New or Improved Device for Securing or Fastening Ladies' Hats on the Head.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Device for Securing or Fastening Ladies' Hats on
the Head.
We, CHARLES EDWIN COOKSON and JOHN FREDERICK COOKSON, both of 2, Ads-
wood Lane East, Stockport, in the County of Chester, Traveller and Paper
Stock Merchant respectively, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a simple and expeditious method of and
apparatus for attaching ladies' hats whereby the inconvenient and sometimes
dangerous method of attaching with pins is avoided, and whereby the attachment
will always be ready fixed to the hat, and can be applied in a moment and released
in a moment, and thus ladies can take their hats off at operas and other meetings
with a certainty of being able to re-adjust them in a moment.
The invention consists essentially in forming a curved slide or gallery attached to
the rim of the hat and placing in this curved slot or gallery a couple of sliding
curved pins. The curve fits the contour of the opening or crown of the hat. The
sliding gallery has preferably an abutment in the centre to prevent the two sliding
pins from going beyond this. The sliding pins have soldered to their ends a little
handle or knob projecting through the slot on the bottom face of the gallery. This
slot extends almost to the end. On the upper face of the gallery are two screwed
pins which are passed through the rim of the hat close to the crown and are fastened
by nuts on the outside and are concealed by trimming.
The mode of action is as follows;-The two screwed pins are passed through
the rim and screwed up. The edge of the gallery then lies against the head, the
knobs at the ends of the pins passing through the slot which ends are turned out-
ward, are now pressed towards the ends of the slot. The two pin points which
have little knobs on the ends so as not to prick and are slightly bent inward at the
end enter the hair and run along next the skin and being pressed out in opposité
direction hold the hat absolutely firmly. When the wearer wishes to take the hat
off she simply presses the two knobs together and the hat is free. Two of these devices
are attached to the hat at opposite or nearly opposite points. In thus describing
our invention we do not bind ourselves to fastening the gallery on to the hat by
means of screws as it is obvious it can be rivetted or sewn on small flanges with
holes in them being made for this latter purpose. It is also obvious that the
apparatus can be made in halves if desirable instead of being made double as
described. The device can be silvered, gilt, lacquered or coloured in any desirable
manner to suit the particular shape of the hat and it can be hid if desired by
trimmings..

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Device for Securing or Fastening Ladies' Hats on
the Head.
We, CHARLES EDWIN COOKSON and JOHN FREDERICK COOKSON, both of 2, Ads-
wood Lane East, Stockport, in the County of Chester, Traveller and Paper
Stock Merchant respectively, 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:-
This invention has for its object a simple and expeditious method of and
apparatus for attaching ladies' hats whereby the inconvenient and sometimes
dangerous method of attaching with pins is avoided, and whereby the attachment
will always be ready fixed to the hat and can be applied in a moment and released
in a moment, and will not have the disadvantage of pins, of being liable to fall out.
Further it will enable ladies to take off their hats at operas and other meetings
with a certainty of being able to re-adjust them safely and quickly.
The invention is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a plan view of a hat with our apparatus attached;
Figure 2 an elevation of same;
Figure 3 an elevation of the apparatus by itself; and
Figure 4 a view of the pin by itself.
In these A are curved tubes or galleries having two long slots B in the same.
These could be united, but are preferably left with the solid part C in the centre
both for strength and for convenience as this solid part stops the pins at the right
point and prevents them from coming in contact. The tubes A. are curved prefer-
ably to a little sharper curve than the contour of the opening or crown of the
hat at the point where it is to be attached. D are the pins which are provided at
one end with knobs E standing out sideways as handles so as to project
through the slots B, and at the other with enlargements or rounded ends l'arranged
so as not to scratch the head (Figure 4). The tubes A having slightly smaller
radii than the hat, the pins more easily enter the hair, and pass along next to the
skin as hereafter described. For this purpose also the pins D are slightly bent
inwards towards the ends as shown. The ends of the tubes have no slots in them,
so as to act as perfect guides for the pins. On the upper faces of the tubes are two
screwed studs G, which pass up through the rim of the hat close to the crown and
are fastened by nuts on the outside which are concealed by the trimming, or other
fastening may be used.
The mode of action is as follows:-
The screwed studs are passed from underneath through the rim and screwed up.
The edge of the tubes A then lie against the head of the wearer. The knobs E
at the ends of the pins D passing through the slots B which ends are turned out-
wards, are now pressed towards the ends of the slots. The pin points which have
little knobs F on the ends so as not to prick, and are slightly bent inward at the
end, enter the hair and run along next the skin and being pressed out in opposite
directions hold the hat absolutely firmly. When the wearer wishes to take the
hat off she simply presses the two knobs together thus disengaging the pins from
the hair and the hat is free. Two of these devices are attached to the hat at
opposite or nearly opposite points.
In thus describing our invention it is obvious that in place of having studs G
coming up through the hat and being screwed, flexible blades like paper clips can
be used, which coming up through the hat brim are bent over or clenched on the
upper side, and thus hold the hat tight, or the tubes could be sewn to the hat, and

page_text: for that purpose have small flanges with holes in for the thread to go through, or
an apparatus similar to safety pin can be attached to our device, a small hook
taking the place of one of the studs, and a hinged or flexible pin taking the place
of the other. The device can be silvered, gilt, lacquered or coloured in any desired
manner to suit the particular shade of the hat and it can be hidden if desired by
trimmings.
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:-
1. Devices for securing or fastening ladies' hats on their heads, characterised by
curved tubes or galleries attached to the underside of the hat rim in close proximity
to the head, pins sliding in the tubes or galleries and having at one end handles
and at the other having little knobs or blunted ends capable of entering the hair
and holding the hat firmly, and means for attaching the device to the hat,
substantially as described.
2. The devices substantially as set forth for fastening ladies' hats to their heads
whereby the dangerous method of attaching with pins is avoided.
Dated this 26th day of February 1898.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Patent Agents, of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London.