Fastener for Ladies' Veils and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 5th July, 1894-Accepted, 11th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Fastener for Ladies' Veils and the like.
JOSEPH WALWYN WHITE of Ditton Road Chambers, Widnes, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
A small fork is suitably hinged or pivotted to a base piece, or handle, to which is
connected a spring, which engages into a projection on the head of the fork, in such
a manner that when the base piece is turned down over the fork, the spring locks it
in.that position.
The ends of the veil, or other article to be fastened, are drawn between the
prongs of the fork (the base piece being turned back forming a handle) which is
then twisted round over the ends of the veil, & so tightening it up. As soon as the
necessary degree of tension is attained, the base piece is turned down, over the veil,.
and so locking it.
The handle or base piece may be either an ornamental plate like a brooch, so
forming an ornament, or it may be an almost invisible piece of wire, or the like.
The fork may be either straight, or suitably curved, & the prongs of the fork
either loose & independent, or fixed to each other.
This device may be used for other purposes, such as holding or curling the hair,.
or the like.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Fastener for Ladies' Veils and the like.
I, JOSEPH WALWYN WHITE, of Ditton Road Chambers, Widnes, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, 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 a fastener for ladies' veils and the like, by which
the article to be secured is brought to the requisite tension and thus kept in its
correct position.
A fastener according to this invention consists of a pronged device or fork
suitably hinged to a base-piece, and a spring whose function it is when such fork
and base-piece are opened out, or are folded towards one another, to retain such
members in those positions.
c is a
Such a fastener is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in its open and
folded positions, namely, Figure 1 shews the fastener when open (Figure 2 being a
side view) and Figure shews the fastener when closed (Figure 4 being a plan).
a is the base-piece, and b is the fork, which hinged to the base-piece at 6'.
spring which lies between the piece a and the fork 6 and is retained in position by
its shoulders c¹ being held between the turned over portion a¹ and the hinge-
pieces 6 of the base-piece. By pressing upon the inner extremity 63 of the fork
the tendency of the spring c is to retain the members of the fastener in their open
and closed positions respectively.
In using the fastener it is first opened out as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2, and the
ends of the article to be fastened as for example a lady's veil-are gathered

page_text: between the prongs of the fork b. Taking the piece a between the thumb and
fingers the ends of the veil are then wound upon the fork b until the desired degree
of tension is reached. The piece a is now turned upon its hinge and is folded
towards the fork band onto the ends of the veil which are wound upon it.
The
ends of the veil are thus prevented from unwinding from the fork and a secure
fastening is obtained.
The piece a may be either plain or enamelled, jewelled, or otherwise suitably
ornamented, so as to resemble a brooch, or it may be of skeleton form so as to be
less conspicuous. The fastener may be wholly of metal, or partly of other suitable
material such as tortoise-shell and the like.
It will be seen that the fastener above described is applicable to uses analogous
to the fastening of ladies' veils, such as the fastening of wraps of a light nature, or
for holding or curling the hair, and the like.
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 combination of a pronged device, spring, and base-piece, forming a fastener
for ladies' veils and the like, arranged and adapted to operate in the manner above
set forth.
J. A. COUBROUGH,
10, St. George's Crescent, Liverpool, Agent for the Applicant.