Improvements in and connected with Hat and like Pins.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Hat and like Pins.
THOMAS ALFRED SILVERWOOD, 139, Lavender Sweep, Battersea Rise, S.W.,
Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide an improved method, for retaining
ladie's hats or other head gear upon the head. "The invention consists of an
expanding pin and receiving eye for holding the pin. The pin compresses while
being inserted through the receiving eye, until the neck of the pin is reached.
The neck of the pin being twisted and void of spring, allows the prongs of the
pin to expand to their proper tension spreading in the hair of the wearer, and
holding the head gear by the receiving eye, such receiving eye being sewn into
the inside band or border of the hat or bonnett.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a plan view of the pin with double
tongues or prongs expanded to their natural tension.
Fig. 2 plan view of pin compressed.
Fig. 3, plan view of head & neck of pin, inserted into the receiving eye
Fig. 4, plan view of receiving eye.
Fig. 5, plan view of receiving eye sewn in position on band of hat inside,
with the loop or eye extending below the rim of hat, the heavy black line,
shewing thickness of rim.
I have described my invention in the accompanying drawings as applied to
a lady's hat, but it is easily understood that the same way of application, applies
to other head gear.
Dated this Oth day of Wal
A T 1000
Improvements in and connected with Hat and like Pins.
I, THOMAS ALFRED SILVERWOOD, of 139, Lavender Sweep, Battersea Rise, S.W.,
in the County of London, Mechanical Engineer, 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 improvements in and connected with hat and like

page_text: Fig. 1, is a plan view of the pin A with double tongues or prongs expanded
to their natural tension.
Fig. 2, plan view of pin compressed.
Fig. 3, plan view of head and neck of pin, inserted into the receiving eye B.
Fig. 4, plan view of receiving eye B.
Fig. 5, plan view of receiving eye B sewn in position on band C of hat inside,
with the loop or eye extending below the rim of hat, the heavy black line
shewing thickness of rim.
The object of my invention is to provide an improved method for retaining
ladies hats or other head gear upon the head. The invention consists of an
expanding pin and receiving eye for holding the pin. The pin compresses while
being inserted through the receiving B, until the neck of the pin A is reached.
The neck of the pin A being twisted and void of spring, allows the prongs of
the pin A to expand to their proper tension spreading in the hair of the wearer
and holding the head gear by the receiving eye B, such receiving eye being sewn
into the inside band C or border of the hat or bonnet.
The hat pin A is constructed of hard drawn wire with a eye and a double
twist below the eye and the projecting prongs as in Fig. 1. The receiving eye
is also formed of wire with a single twist and projecting arms with an eyelet at
each end as in Fig. 4.
I have described my invention in the accompanying drawing as applied to
a lady's hat, but it is easily understood that the same way of application applies
to other head gear.
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. In hat pins, the combination and arrangement of the hat pin and receiving
eye, substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. The hat pin, substantially as above described in this specification and illus-
trated in the accompanying drawing
3. The receiving eye, substantially as above described in this specification and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th day of August 1899
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.