US908693A - Safety-pin. - Google Patents

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S. 0LOP.' SAFETY PIN. "APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 1908.

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' Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

we hieoaeo reference being had to the accompanying UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN OLOP, OF WASHINGTON,

insurer or COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF to GAINS .M. naunmuon, orwasnmo'ron, DISTRICT or CQLUMBI SAFETY-PIN;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 10, 1908. Serial No. 416,181.

Patented Jen. 6, 1808.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known' that I, STEPHEN OLoP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Pins; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,-clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled winthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. I

This invention relates to new and usefu improvements in fastening means for safety pins 'and theobject of the invention is to produce a simple and eflicient device of thispanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my safety pin. Fig. 2 is a view showing the pin receiving slots out of registration. Fi 3 is a detailedview'of a modified form. Fig. 4 is an end view of the modified form shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is adetail of the form shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a modifiedform, and Fig. '7 is an endlview of the form-shown in'Fig. 4 with the plateinclosing one end removed. I

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A and B designate two guardplates, the former of which is fastened to one end D'of the wire D while the other guard plate is fastened to the endD of a second wire D each.v of said ends being referably curved or'bent-as shown in dotted lines in the'drawings. Each plate is adapted to clamp an end of the wire and is securely held thereon. Each guard plate is preferably formedbyfbendingthe plate upon itself, a space intervening between the walls of one plate A, while the other plate when folded is adapted to slide between the Walls of the other. Said late A is provided with slots A formed in t e opposite walls thereof and the plate B is provided with a sinuhrr slot B.

F designates a plate which is fastened to the angled portions N of the wires.

K designates a pin, reinforced and held b the plate F which frictionally clamps the same. The pin K forms a part of thewire D which is normally 1 arallel with the wires forming the sides'of the frame. The bent portions of the two wires D and D which are enga ed by the plate or casing F, se-

curely ho d the wires in the positions shown in the drawings. Said pin and also the portions of the wires D. and D forming the sides of the frame are resilient whereby, when it is desired to allow the pin to be fastened between the guards, the ends of. the wires D and 'D may be pres shit together sufficiently to bring the slots inregistration to allow the pin to pass therethrough and,

afterpressure is relieved from the wires, the

latter will spring out into the position shown in Fig.2 of the drawings which will hold the slots from registration.

In Figs. 3,4 and 5, it will be noted that the modifications show the wire bent to form a coil K which projects at an angle to the pin and, in Fig. 4, the metallic casing covering one'end of the device has a K to incase the coil K.

- In Fig. 6 is shown a slight modification in which the pin is made of two wires D and D", the former of which has the pin D and has a portion D bent at right angles to the side and bent to form an inverted loop D, while the other wire is bent at a right angle at D and also has an inverted loop D snd is further extended to form a loop D forming a guard to the pin D In Figs. 1 and 2, the. front art of the plates A and B constitute members having pin openings A and Bf transversely therelateral projection constitutes'means coacting with said memthrough while the remainder-of said plates bers to inclose the free end of said pin for re taining the latter after the resilient wires have returned to their normal positions. In Fig. 6, the parts D and D constitute such members with the pin openings formed by I beri-e'id from becoming detached the'loops D andD, while theback of the loo 1) constitutes the means coacting with i adapted to,

when in registration, as set forth.

sai members as just described.

1 From theforegoing, it willbe noted that, by the provisionof a pin made as shown and described, a simple and .ethcient device is afforded whereby the point of tr e tpin may rorn the guard. v a

"- W at-Iv claim to be new is:-

, 1, fastening device for'pinscomprising two rsilieiitwires, t..e corresponding ends of wnicna're bent laterally towaideacu other and eacn end being provided With a member having a pm opening transversely there- .,tnro ugn, said pin operfings being adapted to be brougut'into'registration with eacii ot er when the resilient wires are compressed, a pin fixed-at one end intermediate said IGdllent wires and adapted to enter saidopenmgs when in registration, and means coacting with said members to inclose'tue free end of said pin for retaining t..e latter after the re- 1 silient wires have returned to their normal positions and so arrangedtaat the pin may be moved laterally when in a locked relation and independent of said wires, as set forth.

2.- A tastening device for pins comprising a wire having two re ilient ends, a guaid plate fixed to each end, each guard plate having a I slot, the two slots being normally out of registration, a in fastened to said wire and e inserted through the slots 3. A fastening device for pins comprising a wire which is bent forming two resilient ends, a guard plate fixedto each end, each guard plate having a slot in the edge thereof, one guard plate adapted to telescope within the other, 'a fixe'd pin intermediate the resilient ends of said wire and adapted to be in erted through the slots when in registration and bed by the walls of said guard pla'te, as set forth. I

4. A fastening device for pins comprising a wire which is bent'to form two resilient ends, a pin point, a plate holding the same to the bent portion of said wire and intermediate the resilient ends, a slotted guard plate fixed to each end of the wire, one of said guard plates adapted to telescope within tueotuer and designed to receive the pin point, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflixmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

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