Year: 1888

page_text: FREDERICK BRINDLE and JOSEPH BRINDLE, Mechanics, both of Stanley Street,
Accrington in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a hair pin which can be easily put into the
hair and taken out again, without breaking the hair, and which when in position is
not subject to slip out. Attempts have been made to secure these objects by baving a
bent place in the centre of each of the two prongs of an ordinary hair pin, and also by
having each prong made in the form of a spiral of quick pitch with a short straight.
piece at the end of each of the prongs and by other methods, The great difficulty in
all cases being that when the pin is withdrawn the hair is much broken. In order to
overcome this difficulty, This "Improved Hair Pin," has only one prong and is made
out of one straight piece of wire of metal or composition, the point and head ends of
the pin being straight for about one third of the length of the pin, the central portion
being formed into a spiral the pitch of which is made by preference slightly less than
the diameter of the cylinder on which the spiral is twisted. The straight portion
of the pin at the head and point is made to lie in a line with the axis of the spiral..
The head of the pin may be ornamented by a cross, bead, or other device so as to form
a finger piece. To put the pin in position it is pushed into the hair straight for the
first third of its length, it is then twisted till the central spiral is far enough into.
the hair, the spirals have then taken hold of the folds of the hair and securely holds it
in position, and cannot be drawn out till the pin is twisted out by turning it in the
opposite direction. The straight portion of the pin at the head end prevents the
spirals from tearing the hair, and the whole of the spirals are made uniform and pass
out through the same spaces in the hair, That is the pin pushes itself out as it is
untwisted in the same manner as a corkscrew unscrews itself when twisted from.
a cork.
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page_text: FREDERICK BRINDLE and JOSEPH BRINDLE, Mechanics both of Stanley Street,
Accrington in the County of Lancaster, 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 hair pin which can be easily put into
the hair and taken out again without breaking the hair, and when in position is not
subject to slip out. Attempts have been made to secure these objects by having a
bent place in the centre of each of the two prongs of an ordinary hair pin, and also by
having each prong made in the form of a spiral of quick pitch with a short straight
piece at the end of each of the prongs and by other methods, the great difficulty in all
cases being, that when the pin is withdrawn the hair is much broken.
In order to overcome this difficulty, this improved hair pin has only one prong and
is made out of one straight piece of wire of metal or composition, the point and head
ends of the pin being straight for about one third of the length of the pin, the central
portion being formed into a spiral the pitch of which is made by preference slightly
less than the diameter of the cylinder on which it is twisted. The straight portion at
the head and point of the pin are made to lie in a line with the axis of the spiral. The
head of the pin may be ornamented by a cross, bead, or other device so as to form a
finger piece. The pin is pushed into the hair straight for the first third of its length,
it is then twisted till the central spiral is far enough into the hair, the spiral portion
has then taken hold of the folds of the hair and securely holds it in position, and
cannot be drawn out untill the pin is twisted out in the opposite direction. The
straight portion of the pin at the head end prevents the spirals from tearing the hair,
as the whole of the spirals are made uniform and pass out at the same spaces in the
hair, that is the pin pushes itself out as it is uncrewed in the same manner as a
corkscrew unscrews itself when twisted from a cork.
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.
1st) An hair pin with only one prong, constructed in the form of a spiral, as herein
described.
2nd) An hair pin with only one prong constructed in the form of a spiral, with
straight axial portion at head and point, as herein described.
Dated this 21st day of January 1889.
C. J. WHITTAKER,
Agent.