Improvements in and connected with Hat Pins.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 7th Apr., 1900
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Hat Pins.
EDITH DASHWOOD, 136, Regent Street, London, W., no occupation, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to a point protector and hat fastener for the purpose of
securing the hat to the head and for shielding the point of the pin.
The point protector proper or box is constructed in such a manner as to allow of a
piece of india rubber or other suitable material being inserted in it.
It has a box or casing with a removable lid or cover which can be screwed on
and hinged and secured by snapping or otherwise detachably connected to the
body of the box. By this means the india rubber can be renewed when necessary.
The point protector is preferably made of metal and has a hole at the other end
of it to allow the pin to pass through it, and can be ornamented as desired. The
shaft of the point protector or an extension of the same would be devided longi-
tudinally for a certain distance along its lenght and have an outward tendency
or spring so as not to bear hard upon the pin. This devided portion becoming
gradually thicker than the undevided part such extra thickness being graduated
on the outer surface. A flat metal ring fitting closely to the undevided portion
might then be pushed or screwed along the devided part thus fitting it tightly
and giving a firm grip of the pin. The pin itself is provided with a stop or
collar fixed at a suitable distance from its head for the purpose of preventing it
passing into the hat further than the collar permits. The point protector can
also be provided with an auxiliary holder or clip.
1000
Improvements in and connected with Hat Pins.
EDITH DASHWOOD, 136, Regent Street, London, no occupation, 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:-
My invention relates to a device to be applied to hat pins to prevent their being
displaced when in use and also to shield the point of the pin.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shews a general elevation of pin and
point protector all in their relative proper positions.
Figure 2 the point protector in section to a large scale.

page_text: Figure 3 the point protector in elevation.
The point protector d comprises a box or casing c having a removable lid or
cover and a hole or aperture c, Fig. 1 for the introduction of the pin. A piece
of india rubber gutta perche or other suitable material f is inserted into the
casing Fig. 1 into which the point of the pin a can be pushed. By having the
lid arranged as described the india rubber f can be renewed when necessary for
renewal. The lid or cover g Fig. 2 can be hinged or screwed, and secured by
snapping, or otherwise detachably connected to the body of the box.
The point protector proper d into which the india rubber is placed, is prefer-
ably made of metal, but it may simply form the centre of a jewelled flower, or the
body of an insect, or any other suitable design or shape can be employed. The
shaft of the point protector or an extension of the same j Fig. 2 is devided longi-
tudinally for a certain distance along its lenght, and has an outward tendency
or spring so as not to bear hard upon the pin. This devided portion becoming
gradually thicker than the undevided part, such extra thickness being graduated
on the outer surface. A flat metal ring Fig. 1 fitting closely to the undevided
portion is then pushed along the devided part thus fitting it tightly, and giving
a firm grip of the pin a Fig. 1. Other methods can be adopted for fixing the
point protector in its relation to the pin. For example--Instead of the spring
jaws Fig. 2 the point protector can be provided with a clip consisting of a short
tube which is slit in one or more places, so as to grip the pin closely, and so
prevent it coming off too easily as shewn by j Fig. 3. The pin is provided with a
collar or flange 7 Fig. 1 and this can be fixed on to the pin itself a Fig. 1 or a
stop may be made so as to be moved about, and fixed by a spring tube, or screw
as shewn by m Fig. 1. The position of this stop is determined by the size of hat
with which my improved hat pin is intended to be worn.
This screw arrange-
ment or stop is like that of an ordinary compass with needle points.
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 point protector having a removable lid or cover and filled with india
rubber or other suitable material and a hole through which the pin may be
inserted and having spring jaws formed integral with the said fastener, and a
ring sliding upon the said jaws substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. A point protector having a removable lid or cover and filled with india
rubber or other suitable material and having a hole through which the pin may
be inserted and a clip consisting of a short tube slit in one or more places so as
to grip the pin closely substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. A hat pin with a collar fixed at a suitable distance from its head, substan-
tially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 20th day of November 1899.