Adjustable Spring Hat or Bonnet Holder.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Adjustable Spring Hat or Bonnet Holder.
CHARLES EDWARD FRY, 29 Gunners Street, Lake Road Kingstone, Ports-
mouth Hampshire, England, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Description of adjustable spring hat or bonnet holder. It is a tube for dropping
over any hat or bonnet stand, & it is fitted with adjustable springs, for holding in
position any hat or bonnet, and the said springs, are fitted with a ring, for closing,
& holding them closed when not in use.
This adjustable spring hat or bonnet holder will hold any hat or bonnet, in any
position required and is simple in its management & operations.
It has many improvements over all others (namely) it can be easily taken from
any part of a window or elsewhere, with the hat or bonnet held by it, without
disturbing any other article near it, and it can be, as easily replaced, without,
disturbing any other article. It can easily be adjusted, to fit any size, or shape of
hat or bonnet, and is made to fit all stands, now in use.
Dated this 5th day of April 1895.
CHARLES EDWARD FRY.
Adjustable Spring Hat or Bonnet Holder.
CHARLES EDWARD FRY, 29 Gunners Street, Lake Road, Kingstone, Ports-
mouth, Hampshire, England, 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 :-
Description of adjustable spring hat or bonnet holder ;-It is a tube for dropping
over any hat or bonnet stand, & it is fitted with adjustable springs, for holding in
position any hat or bonnet, and the said springs, are fitted with a ring for closing
& holding them closed when not in use.
The material required for making the said adjustable spring hat or bonnet holder
is. A piece of metal tube of suitable size, A bell shaped at one end. A piece of
thin metal B plate, of suitable size in diameter with a hole in the centre & convex
in shape on one side & concave on the other, 2 strips of spring steel or other
metal C and D, & a metal ring E.
Process of making adjustable spring hat or bonnet holder.-Take the 2 strips C
and D of spring steel or other metal, of sufficient length, and bend the ends of each,
nearly to an eye, so as to prevent the ring E from slipping off, when the holder
is not in use. Next punch a hole in the centre of each strip & place one strip
across the other thus forming 4 arms of equal length, then place the strips ou the
convex side of metal plate B with the holes in the strips & plate corresponding,
and with the bent ends downwards, then fasten metal plate & springs together with
a rivet, F or by any other means, next fasten the small end of metal tube A
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page_text: to the centre, of the concave side of metal plate, B the bell shape end of metal
tube A, will now form a stand for the holder, & when required for use acts as a
guide for placeing it easily over any hat or bonnet stand, now take the 4 arms &
draw them upwards, until the ends are brought together, then place the metal
ring E over them see Fig. 1 and 2. When the holder is required for use slide the
metal ring down the springs on to the metal plate & the springs will open & can
easily be adjusted to hold any size hat or bonnet without injury see Fig. 3 and 4.
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
I. This adjustable spring hat or bonnet holder, will hold any hat or bonnet in
any position required, and is simple in its management & operations.
Dated this 10th day of September 1895.
CHARLES EDWARD FRY.