Improved Means for Securing Hats and Bonnets to the Hair of the Wearer.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 30th June, 1898-Accepted, 10th Sept., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing Hats and Bonnets to the Hair of the
Wearer.
I, MARGARET JANE GRIFFITH, of 10, Upper Park Street, Holyhead, in the
County of Anglesey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows, that is to say:-
To obviate the danger, annoyance and discomfort incurred and experienced by
the wearers of hats through the present, common and undesirable method of fixing
same to the hair, (that is by, pins passing through the hat and hair from one
side of the head to the other) by the employment of means which may be readily
applied, will be neat in appearance and thoroughly efficient for this purpose is
the object of my present invention.
This object I attain by constructing combs of an appropriate shape to fit against
the sides of the head of the wearer (preferably close behind the ears) while the teeth
thereof will pass well into or under the hair, which is most often taken from the
front to the back of the head.
The teeth of the comb are slightly turned upward as is also the back or uncut
part thereof so that by a resilient string (either of elastic or made resilient by
an appropriate spring) secured to each end to reach up into the front part as well
as into the back part of the hat on each side, any tendency that the hat may have
to rise up on the head of the wearer (as is the case when blown by the wind)
will result in more firmly pressing the combs into the hair and that without
centering such pressure entirely on the roots of said hair to the pain and discom-
fort of the wearer, while their positions on the head keep the hair of the wearer
neater and tidier under all circumstances than it could be kept without them.
The securing of the resilient strings to the hat is effected by suitably formed
hooks which are readily detached therefrom or fixed thereto as occasion may
require, and these hooks are secured on the front and back side walls of the hat,
at appropriate distances from the central part thereof and as near the crown as
possible to enable them to act effectively. For this purpose they may be either
passed entirely through the outer walls of the hat or only through the lining.
Dated this 29th day of September 1897.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing Hats and Bonnets to the Hair of the
Wearer.
I, MARGARET JANE GRIFFITH, of 10, Upper Park Street, Holyhead, in the
County of Anglesey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
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page_text: manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement, that is to say:
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To obviate the danger, annoyance and discomfort incurred and experienced
by the wearers of hats through the present common and undesirable method
of fixing same to the hair, (that is by pins passing through the hat and hair
from one side of the head to the other) by the employment of means which
may be readily applied, will be neat in appearance and thoroughly efficient
for this purpose, is the object of my present invention.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings:.
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Fig. 1 illustrates my improved device in perspective.
Fig. 2 shows said device or means in position as when in use.
Fig. 3 illustrates the method of applying said device.
I attain the object of my said invention by constructing combs a of an
appropriate shape, which is somewhat of a curve, to fit against the side of the
head of the wearer (preferably close behind the ears as shown by Fig. 2) the
teeth thereof passing through or under the hair, which latter is most often
arranged by being taken from the front to the back of the head.
The teeth of the comb a are slightly turned upward or back while a flange
part is formed on the uncut part of said comb, so that strings c (which may be
of india-rubber or they may have small springs d d attached to them to afford the
necessary resilience, and it is this latter arrangement that I preferably employ)
may be secured to the said comb a in such a manner that their extending ends
may reach up into the front part as well as into the back part of the hat f on
each side, by which means any tendency that the hat may have to rise up on the
head of the wearer (as is the case when blown by the wind) will result in more
firmly pressing the combs a into the hair and that without centering or causing
such pressure or force to act entirely on the roots of said hair to the pain and
discomfort of the wearer. Further the positions of the combs a and their strings c
when in use keep the hair of the wearer neater and tidier under all circumstances
than it could be kept under ordinary conditions.
The securing of the strings c to the hat is effected by suitably formed hooks g
which may be readily detached therefrom or fixed thereto as occasion may require,
and these hooks g are secured on the front and back of the hat's side walls h at
appropriate distances from the centre part thereof and. as near the crown k as
possible by which means they are enabled to act effectively. For this purpose
they may be either passed entirely through the outer walls h or only through the
lining.
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. The device for securing a hat or bonnet, the same being constructed sub-
stantially as herein specified.
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2. A comb formed as described; strings secured to said comb, means for making
said strings resilient and hooks attached to said strings, in combination, the same
being constructed and arranged to act substantially as herein specified.
Dated this 29th day of June 1898.
M. J. GRIFFITH,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.