Improvements in the Manufacture of Bonnets and Hats.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 17th Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bonnets and Hats.
I, JOSEPH EDOUARD CHARVET of 25 Place Vendome, Paris, France, Shirt
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to the manufacture of bonnets and hats and consists
in manufacturing them from a triple fabric composed of two layers of fine fabric
with an intermediate layer of buckram, and treated as hereinafter explained.
These bonnets and hats are chiefly intended for wear in the summer or at the
seaside, or in the country.
The following description is that of a bonnet made according to my invention.
The form described is one sometimes called the Normandy and is well adapted to
cover the head and protect it from wind and sun, but it will be understood that any
other form can be manufactured.
The main part of the bonnet, viz.:-that which forms the body consists of a piece
of the triple fabric hereinbefore described, viz.-two layers of fine fabric, between
which is a layer of buckram, and it is rendered stiff by means of starch applied to
it whilst tightly stretched. The piece is of approximately rectangular form with
two corners removed to clear the cheeks of the wearer. The inner side of this
shaped piece is provided with a ruching or quilling of much finer material which
can be ornamented with lace or other similar trimming. The bounet projects in
frout so as to well cover the hair and forehead.
The back of the bonnet is finished by a knot or by ribbons, and there are the
usual strings or ribbons at the sides to fasten it to the wearer.
The different parts are easily secured together by stitching and can be easily
taken to pieces again; they are therefore easy to wash or clean and one part can
readily be replaced by another, for example the ruching or the ribbons.
For mens hats I prefer to adopt the shape known as the sailor hat, the triple
fabric being employed for the head and the brim. I line the inside with a thin
fabric and strengthen the part that fits the head with a material capable of being
washed. The hat thus made is trimmed with ribbon and provided if thought
necessary with ventilating holes, and can easily be washed or cleaned when desired.
Dated this 27th day of January 1894.
J. C. MEW BURN,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bonnets and Hats.
I, JOSEPH EDOUARD CHARVET of 25 Place Vendome, Paris, France, Shirt
Maker, 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 has reference to the manufacture of bonnets and hats and consists
in manufacturing them from a triple fabric composed of two layers of fine fabric
with an intermediate layer of buckram and treated as hereinafter explained. These
bonnets and hats are chiefly intended for wear in the summer or at the seaside, or
in the country.

page_text: The following description is that of a bonnet made according to my invention
and which in its complete form is shown in Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings.
This form is one sometimes called the Normandy and is well adapted to cover the
head and protect it from wind and sun but it will be understood that any other
form can be manufactured.
The main part of the bonnet, niz. :-that which forms the body is represented
separately in Figure 2 and consists of a piece A of the triple fabric hereinbefore
described viz. two layers of fine fabric between which is a layer of buckram and
it is rendered stiff by means of starch applied to it whilst tightly stretched. The
piece A is of approximately rectangular form with two corners a a removed to
clear the cheeks of the wearer. The inner side of this shaped piece is shown as
provided with a ruching or quilling B (represented separately in Figure 3) of much
finer material which can be ornamented with lace or other similar trimming. The
bonnet projects in front so as to well cover the hair and forehead.
The back of the bonnet is shown as finished by a knot C (represented separately
in Figure 4) or in place of the knot there may be ribbons and there are the usual
strings or ribbons D D (seen separately in Figure 5) at the sides to fasten it to the
wearer.
The different parts are easily secured together by stitching and can be easily
taken to pieces again; they are therefore easy to wash or clean and one part, such
for example as the ruching or the ribbons, can readily have a new piece of the
same or a different kind substituted for it.
For men's hats 1 prefer to adopt the shape known as the sailor hat, the triple
fabric being employed for the head or body and the brim. I line the inside with a
thin fabric and strengthen the part that fits the head with a material capable of
being washed. The hat thus made is trimmed with ribbon and provided if thought
necessary with ventilating holes and can easily be washed or cleaned when desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is.
The manufacture of bonnets and hats from a triple fabric composed of two layers
of fine fabric with an intermediate layer of buckram and rendered stiff, substantially
as herein before described.
Dated this 11th day of October 1801
J. C. MEW BURN & ELLIS,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.