US1191636A - Ornamental article of manufacture, as hat-pin, button, brooch, and the like. - Google Patents

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C. WHITELEY.

ORNAMENTAI. ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, AS HAT PIN, BUTTON, BROOCH, AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN-27,1916. I

l ,1 91 ,636. Patented July 18, 1916.

' TNVENTOR Dharhswhltale a; ATTORNEYS entrain s rrirns; rarnnr orricn.

CHARLES WI'IITELEY, F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, AS HAT-PIN, BUTTON, BROOCH, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 18, 1916 Application filed January 27, 1916. Serial No. 74,550.

To all 1117mm it may concern:

lie it known that I, CHARLES VVHITELEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and'State of New Jersey, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements 1n Ornamental- ."irticles of Manufacture, as Hat-Pins, Buttons, Brooches, and the like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanymg drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention has reference, gen- Y orally, to improvements in the construction 7 of ornamental hat-pins, buttons, brooches V such character as to be easily associated with the ornamental element without danger of and similar articles of personal wear; and, the invention relates, more particularly, to a novel construction of device of the charac-- ter above mentioned adapted to provide a mental element, such as an enameled ornament, jewel or similar element, together with a novel constructlon of means for mounting and retaining such ornamental element in proper relation to the article-with whlch 1t is used; such means for mounting and retaining said ornamental element being of injuring or marring the same.

Other objects'of the present invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated,

will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

/Vith the various objects of my present invention 1n view, the same consists, primarily, 1n thenovel construction of ornamental hatpin, button, brooch or the like hereinafter set forth; and the invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details ofthe construction of the said parts, all of which will be more fully described in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the claims which are appended to and which form an essential part of the said specifica tion.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hat-pin made according to and embodying the principles of my present invention; and Fig. 2 IS a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a collective vertical section of the various detail parts making up the construction of said novel hat-pin, and illustrating their relation to each other in performing the assembling of the same to make up the com pleted' device. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the said hat-pin showing the parts thereof assembled and the completion of the first operation of curling over the bead for providing the holding means for the ornamental element, and the said ornamental element in place ready to be engaged by the holding means to be formed in said head. Fig. 5 is a similar vertical section of the hat-pin completed, and showing the completed formation in said bead of the holding means for engaging and retaining the ornamental ele-. ment, said section being taken on line 5.-5 in said Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of said hat-pin,taken on line 66 in said Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arroww. Fig. 7 is a vertical section of a button, brooch or the like, made according to and embodying the principles of my present invention. Fig. 8 is a top view of an incompleted hat-pin, button, brooch or the like, showing a modification of my present invention. Fig. 9 is a similar top view of the same witha retaining bead formed to engage and retain an ornamental element in place.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of'the hereinabove described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to (3 inclusive of the accompanying drawings, the reference character 1 indicates a complete hatpin made according to and embodying the principles of my present invention, the same comprising a hollow head-shell 2 open at its upper end, and preferably provided with an inverted conical bottom portion 3, provided at its apex with an opening through which is inserted a pin-shank 4. At the juncture of said bottom portion 3 with the llt) to I

lower end 10 of said pin-shank 4 is inserted through said'perforation or opening 8, and the pin-shank is passed through the latter until the said arm or projection-9 is brought up against the upper side of: the flattened central portion? of: the anchor-disk 6. The pin-shank 1' is then passed through said head-shell 2 and the anchor-disk Gisinsert'ed within the latter so that its-periphery is seated upon said annular shoulder 5; A- finish-- ing-sleeve or block 11, ofany desirable ornamental contour, is slid upward upon said pin-shank at until it abuts against the apex of said conical bottom portion of said head-shell '2, being firmly secured in such relation, by being pinched upon said pinshank, or soldered thereto, or affixed in any other suitable manner.

The reference character 12, indicates a lock-disk, also'preferably of concavo-convex form, but having aflat central portion 13.

This lock-disk 12 is inserted. within the upper open end ofsaid head-shell 2 untilits flat" central portion 13 engages and; rests upon said arm or projection 9 of said pinshankhsothat said arm; or projection- 9 is securely and immovably held between said anchor disk 6, and, said lockdisk 13. After the above described parts have been thus assembled, the upper marginal edge ofsaid headshell 2 is curled inwardly toform a tubular bead 11, which extends over themar: ginal edges of said. lock-disk 12 and thus-securely holds the parts thus assembled in the relations above described..- It will be apparent that the pin-shank l is thus securely and immovably related to the head-shell. 2 so as to be free from any loosening or longi tudinal. movement or yielding when the hatpin is in use. The anchor-plate G prevents the said, pin-shank from pulling out of or away from= the head-shell 2,v and. the lookdislt, holds, the pin-shank. against yielding when thrusting the same through a. hat while using the hat-pin.

The reference character 15 indicates, an.

ornament shell, or element preferably made of; thin metal inwhich the desired. ornamental characteristics are embossed; The said ornament shell 15 is enameledzin desirable colorssuitabl'e to the character and kind of ornamental design desired, the coating of.

ornament element or shell 15 are sprung past the bead 11 so that said ornament element or shell seats itself upon the upper surface of said lock-disk 12. The bead'H, however, is but loosely related to the ornament element or shell and does not firmly embrace the same. In order to provide a proper retaining or holding means for said ornament element or shell 15, thesaid bead 14': is provided with a series of radiating transverse depressed grooves 17, preferably spaced equally one from the other, and extending aroundthe entire bead 1 1. These depressed grooves 17 are formedsby means of a suitable die after the ornament element or shell 15 has been assembled with the head-shell 2, and't-he formation of said depressedgrooves 157: flattens down. the bead 14: at intervals, thereby crowding out portions of' the metal of the bead 11 into the for-m of holding or gripping projections 18,; which extend in wardly from the inner circumference of said bead so as to engage the marginal sides or edges of said ornament element or shell 15, and thusserve to securely hold and retain the same in proper assembled ormounted re lation to the head-sheel 2. of the hat-pin, (all of which is more particularly illustriatedin Figs. 2. and; of the accompanying drawings). The great advantage of such a construction is thatsaid holding or gripping projections 1'8 may be formed. out of: a curled bead after the-ornament element or shell 15 is inposition, and forced into-proper contact with the latter without danger of crack ing, chipping or otherwise marr ing the more or less brittle enamel coating 16 of: said on nament elementor shell'15 toithe detriment of the finished article and: at the same time said holding, or gripping projections may be thus easily and quickly produced, and at once formed and positioned operatively by asingle operation, out of tlienietal of the head-shell12, thus avoiding, the necessity of extra parts and the assembling of such extraparts in the article.

Referring now to Fig. 7- of the drawings. I have illustrated therein a slightly modifiedconstruction of article, inthe form of a button or brooch, which embodies, however the principlesof my, present invention. In this View the reference character 19 indicates the body shell or backing of a button or brooch. the marginah edges 20 of! which are turned upwardly and then formed or curlech inwardly toprovide a. bead 14:.v Arranged within said body-shell or backing 1-9 is a stiffening plate 21,,somewhat similar to the lock-disk 12. ofthe previously described construction. The reference character 15 indicates the ornament element or shell provided with the enamel. coating 1.6, the same being laid within the bead 14 and supported upon said stiffening plate 21. Said bead 14 is provided with a plurality of spaced transverse and radiating depressed grooves 17 which when formed therein force out the inner side of from the bead 1% the gripping or holding projections 18, the latter being adapted to engage and secure in place said ornament element or shell 15.

Referring now to Figs. 8 and 9 of the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated another slight modification of the construction of my present invention, as the same may be applied to hat-pins, buttons, brooches or similar articles. In this construction I provide the head or body shell having the upwardly extending marginal flange 22, and seated in this shell within the flange is the lock-disk or stiffening disk 23. I also employ the ornament element or shell 15 provided with the enameled coating 16, but I additionally provide, in connection with said ornament element or shell 15, a plurality of horizontally extending lugs or tongues 24 extending outwardly from the periphery of said ornament element or shell. In this construction the ornament element or shell 15 is placed in position before curling over the edge of the flange 9.2, so that when such curling takes place the head 14 formed thereby is curled over and down upon said lugs or tongues 24, thus securely anchoring the ornament element or shell in place.

It will of course be understood that I do not limit myself to the use of the enameled ornament element above described, since it will be apparent that any other character or kind of ornament, such as a jewel, ivory, glass, bone, or in fact any other style of orament regardless of the kind of material forming the same or the nature of its ornamentation or anesthetic appeal may be used.

I am aware that some changes may be made in the arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the said devices and parts, without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the foregoing specification, and as defined in the claims appended to and which form an essential part of the said specification. Hence, I do not limit my present invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. In an article of the kind described, a shell, an ornament element seated within said shell, said shell having an upwardly extending marginal flange curled over and inwardly to form a tubular head, said bead being provided with a series of spaced trans- Verse and radially disposed depressed grooves, and inwardly extending gripping projections forced from said bead at the inner ends of said depressed grooves for engaging and securing said ornament element in place.

2. In an article of the kind described, a main shell, an ornament element, a disk seated within said shell, said ornament being supported upon said disk, said shell having an upwardly extending marginal flange curled over and inwardly to form a tubular bead adapted to engage and retain said disk within said shell, said bead being provided with a series of spaced transverse and radially disposed depressed grooves, and inwardly extending gripping projections forced out from said bead at the inner ends of said depressed grooves for engaging the marginal edges of said ornament element to secure the same in place.

3. In an article of the kind described, a head-shell closed at its bottom end and provided with a central perforation, an anchordisk seated within said head-shell, said anchor-disk having a central perforation, a pin-shank extending downwardly through said perforations of said anchor-disk and the bottom of said head-shell, a laterally extending arm connected with the upper end of said pin-shank and resting upon said anchor-disk, a lock-disk seated within said head-shell and resting upon said laterally extending arm of said pin-shank, an ornament element seated within said head-shell and resting upon said lock-disk, and means connected with said head-shell for retaining said ornament element in place.

4. In an article of the kind described, a head-shell closed at its bottom end and provided with a central perforation, an anchord-isk seated within said head-shell, said anchor-disk having a central perforation, a pin-shank extending downwardly through said perforations of said anchor-disk and the bottom of said head-shell, a laterally extending arm connected with the upper end of said pin-shank and resting upon said anchor-disk, a lock-disk seated within said head-shell and resting upon said laterally extending arm of said pin-shank, said headshell having an upwardly extending marginal flange curled over and inwardly to form a tubular bead adapted to engage said lockdisk to retain the same in place, an ornament element seated upon the upper surface of said lock-disk, and means connected with said bead for engaging and retaining said ornament element in place.

5. In an article of the kind described, a head-shell closed at its bottom end and provided with a central perforation, an anchordisk seated Within said head-shell, said anchor-disk having a central perforation, a pin-shank extending downwardly through said perforations of said anchor-disk and the bottom of said head-shell, a laterally extending arm connected with the upper end of said pin-shank and resting upon said an 4 chor-disk, a lock-disk seated within said head-shell and resting upon said laterally extending arm of said pin-shank said headshell having. an upwardly extending marginal flange curled over and inwardly to form a tubular bead adapted to engage said lock-disk to retain the same in place, an ornament element seated upon the upper surface of said lock-disk, and means connected with said bead for engaging and retaining said ornament element in place, comprising a series of spaced transverse and radially disposed depressed grooves, and inwardly extending gripping projections forced out from the side of said bead at the inner end of said groove adapted to engage said ornament element.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of January 1916.

' CHARLES VHITELEY. Witnesses:

FRED C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK C. FRAENTZEL,

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