A. New or Improved Attachment for Silk and Felt Hats.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th Mar 1803-Accepted, 3rd June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A. New or Improved Attachment for Silk and Felt Hats.
I, JOHN CHALLINOR of 38 Churchill Street, Stockport Road, Manchester,
News Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to a novel clip or holder which is inserted inside of a felt or
silk hat for holding flowers, cigars, tickets or other light and small articles and
consists of two or more strips of metal, preferably steel, arranged cross wise and
eyeletted or riveted at their centres to the crown of the hat. The extremities of
the strips of steel are suitably tempered so as to clip or hold the article placed
between them and the hat.
Instead of the clip or holder being made of two or more strips it may be stamped
out of sheet metal with arms radiating from the centre.
The clip may be permanently secured and sold with the hat or sold separately.
Dated this 1st day of July 1892.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Attachment for Silk and Felt Hats.
I, JOHN CHALLINOR of 38 Churchill Street, Stockport Road, Manchester,
News Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:―
My invention relates to a novel clip or holder which is inserted inside a silk or
felt hat for holding flowers, cigars, tickets or other light and small articles and
consists of two or more strips of metal, preferably steel, arranged cross-wise and
eyeletted, rivetted or otherwise secured at their centres to the crown or any other
suitable part of the hat. The extremities of the metal strips are suitably tempered
so as to clip or hold the articles placed between them and the hat.
Instead of the clip or holder being made of two or more strips it may be stamped
out of sheet metal with arms radiating from the centre.
The clip may be permanently secured and sold with the hat or sold separately.
On the accompanying drawing
Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate in plan and side views respectively the simplest form of
my invention consisting of two strips of spring metal A. and B arranged cross-wise
as shewn.
Fig. 3 shews the said strips secured to the crown of a hat D by means of the
fastening C.
This fastening is of a form somewhat similar to a paper fastener and may be
perforated to afford ventilation to the interior of the hat, but it is obvious that a
rivet or eyelet might be employed.
Figs. 4, 5, and 6 illustrate modifications of my invention.
In Fig. 41 arrange one of the arms as E of the strip F in the form of a tube for
the purpose of holding a flower or nosegay, cigarette or cigar.
Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate clips stamped out of sheet metal each with a number of
arms G radiating from the centre and in the case of Fig. 5 provided with flower
holders G.

page_text: Having thus 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 :-
1st. The clip, holder or attachment aforesaid whether composed of single strips
of spring metal arranged cross-wise as shewn in Figs. 1. 2. 3 and 4 or stamped in one
piece as shewn in Figs. 5 and 6 with radiating arms of plain or special formation
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 24th day of March 1902
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents.