An Improved Method of Ventilating all kinds of Silk and Felt Hats.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Ventilating all kinds of Silk and Felt
Hats.
JOSEPH HARRIS Commercial Traveller 7, Vernon Grove, Eccles, Manchester,
Lancashire, and JAMES JENKINS Hatter, Talbot Street, Cardiff, do hereby declare
the nature of our invention for VENTILATING ALL KINDS OF HATS as set forth in
Schedule (a) to be as follows:-
(a) The centre of the Crown of the Hat, is perforated with a circle of small
holes, protected from outside dust, &c. &c. by a piece of fine netting fastened between
the inside lining & crown of Hat.
Fixed in front of Hat, underneath leather band, or any other part of Hat, (either
front, back, right or left side or any other part or point of the Hats circumferance
as in the process of manufacture may be decided) is fixed a fluted Ventilator.
(b) of glacied cotton or any other suitable material. This is stitched to a flannel
hand inside hat, and to base of brim as usual in ordinary manufactured Hats.
(c) Following the course of Ventilator No. 1 is another of similear design & make,
manufactured in cork, and called top Ventilator or
(d) Ventilator No. 2.
No. 2 Ventilator is fastened to the top of flannel band, which connects Ventilator
No. 1 with Ventilator No. 2. The two ends of
(e) inside absorbing flannel Band being fastened to leather Hat band in the
ordinary way.
The space covered by absorbing flannel band, is covered with round holes (no
specified size, but this specification is intended to cover and does hereby cover all
and every size hole of all and every known or unknown shape that may hereafter
he decided upon). Which thus completely secures a free and cool passage of fresh
cold air entering through Ventilator No. 1, then through Ventilator No. 2, out through
Ventilating holes in Crown of Hat. Thus rendering the whole free from persperation
and heat.
(f) The Ventilator as set forth in this specification as a whole is intended to apply
and does apply to all and every class, character, and description of hard and soft
manufactured Hats, and embraces in its scope, & application every description of Hat
by whatsoever name it may be called or by whatsoever material it may be
manufactured.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Ventilating all kinds of Silk and Felt
Hats.
JOSEPH HARRIS Commercial Traveller, 7, Vernon Grove Eccles, Manchester, and
JAMES JENKINS Hatter, Talbot Street, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, 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:-
(a) Fig. 1. As shown in Drawings, the centre of the crown of the Hat is perforated
with a circle of small holes, protected from outside dust &c. &c. by a piece of fine
netting fastened between the inside lining and crown of Hat. Fixed in front of Hat
underneath leather band, or any other part of Hat, (either front, back, right or
left side or any other part or point of the Hats circumference,-
,-as in the process of
manufacture may be decided,) is fixed a fluted Ventilator.

page_text: (b) Fig. 1, 2, 4, of glacied cotton or any other suitable material, this is stitched to
a flannel band inside Hat and to base of brim, as usual in ordinary manufactured
Hats.
Following the course of Ventilator (b) is another of similar design and make
manufactured in cork, and called Ventilator (c) Fig. 1 2 & 3, Ventilator (c) is
fastened to the top of flannel band (d) Fig. 1 & 2 which connects Ventilator (b) with
Ventilator (c). The two ends of inside absorbing flannel band (d) being fastened to
leather Hat band in the ordinary way. The part of leather band covering absorbing
flannel band, is perforated with round holes (no specified size as shown, Fig. 1, but
this specification is intended to cover and does hereby cover all and every size hole of
all and every known or unknown shape that may hereafter be decided upon).
Which thus completely secures a free and cool passage of fresh cold air entering
through Ventilator () then passing Ventilator (c) out through Ventilating holes in
crown of Hat (a). Thus rendering the whole free from perspiration and heat.
The Ventilator as set forth in this specification as a whole is intended to apply and
does apply to all and every class, character and description of hard and soft manu-
factured Hats, and embraces in its scope and application every other description of
Hat by whatsoever name it may be called, or by whatsoever material it may be
manufactured.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
(I.) The circle of small holes in the centre of the crown of the Hat.
(11) The Autod Ventilators (b) and (c)
JOSEPH HARRIS.
JAMES JENKINS.