Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Sweat Bands for Hats.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 31st Dec., 1897-Accepted, 26th Feb., 1898
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Sweat Bands
for Hats.
I, MARK HASLAM, of 131, Finsbury Pavement, in the County of London, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to machinery for the manufacture of sweat hands having
raised or embossed portions for the purpose of affording comfort and for facilitating
ventilation.
The embossing of these bands is effected by means of rotary dies one of which is
engraved in relief and the other in intaglio.
The object of my invention is to improve and cheapen the construction of these
dies and to this end instead of cutting away the surface of a solid roller I engrave
sheet metal plates (preferably brass) which are curved to fit the rollers to which they
are to be applied the intaglio portions of the design being formed by cutting openings
through the said plates, the rollers upon which the plates are fixed forming the bottoms
of the recesses.
When in addition to the embossed portions before mentioned a design or lettering
is to be impressed upon the bands the printing surfaces are produced upon the
intaglio die the said printing surfaces being formned by engraving the surface of the
metal plate or by attaching separate engraved parts to it. When such design or
lettering is to be printed in gold I provide for removing from the roller the portion
of the die having the printing surface upon it, to permit of readily applying the gold.
In this case the ends of the removable portion slide in suitable guides and a handle
is fixed for facilitating manipulation.
I sometimes combine with my improved roller dies a thermometer for indi
cating the temperature of the said rollers which is of especial advantage when
printing with gold.
Dated this 31st day of Morah. 1907
Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Sweat Bands
for Hats.
I, MARK HASLAM, of 131, Finsbury Pavement, in the County of London, Manu-
facturer, 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:-
My invention relates to machinery for the inanufacture of sweat bands having

page_text: of the machine so as to be contiguous to the said rollers, the dies being advan-
tageously heated by gas jets burning within them.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. Dies for embossing and printing sweat bands for hats provided with separate
metal plates or surfaces on which the design is engraved, substantially as
described.
2. In dies of the kind described in Claim 1 providing the separate metal surfaces
or plates in conjunction with the body of the die with a handle for holding the said
plates when placed in position, substantially as, and for the purpose, described.
3. The improved die for embossing and printing hat sweat bands, substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.