Improvements in or connected with Hats, Caps, and other Head Coverings.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Hats, Caps, and other Head
Coverings.
1, WILLIAM Douglas ZerffI, of Portwood Hat Works, Stockport in the
County of Chester, Hat Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in' and by the following statement, reference being had to the
accompanying drawings and to the figures and letters marked thereon:-
The invention has for its object improvements in "leathers" and in their appli-
cation to hats, caps and other head coverings, whereby greater ease and comfort
are obtained than by the use with hats and other head coverings of "leathers" of
the ordinary description fitted in the usual manner.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which
and
Figure 1 is an underside view of part of a hat with the front part of the brim
Figure 2 is a cross section of the same on the line 1. 1 of Figure 1, showing one
form in which my invention may be applied thereto.
--Figures 3 and 4 are corresponding views of parts of a hat showing another appli-
cation of my invention.
Figuro 5 is a side view of part of one of my "leathers" opened out flat, and
Figure 6 is a cross-section of the same when folded ready for use.
Heretofore "leathers" have been fixed to the interior of a hat or other head
covering or to the hat fitting by stitching all round the edge thereof. Such
stitching is liable to produce discomfort to the wearer. In some cases padding has
been stitched to the exterior of the "leather" or the latter has been blocked with
projecting ribs in the hollows of which padding has been placed. Padding has
also been placed between an ordinary "leather" and the hat body.
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According to my invention, instead of forming the "leather" of the same width
from end to end thereof and stitching the same all around its edge to the hat body
or hat filling, I form the "leather" a at the part to be used for the front or fore-
head wider than the other parts, as shown at Figure 5, and I double or fold the
extended part a¹' over on to the other part of the "leather" as shown by the section
at Figure 6, so as to form the latter throughout of uniform width or nearly so.
"leather" thus made has a kind of beaded edge where folded and a raw edge at
the other parts, which latter are stitched to the body or fitting b of the head
covering along the entire length of their edges, leaving the folded or doubled edge
of the part a of the "leather" loose, that is to say, disconnected from the hat
body b except at the extreme ends thereof, by which means I avoid the use of
stitches at the front of the "leather," and by having the "leather" folded at such
part I make it much more elastic and easy, and in addition I provide a pocket
within which a padding c of any suitable material may be placed, as shown at
Figure 2.
In some cases, to facilitate ventilation I place within the pocket of the "leather"
a corrugated piece c³, such as is frequently used with other head coverings, in which
case I perforate the beaded edge of the part a' of the "leather" to permit of the
passage of air though the same and through the spaces formed by the corrugated
piece into the interior of the bat.
By fixing my improved "leather" so that the part a' is a short distance from
the body of the hat or other head covering, great facility for fitting peculiar shaped
heads is obtained.

page_text: 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 :-
1. A hat or other head covering fitted with a “leather” formed and fixed therein
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
2. A hat or other head covering fitted with a "leather the front portion of
which is made wider than the other parts, and is folded so as to form a "beaded"
edge, such leather being stitched to the body of the hat or other head covering
along its raw edge and left disconnected along its doubled part or beaded edge,
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
3. A leather for a hat or other head covering the front part of which is wider
than the other parts and is doubled or folded so as to form a "beaded” edge along
the front or forehead, substantially as herein shown and described.
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4. A "leather" for a hat or other head covering made as herein shown and
described and combined with a "padding" or corrugated piece, substantially as
herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
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WILLIAM DOUGLAS ZERFFI.
By Harris & Mills,,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
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