A New or Improved Hair Pin.
Year: 1896

page_text: A New or Improved Hair Pin.
I, CHARLES WYLDE HUGHES 24 Philpot Lane Fenchurch Street London E.C..
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in providing a hair pin which can be readily inserted in
the hair but is prevented from falling out owing to the prongs of said hair pin
being so twisted or bent as to form spirals which will engage together when the
hair pin is pulled owing to the action of the hairs thereon. By twisting the hair
pin the same may be withdrawn from the hair when desired.
Dated this 12th day of September 1896.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
1, CHARLES WYLDE HUGHES 24 Philpot Lane Fenchurch Street London E.C.
Gentleman 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:-
This invention consists in providing a hair pin which can be readily inserted in-
the hair but is prevented from falling out owing to the prongs of said hair pin
being so twisted or bent as to form spirals which will engage together when the
hair pin is pulled owing to the action of the hair thereon. By twisting the hair
pin the same may be withdrawn from the hair when desired.
Referring to the annexed drawings
Figures 1 and 2 are side elevations of my hair pin.
Figure 3. side elevation showing the prongs in their twisted position.
a is the hair pin having the limbs, prongs, or legs b twisted so as to form spirals.
or screw threads which engage together when the hair pin is pulled out of the hair-
unless the hair pin is turned during its withdrawal; thus preventing the pin from.
falling out of the hair.
The ends of the prongs or limbs are so curved that in the event of same
becoming twisted or turned as shown in Figure 3. the links or prongs will return
to their initial position automaticial owing to the links or prongs being so curved
or bent at the angle shown as to prevent them sticking at or about the position c
show in Figure 3.
I am aware that hair pins have been in use in which two helically twisted prongs
are employed and in practice it has been found that the said prongs become
untwisted when being withdrawn from the hair or from other causes and owing to
the angle or curve of the ends of the prongs the same are prevented from coming
back to their normal position. I therefore make no claim to the exclusive use of

page_text: hellically twisted prongs except in combination with the special inclination as shown
in Figure 3 at which I bend the two prongs with regard to each other, and which
ensures the prongs automatically coming back to their normal position should they
be twisted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that I make
no exclusive claim to hellically twisted prongs but what I claim is :-
A hair pin having the limbs or legs of same bent or twisted, in a spiral or
screw shaped form, the ends of same being so curved or bent as to allow the limbs
or prongs to return automatically to their initial position.
Dated this 26th day of October 1896.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.