Improvements in Hats.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 31st July, 1889-Accepted, 7th Sept., 1889
TROYDSIONAL DIECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hats.
I HARRY WALKER of the firm of T. & W. Walker of Howard Lane Denton in
the County of Lancaster Hat Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
:-
These improvements relate first to the ventilation of the hat, and secondly to an
improvement in the lining of the same.
For the purposes of ventilation I make an opening through the hat band and the
body of the lat at each side in which I insert a metal eyelet covered with fine metallic
gauze, and through the leather of the hat I make a corresponding group of small holes
or punctures of a lozenge or other suitable shape opposite to each of the holes through
the band and body.
I also make the usual ventilating opening in the centre of the crown, by which
means I get a thorough ventilation the air entering through the hand at each side and
passing out through the centre of the crown at the top.
The hat lining I make of fine silk net.
This is made rather smaller in diameter than the paper lining, but it is slightly
stretched at top and bottom and its. upper edge attaclied to the edges of the hat tip,
and its lower edge sown to the paper lining, the effect of which is that the net lining
(instead of lying flat to the inside of the hat) "bells" inward at the centre and thus
gives a novel and improved appearance to the inside of the hat.
Dated this 11th day of December 1888.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hats.
.
I HARRY WALKER of the firm of T. & W. Walker of Howard Lane Denton in
the County of Lancaster Hat Manufacturer 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 :-
These improvements relate first to the ventilation of the hat, and secondly to an
improvement in the lining of the same.
The nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed will be readily understood on reference to the annexed sheet of drawings
marked with figures and letters of reference corresponding with those in the following
explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 in the annexed drawings is a vertical transverse section of a hat with my
invention shown as applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a partial longitudinal section of the
same, and Fig. 3 is a partial side view with a portion of the, brim broken away to
show the side ventilator.
For the purposes of ventilation I make an opening a through the hat band b
(see Fig. 3) and the body c of the hat at each side in which I insert a metal eyelet d
covered with fine metallic gauze which gives the outside ventilator a more finished
appearance, and through the leather e of the hat I make a corresponding group of
small holes or punctures ex of a lozenge or other suitable shape through the leather
(see Figs. 1 and 2) opposite to each of the holes a through the band and body.
I also make the usual ventilating opening in the centre of the crown by which
means get a thorough ventilation, the air entering through the band at each side
Price d

page_text: and passing out through the centre of the crown at the top. The hat lining shown
by the curved dotted lines g at Fig. 1. I make. of fine elastic silk lace, or net which
must be perfectly soft and without any stiffening or dressing of any kind. This is
made rather smaller in diameter than the paper lining, but, it is slightly stretched, at
top and bottom and its upper and lower edges sewn to the paper lining represented
by the straight dotted lines h, the effect of which is that the lace or net lining
(instead of lying flat to the inside of the hat) "bells" inward at the centre as shown
by the curved dotted lines g and thus gives a "novel" and improved appearance to
the inside of the hat.
The paper used for the paper lining may be black or of any color, which can be
seen through the silk lace or net lining.
It will be evident that this improved lining is not applicable to hats with dome
shaped crowns.
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.
First. The combination, with an ordinary ventilator in the centre of the crown, of
ventilators fixed in openings made through the hat band and the body at each side,
whereby a thorough ventilation is secured substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings annexed, and
Secondly. I claim the improved hat lining of silk lace or net made rather smaller
in diameter and slightly stretched at top and bottom and having its upper and lower
edges secured to the paper lining so as to "bell" inwards substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by the annexed drawing.
Dated this 30th day of Tal 1000
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.