case rapidity and security.
According to my improved method for each fastening 1 employ a pair of sharp
pointed pins arranged at a suitable distance from the back plate of the brooch or
other article. One of the pair of pins is fixed to the back plate and the other is
adapted to be slidden thereon and returned by the action of a retractile spring. I
prefer to place the pins lincable with one another and parallel with the back plate of
the article but they may be disposed angularly with the back plate and out of line
with each other as desired or to suit the nature of any fabric. In ordinary cases one
such pair of pins is sufficient for a fastener but where extra security is required two
or more may be applied.
I will describe my invention more fully in reference to the annexed drawings which
represent a single pair of pins applied as a brooch fastening, and arranged in line
with each other and parallel with the base plate. Figure I is a plan of back of the
brooch. Figure 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Figure 3 is a cross section
showing sliding pin. Similar letters indicate like parts in the figures. a is the back
plate of the brooch carrying the pair of pins bbl either formed in one with or mounted
as illustrated upon distance pieces c² of suitable dimensions. The one piece e
carrying the pin bis fixed rigidly to the plate a and the other piece el carrying pin &¹
is fitted in a slot d cut in the plate, or it may he arranged in any suitable guides, so
as to be capable of rectilinear sliding motion through such a distance as will permit
the retraction of the pin for the proper distance. e is a retractile spring preferably
spiral as illustrated having one end attached to the slider c' and its other end to the
base of the plate a or other convenient part of the brooch. The retractile spring may
he advantageously arranged between the base plate and the brooch as illustrated or

page_text: in any other convenient position to suit the particular article, its function being to
normally retain the sliding pin in the forward position, that is, nearest to the
fixed pin h.
To secure the brooch the sliding pin is first inseried in the fabric and then drawn
back against the action of the springe which is readily done by drawing forward the
brooch, the fixed pin is then inserted and on releasing the brooch the spring returns
the sliding pin towards the fixed pin and the fastening is effected. The unfastening
and removal is accomplished by reversing the above operation and raising the fixed
pin when withdrawn clear of the fabric.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The method of fastening brooches and the like to fabrics by means of a pair of pins
arranged as specified one fixed to the back plate and the other adapted to be slidden
thereon and returned to normal position by a spring substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated.
J. C. CHAPMAN,
Fel. Inst. Patent Agents,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.