IMPROVEMENTS IN HATS, HELMETS, OR OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD
Year: 1878

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LETTERS PATENT to Arthur Powell Townend, of the Firm of Thomas Townend
and Company, of Lime Street, in the City of London, for the Invention of
IMPROVEMENTS IN HATS, HELMETS, OR OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD."
A communication from abroad by John Edward Tuson, of Allahabad, in the
Presidency of Bengal.
Sealed the 29th October 1878, and dated the 5th August 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Arthur Powell Townend at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th August 1878.
ARTHUR POWELL TOWNEND, of the Firm of Thomas Townend and Company, of
Lime Street, in the City of London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN HATS, HELMETS, OR
OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD." A communication from abroad by John
Edward Tuson, of Allahabad, in the Presidency of Bengal.
The Invention communicated to me is intended more particularly for hot climates
to resist the heat of the sun, and consists in forming the brim, body, and crown of
the hat, helmet, or other covering for the head double, with a space between for air,
or in other words it consists in forming the hat or helmet of two hats one within
the other, with a space between them for air, the two being united to form one hat
by being stitched or otherwise secured together at the edge of the brim. There
are holes or perforations in the crown of the outer hat and at the sides of the crown
or body, and also in the outer brim, and also in the inner brim of the hat or helmet
to cause a circulation of air between the inner and outer hat, and there are holes
or perforations in the crown of the inner hat for ventilation.
The improved hats or helmets may be formed of felt or other suitable material.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Arthur Powell Townend in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 30th
January 1879.
ARTHUR POWELL TOWNEND, of the Firm of Thomas Townend and Company, of
Lime Street, in the City of London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN HATS, HELMETS, OR
OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD." A communication from abroad by John
Edward Tuson, of Allahabad, in the Presidency of Bengal.
The Invention communicated to me is intended more particularly for hot climates
to resist the beat of the sun, and consists in forming the brim, body, and crown of
the hat, helmet, or other covering for the head double, with a space between for
air, or in other words it consists in forming the hat or helmet of two hats, one
within the other, with a space between them for air, the two being united to form
one hat by being stitched or otherwise secured together at the edge of the brim ;
there are holes or perforations in the crown of the outer hat and at the sides of the
crown or body, and also in the outer brim, and also in the inner brim of the hat
or helmet to cause a circulation of air between the inner and outer hat, and there
are holes or perforations in the crown of the inner hat for ventilation.
The improved hats or helmets may be formed of felt or other suitable material.
The annexed Drawings show the Invention applied to a variety of shapes.
Fig. 1 is a section from front to back of a hat; Fig. 2, a section at a right
angle to Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a view looking at the inside of the hat or helmet.
Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are views corresponding respectively to Figs. 1, 2, and 3,
showing another form of hat or helmet.
Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are views corresponding respectively to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, showing
another form of hat or helmet.
Figs. 10 and 11 are views corresponding respectively to Figs. 1 and 3, showing
another form of hat or helmet.
Figs. 12 and 13 are views corresponding respectively to Figs. 1 and 3, showing
another form of hat or helmet.
Fig. 14 is a view corresponding to Fig. 1, showing another form of hat or helmet,
the inside view of which is as shown by Fig. 13.
In each example a is the inner hat and 6 the outer hat, connected by sewing or
otherwise where the edges of the two brims come together; a¹, holes for ventilation
in the body and brim of the inner hat or helmet; b¹, holes for the same purpose
in the body and brim of the outer hat; c, the lining.
In some of the examples (Figs. 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10) the outer hat 6 has an enlarge-
ment b* formed about opposite the inner lining (c) to give a greater air space, and
in one example there is an air space formed between the lining (c) and the inner
hat (a) which is made by securing a crimped piece of stiff material between the
lining (c) and inner hat (a), which allows air to pass freely to the interior of the
inner hat or helmet (a).
I have now particularly. described the nature of the Invention communicated to
me, and the manner in which the same is to be carried into effect, and claim as the
Invention secured to me by the in part recited Letters Patent, the combination
together to form hats, helmets, or coverings for the head of an inner brim, body,
and crown (a) and an outer brim, body, and crown (b), substantially as herein-
before described, and illustrated by the Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Arthur Powell Townend, have hereunto set
my band and seal, this Twenty-seventh day of January, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.