International Safety Pin day is always observed on April 10 to mark the date on which Walter Hunt invented the safety pin.
The ubiquitous safety pin is also known by other names: baby pin, nappy pin, loincloth pin, diaper pin, and diaper pin.
The patent was not the first time it had been invented. Similar items made from bone, ivory, silver, gold, or brass have been discovered at ancient Greek and Roman sites, as well as brass, ivory, ivory, silver, gold, or brass.
Walter Hunt's "dress pin" was supposed to spring open and had a clasp covering the point of preventing the injuries that straight pins caused. It became known as the safety pin for this reason.
Hunt was a prolific entrepreneur. He was a prolific entrepreneur. Among his other inventions were a forerunner of the Winchester repeating rifle, a reliable flax spinner, knife sharpener, and a hard-coal-burning stove. Hunt received patents for updates to existing equipment as well, unlike other innovators. For example, he made some improvements on bullet and casing styles, as well as a new fountain pen.. A rope making machine, a nail cutting machine, an attachment to boats that allowed them to crack through the ice, and many more are among the endless tinkerer's patent list continues to expand.
Try to come up with your own innovative idea this Safety Pin Day by Walter Hunt.
Walter Hunt, America's Forgotten Inventor, in the book Necessity's Child, read about the inventor Walter Hunt. Start a line of unique safety pins... They come in a variety of sizes and colors. The safety pins' heads are often shaped like animals.
To post on social media, use the hashtag #SafetyPinDay.
History
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Walter Hunt's invention of the safety pin was granted a patent on April 10 on that date in 1849, on that date in 1849. Legend claims he invented it in about three hours after being threatened to pay a $15.00 loan or about $400 in today's dollars. He patented it and sold the patent for $154 and paid off his debt but owed it to the patent.
