IMPROVEMENTS IN ATTACHMENT OF EYE GLASSES TO HEAD WEARING APPAREL
Year: 1888

page_text: We, WILLIAM HAMILTON BROWNLOW, of the Town of Brockville, in the Province
of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, Mechanic, and JOEL. SYLVESTER WARNER, of
the City of Ogdensburg, in the State of New York, one of the United States of
America, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN ATTACHMENT OF EYE GLASSES TO HEAD WEARING APPAREL, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Our invention relates to an attachment of an eye glass to head apparel, and has
for its object to provide a means whereby an eye glass may be adjustably secured
to the visor, brim, or frontis-piece of a hat, cap, bonnet, or other article of head apparel,
and the further object of our invention is to provide a means whereby an eye glass
may be safely held in connection with a hat, and conveniently and expeditiously, when
so attached, adjusted upon the nose.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1, is a perspective view of a hat having our improvement applied and illustrating
the glasses in position for use.
Figure 2, is a partial bottom plan of a hat, illustrating the glasses attached thereto,
and folded up beneath the brim.
In carrying out our invention, a plate A, is secured to the under front surface
of the visor, brim or frontis-piece of an article of head apparel, which plate
may be secured thereto by means of screws, rivets or other approved and similar
devices.
Upon the plate A, at or near each end, are secured or cast integral therewith,
a lug a, in which lugs a spindle B, is journaled; extending longitudinally of the
plate. The spindle B, is provided at one end with a coiled spring b, the outer end
of which bears against the lug a, so as to hold the spindle by friction in any desired
position.
A lug d, is formed upon the spindle at or near the centre, projecting outward at
right angles, and a similar lug d³, is secured to the outer central surface of the nose

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eye glasses and spindle are connected by a section of my
end of which lazy tongs is pivoted to the spindle lug d, and the other end to the lug d,
forming a part of the said eye glasses.
When it is desired to use the glasses, it is necessary only to grasp the nose piece,
draw the same downward and adjust the glasses to the eyes, thereby obviating soiling
the said glasses by handling preparatory to placing them upon the nose, the friction
spring serving as before stated, to hold the glasses either when pulled down or when
thrown upwardly, or at any desired intermediate point.
Although specific construction has been described we desire it distinctly understood
that equivalent constructions may be employed without departing from the spirit of
the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is,
1. The combination with the attaching plate having lugs, of a spindle journaled in
said lugs and provided with a coiled spring, for friction, bearing at its outer end against
one of said lugs, and the eye glasses depending from the attaching plate, substantially
as sot forth.
2. The combination with the attaching plate of an eye glass frame and a lazy tongs
connected to the said plate and frame, substantially as set forth.
3. The combination with the attaching plate having a spindle journaled on its lower
or under side, of an eye glass frame and a lazy tongs connected to the said spindle
and to the spring of the eye glass frame, substantially as set forth.
4. The combination with the attaching plate having lugs on its under face, of the
spindle journaled in said lugs and provided at one end with a coiled spring bearing at
its outer end against the adjacent lug of the attaching plate, lazy tongs connected to
the attaching plate and an eye glass frame attached to the outer end of the lazy tongs
substantially as set forth.
auth day of November 1888.