US1089584A - Hat-pin guard. - Google Patents

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B. G. PLEASANTS.

HAT PIN GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT UFFICE.

ELLIN U. PLEASANTS, 01E BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HAT-PIN GUARD.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELLIN C. PLnAsAn'rs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at the city of Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Guards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a shield or look by means of which the point of the pin is covered and concealed to prevent accidents, and secured against accidental withdrawal and loss. 7

Various patents show pads and other means for covering the points of hat pins and fastening them to prevent loss. The pads shown are placed inside the hat where they seriously interfere with the comfort of the wearer, and the other devices shown are so constructed that considerable care is necessary in inserting the in in order that it may be presented to the fastener in operative relation thereto. The device of my invention is so constructed that it does not embody the defects or present the difficulties in operation which I have described.

To this end my hat-pin shield consists of a pad of any suitable material, as cork,

laced on the outer surface of the side wall of the hat and secured thereto. The pad is covered by a jacket or cup, the opening of which is disposed toward the hat wall, and convenient fastening means are provided for holding the whole device in position on the hat.

In the preferred form of my invention the fastening consists of prongs projecting from the edge of the jacket and made of soft metal which is easily bent, so that the prongs may be passed through the hat and bent over so that they lie flat against the inner surface of the hat wall.

The jacket or cup, as shown, is hemispherical, but the exact form is not important, the prime necessity being to have the shield supported on the outside of the hat and the opening extending inward toward the hat wall and of sufiicient size to present a large surface of the cushion to the pin point and thus render it easy to bring the pin-point into engagement with the pad when the pin is passed through the hat.

The jacket or cup may be constructed of any material which is sufficiently hard to resist the point of the hat pin.

The accompanying drawings show a hat- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 14, 1912.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 703,659.

pin shield or fastener constructed in accordance with my invention in its preferred form.

Figure l is a section of a hat to which the device of my invention is applied. Fig. :2 is a fragmentary section of a hat showing the pin shield on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the shield. Fig. 4 is a plan showing the prongs in the position which they take in operation.

The hat-pin shield, as shown, consists of a pad 1 composed of cork or any suitable material, the word cork being used herein to denote any material adapted to serve the same purpose and to receive the pin point and hold it in a similar manner. The pad is inclosed within a acket or cup 2, illustrated as hemispherical in form and having an opening or mouth at 5 on the flat side. This jacket is of sufficiently hard material to prevent it from being punctured by the pin. It is provided with a peripheral, inturned flange 3, to which are secured prongs or pins 4: of soft metal as annealed steel, which are easily bent to take any desired shape. The flange also serves to hold the pad in position, but the latter may also be glued or otherwise fastened to the cup or jacket. The external surface of the cup may be ornamented to suit the wearer, as illustrated in Fig. 1, so that the shield acts not only as a fastener to hold the pin and cover its point to prevent accidents, but also has an ornamental function.

The manner of attaching the fastener to the hat is apparent. The pins are passed inward through the hat wall and turned over on the inside, so that the jacket is se cured to the hat wall, being placed on the outside of the wall with its mouth or opening disposed toward the hat. In operation the pin is inserted in the hat on the side opposite the shield, and passed through the hat, the wearer finding with the point the opening in the jacket and inserting the pin into the pad therein. If the pin should pass through the pad, the jacket prevents it from protruding. The shield as thus placed is in a convenient position in that it does not in any way interfere with the comfort of the wearer, is extremely simple, and in the form shown can be produced at a low cost and is capable of being constructed so that it is an addition to the appearance of the hat rather than a disfigurement. At the same time it is easily attached and detached, and serves as an absolute safeguard from all hat-pin accidents.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hat-pin shield or lock consisting of a pad and an impervious jacket therefor, the jacket having an opening and means adjacent the periphery of the opening and disposed in the direction of the opening for securing the acket to the hat Wall.

2. A hat pin shield and lock consisting of pad secured to the outside of the hat, and a hard impervious jacket therefor, the jacket having an opening, and means adjacent the periphery of the opening and disposed in the direction of the opening for securing the jacket to the hat Wall, the jacket having an ornamented exterior surface.

Signed by me at Baltimore this June 6th ELLIN C. PLEASANTS. ."Vitnesses ZELLA KUHN, EDWIN F. SAMUELS.

Copien of this patent may be o bcainerl' for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of 2atents. Washington, D. G.

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