Improvements in or relating to the "Leathers" or Inner Bands of Hats or other Head Coverings.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 13th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 15th July, 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the "Leathers" or Inner Bands of
Hats or other Head Coverings.
We JOHN WHITFIELD THOMPSON, of Guest Road, Prestwich, in the County of
Lancaster, Buyer, and JOHN MINSHALL of Aberdeen Crescent, Chatham Street,
Stockport in the County of Chester, Hat Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature
of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO THE "LEATHERS
" OR INNER
BANDS OF HATS OR OTHER HEAD COVERINGS to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to the invention for which Letters Patent were granted to one
of us namely the said John Whitfield Thompson on the 3rd day of October 1883,
No. 4707, and consists essentially in the use and application of elastic or covered or
braided india-rubber or other analogous substance in the formation of a "spring top
cord as a substitute for the wire in the "spring top cord" described in the
specification to the said Letters Patent.
"
The india-rubber or other analogous substance may be either covered with cloth or
other fabric or braided by winding or twisting upon it silk thread or other suitable
material, and the improved spring top cord may be connected to the "leather" or to the
hat or other head covering as described in the aforesaid specification by any of the
methods well known to hat manufacturers.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to the
"Leathers" or Inner Bands of
Hats or other Head Coverings.
We JOHN WHITFIELD THOMPSON of Guest Road Prestwich in the County of
Lancaster Buyer and JOHN MINSHALL of Aberdeen Crescent Chatham Street
Stockport in the County of Chester Hat Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO THE LEATHERS" OR
INNER BANDS OF HATS OR OTHER HEAD COVERINGS, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Our invention relates to the Invention for which Letters Patent were granted to
one of us namely the said John Whitfield Thompson on the 3rd day of October 1883
No. 4707 and consists essentially in the use and application of "elastic" or covered 1
or braided india rubber or other analogous substance in the formation of a "spring
top cord
as a substitute for the wire in the "spring top cord" described in the
Specification to the said Letters Patent.
The india rubber or other analogous substance may be either covered with cloth or
other fabric or braided by winding or twisting upon it silk thread or other suitable 1
material and the improved "spring top cord may be connected to the leather or to
the hat or other head covering as described in the aforesaid Specification or by any
of the methods well known to hat manufacturers.
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
The use and application of "elastic" or covered or braided india rubber or other
analogous substance in the formation of a spring top cord as a substitute for the
spring wire heretofore employed in said top cord substantially as herein described.
Dated this 11th day of June 1887
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for Applicants.