Improvements in the Manufacture of Mob Cap and Bonnet Shapes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Mob Cap and Bonnet
Shapes.
I, JOHN CASS, of Oldknow's Factory, Great Alfred Street, in the Borough of
Nottingham, Mob cap and bonnet shape manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to the manufacture of what are known as mob cap and
bonnet shapes and it has for its object the improved method of wiring such
shapes.
In the manufacture of mob cap shapes I put an additional wire round the top of the
shape close to the crown or at any convenient part to give the shape more support;
this additional wire is preferably a continuation of the wire run round the lower edge
of the shape. This I effect by commencing preferably at the back of the shape
running the wire round the lower edge then up the back to the top of the shape
passing round or in any desired direction, then down the back to the starting point
the wire preferably crossing at the back. If desired the wire may pass more than
once round the shape and may be carried to any part where support is required.
The wire may be secured by stitching or by a strip of material, in the latter case
the strip of material may be secured with the wire by passing through specially
adapted heated rollers in a well known manner.
In the manufacture of bonnet shapes the wire round the edge of the crown is sup-
ported by a number of vertical wires extending from the wire round the lower edge;
by inserting the wire in the before mentioned manner these vertical wires may
be dispensed with and the shape rendered much lighter and manufactured at a
less cost.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Mob Cap and Bonnet
Shapes.
I, JOHN CASS of Oldknow's Factory, Great Alfred Street, in the Borough of
Nottingham, Mob cap and bonnet shape 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 :-
This invention relates to the manufacture of what are known as mob caps
and bonnet shapes and it has for its object the improved method of wiring such
shapes.
It will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which
figs. 1 and 2 are elevation and plan respectively of a mob cap shape showing method
of wiring and figs. 3 and 4 are elevation and plan respectively of a modification.
In the manufacture of mob cap shapes I put an additional wire A round the top of
the shape B close to the crown or at any convenient part to give the shape more
support, this wire I secure to the shape by a strip of material (which together with
the wire and the shape are passed through suitably formed heated rollers which cause
the strip of material C to adhere to the shape, the wire A being between them. The
additional wire A and strip (if possible are preferably continuations of the bordering
wire D and strip C round the lower edge of the shape. This may be effected by

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commencing to wire the shape preferably at the back, running the wire D round the
lower edge and securing it by the strip of material (which also forms a binding;
by passing between heated rollers after passing round the lower edge of the shape a
sufficient length of wire and material are rolled together, this is then passed up the
back of the shape round the top, or in any desired direction then down the back to
the starting point the wire preferably crossing at the back, the wire is with the
strip of material temporarily secured at different parts by the application of a
heated iron or press and are afterwards permanently secured by passing through
heated rollers.
If desired the wire and material C may be passed more than once round the shape
and may be carried to any part where support is required, or in some cases may be
only continued up the open back on one side and down the other to the starting point
and afterwards secured in the manner described.
In figs. 3 and 4 a differently formed cap shape is shown and two additional wires A
and E are employed which wires are not continuous with the bordering wire D
round the lower edge of the shape. The shape in this case is made with a plain
part Fattached to the upper part and the part where they are connected I
strengthen with a wire E passing round, and which also helps to unite the two
parts as well as a wire G to support the crown. The wire and strip of material
are first passed through heated rollers, they are then fixed on the shape in the
desired position being first secured at intervals by a hot iron or press and after-
wards the whole are passed through heated rollers.
In the manufacture of bonnet shapes the wire round the edge of the crown is sup-
ported by a number of vertical wires extending from the wire round the lower edge
of the shape. By forming the wire round the crown as a continuation of that round
the lower edge the vertical wires may be dispensed with as the wire in the crown is
supported by the continuation or by securing an independent wire or wires round the
crown or other part of the shape after it is made in the manner hereinbefore described
the vertical wires may be also dispensed with and the shapes rendered much lighter
and manufactured at a less cost.
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 I
claim is ;-
1. In a mob cap or bonnet shape making the crown supporting wire A and
bordering wire D out of the same continuous wire substantially as described and
illustrated in figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
2. In a mob cap or bonnet shape the employment of supporting wires such as A or E
secured by a strip of material such as C substantially as described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
3. In the manufacture of mob cap or bonnet shapes the application and method of
securing supporting wires substantially as herein described.
4. The complete mob cap or bonnet shape substantially as herein described and
illustrated in figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
5. The complete mob cap or bonnet shape substantially as herein described and
illustrated in figs. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of February 1890.
JOHN CASS.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicant.