Improvements in Appliances for Holding Hats in Hat-boxes.
Year: 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Holding Hats in Hat-boxes.
I, FRITZ STEINBART, of Rathhaus Strasse, Hamburg in the Empire of Germany
Merchant, 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 objects of this invention are to provide hinged clasps of wire which can
be forced down over the hat-brim and having a common attaching point in the
middle of the box-lid.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 represents a side view of the whole appliance in the centre of the box lid,
intersected by the line, A B;
Fig. 2 represents a plan and Figs. 3 to 8 represent parts of the new clasps in
various positions.
The clasps are padded on the sides which touch the hat, but for simplicity's sake
the padding is only shown in Figs. 3 and 6.
Both the clasps and the supports a, a² for the hat-brim fit into each other on a
round discs in the middle of the box-lid d. They are fastened by means of the
nuts m. Each clasp consists of two parts b, 2, hinged together and influenced in
their position to each other by a spring f. The free ends of this spring which
project above the point of connection with form two inclined planes e, e of
which e, when the part 2 is opened by turning it about the horizontal centre pin m²
of the part b as axis, slides along the inner surfaces of the two vertical legs k, k
of this part, by which means the legs of the spring which work upon m³, having as
space for action the loops u, u approach each other until the point where they pass
over to the inclined plane is reached. When this is passed the springy legs react
and jerk the part by the help of the inclined plane e² into the position as repre-
sented in Fig. 6.
It is evident from the above explanation of the action of the spring, that the
clasp can only be moved from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in
Fig. and vice versa when a certain force, which must be greater than that of the
spring, is applied, and that the said clasp remains otherwise in the given position.
In Fig. 3 a part of the hat-brim would lie between the cushions p, p² and by this
and in connection with the parts as a the hat is attached to the box-lid.
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. An appliance for holding hats in hat-boxes comprising, clasps 6 of curved
wire hinged to alternating parts or bows fastened to the middle of the lid, whilst
a wire spring f joins the clasp and the bow in such a manner, that, when the clasp
is lifted up or laid down, the free ends of the spring which work in loops u on an
axis m³ of the bow are pressed together, the ends projecting over u forming
inclined planes e, e, which alternately slide along the inner sides of the curved
parts of the bow and thus enable the ends of the spring to be pressed together and
opened out again substantially as described.
2. An appliance for holding hats in hat-boxes, arranged and constructed substan-
tially as described with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 8th day of March 1892.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents.