IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR WIRING AND BINDING HAT AND BONNET SHAPES
Year: 1875

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Grünbaüm, of King's Square, Goswell
Road, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer, for the Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR WIRING AND BINDING HAT AND
BONNET SHAPES,”
Sealed the 7th April 1876, and dated the 17th December 1875.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Grünbaum at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 17th December 1875.
I, HENRY GRÜNBAUM, of King's Square, Goswell Road, in the County
of Middlesex, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS-IN-APPARATUS FOR WIRING AND BINDING HAT
AND BONNET SHAPES," to be as follows:-
In a framework which has spring jaws and which open and close
when operated on I-mount two spindles, each carrying at its outer end
a hollow globe, ball, or drum, and heated by a constant 'flame of gas
supplied thereto. On each spindle is a toothed wheel in gear with each
other, and also two pulleys. On either of these hollow globes, balls, or

page_text: drums is a groove or depression and a projection, rim, or ring; and on
the other globe, ball, or drum is a groove or depression only, so that
the projection on one such globe or drum shall take into the groove on
the other globe or drum, when brought together. Motion is imparted
to the globes or drums and toothed wheels by means of a band or cord
passing over one of the pulleys on the spindles and worked by the
operator's right foot on a treadle arrangement, so that he has both his
hands free, one to guide the shape and the other to cut or clip
the wire and ribbon; or I sometimes work the apparatus by steam
power.
When it is desired to proceed with the work I bring the two hollow
globes or the drums together by means of lever which is attached to
the upper jaw of the framework, and I connect such lever with another
treadle by means of a bar, cord, or chain, so that as the operator presses
his left foot thereon the upper portion of the jaw descends and brings
the globes or the drums close together, which are then set in motion by
the first-mentioned treadle.
The ribbon and wire for wiring and binding the shapes are fed
between these globes or drums when in their open position, but as soon
as the shape is placed between them they are closed. The ribbon, wire,
and shape are kept in the proper direction by guides, and also by the
grooves and projection on the globes or drums. The edge of the hat or
bonnet shape is next placed between the globes or drums, up to and
against the grooves and projections, so that as they revolve the wire and
ribbon are applied to the edge of the hat or bonnet which is held
thereto, and guided by the operator till it becomes bordered and wired,
when the ribbon and wire are then cut. One side of the ribbon is first
passed over a sponge containing gummy matter so as to secure it tightly
to the sides of the hat or bonnet while it is been pressed between the
heated globes, balls, or drums.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry Grünbaum in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 16th June 1876.

page_text: Middlesex, but now of New Charles Street, Goswell Road, in the said
County, Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Seventeenth day of December, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, in the
thirty-ninth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and succes-
sors, give and grant unto me, the said Henry Grünbaum, Her special
license that I, the said Henry Grünbaum, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said Henry Grünbaum, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,.
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS FOR WIRING AND BINDING HAT AND BONNET SHAPES," upon
the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Henry Grünbaum, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my,
or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe
and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner
the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the
Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and imme-
diately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry Grünbaum, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement thereof, reference being had to the accom
panying Drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon,
that is to say :-
In a framework which has spring jaws and which open and close when
operated on I mount two spindles, each carrying at its outer end a hollow
hemispherical portion, dome, globe, ball, or drum, and heated by a con-
stant flame of gas supplied thereto. On each spindle is a toothed wheel in
gear with each other, and there may be also two pulleys. On either of
these hollow hemispherical portions, domes, globes, balls, or drums is a
groove or depression, and there may be a projection, rim, or ring on the
other, so that the projection on one such hemispherical or dome-shaped
portion shall take into the groove on the other portion when brought

page_text: together. Motion is imparted to these portions and toothed wheels by
means of a band or cord passing over one of the pulleys on, the spindles
and worked by the operator's right foot on a treadle arrangement, so
that he has both his hands free, one to guide the shape and the other
to cut or clip the wire and ribbon; or. I sometimes work the apparatus
by steam power.
When it is desired; to proceed with the work I bring the two hollow
hemispherical portions together by means of a lever which is attached
to the upper jaw of the framework, and I connect such lever with
another treadle by means of a bar, cord, or chain, so that as the operator
presses, his left foot thereon the upper portion of the jaw descends and
brings the hemispherical portions close together, which are then set in.
motion by the first-mentioned treadle.
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The ribbon or binding and wire for wiring and binding the shapes.
are fed between these hemispherical portions when in their open posi
tion, but, as soon as, the shape is placed between them. they are closed.
The ribbon wire and shape are kept in the proper direction by guides,
and also by the. groove and projection on the hemispherical, portions..
The edge of the hat or bonnet shape is next placed between these
hemispherical portions, up to and against the groove and projection, so
that as they revolve the wire and ribbon are applied to the edge of the
hat or bonnet shape, which is held thereto and guided by the operator
till it becomes bordered and wired, when the ribbon and wire are then
cut. One side of the ribbon is first passed over a sponge containing
gummy matter, so as to secure it tightly to the sides of the hat or
bonnet shape while it is being pressed between the heated globes, balls, or
hemispherical portions.
I now proceed with reference to the accompanying Drawings to
describe an apparatus constructed according to my Invention.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of an apparatus for binding hat and bonnet
shapes; Figure 2 is a side elevation; Figure 3 is a plan; and Figure 4
a back elevation of the apparatus.
A is a table or support on which is mounted the apparatus and it is
secured thereto, by bolts; B is. the framework of the apparatus which has
spring jaws b, b. The upper jaw b is capable of being depressed and of
rising. Motion is imparted to the apparatus by a treadle arrangement,
worked by the operator placing his right foot on the foot, board C.

page_text: This treadle is supported between the legs of the table A, and is con-
nected by a rod a with a cranked axle a* also supported in the table a
working a grooved wheel a², round which is passed, a cord or band a³
and drives a grooved wheel D. A fly wheelf carries the crank over the
dead centres; v is a stud, button, or handle to start the machine. The
treadle being acted upon imparts rotary motion to the wheel D, which
is mounted on the spindle E. in the upper or moveable jaw. This spindle
carries a toothed wheel Gin gear with another toothed wheel G¹
mounted on a spindle E¹ in the lower or stationary jaw. At the outer
ends of these spindles are hollow, hemispherical, or dome-shaped
portions Y, Z, herein-after to avoid. repetition called "hemispherical
portions" only; they permit of any configuration or contour of bonnet
or hat shape being operated upon, the upper one has a groove or depres-.
sion e.
These hollow hemispherical portions are kept heated by gas
flame through the pipe H which is provided with branches h to enter
them.
At the back of and in contact with these hemispherical portions is a
friction wheel L, mounted on a spindle secured to. the lower or
stationary jaw b. It receives motion from the hemispherical portions,
so that when they are action and the shape is being fed between.
them, it smooths the edge of the shape as the wire and binding are
applied thereto, such shape being guided by the operator. The wire
to be applied to the edge of the shape is passed in the groove e
contrived in the hemispherical portion Y. By the employment or use
of this wheel L shapes of any pattern, or configuration, or contour can
be fed or guided between the hemispherical portions for wiring and
binding..
The binding T for binding the edge of the shape is kept coiled on a
reel or rod t mounted on a plate M. This plate is secured to a plat-
form N which is supported or held up by a rod or bar n which works in
a slotted moveable bár n³ held in position by a screw in the lower jaw of
the apparatus. It is also capable of adjustment in an upward or down-,
ward direction by means of a set screw. n¹. A. weight N' placed on the
reel or rod keeps the binding or ribbon steady and produces the required.
tension. P is a loose pulley, drum, or guide against, which; the
binding is passed on its way to the hemispherical portions. From the
reel and friction pulley the binding passes through a receptacle or
box Q placed on the platform N. and containing a piece of sponge,

page_text: cloth, or felt, saturated with gummy matter or water, so as to gum or
moisten one side of the binding, and from thence it passes through a
bent guide R furnished with outwardly curved or curled tapering ends,
and is then led between the hemispherical portions ready for being
applied to the shape; this guide follows the friction wheel L for a
portion of its circumference. S is a moveable arm provided with a guide
or holders through which the wire 8* (shewn in blue lines in the
Drawings) to be fed between the hemispherical portions is passed. The
wire also passes between the ends of the bent guide R and is received
in the groove e in the upper hemispherical portion. This arm is centered
at s³ to the lower part of the apparatus and can be adjusted to any position
desired.
When the work is to be proceeded with the hemispherical portions
Y, Z, are brought together by means of the lever or connecting rod J,
which is secured to the upper jaw of the apparatus B and terminates
at its lower end in a footboard K secured to the bar k, which is centered
on the lower part of the framework of the table or support A, and on
which the operator presses his left foot. The binding and wire are first
placed between the hemispherical portions, and the hat or bonnet shape
is placed next between them, and the portions are brought together in
manner just described.
The gummed or moistened binding wire and shape being between the
hemispherical portions, and the apparatus being set in motion, the
shape is guided and held thereto by the operator till bordered and
wired, and the wire and binding become adhered thereto by the
pressure of the heated hemispherical portions. The wire and binding
after having come together again or returned to the starting point are
then cut by the operator and the bordering and binding operation
finished. The jaws are restored to their normal position by a spring p.
As the apparatus is worked by treadle arrangement the operator has
both his hands free, one to guide the shape and the other to cut or clip
the wire and binding; or the apparatus can be worked by steam power
by passing an endless band over the groove in the wheel D, which band
may be brought from a drum or otherwise.
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In some instances one of the hemispherical portions, globes, or balls,
may have a rim, ring, or fillet,; and the other a groove or depres-
sion to receive such rim, ring, or fillet, then the friction wheel would be
dispensed with.
Having now described the nature of the said Invention and in what
manner the same may be performed, I declare that I claim,-
First. The combination of parts constituting the apparatus for wiring
and binding hat and bonnet shapes, such apparatus being worked by
treadle arrangement acted upon by the operator's right foot, or by steam
power, thus permitting the operator the use of both his hands, one to
guide and feed the shape between the hollow hemispherical portions,
spheres, balls, or domes, and the other to cut or clip the binding and
wire at the termination of the operation of the parts, being arranged in
the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.
Second. The use or employment of hollow hemispherical portions,
spheres, balls, or domes, in apparatus for wiring and binding hat and
bonnet shapes, by the use or employment of which hat and bonnet
shapes of any description or configuration can be guided in any direction
in the manner and for the purposes as described.
•
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Grünbaum, have here.
unto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-ninth day of May,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy,
six
Witness,
ERNEST DE PASS,
Patent Agent,
68, Fleet Street,
London.
H. GRÜNBAUM. (L.S.)