Improvements in Hats.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Mar., 1893-Accepted, 6th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hats.
I, DAVID WILLIAM WALL, Hatter, of 2 Camberwell Road, in the County of
Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:―
This invention for improvements in hats, has for its object to provide a ready
means within the hat of striking matches and the like for lighting pipes and other
purposes; and consists essentially in providing within the hat, a roughened surface
for that purpose.
In one arrangement for carrying this invention into practical effect, a portion of
the hat leather is cut away at the side or other convenient part of the hat, of any
suitable shape, and at the back of the leather a piece of glass paper or other
roughened surface is cemented or otherwise secured so as to completely cover the
opening in the leather.
Dated this 21st day of October 1892.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hats.
I, DAVID WILLIAM WALL, Hatter, of 2 Camberwell Road, in the County of
Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the samé
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention for improvements in hats, has for its object to provide an appliance
within the hat for striking matches and the like for lighting pipes and other
similar purposes and consists essentially in providing within the hat a roughened
surface for that purpose.
In one arrangement for carrying this invention into practical effect a portion of
the hat leather or lining is cut away at the side or other convenient part of the hat,
of any suitable shape and at the back of the leather or lining a piece of glass-paper
or other roughened surface is cemented or otherwise secured so as to completely
cover the opening in the leather or lining.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the lower side of a
hat to which my invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a side view and Fig. 3 a transverse
section taken on the plane indicated by the line (A) (A) of Fig. 2 showing a
portion of the hat leather or lining detached and one manner in which a piece of
glass paper may be applied thereto. (a) is the hat-leather or lining. In the hat-
leather or lining (a) an opening (B) is formed by a portion of the hat-leather or
lining (a) being cut away and a piece (b) of glass-paper or other material having a
rough surface upon which matches or the like may be readily struck cemented or
otherwise secured to the back of the hat-leather or lining (a) so that the rough
surface of such glass-paper or other material is presented to the opening (b) and so
exposed in order that matches or the like may be struck thereon.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation and Fig. 5 a transverse section taken on the plane
indicated by the line (C) (C) of Fig. 4 showing another method of carrying my
invention into effect. In Figs. 4 and 5 (a) is a hat-leather or lining from which a
portion is cut away in order to form an opening (B) and (c) is a plate of metal or
other suitable material which is formed or provided with a rough or roughened
surface upon which matches or the like may be readily struck. The plate (c) of
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page_text: metal or other suitable material placed behind the hat-leather or lining (a) so that
the rough or roughened surface thereon is opposite to and left exposed by the
opening (B) and so that matches or the like may be struck upon such rough or
roughened surface. The plate (c) of metal or other suitable material is provided
with projecting parts or ears (¹) which are bent over the hat-leather or lining (a)
when the said plate (c) has been placed in the required position in order to secure
it therein. In cases in which it may be considered desirable the plate (c) of metal
or other suitable material may be secured in position by staples or eyelets passed
through the ears or projections (c'), through the hat-leather or lining (a) and
through the plate (c) and in some cases the ears or projections (c) may be dispensed
with the plate (c) being secured in position by staples or eyelets used alone, or
cement of any suitable kind may be used to secure the plate (c) in position.
It is obvious that instead of the hat-leather or lining being formed with an
opening in the manner above described the piece of glass-paper or metal plate or
other material having a rough or roughened surface to be applied to such hat-
leather or lining in accordance with my invention may be placed and secured
behind the hat-leather or lining in any suitable manner and caused to project above
the upper edge thereof in order to afford a surface upon which inatches or the like
may be readily struck. It is obvious that instead of being secured to the leather
or lining of a hat the piece or plate of glass paper or metal or other material
provided or formed with a rough or roughened surface which is applied to such hat
in accordance with my invention may be secured to or upon any part of the interior
surface of the hat. My invention is applicable to hats of all kinds and is of
especial advantage in the case of hats or caps or other head coverings worn by
cyclists and others and renders it possible for matches or the like to be struck and
successfully used for lighting pipes or cigars or cigarettes or lamps or for other
purposes in exposed situations with much greater case and convenience that has
hitherto been possible.
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 combination with a hat of a rough or roughened surface provided in the
interior of such hat for the purpose of providing an appliance on which matches
and the like may be readily struck.
2. The combination with a hat of a piece of glass-paper or a plate or piece of
metal or other material provided or formed with a rough or roughened surface and
secured to the hat-leather or lining so that the rough or roughened surface or a
suitable portion thereof is exposed substantially in the manner herein before
described and for the purpose of providing a surface on which matches and the
like may be readily struck.
3. The combination with a hat of a piece of glass-paper or a plate or piece of
metal or other suitable material provided or formed with a rough or roughened
surface and secured to the hat-leather or lining so that the rough or roughened
surface or a suitable portion thereof is exposed by an opening formed by the cutting
away of a portion of the hat-leather or lining substantially in the manner herein-
before described and illustrated in and by the accompanying drawing and for
the purpose of providing a surface on which matches and the like may be readily
struck.