Improvements in Hat and Cap Suspenders.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th May, 1889-Accepted, 15th June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hat and Cap Suspenders.
We HERBERT TIPPER, of 184 Witton Lane, Aston, in the County of Warwick,
Engineer, and WILLIAM HARRIS of 348 Witton Road, Aston aforesaid Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
.
This invention has for it object, the suspending of hats and caps, and by which
means, a hat or cap can be suspended or hung, independent of ordinary hooks or pegs,
as are now commonly employed, as the said hat or cap carries its own means of
suspension, as herein-after described.
The said invention consists essentially of a curved arm, made preferably from
spring wire, and jointedly connected at its inner end, to an attachment plate, secured
preferably to within the inside of a hat or cap, as the case may be.
The other or free end is made in the form of a loop or hook; and situated a little
below the said loop or hook, is a pin, spike or the like, which when driven or pressed
home into a door or other article, suspends the head covering as aforesaid.
In carrying out the making of the said suspender, we preferably take a length of
spring wire, of about double the length of arm required, and fold the said wire some-
what upon itself, with the inner ends both crossed cranked and turned outwardly at
right angles into joint connections, which work in rolled over eyes formed or made at
the top of a curved fantail, or other shaped sheet metal attachment plate, which plate
has prongs or points cut out, and bent rearwardly, and by means of which, it is
affixedly secured to the inside of the said head covering.
The spike at free end of the arm or suspender limb, has a head or flatish front,
while the connection of the attachment plate may be effected by eyeleting, or by other
means.
Normally, the suspender is turned to within the inside of the hat, and with the bend
coming near, or upon its inside top.
Thus, when the hat is being worn, or not required to be suspended, the device
which may be made from wire, cut out sheet metal or the like, is retained inside of
the head covering, by its spring joint; and when the said head covering is required
to be hung up, it is necessary to turn outwardly the arm of the device, and hang the
same up
(head covering suspended) either by the looped end engaging with a knob,
or by the insertion of the spike or pin, into some soft object such as wood, fabric or
the like.
The attachment plate may be made in the form of a spring clip, made so as to
embrace the rim of a head covering.
In applying our invention to caps, we preferably make the attachment means of the
said suspender from wire secured to the crown and body of a hat, by eylet ventilators,
while the junction of the attachment means to the suspender arm is made by a spring
coil, which normally takes and keeps the arm in the inside of the cap.
The outer end of the arm of the suspender instead of being provided with a spike or
loop, a hook may be substituted therefor.
The joint part of the connection may he made like a nursery pin joint turning upon
a centre, and with the short arm of the wire resting upon the attachment means,
thereby making the other part a spring joint.
Dated this Ninth day of August 1888.
מתוח מנותח.
TIDDED
WILLIAM HARRIS.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hat and Cap Suspenders.
We, HERBERT TIPPER of 184 Witton Lane Aston in the County of Warwick,
Engineer, and WILLIAM HARRIS of 348 Witton Road, Aston aforesaid; Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention has for its object, the suspending of hats and caps, and by which
means, a hat or cap can he suspended or hung, independent of ordinary hooks or
pegs, as are now commonly employed, as the said hat or cap, carries its own means of
suspension, as herein-after described.
The said invention consists essentially of a curved arm, made preferably from
spring wire, and jointedly connected at its inner end, to an attachment plate, secured
preferably to the inside of a hat or cap, as the case may be.
The other or free end, is made in the form of a loop or hook, and situated a little
below the said loop or hook, is a pin, spike or the like, which when driven or pressed
home into a door or other article, it suspends the head covering as aforesaid.
In carrying out the making of the said suspender, we preferably take a length of
spring wire, of about double the length of arm required, and fold the said wire some-
what upon itself, with the inner ends both crossed, cranked and turned outwardly at
right angles into joint connections, which work in rolled over eyes or holes formed or
made at the top of a curved fantail or other shaped sheet metal attachment plate,
which plate has prongs or points cut out and hent rearwardly, and by means of which,
it is affixedly secured to the inside of the said head covering.
The spike at the free end of the arm or suspended liuib, has a head or flattish front,
while the connection of the attachment plate may be effected by eyeleting or by
other means.
.
* Normally, the suspender is 'turned to within the inside of the bat, and with the bend
coming near, or upon its inside top.
Thus, when the hat is being worn, or not required to be suspended, the device
which may be made from wire, cut out sheet metal or the like, is retained inside of
the head covering, by its spring joint; and when the said covering is required to be
hung up, it is only necessary to turn ontwardly the arm of the device, and hang the
same up (head covering suspended) either by the looped end engaging with a knob,
or by the insertion of a spike or pin into some soft object, such as wood, fabric or
the like.
The attachment plate may be made in the form of a spring clip, made so as to
embrace the rim of a head covering.
In applying our invention to caps, we preferably make the attachment means of the
said suspender from wire secured to the crown and body of a hat, by eyelet
ventilators, while the junction of the attachment means to the suspender arm is
made by a. spring coil, which normally takes and keeps the arm in the inside of
the cap.
The outer end of the arm of the suspender instead of being provided with a spike
or loop, a hook may be substituted therefor.
The joint part of the connection may be made like a nursery pin joint turning upon
a centre, and with the short arm of the wire resting upon the attachment means,
thereby making the other part a spring joint.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in front elevation, a hat or cap
suspender, constructed according to our said invention-It will be seen from the said
figure, that the suspender or means for hanging, consists essentially of a jointed arm
made from spring wire, and provided at one end with a loop and suspending pin, and
at the other end with an attachment plate.
Figure 2 represents an edge view of the said suspender, attached to a portion of a

page_text: hat, thus exhibiting the manner and position which the said suspender takes when
folded or not in use.
Figure 3 represents a front elevation of the joint part folded over.
Figure 4 represents the joint part removed from the attachment plate.
Figure 5 shows a top side plan of the attachment plate, and figure 6 an edge view
of same-Figure 7 is an underside plan of the said attachment plate-Figure 8 shows
upon a smaller scale, the said suspender in use, and with the attachment pin stuck
into a door or other wooden object-Figure 9 shows a like view as figure 8, but with
the suspender folded, and with the curved arm following the inside crown or nearly
so of the hat-Figure 10 represents a front elevation of a modification of my
invention, and figure 11 is an edge view-Figure 12 represents another form of our
invention, provided with a loose hinged flap, whilst figure 13 represents a suspender
which is attached to the underside rim of a hat.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
a-is a curved arın, made from spring wire, and with the ends of the inner part a²,
crossing each other, and terininating in outwardly directed joints a³, which take
within knuckle bearings 62, of an attachment plate b, whose top middle part is pierced
with an opening 63, for admitting of the introduction of the said joints a³ into their
bearings The outer end at of the said arm a, is looped at a', where-through the
shank of a collared pin c takes, and is prevented from detachment, by the said collar,
which lies at a short distance from the underside of the head of the pin, whilst the
extreme outer end of the said arm is provided with a loop, by means of which, the
suspender may be hung if necessary.
'
When the suspender is not in use, fold it within the interior of the hat as in
figures 2 and 9, but when a hat is required to be hung, turn outwardly the folding
arm a, and stick the pin c into some soft or wooden substance as in figure 8, when the
hat is suspended.
The attachment plate is secured to the base of the hat, adjacent to the rim, by
prongs d, or by eyeletings or other devices.
A pneumatic holder may be substituted for that of the pin c-Thus, I attach a
button, of india-rubber, cupped on its underside, and by means of which, the said
suspender and hat are hung.
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In the modification figure 10, I make the jointed arm a of strip metal, and its
heel a impressed upon by the free end of a flat spring e, attached to the holder b; so
that the arm is retained in its folded and unfolded positions, by the spring taking its
bearing around one of the angles of the said heel.
In figure 12, the attachment plate is made of wire or sheet metal, and is made to
follow the contour of the inside of the hat.
In figure 13, the suspender consists of an attachment plate b, pull-out arm a, with
loop a at its outer end, and pin c near its outer end-The inner end of the pull-out
arm has a stalk a², with a piston end e³, of which a³ is encircled by a coiled spring f,
disposed between the shoulder 62, and the piston end a³.
Figure 14 represents the collared pin separately.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
First. A hat, cap or other head gear suspender, consisting of a jointed arm and
attachment plate, which when not in use, the former folds within the inside of the
said head gear, substantially as set forth.
Secondly. Making the jointed arms of head gear suspenders from spring wire,
shaped and connected, as set forth in figures 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9.
Thirdly. Making the joints of hat, cap and like suspenders, detachable, as set forth
in figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Fourthly. Providing the outer ends of hat, cap or other like suspenders, with a
pin and loop, or by a pin, or pneumatic holder alone, and the attachment plate with
prongs, as set forth.

page_text: Lastly. Hat, cap or other like suspenders, consisting of a pull-out arm or rod,
with pin and loop, or pin alone at its outer end, and with its inner end made piston
like, and pressed inwards by a spring, as set forth in figure 13.
Dated this 11th day of May 1880
HERBERT
TIPPER.
WILLIAM HARRIS.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.