An Improvement in or connected with Hair Pins.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or connected with Hair Pins.
I, FRANCIS EDWARD CRITCHLEY, of Brinscombe, Stroud, County of
Gloucester, Hair Pin Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture hair pins in a novel manner to
ensure them fastening the hair in any position desired without undue compression
or tightness to the wearer, also to penetrate the hair and to be withdrawn easily
and are prevented from falling out.
My improved hair pin has a compound curve in each leg (it may have one or
more legs). Where there are two legs, the curve in the one is bent opposite to
the curve of the other leg. Where one leg is raised, the other leg is depressed
thus admitting the hair freely and holding it in place.
The hair pin may be of any length, made from any diameter of wire or any
shape of wire but all lengths will have the same compound curves.
The Composto pin is inserted and withdrawn in the same way as ordinary hair
pins. It will remain in the hair through any amount of exercise, it may be worn
both day and night, the hair may be washed, and the pin will not come out until
intentionally withdrawn.
The bow may be round, square, or angular, and if square I purpose indenting it
so that when in use should any hair overlap it the pin becomes further locked in
position.
Each of the two legs is composed of a reverse compound curve and when the
complete pin is looked at edgeways it has the appearance of two reverse S's.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Francis Edward Critchley.
I, FRANCIS EDWARD CRITCHLEY, of Brinscombe, Stroud, County of
Gloucester, Hair Pin Manufacturer, 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 my invention is to manufacture hair pins in a novel manner to
ensure them being fastened in the hair in any position desired without undue
compression or tightness to the wearer, also to penetrate the hair and to be
withdrawn easily yet prevented from falling out.
The leg or legs of my improved hair pin has a compound curve in each.
Where there are two legs, the curve in the one is bent opposite to the curve of

page_text: the other leg. Where one leg is raised, the other leg is depressed thus admitting
the hair freely and holding it in place.
The hair pin may be of any length, made from any diameter of wire, or any
shape of wire but all lengths will have the same compound curves.
The Composto "pin is inserted and withdrawn in the same way as ordinary
hair pins. It will remain in the hair through any amount of exercise, it may be
worn both day and night, the hair may be washed and the pin will not come out
until intentionally withdrawn.
The bow may be round, square, or angular, and if square I purpose indenting
it so that when in use should any hair overlap it the pin becomes further locked
in position.
Each of the two legs, if two be present like an ordinary bair pin, is composed of
a reverse compound curve and when the complete pin is looked at edgeways it has
the appearance of two reverse S's.
The annexed drawings illustrate my invention.
Figure 1 elevation of a single legged pin such as for holding a hat on the head
of a wearer.
Figure 2 elevation of a double legged hair pin.
Figure 3 perspective side or edge elevation of the same.
Figure 4 view similar to Figure 1 except that the bow is depressed.
A is a straight portion of a wire on which with reference to Figure 1, the wire
can be looped, curled, or otherwise shaped, or be furnished with a mounting or knob
at B. From the lower end of A, the wire is kinked at C and curved outwardly
to D, from this it rises to E where it is bent inwardly, as at F, and then again
outwardly to the kink G where the point end commences to the extremity H.
All the legs of the double legged hair pins of my invention are prepared in like
manner except that the bendings of one leg are in reversed order, so that if the
two legs be looked at from the side edge, the legs at one part appear in the form of
two reverse's, as at Figure 3, i.e. the curve in one is bent opposite to the curve
of the other leg, where one leg is raised the other leg is depressed, thus admitting
the hair freely and holding it in place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The herein described improvement in hair pins as exemplified by the annexed
drawings, as and for the purposes set forth,
2. Bending the legs of hair pins, as described with reference to the letters
marked C to G of the annexed drawings.
3. In two or double legged hair pins, bending the legs of each pin in opposite
directions in the respective parts, as indicated in the annexed drawings.
The 5th day of December 1896
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Francis Edward Critchley..
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Francis Edward Critchley..