Improvements in Hats and other Head Coverings for Suspending or Attaching them.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 8th Apr., 1390-Accepted, 10th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hats and other Head Coverings for Suspending or
Attaching them.
1, GEORG EIFFLAENDER of 12 Andertsche Wiese, Hanover in the German Empire,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is often found very inconvenient to carry the hat, tourists' helmet, cap, or other
head covering, in the hand for instance, when visiting museums, theatres, exhibitions
or the like and generally while standing or walking with the head covering off, for
instance during walks or walking tours in hot weather. That hat is sometimes hung
on one of the coat buttons by means of an elastic cord or hat guard tied round it
against the wind, but the hat then hangs down so far because of the extension of the
elasticity of the band that it is in the way while dangling about and juming up and
down and the cord soon stretches and breaks.
The object of my invention is to remedy this defect for which purpose I provide
the hat itself with a button hole or loop for attaching or hanging it by, upon one of
the coat buttons. The button. hole would generally be provide in the brim or
shade of the hat or other head covering, and the loop attached to the inside or
outside of the head gear so as to be invisible when out of use. Sometimes I provide
a button hole or an elastic or other loop on one side and a small elistic loop on the
other for attachment to two coat buttons. The hat may vice versa he provided
with a button or hook for attaching it to a button hole in the coat or to a loop provided
thereon.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hats and other Head Coverings for Suspending or
Attaching them.
1, GEORG EIFFLAENDER, Manufacturer, of Hanover, in the Empire of Germany,
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:-
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have cause: to
be appende hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference indicating
like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4 are plans of a head covering detached and Figs. 5 & 6 show the
same attached to a garment.
This invention relates to improvements in hats and other head coverings for
suspending or attaching the same to the garment when it is desired to keep the
head uncovered and consists principally in the formation in the brim of the hat or
other head covering of a button or other hole 6, into which is introduced a button
of the garment.
In lieu of forming a button hole 6 in the brim a of the hat or other head
covering, a band, cord, or wire b¹ formed or furnished with an eyelet may be fixed
to the inside of the head cover as shown in Fig. 2, into which the button of the
garment is also introduced.
Another modification of my invention consists in furnishing the brim a of the
head covering with a buton c, see Fig. 3, or a hook d, see Fig. 4, which is intro-
duced into the button hole on the garment; or in an eyelet arranged thereon for that
DUEDOSe

page_text: In this manner the head covering can be suspended on the body without incon-
venience to the movement thereof and leaves the hands quite free, as shown in
Figs. 5 & 6.
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 I
claim is :-
In hats or other head coverings.
1st. The adaption of a button hole formed in the hat brim a, or of a band, cord,
or wire fixed inside the hat or other bead covering and formed or furnished with
an eyelet, for the purpose of attaching the same on one of the buttons on the
garment, substantially as set forth.
2nd. The application of a button c, or a hook d, for the purpose of buttoning or
hooking the hat or other head covering in a button hole or eyelet formed in the
garment, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 7th day of April 1890
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.