Improved Means for Attaching Leathers or Sweat-bands to Hats.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th May, 1895-Accepted, 1st June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Attaching Leathers or Sweat-bands to Hats.
I, LILIAN MARSHALL, of Two Trees Lane, Denton in the County of Lancaster,
Hat Trimmer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The principal object of this invention is to afford means for permanently
attaching the "leathers" or "sweat-bands to the inside of felt or silk hats or
other similar coverings for the head, without the use of any metallic fastening and
without the necessity for sewing the two together round the edge of the brow.
The leather or sweat-hand may be made of any suitable material and
in any convenient form, but I prefer to make it in the ordinary well known way of
a plain strip of leather with the top edge turned over and pasted, and the bottom
edge stitched and corded or otherwise finished.
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For the purposes of my invention I punch or otherwise form at intervals round
the brow of the hat, say about half an inch above the brim, a series of holes,
preferably arranged in pairs, and so situated that they will be covered by the band
so as not to be externally visible when the hat is finished.
These holes are preferably elongated vertically and through the body of the
"leather" or "sweat-band" itself, I also punch or form in corresponding situations
a series of similar openings, and I fasten the leather into the hat by passing a silk
or other lace or narrow band of suitable material (elastic or otherwise) through
these openings and tying or otherwise attaching the ends together in such a position
that the tie or knot will be covered by the tie or knot of the band and thus
concealed from sight.
By these means the "leather" or "sweat-band" will be securely and invisibly
attached inside the brow of the hat, and at the same time the means used for
attaching the same will assist in the ventilation, as there is nothing to prevent a free
circulation of air between the hat and the head of the wearer.
Dated this Seventh day of August 1894.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.
Improved Means for Attaching Leathers or Sweat-bands to Hats.
I LILIAN MARSHALL of Two Trees Lane Denton in the County of Lancaster,
Hat Trimmer, 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 :-
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The principal object of this invention is to afford means for permanently
attaching "leathers or "sweat-bands to the inside of felt or silk hats or other
similar coverings for the head without the use of any metallic fastening and
without the necessity for sewing the two together round the edge of the brow.
The leather or "sweat-band " may be made of any suitable material, and in
any convenient form but I prefer to make it in the ordinary well-known way of a
Person; 1

page_text: plain strip of leather with the top edge turned over and pasted, and the bottom
edge stitched and corded or otherwise finished.
The nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference
to the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a felt hat showing my invention as
applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a view of the same as seen from below and Fig. 3 is a side
view of the hat with part of the band removed.
a is the body of the hat and is the "leather" or "sweat-band."
For the purposes of my invention I punch or otherwise form at intervals round
the brow of the hat say about half an inch above the brim a series of holes c
preferably arranged in pairs and so situated that they will be covered by the
band d (see Fig. 3) so as not to be externally visible when the hat is finished.
These holes c are preferably elongated vertically as shown and through the body
of the "leather" or "sweat-band "b itself I also punch or form in corresponding
situations a series of similar openings c', and I fasten the leather b into the hat a
by passing a silk or other lace or narrow bande of suitable material (elastic or
otherwise) through these openings and tying or otherwise attaching the ends
together in such a position that the tie or knot will be covered by the tie or knot
of the band d and thus concealed from sight.
By these means the "leather" or "sweat-band" will be securely and invisibly
attached inside the brow of the hat a and at the same time the means used for
attaching the same will assist in the ventilation as there is nothing to prevent a
free circulation of air between the hat a and the head of the wearer.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
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The improved means for invisibly attaching
"leathers or "sweat-bands" to
hats by means of a silk lace or narrow band of suitable material (elastic or other-
wise) passed alternately through slits or openings made at intervals round the brow
of the hat beneath the hat band, and through corresponding slits or openings made
near the lower edge of the "leather" or "sweat-band and tying the ends of
such lace or band together outside so that the whole is concealed by the ordinary hat
band, and so as to assist in the ventilation of the hat substantially as hereinbefore
particularly described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 7th day of May 1895
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.