US893171A - Fastening-pin. - Google Patents

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N0. 893,171. PATENTED JULY 14,1908.

M. s. KARE. FASTENING PIN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,1907.

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UNITED. sTA-T s PATENT OFFICE.

I MINNIE s. KARE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

' FASTENING-PIN.

. Be it known that I, MINNIE S. KARE, of the c1ty ofNewark, county of Essex, and

State of New Jersey, have invented a new over, the pin which has an exposed oint is. likely to work loose and be lost. T us the owner may lose a valuable pin, or if the pin is not of any particular value,- the discomfort resulting from a loose hat is annoying;

The objectof my invention is to overcome these difliculties, and to producea simple 1n which carries in its head or on its hea a sheath for the point ofan opposed pin, so that pins can be used in pairs, and the point of one-made to enter the sheath in' the ead of the other, whereby the two pins are locked together, and the hat or other article ins are secured, is firmly fastened. Itwill e seen that this arrangement also guards the points and prevents them from being seen- In carrying out this idea, it is obvious that the head can be made up in any preferred design, that it can be-as ornamental as required, and that the sheath to receive the point of an opposing pin may be a piece of cork, compressed felt,

, i or anything which will receive and engage the point so as to prevent it from readily becoming lo'ose.

, With these ends in view my invention consists of ,a combination pin and sheath, which will be hereinafter clearly described and the novel features claimed. I

Reference is to be had to theacco-m anying drawing forming a part of this spec' cation, in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the application of a pair of pins embodying m invention, to a hat. Fig. 2 is a view. part y m section, showing two ins connected, but with one shorter than t eoother, and having its point free. Fig. 3 is a face view of a modification of the invention, showing different Specification of Letters Patent. Application medium 26, 1907 Serial No. 380,850.

Patented July 1 1, 19os.-

forms of pins. Fig. 4 is asectional side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of another form of the pin head.

The pin 10 can be of any usual structure and ofany desired length. It has the usual free oint, and a head 1]. at the end, which hea can be made up in any desired shape,

but, which carries a sheath or cushion 12,

to receive the Bpoint of an opposed in. In the drawing, ig. 1, I have shown t 1e head havin a hollow structure in which can be place felt, sponge, cork, or other compressed substancesoft enough to receive a pin point, and having sufficient friction to grip it somewhat. It'will be obvious that these pins can be used precisely as usual, except that the point of one enters the sheath of the other. he pins are pushed in through the hat at op osite sides, they engage the hair as usual, an a'littlepracticewill enable the user to make the points register perfectly with the sheath. heads. When fastened as shown, they securetthehat firmly. In Fig. 2 I have shown one of the pins shorter than the other, to illustrate the fact that if used as a hat pin, the head ofone can be made as a sheath for the point of the other, andthe short pin'can be allowed to. float around in the hair.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown a pin which, while itmay be used for a hat pin, is especially designed for fastening garments, -for draping cloth, or other fabric. Short pins of'this character are also especially useful and ornamental in millinery. Here the pin extends from the back of a generally flat head 13, Which can be made as ornamental as desired, and which has a sheath or cushion 14 on the under side, this sheath being merely a piece of cork, sponge or felt, which can be compressed for the purpose. It is better, however, to make a in of this sort with a casing 15 on the bac side, as in Fig. 5, to receive the compressed sheath 16, as in such a structure as this the sheath is more durable and less likely to be disintegrated by numerous pr'icks. from a pin point. 1

I am aware that it is not new to provide a sheath for a pinpoint, but I have no knowledge of the fact that a'pin has been provided with ahead that serves the )urpos'e also of a sheath, and it will be seen t at the pins c-m bodyi'ng my invention are used to the best advantage in pairs.

Having thus fully described my invention, casing containing a point;- receiving sheath I claim as newand desire to secure by Letarranged to receive the point of an independters Patent ent opposed pin.

MINNIE S. KARR.

1 As an improved article ofmanufacture, a pin having its head provided with a cush- Witnesses:

icned sheath. MARGARET L. ROWLAND,

2. A pin having its head formed with a MOSES J. DEWITT.

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