Year: 1898

page_text: I, EDWARD HENRY JONES, of 2, Burton Crescent, London, W.C., Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in connection with ordinary metallic
toilet pins used for fastening articles of wearing apparel, and for other similar
purposes.
In such pins as heretofore constructed the head has been formed with an upper
convex surface thus rendering the operation of forcing the same through any stout,
or hard material by means of the finger nail impossible, or extremely difficult as
the nail is found to slip off the convex rounded surface of the head, and the object
of my invention is to obviate this inconvenience and to provide means to facili-
tate the insertion of the pins when required.
For this purpose I may form the head of the pin with a flat surface in place
of the convex surface commonly adopted.
This flat surface is roughened, serrated or grooved in any suitable manner so as
to form a hold for the finger nail when pressing thereon, and prevents its slipping
therefrom.
These serrations, or grooves may be formed by checkered lines, or cross-cuts, or
instead of the said flat surface being cut to form the serrations described the head
of the pin in process of manufacture may be dipped into a suitable adhesive sub-
stance and afterwards immersed in emery, or other gritty powder to form the
roughened surface.
Instead of cross-cut lines the flat surface may be formed with circular, star
shaped or radiating cut lines, or grooves, and in some cases instead of a flat surface
the head may be formed with a surface more or less concave.
Another advantage to be claimed for my improvement is that in the process of
inserting the pin through materials offering great resistance the fingers are not so
likely to be hurt by reason of the pressure of the pin head upon the flesh as is of
the present case.
In order to strengthen such pins and prevent as much as possible the bending
of the same I may form the stem or shank with 3 grooves cut longitudinally of
the stem or in any other suitable manner, thus greatly strengthening the same.
The object of this invention is to form the head of the pin in such a manner so
that the finger nail may be used for the better insertion of the same into substances
offering resistance as at the present is found to be impossible, and to strengthen the
said pin, and keep it from bending as much as may be.
1000
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,'"
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: improvements in Toilet Pins and the like.
I, EDWARD HENRY JONES, of 75, Alderney Street, Pimlico, formerly of 2, Burton
Crescent, London, W.C., Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in connection with ordinary metallic
toilet pins used for fastening articles of wearing apparel, and for other similar
purposes.
In toilet pins as heretofore constructed the head has been formed with an upper
convex or rounded surface, thereby rendering the operation of forcing the pin
through any stout or hard material, by the pressure of the finger nail thereon,
extremely difficult owing to the nail slipping off the said convex surface of the
head and the object of my invention is to obviate this inconvenience and to provide
means for facilitating the insertion of the pin into the material desired.
For this purpose I form the head of the pin with a concave or a flat upper sur-
face in lieu of the convex surface heretofore employed, thus providing the finger-
nail with a firm hold or bearing upon the said surface.
This concave or flat surface may be roughened, serrated or grooved in any suit-
able manner so as to increase the hold or friction of the finger-nail thereon, when
forcing the pin through the material, and thus prevent slipping.
The said serrations or grooves may be formed by checkered lines or cross-cuts,
or instead of the said serrations or grooves being cut in the head the latter, in
process of manufacture may be dipped in any suitable adhesive substance and after-
wards immersed in emery, or other gritty powder which is allowed to harden
thereon to form the roughened surface.
Instead of cross-cut lines or serrations the concave or flat surface of the head
may be formed with circular star-shaped, or radiating-cut lines or grooves, and
the depth of the concave surface may vary as required.
Another advantage gained by my invention is that in the process of inserting the
pin through material offering great resistance, the fingers are not so liable to be hurt
by reason of the pressure of the pin-head upon the flesh, as heretofore.
And in order to clearly understand my invention reference is had to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of one of my
improved pins drawn to an enlarged or exagerated scale, and in which the head is
formed with a concave surface, and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the head
formed with a flat surface. Fig. 3 is an end view showing the surface of the head
formed with circular grooves, or cuts. Fig. 4 is a similar view in which the surface
of the head is formed with star-shaped grooves, or cuts, and Fig. 5 shows the head
formed with radiating-cut lines or grooves.
a is the shank or stem of the pin of ordinary construction, and b is the head
formed as shown in Fig. 1, with the concave upper surface. c, c are the grooves
or serrations cut in the said surface and which may be in the form of checkered, or
cross-cut lines, or in either of the forms shown in Figs. 3, 4 or 5.
Instead of a concave surface the head may be formed with a flat surface as
shown in Fig. 2, the said surface having the grooves, or serrations cut therein, as
already described, for giving a firm hold to the finger-nail when pressing thereon,
and for preventing slipping.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
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(1). The improvements in toilet pins and the like consisting in providing the

page_text: head of the pin with a concave or flat upper surface, substantially as described and
for the purpose specified.
(2). In toilet pins and the like forming the head with a concave or flat upper
surface in which are cut checkered or cross-lines, grooves or serrations, substan-
tially as described and for the purpose specified.
(3). In toilet pins and the like in which the head is formed with a concave or
flat upper surface, dipping the said head, during the process of manufacture, in an
adhesive substance and afterwards immersing it in emery or other gritty powder
for producing a roughened surface, substantially as described.
Dated this 20th day of February 1800
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.