Improvements in and relating to Labels or Tags adapted to be Attached to Hats and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Labels or Tags adapted to be
Attached to Hats and the like.
1, DAVID ALEXANDER KELLER, a citizen of the United States of America,
residing at Louisville, in the County of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, United
States of America, Gentleman, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a simple and economical label or tag.
adapted to be conveniently attached to a hat or cap whereby said hat or cap may
be readily identified by its owner.
The invention consists of a label or tag constructed of cloth, paper or other
suitable material, and of suitable size and shape to provide a portion by which it
may be conveniently attached to a hat or cap, and a portion to receive marks of
identification, all as I will proceed now more particularly to set forth and finally
claim.
In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, in the two figures of:
which like parts are similarly designated,
Figure 1 is a plan view of the preferred form of label or tag, and
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a hat showing my invention applied thereto.
In practicing my invention, I cut or otherwise produce from paper, cloth or
other suitable material, a tag or label having a tab portion a, gummed on one side,.
by which it may be secured to a hat or cap, and a blank portion b, which is adapted
to receive marks of identification, and such marks of identification may be applied.
by printing or otherwise.
In the preferred form of my invention, the tab a is provided upon that side or
face on which the identification marks are placed, with an adhesive substance, and
when it is desired to apply the tag, label or mark to a hat or cap, it is only
necessary to moisten the adhesive side of the tab and stick it to a suitable portion
of the hat or cap. The most convenient place to apply the device is upon the
inside of the sweat-band c, as shown in Figure 2, so that the portion b will be left
exposed to view above the sweat-band, whereby the marks of identification, such
as the name and address of the owner of the hat to which the label is applied,
may be observed and the hat may be readily and easily identified by its owner.
The shape of the device is immaterial, but I prefer that shown in the drawings..
The device while primarily designed as a hat identifying mark, may be used or
adapted for use for other purposes without departing from the spirit of my
invention.
The device may be made from paper stock, paper, textile fabric, leather, card-
board and other material suitable for the purpose.
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 :-
The herein-described hat identification mark, constructed as a tag or label,

page_text: having upon one and the same side or face a portion to receive identification marks
and a gummed portion by which it may be secured to a hat or cap, substantially as
Bet forth.
Dated this 9th day of November 1896.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.