Improvements in Brooches and similar Ornamental Fastenings for Ladies' Garments.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Brooches and similar Ornamental Fastenings
for Ladies' Garments.
I ISAAC GREENBURY of 6 Arcade in the city and county of Edinburgh Jeweller
do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BROOCHES
AND SIMILAR ORNAMENTAL FASTENINGS FOR LADIES' GARMENTS to be as follows:-
My invention consists in formning brooches and similar articles which serve as
ornamental fastenings for ladies garments with receptacles for carrying disin-
fectants or similar odorous substances either in the solid or liquid state.
To that end I form either in the brooch itself or at the back of the brooch or in
a mount or slip for a brooch a pocket or chamber into which. I may place the
disinfectant the open end of the pocket being closed by a suitable cover to which
is fixed a small clasp or catch slide for holding a piece of sponge or cloth or other
absorbent which may be saturated with the disinfectant. The cover of hollow
chamber is made to screw or slide on to or in the hollow chamber and a small hole
(or holes) is made in a suitable part of the chamber to allow the vapour from the
disinfectant to escape or I may use this chamber as a receptacle for a small glass
tube or other holder containing the disinfectant and which may be conveniently
withdrawn and replaced and be secured in the brooch by a suitable catch.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brooches and similar Ornamental Fastenings
for Ladies' Garments.
I ISAAC GREENBURY of 6 Arcade in the city and county of Edinburgh Jeweller
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BROOCHES
AND SIMILAR ORNAMENTAL FASTENINGS FOR LADIES GARMENTS and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention consists in forming brooches and similar articles which serve as
ornamental fastenings for ladies garments with receptacles for carrying disin-
fectants or similar odorous substances,

page_text: To that end I form either in the brooch itself or at the back of the brooch or in
a mount or slip for a brooch a pocket or chamber into which I may place the
disinfectant or analogous substance the open end of the pocket being closed by a
suitable cover to which is fixed a small clasp or catch slide for holding a piece of
sponge or cloth or other absorbent which may be saturated with the disinfectant.
The cover of the hollow chamber is made to screw or slide on to or in the hollow
chamber and a small hole (or holes) is made in a suitable part of the chamber to
allow the vapour from the disinfectant to escape or I may use this chamber as a
receptacle for a small glass tube or other holder containing the disinfectant and
which may be conveniently withdrawn and replaced and be secured in the brooch
by a suitable catch.
In the accompanying drawings figure 1 is an elevation and figures 2 and 3 are
sections of brooches illustrating examples of my invention. Figure 4 is a section
and figure 5 an inverted plan of another modification. The brooch shown in
figures 1 and 2 is formed with a recess or pocket A into which fits a pencil or
cone B of absorbent material. This pencil is attached to a movable end A¹ which
is screwed into the brooch proper. The absorbent pencil B is immersed in a
disinfecting fluid before insertion and the vapour of the disinfectant passes out
through ornamental openings formed in the brooch case In the example shown in
figure 3 the disinfectant is carried by a glass tube B attached to the movable part
of the brooch.
Figures 4 & 5 illustrate a flat form of brooch in which a cone B of absorbent
material for carrying the disinfectant is attached to a hinged plate A' at the back
of the brooch.
The hinged plate may be secured in place by a catch or by a tightly fitting ring
on the back of the brooch.
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. The combination with a brooch or similar ornamental fastening of means for
carrying disinfectants or analogous substance substantially as herein described.
2. The improvements in brooches substantially as set forth.
Dated this 4th dou of tronc 1923