Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1899
A
1000
I, THEODORE FITZROY TRAISHI, of 19, Coburg Street, Clerkenwell, in the County
of London, Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to brooches, safety-pins, and the like and consists in the
fastening device for the pin.
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In carrying out the invention I employ substantially the arrangement usually
found in brooches, that is to say, the pin is pivotted or hinged at one end and
the point engages with a hook, loop or equivalent device. According to
invention however the hook, loop etc., instead of being as hitherto a fixture is
itself pivoted so that to disengage the pin it is merely necessary to turn the
loop upon its pivot thus moving it away from the end of the pin which is then
free to be opened like an ordinary brooch pin..
Various arrangement for the fixing loop may be made. In one case the loop
itself is as above explained pivotted to the brooch or other foundation and pro-
vided with a heel against which presses a spring so that the normal position of the
loop is that in which it would engage with the pin. The loop is preferably
provided with a projecting knob or equivalent by which it can be moved upon its
pivot against the spring pressure.
The pin near its point may if desired be notched or recessed so that when
the brooch is closed the fastening loop engages with this notch which forms a
safeguard additional to that provided by the spring. The pointed end of the
brooch-pin may be bevelled or inclined so that by merely pressing it it will
force back the detaining loop against its spring and thus lock or latch itself
automatically.
Instead of having an open loop, the detent may consist of a tubular part
which instead of being pivoted as previously described may slide longitudinally
although the tubular fastening may be pivoted if preferred. A spring-controlled
locking device may be employed in conjunction with the detent, loop etc., which
holds the pin and in that case the spring upon the loop may be dispensed with.
In any case the spring of the detaining loop may be omitted and the latter if
necessary made stiff in its joint; however generally I prefer to use spring pres-
sure of some kind upon the detaining loop.
The same effect would be obtained by making the body of the brooch or the
foundation divided or flexible and resilient if necessary so that by bending or
turning it the detaining loop would be removed from the pin.
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A 1800
BOULT &, WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to prooches, Safety-pins, and the like.
I, THEODORE FITZROY TRAISH, of 19, Coburg Street, Clerkenwell, in the County
of London, Jeweller, 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 relates to brooches, safety-pins, and the like and consists in the
fastening device for the pin.
In carrying out the invention I employ substantially the arrangement usually
found in brooches, that is to say, the pin is pivotted or hinged at one end and
the point engages with a hook, loop or equivalent device. According to my
invention however the hook, loop etc., instead of being as hitherto a fixture is
itself pivotted so that to disengage the pin it is merely necessary to turn the loop
upon its pivot thus moving it away from the end of the pin which is then free
to be opened like an ordinary brooch pin.
Various arrangements for the fixing loop may be made. In one case the loop
itself is as above explained pivotted to the brooch or other foundation and pro-
vided with a heel. against which presses a spring-so that the normal position of the
loop is that in which it would engage with the pin. The loop is preferably
provided with a projecting knob or equivalent by which it can be moved upon its
pivot against the spring pressure.
The pin near its point may, if desired, be notched or recessed so that when
the brooch is closed the fastening loop engages with this notch which forms a
safeguard additional to that provided by the spring. The pointed end of the
brooch pin may be bevelled or inclined so that by merely pressing it it will
force back the detaining loop against its spring and thus lock or latch itself
automatically.
Instead of having an open loop, the detent may consist of a tubular part
which instead of being pivotted as previously described may slide longitudinally
although the tubular fastening may be pivotted if preferred. In any case the
spring of the retaining loop may be omitted and the latter if necessary made stiff
in its joint; however generally I prefer to use spring pressure of some kind upon
the retaining loop.
The same effect would be obtained by making the body of the brooch or the
foundation divided or flexible and resilient if necessary so that by bending or
turning it the retaining loop would be removed from the pin.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a brooch with pin and catch constructed in
accordance with this invention.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation.
Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of a modification.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The body A of the brooch, which may be of any suitable type is provided with
a pin B which is pivotted to it at B¹. At this end of the pin B is a projection
or heel which butts against the end of a coiled spring C enclosed in a tubular
part A of the body of the brooch. A loop D is pivotted at D1 and has a pro-
jection or heel 12 which butts against the end of a coiled spring E also enclosed
in the tubular part A¹. The loop D is so placed that when the pin is closed
against the body of the brooch the point of the pin will enter the loop D and be
retained by it. Fixed to the body of the brooch are two arms or stops F which
limit the forward movement of the loop D. A projection or thumb-piece D³ is

page_text: formed on the loop D for the purpose of enabling the loop to be readily moved
so as to release the pin. To open the brooch the projection D3 is pressed and
the loop D drawn back releasing the pin B which will spring open-the parts
assuming the positions shown in the dotted lines in Figure 2.
To close the brooch the retaining loop D is pulled back again and the pin B
pressed down until in position for the loop to spring back against the stops E
over the point.
If desired a single spring may be employed in place of the two springs C and E.
In the modification shown in Figure 3 the loop D is replaced by a cap G con-
nected by a web G with a cylindrical part G2 which lies within the tubular part A¹
of the body of the brooch. Within the latter is arranged a pin H which passes
freely through an axial hole in the cylindrical part G2 and serves to guide it.
The web G lies in a slot in the wall of the part A', by which the cap is prevented
from slewing round. When fastening the brooch the cap G is slid back against
the action of the spring, which will cause it when released to return and engage
the end of the pin B.
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 a brooch safety-pin or the like the combination with a pin of a spring-
controlled loop or retainer such as D D2 substantially as and for the purpose
described with or without a stop such as F.
2. In a brooch safety-pin or the like the combination with a hollow body of a
pin and a loop such as B B and D) D² one or both being controlled by a spring or
springs enclosed in the hollow body substantially as described.
3. The complete fastening for a brooch, safety-pin or the like substantially as
described or illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 or in Figure 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 15th day of November 1899
BOULT, WADE & KILBURN,
Agents for the Applicant.