An Improved Hair-pin.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov.; 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 17th Sept., 1892
· PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hair-pin.
I, JOHN EDGAR FAIRWEATHER of 36A Wood Street, London, E.C. Lace
Warehouseman do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
Whereas hair pins, as heretofore made, are liable to become detached or dis-
engaged from the hair and lost, and are frequently the cause of annoyance and
inconvenience to the wearer.
Now the object of my invention is to remedy such defects.
In carrying out my invention I form the bend connecting the two legs or prongs
of the hair-pin with one or more corrugation or corrugations, instead of the usual
semi-circular bend. These corrugations are pressed or formed in the direction of
the legs or prongs of the hair-pin.
When the hair-pin is placed in the hair of the wearer, the hair, by falling over
and into the corrugation or corrugations, retains the hair-pin in position and renders
it perfectly secure, thus ensuring comfort and ease to the wearer.
Dated 14th November 1891.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Hair-pin.
I, JOHN EDGAR FAIRWEATHER, of 36A Wood Street, London, E.C., Lace
Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
Whereas hair-pins, as heretofore made, are liable to become detached or dis-
engaged from the hair, and to be lost; causing annoyance and inconvenience to
the wearer. Now the object of my invention is to manufacture an improved form
of hair-pin, by the use of which such defects are remedied.
In carrying out my invention, I form the bend, connecting the two legs or prongs
of the hair-pin, with one, two, or more corrugation or corrugations, instead of the
usual semi-circular bend. These corrugations are pressed or formed in the direction
of the legs or prongs of the hair-pin.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawing, illustrating one
method of carrying out my invention.
a a are the two legs or prongs of the hair-pin, which legs or prongs may be bent,
as shown, or straight, or of any other ordinary form. is the improved upper bend.
uniting the legs or prongs. This improved bend is looped inwards, as shown; one
loop or additional bend ouly being shown on the drawing; but two or more of such
loops or bends may be formed instead of one only.
When the hair-pin is placed in the hair of the wearer, the hair, by falling over
and into the corrugation or corrugations, retains the hair-pin in position, and renders
it perfectly secure; thus ensuring comfort and ease to the wearer.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The manufacture and use of improved hair-pins, in which the ordinary bend is

page_text: dispensed with, and instead thereof one, two, or more corrugation or corrugations,
loops, or intermediate bends are formed, substantially as herein before described
and illustrated by the drawing.
Dated 15th August 1902
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.