An Improvement in Hat and Cap Leather Bands.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 30th Dec.. 1889-Accepted. 15th Mar 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Hat and Cap Leather Bands.
I THOMAS STANLEY Fox of 12 Piccadilly Manchester in the County of Lancaster.
Leather Dresser do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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This Invention relates to an improvement in the application and attachment of
leather bands to the brims of hats and caps.
The object of this invention is to add to the top portion of the leather or material
used for leather, a narrow strip of leather, the edge turned so as to fall on the brim of
the hat or cap thereby producing a beaded appearance instead of shewing the raw
edge of leather or band.
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By this invention I propose to stitch paste or apply a narrow strip of leather to the
top part of the ordinary leather or band so arranged as to fall on the brim of the hat
this strip to be turned under hiding the raw edge, and shewing a bead on the brim of.
the hat or cap thereby producing a neat appearance and keeping the stitches from
friction against the forehead.
The leather or band may be stitched with the raw edge on the strip or may be
coloured blacked or shaved to hide the edge or may be lashed with cotton or other
material on the edge previous to being stitched pasted or applied in any other way, to.
the ordinary leather or band.
I prefer to use leather for the strip but I also claim to use any other material which
may be applied to produce the same result.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Hat and Cap Leather Bands.
I THOMAS STANLEY Fox of 12 Piccadilly Manchester in the County of Lancaster
Leather Dresser 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 in the first part to an improvement in the application, attach-
ment, and appearance of leather bands to the brims of hats or caps, whereby the raw
edge of the leather is covered which raw edge is a very objectionable feature in the
ordinary style of hand whipping.
The second part of the invention is to add to the top part of the leather, or that
part of the leather which is adjacent to the brim of the hat, or cap, a narrow strip
of leather, imitation, or other suitable material, turning the same over on the top edge
as shewn in Fig. 1 in the accompanying sheet of drawings by pasting, stitching, or
folding as shewn in figure 2 thereby causing it to hide the raw edge of the strip when
attached to the leather, and to fall on the brim of the hat or cap without the use of
reed or wire.
The third part of the Invention consists in applying the narrow strip to the
top part of the leather band, either by pasting, stitching, or other adhesive applica-
tion, the leather band may be stitched or otherwise, with the raw edge on the
strip, or may be coloured black or any other colour to hide the edge, or may be
lashed with cotton or silk thread, or other suitable material on the edge to cover the
same previous to being stitched pasted or applied to the strip of leather or other
material, which falls on, or close to the brim of the hat or cap.
The fourth part of this Invention consists in running a thread of cotton, silk, or
other suitable material of a thickness to cover the edge of the leather band, in a
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page_text: parallel line with the leather band, this thread is shewn by the dark line in a, a, a,
in figure 3, I propose to apply the thread-to the edge of the leather by attaching a
guide to the foot of the sewing machine as-shewn in figures 4, 5 & 6, figure 4 is a
front elevation, figure 5. is a side elevation, and figure.6 is a plan of the foot of the
sewing machine, this guide to the foot of the sewing machine is to keep the thread
close to the top edge of the leather band, and then stitching the three parts together,
namely the leather band; the parellel thread, and the narrow strip, with a single
needle machine and zig zag-stitch as shown at A in figure 3, the bottom part of the
stitch taking hold of the leather band, and the top part of the stitch going over the
parallel thread, and also taking hold of the narrow strip and combining the whole
closely together, thereby making a neat appearance when applied to the hat or cap;
I propose to
use the single needle machine,; with a zig zag stitch, but any other
machine may be used which will combine the leather band, the parallel thread, and
the narrow strip together.' :
Having now particularly described the nature of my said Invention and in what
manner the same is to he performed, I declare that what I claim is ;
First. The applying of a narrow strip of leather, or other suitable material to the
top part of a hat or cap leather band, the narrow strip to be turned, or stitched,
pasted, or folded over, so as to fall on the brim of the hat or cap, thereby shewing no
raw edge, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Secondly I claim the running of the thread in parallel position with the raw
edge of the leather band, without the thread being looped to the other stitches, but
retained in its position by the stitches which join the two several parts of the leather
or other material used as leather together, substantially as and for the purposes
described..
Thirdly. I claim the application of a guide to the foot of the sewing machine to
keep parallel thread close to the leather band.
Dated this 27th day of December 1889.