IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS FOR WARMING HAT BRIMS, FOR CURLING, SETTING AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS WITHOUT AFFECTING THE BODY OF THE HAT
Year: 1885

page_text: of the Hat.
We, HENRY HERBERT TURNER, and ALBERT TURNER, both of Whitehouse
Iron Works Denton in the County of Lancaster, Hatter's Machinists do hereby
declare the nature of said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS FOR WARMING
HAT BRIMS, FOR CURLING, SETTING AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS WITHOUT AFFECTING
THE BODY OF THE HAT" to be as follows:-
It consists of a hollow metal chamber, the top of which may be either flat or
curved to suit the brims of the hats.
This hollow chamber (which we preferably make of greater width than height)
is pierced through from top to bottom by one or more oval openings made of a
suitable size to admit the body of a hat. These oval openings are furnished
with sides, against and around which we place either hollow water plates, (as
secured to the late John Turner by Letters Patent Numbered 3682 and dated
September 15th 1879) asbestos, or other suitable nonconducting medium.
At the back of each opening is hinged a metal shape, ring or plate, lined on the
underside with nonconducting material.
In use, the hollow chamber is heated by gas, steam or any other suitable means,
to a suitable temperature; the hats are now placed with the crown downwards in
the oval openings and the brim rests upon the top surface of the chamber.
The hinged shape, ring, or plate which is formed so as to cover the part of the
brim it is desired to warm is then placed upon the brim. The brim is thus
warmed without affecting the body of the hat:
The shape, ring or plate may be loose instead of hinged if desired, and placed
upon the hat brim in any convenient manner.

page_text: Improvements in Means for Warming Hat Brims, for Curling,
Setting, and similar Operations without Affecting the Body
of the Hat.
We, HENRY HERBERT TURNER and ALBERT TURNER, both of Denton, in the
County of Lancaster Hatter's 'Machinista, 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:-
It consists of a hollow metal chamber, the top of which may be either flat, or
curved to suit the brims of the hats.
This hollow chamber (which we preferably make of greater width than height)
is pierced through from top to bottom by one or more oval openings, made of
a suitable size to admit the body of a hat. These oval openings are furnished
with sides, against and around which we place either hollow water plates (as
secured to the late John Turner by Letters Patent, Numbered 3682 and dated
September 15th 1879) asbestos, or any other suitable nonconducting medium.
At the back of each opening is hinged a metal shape, ring, or plate, lined on the
underside with nonconducting material.
In use, the hollow chamber is heated by steam, gas, or other suitable means, to
the requisite temperature, the hats are placed with the crown downwards in the
oval openings and the brim rests upon the top surface of the chamber. The
hinged shape, ring, or plate which is formed so as to cover the part of the brim it
is desired to warm is then placed upon the brim. The brim is thus warmed
without the heat affecting the body of the hat.
If more convenient, the shape, ring, or plate may be loose instead of hinged, and .
be placed upon the hat brim in any convenient manner.
In order that the foregoing may be better understood we send herewith a sheet
of drawings in which :-
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a is the bollow chamber, 6 the oval openings, c the sides, lined with non-
conducting plates or material, d the hinged shape or ring, shown in the one case
raised and in the other lowered; or this ring may be detached and placed in
position by hand.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed; we declare that what
we claim is
1st The apparatus, substantially as described and shown, hereinbefore, and in
the accompanying drawing for the purpose set forth.

page_text: 2nd A shape, ring, or plate, for pressing upon the part which it is required to
warm, substantially as described and shown, herein before and in the accompanying
drawing, for the purpose set forth.
3rd A nonconducting medium, placed between the body of the hat and the sides
of the openings, substantially as described and shown, herein before 'and in the
accompanying drawing for the purpose set forth.
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
Agent to Applicants.