Improvements in Fasteners for Ladies' Veils.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Fasteners for Ladies' Veils.
I, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETII MORTIMER BELLAIRS, of The Red House, Datchet,
in the County of Bucks. Married Woman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:
The present invention relates to improvements in fasteners for ladies' veils,
and the chief objects of it are to do away with the necessity of either pinning or
tieing the veil and thereby preserve it from tearing and keep it more securely
in position.
My invention consists in a fastener or clip composed of a small light frame or
plate of wire or any other suitable material, attached to which, by means of a
spring-hinge, is a lid. The said lid may be plain or take the form of a bow
or any other appropriate device, and which when closed down on the said frame,
the ends of the veil being first inserted between the said frame and lid, will grip
and hold the veil securely in position as desired without employing any other
fastening device.
My improved veil fastener may be affixed to any hat, bonnet, toque or other
like head-covering, by means of pins or fasteners, split or otherwise, passed
through the material of the hat, bonnet, toque etc. and through holes
in the frame of the clip and then bending over the ends of the
said pins or fasteners, or it may be wired, sewn, cemented or otherwise affixed
or attached according to the nature of the material on which it is to serve.
Dated the 28th day of January 1808
I, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH MORTIMER BELLAIRS, of The Red House, Datchet,
in the County of Bucks. Married Woman, 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 present invention relates to improvements in fasteners for ladies' veils,
and the chief objects of it are to do away with the necessity of either pinning or
tieing the veil and thereby preserve it from tearing, and to keep it more securely
in position.
My invention consists in a fastener or clip composed of a small light frame or
plate of wire or any other suitable material, attached to which, by means of a
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page_text: spring-hinge, is a lid. The said lid may be plain or take the form of a bow
or any other appropriate device, and which when closed down on the said frame,
the ends of the veil being first inserted between the said frame and lid, will grip
and hold the veil securely in position as desired without employing any other
fastening device.
My improved veil fastener may be affixed to any hat, bonnet, toque or other
like head-covering, by means of pins or fasteners, split or otherwise, passed
through the material of the hat, bonnet, toque etc. and through holes
in the frame of the clip and then bending over the ends of the
said pins or fasteners, or it may be wired, sewn, cemented or otherwise affixed
or attached according to the nature of the material on which it is to serve.
In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention in two forms:-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my veil fastener fitted with a pin for its attach-
ment to the hat or other head-covering.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the fastener shewn in Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of the fastener, shewn open,
the lid or grip being in the form of a ribbon-bow and the base plate provided
with holes through which split pins are passed for its attachment to the hat or
other head-covering; and
Figure 4 is the same fastener represented in Figure 3, but shown closed.
Throughout these illustrations the same reference letters denote the same or
corresponding parts: a is the base plate, which may be in either of the forms
illustrated or may be a light rectangular frame, similar to that shewn in Figures 3
and 4 but with the centre cut out and the holes for the screws, split-pins or other
similar fastening device made in the sides; is the spring hinge which provides
the necessary gripping action; c is the lid, which may take the form of a bar set
with gems as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, or the form of a ribbon bow as shewn
in Figures 3 and 4, which forms the clasp of the device; and d is the pin, split or
otherwise, by which the whole fastener is secured to the hat or other head-covering.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A clip or fastener for ladies' veils, consisting of a light plate or frame attached
to which by means of a spring hinge is a clasp-bar or lid which may take any plain
or ornamental form for grasping the veil, and a pin or pins, split or otherwise,
fixed to or separate from the said plate or frame for the attachment of the device
to a hat, bonnet, toque or other like head-covering, all substantially as described
and set forth.
2. The combination, with a hat, bonnet, toque, or other like head covering, of
a clip or fastener for ladies' veils, consisting of a light plate or frame to which is
attached by means of a spring hinge a clasp bar or lid which may take any plain
or ornamental form for grasping the veil, and a pin or pins split or otherwise, or
screws or studs either fixed to or separate from the said plate or frame for the
attachment of the device to the hat, bonnet, toque or other like head-covering, sub-
stantially as described and set forth.
3. A clip or fastener for ladies' veils constructed substantially as described and
illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
4. A clip or fastener for ladies' veils, constructed substantially as described and
illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Deted the 7th dow of June 1898
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.