Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 9th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 10th Feb., 1888
We, GEORGE WILLIAM HERBERT, of Dean Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire,
Manufacturer, and SAMUEL GUINERY, of Epsom, Surrey, Decorator, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
as
This invention consists of an improved safety pin constructed substantially
herein described in which the pointed arm of the pin can be passed into or disengaged
from the shield or protecting arm at either side of the pin instead of, as in safety pins
as ordinarily made, at one side of the pin only; and our invention is applicable for use
either separately or in combination with a hook for hanging or suspending curtains
and other articles.
One form of our improved safety pin is constructed as follows:-At the outer, end
of the ordinary protecting arm of the safety pin we provide a sheet metal shield having
at each side an opening through which the end of the pointed arm can pass. The
lower part of the shield forms a loop in which the pointed end lies when the pin is
closed. The end of the wire arm after passing round the end of the shield inside turns
upwards between the two side openings thus forming a central partition between
which and the shield there is room for the end of the pointed arm. In closing the
safety pin the end of the pointed arm is passed into the shield through one of the side
openings and is prevented from being pushed straight out through the other side
opening by the central partition but when the pointed end has sprung downwards into
the lower part of the loop it can be passed out and disengaged through either side of
the pin as may be required.
instead of forming the double shield of sheet metal as above described it may be
made of wire in a piece with the arm by bending the wire upwards and downwards so
as to form the double shields and the central partition.
In a further modification of our invention the central partition is altogether
dispensed with the double shield being formed in either of the ways above described.
Dated this 21st day of March 1007

page_text: We, GEORGE WILLIAM HERBERT, of Dean Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire.
Manufacturer, and SAMUEL GUINERY; of Epsom; Surrey; Decorator, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what.imanner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention consists of an improved safety pin constructed substantially as
herein described in which the pointed arm of the pin can be passed into or disengaged
from the shield or protecting arm at either side of the pin instead of, as in safety pins
as ordinarily made, at one side of the pin only; and our invention is applicable for
use either separately or in combination with a hook for hanging or suspending
curtains and other articles.
One form of our improved safety pin is constructed as follows:-At the outer end
of the ordinary protecting arm of the safety pin we provide a sheet metal shield
having at each side an opening through which the end of the pointed arm can pass.
The lower part of the shield forms a loop in which the pointed end lies when the pin
is closed. The end of the wire arm after passing round the end of the shield inside
turns upwards between the two side openings thus forming a central partition between
which and the shield there is room for the end of the pointed arm. In closing the
safety pin the end of the pointed arm is passed into the shield through one of the side
openings and is prevented from being pushed straight out through the other side
opening by the central partition but when the pointed end has sprung downwards into
the lower part of the loop it can be passed out and disengaged through either side of
the pin as may be required.
Instead of forming the double shield of sheet metal as above described it may be
made of wire in a piece with the arm by bending the wire upwards and downwards so
as to form the double shields and the central partition.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which our said invention is to be performed.
Fig. 1 represents a safety pin constructed according to this invention shewn closed ;
Fig. 2 is a plan and Fig. 3 à sectional end elevation of the same; Fig. 4 represents
the same pin open; Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 illustrate how the said safety pin is opened
and closed and how the central partition prevents the pointed arm of the pin passing
right through the shield as hereinafter described; Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 illustrate
similar views, to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 but of a modified form of this invention
Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 illustrate a second modification of the said invention in which
the shield and central partition are formed by bending the wire which forms the pir
into a particular shape as hereinafter set forth; Figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20 illustrate
third modification; Figs. 21, 22, 23 and 24 illustrate a fourth modification; Figs. 26
27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 illustrate a fifth modification; Figs. 32, 33, 34 and 35 illustrate
a sixth modification; Figs. 36, 37, 38 and 39 illustrate a seventh modification an

page_text: Fig. 40 shews a curtain hook having a shield constructed according to our invention
all as hereinafter described.
Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several Figures of
the Drawings.
Referring firstly more particularly to Figs. 1 to 8, both inclusive, A is the
pointed arm of the safety pin and B is the arm which has at its outer end
the shield C for protecting the pointed end of the arm A when the pin is closed.
This shield has at one side an opening c¹ and at the other side an opening c²
through either of which the pointed arm A can pass into the lower part of the loop e³
of the shield where it lies, as shewn in Fig. 1, when the pin is closed. The end of the
arm B after passing round the end of the shield inside turns upwards at 6¹ between the
two side openings c, c² and thus forms a central partition between the lower edge of
which and the shield there is room for the pointed arm to pass. The shield is secured
on to the arm B by being closed thereon by suitable tools worked in a press in a
similar manner to that employed for other shield safety pins. In closing the safety
pin the end of the pointed arm is passed into the lower part or loop c³ of the shield
through one of the side openings c³, c² and in so doing is prevented from being pushed
straight out through the other side opening by coming into contact with the central
partition 6' (see Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8), but when the pointed end has sprung down either
side of the said partition into the lower or loop part 3 of the shield as shewn in
Figs. 1 and 3, where it will be under the lower edge of the partition b¹, it can be
passed out of the shield and disengaged ready for use through either side of the pin as
may be required (see Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8).
In the modification illustrated by Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 the partition is formed in
a piece with the sheet metal shield C and is marked ct and it consists of an extension
from the upper side and front of the shield inside reaching into the loop or lower part c³
of the shield but leaving room for the pointed end of the arm A to pass. The wire
arm B is stopped off shorter than in the example illustrated by Figs. 1 to 8 and the
bent part is made only long enough for the shield C to be securely closed on to.
The remaining Figures illustrate as examples various ways in which a shield having
a central partition and an opening at each side and a lower loop for the pointed arm A
can be formed of wire in a piece with the arm B but we wish it to be understood that
we do not limit ourselves to any particular arrangement.
For instance in the example illustrated by Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 the wire of the
arm B is bent into a loop so as to form one of the side openings c¹ and then forms the
loop for the pointed end of the pin to lie in, it then turns upwardly into another loop
to form the other side opening 2 and is coiled round to form the central partition 1.
The example illustrated by Figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20 is very similar to the last
described example except that the wire of the arm B is coiled partly around the body
of the arm before being coiled to form the partition b¹ thus adding a little strength
thereto.
In the example illustrated by Figs. 21, 22, 23, and 24 as will readily be seen by an
examination of the Figures, the wire arm B is first bent to form the central partition 6¹
and then projects forward again at 62, it then turns round backwardly to form one of
the side openings c² and is then bent down to form the loop after which it is bent
forward again at 3 to form the other side opening c¹ and the end is finally turned
under the front of the pin to secure it.
In the example illustrated by Figs 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 the wire of the arm B
turns down a short distance so as to form the central partition and then turns forward
at 6 and then downward at 66 and is then formed into the flat coil 6' which is
ultimately bent at each side to form the loop c³ and the side openings c¹, c² of
the shield.
In the example illustrated by Figs. 32, 33, 34 and 35 the end part of the arm B is
bent round in front and the loop c³ and side openings c', c' formed similarly to the pin
illustrated by Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 and the central partition 6' is formed of a flat
coil into which the wire is bent.
Figs. 36, 37, 38 and 39 shew a further example in which the wire of the arm B after

page_text: being bent into a circle, one side of which forms the central partition 61, is carried
down below the partition and bent into the loop c³ having side openings c¹, c² at each
side of the partition b¹.
It will be evident that our improved safety pin can be combined with a hook for the
purpose of hanging or suspending curtains by attaching or connecting a hook to the
arm B in any ordinary manner as employed with other safety pins. Fig. 40 illustrates
an example of this as applied to a safety pin having a similar shield to that illustrated
in the example illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
In our Provisional Specification we stated that in a further modification of our
invention the central partition was altogether dispensed with the double shield being
formed in either of the ways above described, but we have subsequently ascertained
that a safety pin in which the pointed arm can be passed into or disengaged from either
side of the shield or protecting arm, but without the central partition, has been made
previously to this invention and we therefore hereby disclaim that modification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
1st. In a safety pin, either for use separately or as forming part of a curtain hook,
in which the shield or protecting end of one arm is arranged for admitting the pointed
end of the other arm from either side of the pin, the use of a dividing rib or
partition in the said protecting end substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
set forth.
2nd. In a safety pin, and in combination with its protecting arm B, a sheet metal
shield C secured to the said protecting arın B arranged to admit the pointed arm of
the pin at either side, the end of the said arm B being bent round so as to form
a partition substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated
by Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.
3rd. The modification of our improved safety pin hereinbefore described and
illustrated by Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the accompanying drawings in which the
central partition is formed in a piece with the sheet metal shield substantially as
hereinbefore set forth and illustrated.
4th. The modifications of our improved safety pin hereinbefore described and illus-
trated respectively by Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16; by Figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20; by Figs. 21,
22, 23 and 24; by Figs. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31; by Figs. 32, 33, 34 and 35 and by
Figs. 36, 37, 38 and 39 of the accompanying drawings in which the wire which forms
the protecting arm is so bent as to form a shield or loop for the end of the pointed arm
to lie in, which shield or loop can be entered by the pointed arm from either side of
the pin, and a central partition 1 for preventing the pointed arm from passing
straight through the shield from one side to the other substantially as set forth.
Dated this 7th day of January 1888.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 26th day of January 1892, Amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM HERBERT, of Dean Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire,
Manufacturer, and SAMUEL GUINERY, of Epsom, Surrey, Decorator, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of an improved safety pin constructed substantially as
herein described in which the pointed arm of the pin can be passed into or disengaged
from the shield or protecting arm at either side of the pin instead of, as in safety pins
as ordinarily made, at one side of the pin only; and our invention is applicable for use
either separately or in combination with a hook for hanging or suspending curtains
and other articles.
One form of our improved safety pin is constructed as follows:-At the outer end
of the ordinary protecting arm of the safety pin we provide a sheet metal shield having
at each side an opening through which the end of the pointed arm can pass. The
lower part of the shield forms a loop in which the pointed end lies when the pin is
closed. The end of the wire arm after passing round the end of the shield inside turns
upwards between the two side openings thus forming a central partition between
which and the shield there is room for the end of the pointed arm. In closing the
safety pin the end of the pointed arm is passed into the shield through one of the side
openings and is prevented from being pushed straight out through the other side
opening by the central partition but when the pointed end has sprung downwards into
the lower part of the loop it can be passed out and disengaged through either side of
the pin as may be required.
Instead of forming the double shield of sheet metal as above described it may be
made of wire in a piece with the arm by bending the wire upwards and downwards so
as to form the double shields and the central partition.
In a further modification of our invention the central partition is altogether
dispensed with the double shield being formed in either of the ways above described.
Dated this 31st day of March 1887
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: We, GEORGE WILLIAM HERBERT, of Dean Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire,
Manufacturer, and SAMUEL GUINERY, of Epsom, Surrey, Decorator, 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:-
This invention consists of an improved safety pin constructed substantially-as
herein-described of that class in which the pointed arm of the pin can be passed into
or disengaged from the shield or protecting arm at either side of the pin instead of,
as in safety pins as ordinarily made, at one side of the pin only; and our invention
is applicable for use either separately or in combination with a hook for hanging
or suspending curtains and other articles.
One form of our improved safety pin is constructed as follows:-At the outer end
of the ordinary protecting arm of the safety pin we provide a sheet metal shield
having at each side an opening through which the end of the pointed arm can pass.
The lower part of the shield forms a loop in which the pointed end lies when the pin
is closed. The end of the wire arın after passing round the end of the shield inside
turns upwards between the two side openings thus forming a central partition between
which and the shield there is room for the end of the pointed arm. In closing the
safety pin the end of the pointed arm is passed into the shield through one of the side
openings and is prevented from being pushed straight out through the other side
opening by the central partition but when the pointed end has sprung downwards into
the lower part of the loop it can be passed out and disengaged through either side of
the pin as may be required.
Instead of forming the double shield of sheet metal as above described it may be
made of wire in a piece with the arm by bending the wire upwards and downwards so
as to form the double shields and the central partition.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which our said invention is to be performed.
Fig. I represents a safety pin constructed according to this invention shewn closed;
Fig. 2 is a plan and Fig. 3 a sectional end elevation of the same: Fig. 4 represents
the same pin open; Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 illustrate how the said safety pin is opened
and closed and how the central partition prevents the pointed arm of the pin passing
right through the shield as hereinafter described; Figs. 0, 10, 11 and 12 illustrate
similar views to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 but of a modified form of this invention;
Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 illustrate a second modification of the said invention in which
the shield and central partition are formed by bending the wire which forms the pin
into a particular shape as hereinafter set forth; Figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20 illustrate a
third second modification; Figs. 21, 22, 23 and 24 illustrate a fourth third modification;
Figs. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 illustrate a fifth fourth modification; Figs. 32, 33, 34
and 35 illustrate a sixth fifth modification; Figs. 36, 37, 38 and 39 illustrate a seventh

page_text: sixth modification and Fig. 40 shews a curtain hook having a shield constructed
according to our invention all as hereinafter described.
Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several Figures of
the Drawings.
Referring firstly more particularly to Figs. 1 to 8, both inclusive, A is the
pointed arm of the safety pin and B is the arm which has at its outer end
the shield C for protecting the pointed end of the arm A when the pin is closed.
This shield has at one side an opening c¹ and at the other side an opening c²
through either of which the pointed arm A can pass into the lower part of the loop c
of the shield where it lies, as shewn in Fig. 1, when the pin is closed. The end of the
arm B after passing round the end of the shield inside turns upwards at 6¹ between the
two side openings c, c² and thus forms a central partition between the lower edge of
which and the shield there is room for the pointed arm to pass. The shield is secured
on to the arm B by being closed thereon by suitable tools worked in a press in a
similar manner to that employed for other shield safety pins. In closing the safety
pin the end of the pointed arm is passed into the lower part or loop c³ of the shield
through one of the side openings c', and in so doing is prevented from being pushed
straight out through the other side opening by coming into contact with the central
partition (see Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8), but when the pointed end has sprung down either
side of the said partition into the lower or loop part of the shield as shewn in
Figs. 1 and 3, where it will be under the lower edge of the partition b', it can be
passed out of the shield and disengaged ready for use through either side of the pin as
may be required (see Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8).
In the modifiention illustrated by Figs. 0, 10, 11 and 12 the partition is formed in
a piece with the sheet metal shield-Cand is marked-c' and it consists of un-extension
from the upper side-and-front-of-the-shield inside-renching into the loop or lower part-c³
of the shield but leaving room for the pointed end of the armA to pass. The wire
arm B-is-stopped off shorter than in the example-illustrated by Fig. 1 to 3 and the
bent part is made only long enough for the shield C to be securely closed on to.
The remaining Figures illustrate as examples various ways in which a shield having
a central partition and an opening at each side and a lower loop for the pointed arm A
can be formed of wire in a piece with the arm B but we wish it to be understood that
we do not limit ourselves to any particular arrangement.
For instance in the example illustrated by Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 the wire of the
arm B is bent into a loop so as to form one of the side openings c' and then forms the
loop for the pointed en 1 of the pin to lie in, it then turns upwardly into another loop
to form the other side opening e² and is coiled round to form the central partition b.
The example illustrated by Figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20 is very similar to the last
described example except that the wire of the arm B is coiled partly around the body
of the arm before being coiled to form the partition 6 thus adding a little strength
thereto.
In the example illustrated by Figs. 21, 22, 23, and 24 as will readily be seen by an
examination of the Figures, the wire arm B is first bent to form the central partition 6¹
and then projects forward again at 62, it then turns round backwardly to form one of
the side openings and is then bent down to form the loop c³ after which it is bent
forward again at 3 to form the other side opening e' and the end is finally turned
under the front of the pin to secure it.
In the example illustrated by Figs. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 the wire of the arm B
turns down a short distance so as to form the central partition and then turns forward
at and then downward at 6 and is then formed into the flat coil which is
ultimately bent at each side to form the loop and the side openings c¹, c² of
the shield.
In the example illustrated by Figs. 32, 33, 34 and 35 the end part of the arm Bis
bent round in front and the loop c3 and side openings c³, c² formed similarly to the pin
illustrated by Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 and the central partition b¹ is formed of a flat
coil into which the wire is bent.
Figs. 36, 37, 38 and 39 shew a further example in which the wire of the arm B after

page_text: being bent into a circle, one side of which forms the central partition b), is carried
down below the partition and bent into the loop 3 having side openings c', c² at each
side of the partition ¹.
It will be evident that our improved safety pin can be combined with a hook for the
purpose of hanging or suspending curtains by attaching or connecting a hook to the 5
arm B in any ordinary manner as employed with other safety pins. Fig. 40 illustrates
an example of this as applied to a safety pin having a similar shield to that illustrated
in the example illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
In our Provisional Specification we stated that in a further modification of our
invention the central partition was altogether dispensed with the double shield being 1
formed in either of the ways above described, but we have subsequently ascertained
that a safety pin in which the pointed arm can be passed into or disengaged from either
side of the shield or protecting arm, but without the central partition, has been made
previously to this invention and we therefore hereby disclaim that modification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said 1
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
1st. In a safety pin, either for use separately or as forming part of a curtain hook,
in which the shield or protecting end of one arm is arranged for admitting the pointed
end-of-the other arm-from either side of the pin, the use of a dividing rib or
partition in the said protecting end substantially as and for the purpose herein before
set-forth.
2nd 1st. In a safety pin, and in combination with its protecting arm B, a sheet metal
shield C secured to the said protecting arm B arranged to admit the pointed arm of
the pin at either side, the end of the said arm B being bent round so as to form
a partition substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated
hy Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.
3rd. The modification of our-improved safety pin hereinbefore-described and
illustrated by Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the necompanying drawings-in-which the
central-partition is formed in-n-piece-with the-sheet metal shield substantially as
hereinbefore-set forth and illustrated.
4th 2nd. The modifications of our improved safety pin hereinbefore described and
illustrated respectively by Figs. 13, 14. 15 and 16; by Figs. 17, 18, 19 and 20; by Figs. 21,
22, 23 and 24; by Figs. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31; by Figs. 32, 33, 34 and 35 and by
Figs. 36, 37, 38 and 39 of the accompanying drawings in which the wire which forms
the protecting arm is so bent as to form a shield or loop for the end of the pointed arm
to lie in, which shield or loop can be entered by the pointed arm from either side of
the pin, and a central partition 61 for preventing the pointed arm from passing
straight through the shield from one side to the other substantially as set forth.
Dated this 7th day of January 1888.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.