Improvements in Brooches.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 1st Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brooches.
I JOSEPH CHARLES SMITH of 104 Hatton Garden in the City of London,-
Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as.
follows:-
This invention consists in a novel construction of brooch, whereby the risks
attendant upon the breaking away of the pins will be obviated.
In carrying out this invention, I take a pin of any length, and of the material of
which the brooch is to be formed, and attach thereto an ornamental head. This-
pin I fit into a spring socket, to which I attach an ornament of the same character
as the head.
. This socket I secure to the head of the pin by a chain of any form, and of such
a length as to admit of the socket being readily placed on and taken off the point
of the pin, in order to insert the pin in the dress.
When placed in the dress, the chain will hang down, and present an extremely
ornamental appearance, more especially if it be provided, at the middle of its
length, with a rose or other small ornament.
Dated this 26th day of May 1892.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brooches,
I JOSEPH CHARLES SMITH of 104 Hatton Garden in the City of London,.
Manufacturing Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention consists in a novel construction of brooch, whereby the risks
attendant upon the breaking away of the pin will be obviated; the brooch will
serve its purpose better, as the pin can be made stronger; and the insertion in the
garment will be easier than heretofore, besides which, the risk of its becoming
unfastened and dropping out of the garment will be reduced to a minimum.
In carrying out this invention, I form a pin of any length from suitable wire,.
and I attach thereto an ornamental head. For the point of the pin, I provide a
spring socket, to which I attach an ornament of the same character as that of the
head.
This socket I secure to the head by means of a chain of any character, and of
sufficient length to admit of the socket being readily placed on the point of the
pin, when in the garment, or taken off to permit of the pin being inserted in or with-
drawn from the garment.
When placed in the garment, the chain will hang down in the form of an open
loop, and present an extremely ornamental appearance, especially if it be provided,
at the middle of its length, with a rose or other ornament, and be more or less
studded with precious stones.
In the accompanying drawing, I have shown, at
Fig. 1, a brooch constructed according to my invention, inserted in a piece of
fabric.
Fig. 2 is a side view, on an enlarged scale, of the spring socket; and
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page_text: a is the pin, 6 the head; c is the spring socket to receive the point of the pin,
and d is the chain. The spring socket e may be made of a piece of split tube, or
in any other convenient manner, and is preferably formed with a bell mouth, which
will serve to guide the point of the pin into the socket.
It will be obvious that I may provide the socket with a spring catch, to take
into a notch in the pin, in order to secure the socket on the pin, but for ordinary
purposes I prefer the spring socket, as shown.
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 :-
1st. A brooch constructed and arranged as herein shown and described.
2nd. In a brooch, the combination of an ornamental-headed pin, an ornamental
socket for the point of the pin, and a flexible connection between the head and the
socket, as set forth.
Dated Luis
rebruary 1893.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.