Improvements in the Manufacture of Pins.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left 2nd Aug., 1893-Accepted, 2nd Nov. 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Pins.
JOHN WILSON, 84 Erskine Street Hulme Manchester does hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention is by means hereunder mentioned to so form pins by improved
designs that they will not be so liable to disengage themselves from the article or
articles to which they may be attached.
The means of obtaining the result is by the following methods either separately
or combined.
Forming the shank of uneven or unlevel surface: by tapering the shank behind
the point, smaller in diameter towards the head: by roughening the smooth surface
of the shank: by forming the point of larger diameter than the shank: by forming
a sinking round the shank & adjoining to the head: by forming grooves on the
shank & by forming beads on the shank & similar methods.
November 1892.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Pins.
JOHN WILSON 84 Erskine Street Hulme Manchester Contractor and Builder, do
ereby 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 invention is by means hereunder mentioned to so form the ordinary household
pins that they will not be so liable to disengage themselves from the article or
articles to which they may be attached.
The means of obtaining the result is by the following methods separately or
combined.
Forming the shank or body of uneven or unlevel surface by one or more of the
following methods, tapering from a larger to a smaller diameter; forming hollows
or grooves of any section round the pin: forming beading of any section round the
pin: forming notches of any section in the pin: forming projections of any
description above the surface of the pin: forming sinkings or hollows of any
description below the surface of the pin: forming the before mentioned grooves or
beadings round the pin, or partly round, at right angles with the axis of the pin,
parallel with the axis of the pin or spiral along the pin or portion of the pin.
I will now proceed to describe, making reference to the accompanying drawings
and to the letters of reference marked thereon forming a part of this Specification.
The same letters designate the same parts or features whenever they occur.
Figure 1. shews at A a portion of a beading and at B a portion of a groove
running spirally round the pin.
Figure 11. shews the pin tapered.
Figure III. shews projections in plan at C and in elevation at CI.
Figure IV. shews a beading at right angles with the axis of the pin and around
the pin, and at E and partly round at E' and a groove at right angles with the axis
of the pin and around the pin at F and partly round at F. At G. GI G" G
are shewn notches of various sections.
GIV
Figure V. shews a portion of a beading at H and a portion of a groove at J
running parallel with the axis of the pin.

page_text: 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 in household pins.
1. The herein described improvements that is to say provided with a notch or
notches substantially as set forth in the Specification and drawings and for the
purpose specified.
2. Provided with a groove or grooves substantially as set forth in the Specification
and drawings.
3. Provided with a bead or beadings substantially as set forth in the Specification
and drawings.
4. Provided with a projection or projections substantially as set forth in the
Specification and drawings.
5. Tapered substantially as set forth in the Specification and drawings.
6. Provided with a combination of any two or more of the following namely:
beading, notch groove, projection or tapered substantially as set forth in the
Specification and drawings.
Dated this 96th day of October 1803
JOHN WILSON.