An Improved Device to be Used as a Veil Fastener or Brooch with which Device may be Combined a Shield for a Hat Pin.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 5th Mar., 1900-Accepted, 5th June, 1900.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device to be Used as a Veil Fastener or Brooch with
which Device may be Combined a Shield for a Hat Pin.
We, EDWARD OWEN, of 26, Fairholme Road, West Kensington, Musician, and
WILLIAM REES, of 443, King's Road, Chelsea, Provision Merchant, and RICHARD
HENRY REES, of 269, King's Road, Chelsea, Grocer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to an improved device to be used as a veil fastener
or brooch or as a shield for a hat pin and said device consists of two bars each
having at one end an eye or equivalent projecting at about right angles from
the bar through which eyes the bars are passed-each bar through the eye of
the other bar so as to be held a sufficient space apart but capable of sliding in
a longitudinal direction.
Each of said bars is also formed or provided at about its end-where the eye
is situated with a claw or equivalent the said claws projecting towards each
other said claws being normally drawn close together by means of a spring
which is situated between the bars referred to and the ends of which spring are
attached to the eyes or to the shanks of the hooks the arrangement of the parts
being such that if the free ends of the bars be pressed towards each other the
claws will separate or open and if the latter be then held against dress material
or the like and the ends of the bars released the jaws will close together and
grip said material the device--which may be in the form of a brooch or other-
wise ornamented-being thus securely fastened in position.
When my improved device is to be used as a guard for a hat pin I attach a
suitable stop or guard to the improved device by means of a chain or cord said
stop being adapted to be placed over the point of the hat pin.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1899.
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An mproved Device to be Used as a Veil Fastener or Brooch with
which Device may be Combined a Shield for a Hat Pin.
We, EDWARD OWEN, of 26, Fairholme Road, West Kensington, Musician, and
WILLIAM REES, of 443, King's Road, Chelsea, Provision Merchant, and RICHARD
HENRY REES, of 269, King's Road, Grocer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
a veil
This invention has reference to an improved device to be used as
fastener, or brooch, or as a shield, for a hat pin, and said device consists of two
bars each having at one end, an eye or equivalent projecting at about right
angles from the bar through which eyes the bars are passed, each bar through
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page_text: the eye of the other bar, so as to be held a sufficient space apart, but capable
of sliding in a longitudinal direction.
Each of said bars is also formed or provided at about its end-where the eye
is situated with a claw or equivalent, the said claws projecting towards each
other, said claws, being normally drawn close together by means of a spring,
which is situated between the bars referred to and the ends of which spring are
soldered or otherwise attached to the eyes or to the shanks of the hooks, the
arrangement of the parts, being such that if the free ends of the bars be
pressed towards each other the claws will separate or open, and if the latter
be then held against dress material or the like, and the ends of the bars re-
leased the jaws will close together and grip said material, the device-which
may be in the form of a brooch or otherwise ornamental-being thus securely
fastened in position.
When our improved device is to be used a a guard for a hat pin we attach a
suitable stop or shield or equivalent to the improved device, by means of a
chain or equivalent.
In order that our invention may be readily understood reference is made to
the accompanying drawing which shows two methods of carrying our invention
into effect.
The two bars A, B, are respectively formed or provided at one end with an
eye ab, the bar A passing through the eye and the bar B through the eye a
the free ends of the bars A, B, having any desired ornamental heads A¹ B to
protect the fingers in using our device.
The eyes ab on their shanks are provided with claws a¹b' respectively and the
said claws are normally drawn together by a spring C the ends of which are
soldered or otherwise attached to the bars A B at or near the eyes ab said
spring being arranged either as shown in Fig. 1 placed between the bars or as
shown in Fig. 2, surrounding one of the bars A.
If the free ends of the bars A B be pressed together the claws a¹b will be
"opened" or moved assunder and if the said free ends be released, the spring C
will draw them together again so that the claws will grip any material, say
a veil or neck band or other material against which they may be placed.
When our device is to be also used as a hat pin shield as well as a veil fastener
we attach to one of the heads A'B' by means of a chain c or its equivalent an
ornamental shield d, said shield being filled with rubber or other soft material e
so that after passing through the hat, the point of an ordinary hat pin f may be
properly covered.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
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1. A.device constructed substantially as herein before described and illustrated.
2. A device to be used as a veil fastener or brooch consisting of two bars A, B,
having eyes ab and claws a¹ with a spring C placed wholly between the
bars A, B, substantially as described and illustrated.
3. A device to be used as a veil fastener or brooch consisting of two bars A, B,
having eyes ab and claws a¹ with a spring C operating the bars A, B, and sur-
rounding one of said bars substantially as described and illustrated in Fig. 2.
4. The combination of a shield d for a hat pin with a device consisting of
two claws such as a carried by two bars such as A, B, said claws being drawn
together by a spring all substantially as set forth.
Dated this 5th day of March 1900.
HORN, SON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.