An Improved Holder for Ladies' Hats, Bonnets, and other Head Coverings.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Holder for Ladies' Hats, Bonnets, and other Head
Coverings.
I, CHARLES JOHN DONOVAN, of Ermington Villa, Plymouth, in the County of
Devon, Commercial Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has reference to holders for ladies' hats, bonnets and other head
coverings.
According to my invention I connect to a suitable base of wood or other appro-
priate substance a thin strip of metal or other flexible material which tends
normally to lie flat against the aforesaid base. One end of the flexible strip is
securely connected to the base and the other end is adapted to slide in a suitable
guide-way thereon. The said flexible strip is provided with a series of perfora-
tions through any two of which a hat or bonnet pin or similar device can be
passed when said flexible strip is in a curved or bent condition. The pin will
then act to retain the flexible strip in its curved or bent condition by coming
towards or lying against the base and preventing the flexible strip from returning
to its normal condition. In this position the flexible strip serves as a projection
to receive and support the hat, bonnet or other article which is retained in place
thereon by means of the aforesaid pin.
The said base is preferably made like a lath and is adapted to be detachably
connected to the inside of a lady's hat or bonnet box in such a manner that the
same will not shift its position when the said box is being transported from place
to place. For this purpose brackets or clips may be employed and may be of any
suitable construction that will enable the said base to be readily connected to or
disconnected from the box.
It will be obvious that the said base can be so constructed as to permit of its
being hung in a wardrobe, cupboard or other place, when it is not required for
use in travelling boxes and that the flexible strip with its guide-way may be
attached to any fixed base to serve the purpose of a holder.
Two or more pins may be used with the holder, one of which may be described
as the base pin to prevent movement of the flexible strip from the desired curved
condition the other pin or pins being used to attach the article to the strip.
Dated this 8th day of May 1890
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Holder for Ladies' Hats, Bonnets, and other. Head
:
Coverings.
I, CHARLES JOHN DONOVAN, of Ermington Villa, Plymouth, in the County of
Devon, Commercial Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has reference to holders for ladies' hats, bonnets and other head
coverings.
According to my invention I connect to a suitable base of wood or other
appropriate substance a strip of metal or similarly flexible material which tends
normally to lie flat against the aforesaid base. One end of the flexible strip is
securely connected to the base and the other end is adapted to slide in a suitable
guide-way thereon. The said flexible strip is provided with perforations, through
any two of which a hat or bonnet pin or similar device can be passed when said
flexible strip is in a curved or bent condition. The pin will then act to retain
the flexible strip in its curved or bent condition and said strip then serves as a
projection to receive and support the hat, bonnet or other article which is retained
in place thereon by means of the aforesaid or another pin.
The said base is preferably adapted to be detachably connected by clips or
similar devices to the inside of a lady's hat or bonnet box in such a manner that
the same will not shift its position when the said box is being transported from
place to place.
In order that my said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect I proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder.
Figure 2 is a front elevation and
Figure 3 a plan of the said holder and the means employed for retaining it
in place.
Figures 4 and 5 are cross sections taken respectively on the lines 1-1 and 2-2
of Figure 2.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of a washer hereinafter described.
A is the thin strip of metal or similarly flexible material, one end of which is
securely connected by a rivet a or other retaining device to the wooden base B.
The opposite end of the said strip fits into and slides in the guide-way C secured
to the aforesaid base B. This guide-way is constructed of a strip of metal with
its edges bent inwardly as shown. a a¹ are the perforations in the aforesaid
strip through which the bonnet or other pin D can be passed. The said strip
normally occupies a position parallel with and close to the wooden base Bas
represented by the dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawings. When however the
loose end a* of the flexible strip is caused to approach the fixed end a, by sliding
the said strip in its guide C, it will assume the curved or bent form represented
by the full lines in Figure 1; then by passing the aforesaid bonnet pin D through
opposite holes, as represented in this figure, the said strip will be prevented from
resuming its original position. It will therefore be maintained in its bent con-
dition, thus constituting as before stated, a projection to receive and support the
hat,, bonnet or other head covering which can be retained in place thereon by a
second pin passed through the said hat and through two other perforations in the
said strip.
For the purpose of retaining the said holder firmly in place, I prefer to pro-

page_text: vide clips E E3 E3 which may either be connected to or form part of a metallic
strip E as represented in the drawings. The clip is adapted to receive one
end of the base of the said holder and the other clips E¹ E permit said base to be
shifted into place beneath them. The clip E' is preferably in the form of a
spring clip having a tooth e which will engage with an aperture 6 in said wooden
base B when the latter has been properly fitted into the other clips. The rivet a
for securing one end of the said strip A to the base B is preferably provided
with a bent washer a³ so that it shall not present a sharp corner to the portion of
the strip where it bends close to the rivet, thus avoiding the liability of the strip
to become fractured at this part.
It will be obvious that the said base can be so constructed as to permit of its
being hung in a wardrobe, cupboard or other place, when it is not required for
use in travelling boxes and that the flexible strip with its guide way may be
attached to any appropriate base to serve the purpose of a holder.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A hat or bonnet holder comprising a strip of metal or similarly flexible
material fixed at one end and movably connected at the other end to a base or
support, so that it can be caused to assume a bent or curved form, for the purpose
specified.
2. The combination with the aforesaid holder of clips or similar devices for
retaining it detachably in place substantially as described.
3. The improved holder constructed substantially as described with reference
to the accompanying drawings for the purpose specified.
Dated this 8th dox of Wahm 1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.