Improvements in Means for Securing Hats in Boxes and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Nov., 1896-Accepted, 27th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Securing Hats in Boxes and
the like.
I, MORITZ MÄDLER of Leipzig-Lindenau, in the Empire of Germany, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to means for securing silk covered hats or similar hats
in a box in such a mauner, that shocks, etc., cannot move the hat from its
position.
The hat is fixed so that it does not rub or touch with its silk surface, any surface
of the box. The fixing and removal of the hat are however very simple and easy
to accomplish.
On the wall of the hat box or case are the holders which serve to receive the
brim of the hat and which are grooved for this purpose, with deeper grooves, or
with smaller grooves in order that they may ouly overlap the ribbon bound edges
of the brim. These holders are attached to movable pieces which may be formed
as arms or as sliding plates held in operative position by springs.
The arms may be also adapted to be fixed in the desired position.
For this purpose is arranged a single or double toothed segment with teeth
directed upwards or downwards in which a bolt, which is attached to the arm, can
be engaged so that the position of the arm of the brim holder can be fixed securely
by pulling up or by pressing down the bolt, moving the arm to the position
desired, and releasing the bolt which is then returned into its engaging position by
springs.
To bring the arm completely out of action it can be held back by means of a
suitable holder, for instance by a spring.
To avoid a rocking movement of the bat round the longer axis of its brim, it is
useful to arrange also lateral brim holders, or these lateral holders are sufficient
alone if the cover of the box is padded, when these or the before described holders
cau be used either independently of the others.
The lateral holders vary from the others by the groove of the brim holder being
arranged horizontally in the upper face of the holder. As the curl given to the
brims of hats is not always the same, the lateral bolders are movable in height as
well as towards each other as in the before described holders.
For this purpose the plates holding them can be moved up & down and fixed in
suitable manner on the wall of the hat box.
Upon the plate or flat it is not necessary, that both brim holders be movable,
one of them can be fixed, and also the movable holder may be provided with an
arrangement in any form, to fix it also when wanted.
Dated this 28th day of February 1896.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Securing Hats in Boxes and
the like.
1, MORITZ MADLER of Leipzig-Lindennu, in the Empire of Germany, Manu-
facturer, 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 means for securing silk covered hats or similar hats
in a bex in such a manner, that shocks etc., cannot move the hat from its
position.
The hat is fixed so that it does not rub or touch with its silk surface any surface
of the box. The fixing and the removal of the hat are however very simple and
easy to accomplish.
In the annexed drawing
Fig. 1 is a section of the box showing a hat fixed therein.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.
Fig. 3 an enlarged view of a holler.
Fig. 4 the same with a variation of the holder.
Fig. 5 a side view of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 the elevation of a holder for use in cases or boxes.
Fig. 7 a sectional plan of it.
Fig. 8 front view of the same.
Figs. 9-13 show another method of fixing the holder.
On the wall of the hat-hox or case are the holders A which serve to receive the
brim of the hat and which are grooved for this purpose, with deeper grooves, or
with smaller grooves, in order that they may only overlap the ribbon-bound edges
of the brim. These holders are attached to movable picces B which may be
formed as arms, as shown in Fig. 1-5 or as sliding plates D see Figs. 6-8 held
in operative position by springs a or b.
The arms B may be also adapted to be fixed in the desired position.
For this purpose, is arranged a single or double toothed segment d with teeth
directed upwards Figs. 1-3, or downwards, Figs. 4-5 in which a bolt which is
attached to the arm B can be engaged so that the position of the arm of the brim-
holder can be fixed securely, by pulling up or by pressing down the bolt moving
the arm to the position desired, and releasing the bolt which is then returned into
its engaging position by springs.
To bring the arm B completely out of action; it can be held back by means of a
suitable holder, for instance by a spring y Figs. 1 and 3.
To avoid a rocking movement of the hat round the longer axis of the brim it is
useful to arrange also lateral brim holders E (Figs. 9-13), or these lateral holders E
are sufficient alone, if the cover of the box is padded, when these or the before
described holders can be used either independently of the others.
The lateral bolders vary from the others by the groove of the brim holder being
arranged horizontally in the upper face of the holder. As the curl given to the
brims of hats is not always the same, the lateral holders E are movable in height,
as well as towards each other as in the before described holders. For this purpose
the plates holding them can be moved up and down and fixed in suitable manner
on the wall of the hat box, as for instance by means of a spring catch engaging the 4
notched edge of the plate guided in vertical guides. The holders are self
adjusting inwardly from the wall of the box, by virtue of being mounted each on

page_text: a spring arm without any arrangement for holding it in any fixed augular position..
The operation and the effect of this invention are as follows:-
The hat is put with its brim between the holders, arranged in the hat box, or
case, or upon a plate (Figs. 6 and 7) or otherwise, and by means of the effect of
the springs a orb the brim and therefore the whole hat is heid firmly, and, with
the arms B, by fixing the bolts the hat is kept securely, so that shocks and
movements cannot cause a disarrangement of the position of the hat. The fixing
of this device in the interior of the hat-box, or upon a plate can be effected in.
different ways and by different means. The plate aforesaid may be slid into
grooves or fitted in any suitable way into any kind of box or trunk so that it is
held from moving in such box or trunk during transport. Upon the plate or flat
shown in Figs. 6-8 it is not necessary that both brim holders be movable, one of
them can be fixed, and also the movable holder may be provided with an.
arrangement in any form, to fix it also, when wanted. Also the form and size of
the brim holders, may vary, for instance, the holders may also be replaced by two
tooth-like-projections.
Also the fixing-bolt may be made and arranged in several ways with the same
effect.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven--
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is:-
1. A device for fixing hats immovably in boxes consisting of brim-holders A
which are fixed on a piece B or D to oscillate or slide, which latter are operated
by springs a or band can be fixed in the position desired by means of a bolt.
2. The device described in Claim 1 arranged ou a flat in such a manner that one
holder is fixed and the other moves or oscillates (Figs. 6 and 7).
3. The device as described in Claim 1 having four holders, of which the lateral
holders are provided with horizontal brim receiving groove E and can be fixed
higher or lower, by means of appropriate arrangements, according to the difference-
in the curl of the hat brims (Figs. 9. 11 and 12).
Dated this 23rd day of November 1896.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant..