A New or Improved Attachment to Travelling Caps or other Coverings for the Head, Devised to Guard the Eyes of the Wearer.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 4th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Attachment to Travelling Caps or other
Coverings for the Head, Devised to Guard the Eyes of the
Wearer.
I, CHARLES WILLIAM SHEPHERD, of 3, Brook Street, Ilkley, in the County
of York, Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a device to be used in conjunction with or attached to
travelling caps, cycling caps, sou-westers, hats and other coverings for the head,
with the objects of guarding the eyes of the wearer from the ill effects of the
weather, such as hail, rain, snow, wind, sand and so forth, or against the deleterious
influence of strong light, as from the sun's rays or the reflected light from a snow
covered surface.
My invention is particularly adaptable to that class of travelling caps which
has the usual peak in front, and fall-over flaps at the sides and back, for covering
the ears and back of the head, when exposed to rough weather or draughts; and
I will now describe the invention with reference to such a cap. I cut two holes in
the peak of the cap, about the size of spectacle glasses and in a line with the eyes
of the wearer, so that when the cap is shifted forwards on the head the said holes
shall come immediately opposite the eyes. I then cover these two holes or adjust
therein between the material forming the peak, two properly shaped pieces of
glass, sheet mica or other suitable transparent medium and fasten them to the
material by sewing or wiring through holes made in the glass or the like, or I may
make them fast by means of flanges or rims of metal or other substance embracing
both the glass and the material of the peak. I also provide a covering of the
same dimensions as the peak which is made to overlie it, when the glasses or like
medium are not in use, and which may be of the same material as the rest of the
cap, and is fixed to the cap by a band of elastic around and over same, or by a
button and button-hole or other fastening, when not overlying the glasses. In the
case of caps having peaks unsuitable for bringing forward close over the eyes by
adjusting the cap more forward, I make the peak itself movable and provide suitable
means for retaining it at the desired angle. When applying my invention to hats
and helmets I construct a peak independent of the hat or helmet, which I affix to
the forepart of same, and make adjustable to the desired angle, a button and
button-hole or other fastening being supplied to retain the peak when not in use.
My invention will be found to be a great boon to the traveller, the soldier, the
sailor, the cyclist and many others. Besides warding off the inclemency of the
weather it is also a safeguard against cold in the eyes from draughts in railway
carriages, or against the blinding sand of the desert, or against dust or midgets or
other flying insects.
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I may make the glasses or other medium of various tints to suit different sights
and purposes, viz.: blue, yellow, smoke-colour or otherwise to subdue strong light,
prevent snow-blindness, alleviate weakness of the eyes, and so forth.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1892.
CROSSLEY & Co.,
72, New Market Street, Bradford, Yorks., Agents.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Attachment to Travelling Caps or other
Coverings for the Head, Devised to Guard the Eyes of the
Wearer.
I, CHARLES WILLIAM SHEPHERD, of 3, Brook Street, Ilkley, in the County
of York, Dispensing Chemist, 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 reference to travelling caps or other coverings for the head,
and is devised to guard the eyes of the wearer from dust, wind, or rain, arising
from inclement or gusty weather, my improvements therein consisting in providing
means for the neb to cover the forehead, whilst in bad weather the neb or flap can
be drawn over the eyes to protect them, two pieces of glass being inserted in the
neb or flap to permit the wearer to see before him.
Such being the nature and object of my invention, I will now proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof,
wherein,
Figs. 1 and 2 are plan views of the neb of my improved cap.
A is the neb in which are formed holes or apertures B, and C are slits formed
around the edges of said holes, into which fits the glass D.
In Fig. 2 D represents the glasses inserted between the metal or other rim E
and the neb, the metal or other rim being attached to the neb by stitching or other
suitable means as shewn at F.
When the neb is not required to be drawn over the eyes, a flap not shewn in the
drawings may be brought over the neb which will cover up the glasses, when the
cap will appear as an ordinary one and may be used accordingly.
Bicyclists, tourists, seafaring men, cabmen, and others, also for the protection of
weak eyes, will find a cap constructed as described extremely useful in guarding
the eyes during bad, dusty, or gusty weather, whilst at the same time the wearer is
enabled to see objects before him as well as with the naked eye.
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 :-
Firstly. In a cap, the use in combination therewith of glasses attached to the
neb or flap in the manner and for purposes substantially as herein shewn and
described.
Secondly. In a cap, the neb or flap of which is provided with glasses, the
combination therewith of a flap to cover up the glasses as described.
Dated this 3rd day of March 1893.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.