Improvements in Attachments for Hat-boxes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct, 1895-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Attachments for Hat-boxes.
I, MARY ADA PALMER, of 43 Russell Street, in the City of Somerville,
County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, United States of America,
Married Woman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
This is an attachment adapted to be applied to hat-boxes, more especially boxes
for containing ladies' hats, whereby the hat may be held securely in position in the
box so that it cannot jump on tall about therein and become injured by its crown
or timming coming in contact with the hat-box. The attachment, of which there
are usually two applied to a single hat-box, tenders transportation of a hat in a
box or travel therewith perfectly safe as far as injury to the hat is concerned, such
hat being practically immovable with relation to the box.
In cairying out the invention provide a spring wire having its two lɩga
adapted to sping normally apart toward their lower ends The central or con-
necting portion of this spring wire is provided with a loose sleeve or tube, from
the opposite ends of which extend clamps which are adapted to be pressed though
the side of the hox and clamped on the outside thereof, so that the spung wire is
enabled to swing loosely inside the box. Any desired clamping device, which is
suitable for application to the side of the hat-box, can be applied to the sleeve or
tube. The legs of the alamping device retain adjust thly as to, height the slide or
holder, which consists essentially of the main portion which, extends down between
said legs, and the upper portion bent into tubes or folds which embrace the legs.
By means of the friction produced by the outside sping of the legs, this slide is
enabled to remain securely at any height on the spring wie. The lower end of
the slide is provided with an upturned lip in order that the hut may, not be injured
by a sharp o ragged end of metal.
In practice, after the hat has been laid in its position in the box, the slide or
holder is moved down upon the spring wire, and its lower end set on the upper sido
of them next the crown of the hat Thus the hat is prevented Iron noving
either vertically or horizontally
In a modtheation of the device, a wire is bent into substantially the shape of the
outer edge of the holder, and coiled around the spung wie.
The fictional effect
18 exactly the same as with the tubular folds, while as the wie is necessarily
without sharp edges at its lower end, the up-tuned lip is not needed.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: DOMIUUID DIEUTICATION
Improvements in Attachments for Hat-boxes
I, MARY ADA PALMER, of 43 Russell Street, in the City of Somerville,
County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts. United States of America,
Manied Woman, 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 is an attachment adapted to be applied to hat-boxes, more especially boxes
tor containing ladies' hats, whereby the hat may be held secuicly in position in the
box so that it cannot jump or fall about therein and become injured by its crown
or trimming coming in contact with the hat-box. The attachment, of which there
aré usually two applied to a single bat-box, renders transportation of a hat in a
box or travel therewith perfectly safe as far as injury to the hat is concerned, such
hat being practically immovable with relation to the box
The nature of the invention in detail is fully described below, and illustrated 10
the accompanying drawings, in which-
Figure 11s a view showing two of my attachments in position holding down a
hat in a box, such hat and box being shown in bioken lines.
Figure 2 is an enlarged view of my attachment detached from the bux.
Figure 3 is a similar view showing a modification.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
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A represents a spring wire bent into the slape shown in Fig 2 and having its
two legs adapted to spung normally apart toward then lower ends A. The
cential or connecting portion a of this spring wie is provided with a loose sleeve
or tube B, from the opposite ends of which extend clamps B which are adapted to
be pressed through the side of the box and clamped on the outside thereof, that
the spring wire is enabled to swing loosely inside the box. Any desued clamping
device, which is suitable for application to the side of the hat-box, can be applied
to the portion B. The legs of the clumping device retain adjustably as to height
the slide or holder, which consists essentially of the main portion C which extends
down between said legs A, and the upper portion C¹ bent at C into tubes or folds
which embrace the legs A. By means of the fiction produced by the outside
spring of the legs, this slide is enabled to remain securely at any height on the
spring whe
The lower end of the slide is provided with an uptuned hip D in
order that the hat may not be injmed by a sharp or ragged end of metal
In practice, after the hat has been laid in its position in the box, the slide or
holder is moved down upon the spring wie A, and its lower end D set on the
upper side of the m S¹ next the crown S of the hat. Thus the hat is prevented
fiom moving either vertically or horizontally.
In the modification shown in Fig. 3, a wne E is bent into substantially the shape
of the outer edge of the holder C, and coiled around the spring wine A at E. The
tional effect is exactly the same as with the tubular folds C, while as the
wire is necessarily without sharp edges at its lower end, the uptimed hip D IS
not needed.
Ilaring 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 1
claim 15.-
1 Å hat-bolding attachment for bat-boxes, consisting essentially of a clamp for
attachment to the side of the hat-box, the spung wire A compusing two flang
legs connected at then upper ends, free at their lower ends and adapted to sping
normally apart, said sping wire depending from sand attachment, and a slide or

page_text: holder adapted to slide vertically on the legs of said spring wire and be sustained
frictionally thereby, substantially as set forth.
2. The herein described hat-holding attachment for hat-boxes, consisting of the
sleeve or swivel B provided with suitable clamps for attachment to the side of the
hat-box, the spring wire A comprising two normally flating legs and a central
portion extending through sand tube or swivel, and the slide or holder comprising
the main vertical portion C and the upper portion C' integial with said main
portion and extending at right angles therefrom and having its ends formed into
tubes or folds C" which embrace and are held fictionally by the two legs of the
spring wine, substantially as described.
3. The herein described hat-holding attachment for hat-boxes, consisting of the
sleeve or swivel B provided with suitable clamps for attachment to the side of the
hat-box, the spring wite A comprising two normally flaring legs and a central
portion extending though said tube or swivel, and the slide or holder comprising
the main vertical portion C and the upper portion C integral with said main
portion and extending at right angles therefiom and having its ends formed into
tubes or folds C" which embrace and are held frictionally by the two legs of the
sping we, said holder C being provided at its lower end with the upturned lip D,
substantially as set forth.
Dated this lifth day of October 1905
MARY ADA PALMER
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C, Agents for the Applicant.