Improvements in Brooch Mounts, Safety Pins, and like Fastenings.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 4th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept.. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brooch Mounts, Safety Pins, and like Fastenings.
We, ISAAC LANGDALE of the Standard Jet Works, Manufacturer, and
THOMAS TOSE of 21, Baxtergate, Jet Worker both of Whitby, in the County of
York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
:-
The object of this invention is to provide an efficient and cheap form of pin or
fastener, and one which can be readily made and repaired. To this end the inven-
tion consists of forming one of the pieces with a hollow ball provided with an
opening and slot adapted to receive the head and shank of the pin. At the other
end the point of said pin is adapted to be received in a catch or like hollow ball, so
cut as to allow the point of the pin to be received and held therein. Said balls
may be secured to the backing piece or brooch by solder by means of a slide piece
fitting in a suitable groove by rivetting, or in other suitable way, or may be
stamped up from the backing piece, if made of suitable material. Among the
incidental advantages of this form of construction it may be mentioned that the
use of the usual hinge joint is obviated and that a new pin may be readily inserted
when necessary.
Dated this 7th day of November 1891.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brooch Mounts, Safety Pins, and like Fastenings:
We, ISAAC LANGDALE, of the Standard Jet Works, Manufacturer, and
THOMAS TOSE, of 21 Baxtergate, Jet Worker, both of Whitby, in the County of
York, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide an efficient and cheap form of pin or
fastener, and one which can be readily made and repaired the invention being
adapted to be applied to brooch mounts, safety pins and like articles. To this end
the invention consists of forming the mount or the like with a hollow ball or socket
provided with an opening and slot adapted to receive the head and shank of the
pin. At the other end the point of said pin is adapted to be received in a catch or
like hollow ball or socket so cut as to allow the point of the pin to be received and
held therein. The ball or socket which holds the head and shank of the pin may be
secured to the backing piece or brooch by solder, by means of a slide piece fitting in
a suitable groove, by rivetting, or in other suitable ways, or both the balls may be
stamped up from the backing piece, if made of suitable material. Among the
incidental advantages of this form of construction it may be mentioned that the
use of the usual hinge joint is obviated and that a new pin may be readily inserted
when necessary.
To clearly explain the invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings
in which
Fig. 1 is a view in elevation showing the invention applied to a brooch mount..
Fig. 2 is a plan of same looking from beneath showing the pin secured:
Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the pin unsecured.
Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line x-x Fig. 1 showing the pin partly removed
from the mount as in the case where a new pin is to be inserted, and..

page_text: the pin.
Fig. 6 is a view in elevation showing one manner of removeably holding the pin.
Fig. 7 is a plan of same looking from beneath.
Fig. 8 is a cross section of Fig. 7 looking in the direction of the arrow the pin
being removed.
Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the sliding socket shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8.
Fig. 10 is a plan of same looking from beneath and
Fig. 11 is a view of the pin removed.
In Figs. 1 to 4 it will be seen that the pin is provided at one end with a ball a
which is held in a hollow ball or socket b which may be stamped up from, or affixed
to the plate or mount c. Said socket which may be either round, oval or of other
suitable shape has a slot d therein through which the pin projects, the slot per-
mitting the pin to be raised or lowered while the walls or edges of same will bear
upon the pin when it is pressed to either side of the mount c as shown in Fig. 3.
f
The other end of the mount is provided with a somewhat similar hollow ball
or socket e in which the point of the pin is received, said socket for this purpose
having the lower part of its front portion cut away so that the point of the
pin may be passed into same from either side while a central slot or recess
(best shown in Fig. 5) is also formed in the front portion of said socket into
which the pin may be passed when it is to be held. The slot d in the socket b is
so arranged therein that pressure must be placed upon the pin to enable it to be
passed into the socket e so that it will be held in the recess of same by the spring
or reverse pressure thus produced.
For the purpose of removing the pin from the socket when it is required to
insert a new one, the precious metal, jet or other material g of which the face of
the brooch is composed (which is usually affixed to the plate or mount c by cement,
solder, elastic glue, or the like with or without pins or studs as shown in Fig. 1)
may be removed for the purpose of allowing the pin to be withdrawn as shown in
Fig. 4.
b
In Figs. 6 to 10 is shown a method by which the pin may be even more readily
removed. In these figures it will be seen that the ball or socket bis stamped or formed
with flanges so that it may slide in a grooved plate i said plate having a turned up
projection so that while the sliding socket 6 may be pushed in the plate from one
side it cannot be pushed right through same. The pressure or spring of the pin
point when in the socket e will prevent the sliding socket from moving backwards
but the edges of the grooved plate may also be pinched down.
It will be evident that to remove the pin (which is provided with the ball a as in
the previous case and as shown in Fig. 11) the sliding socket has only to be
removed from the grooved plate when the pin may be withdrawn. Other
means of holding the socket so that it may be readily removeable will also suggest
themselves.
The invention has been described above with reference to a brooch fastening but
it will be evident that it can be equally well applied to safety pins, curtain
fasteners, and like articles.
It will be seen that it is more convenient in many ways than the old form of
securing the pin as the point of the latter is protected while the only projections on
the back of the brooch or the like are rounded surfaces which will not catch in
fabrics or materials and furthermore the pin point may be inserted into its holding
socket from either side of same, and may also be readily removed for repairs.
.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
1. A brooch fastening or the like consisting of a pin, a ball carried by the same,
a socket for carrying the ball and a second socket adapted for receiving and
protecting the pin point substantially as described.

page_text: 2. A brooch fastening or the like consisting of a pin, a ball carried by the pin, a
slotted socket from which the ball and pin may be withdrawn and a further socket
having a cut away lower front portion and a recess for receiving the pin point
substantially as described.
3. A brooch fastening or the like, consisting of a pin, a ball carried by the pin;
a removeable slotted socket for carrying the ball and a further socket for receiving
the pin point substantially as described.
4. The improvements in brooch mounts, safety pins and like fastenings, substan-
tially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 4th day of August 1899
PHILIP M. JUSTICE, Fel. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicants.