Improvements in or relating to the Leathers or Sweatbands of Hats and other Head Coverings.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Jan., 1888
Complete Left, 28th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
Improvements in or relating to the Leathers or Sweatbands of
Hats and other Head Coverings.
We, FRED HEWITT of Fern Bank Hyde in the County of Chester Hat Manufacturer
and EDWIN BENT of Dark Lane Bredbury in the said County Agent, do hereby declare
the nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO THE LEATHERS OR
SWEATBANDS OF HATS AND OTHER HEAD COVERINGS, to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to the leathers or sweatbands of hats and other head coverings
and the chief object of our Invention is to obtain a good fit without undue pressure on
the head of the wearer.
In carrying out our Invention we attach one edge of the sweatband to the interior
of the hat or other head covering in the usual way but instead of fitting the sweatband
to lic against the interior of the hat as now customary we make it slightly coned or
tapered so as to leave a free space between the side of the hat and the sweatband
except at the edge where it is secured to the hat. A gusset of india-rubber or other
suitable elastic or yielding material may be let into the sweatband at one or more
points or the entire sweatband may be made of suitable yielding material.
We also propose to perforate the sweatband to permit the passage of perspiration
and to assist in keeping the head of the wearer cool and comfortable but this would not
be necessary for sweatbands made of porous or absorbent materials.
Dated this 6th day of January 1888.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to the Leathers or Sweatbands of
Hats and other Head Coverings.
We FRED HEWITT of Fern Bank, Hyde, in the County of Chester, Hat Manu-
facturer, and EDWIN BENT, of Dark Lane, Bredbury, in the said County, Agent,
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:
Our invention relates to the leathers or sweatbands of hats and other head coverings
and the chief object of our Invention is to obtain a good fit without undue pressure
on the head of the wearer.
In carrying out our Invention we attach one edge of the sweatband to the interior
of the hat or other head covering in the usual way but instead of fitting the sweatband
to lie against the interior of the hat as now customary we make it slightly coned or
tapered so as to leave a free space between the side of the hat and the sweatband
except at the edge where it is secured to the hat. A gusset of india rubber or other
suitable elastic or yielding material may be let into the sweatband at one or more
points or the entire sweatband may be made of suitable yielding material.
We also propose to perforate the sweatband to permit the passage of perspiration
and to assist in keeping the head of the wearer cool and comfortable but this would
not be necessary for sweatbands made of porous or absorbent materials.
And in order that our Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect we will describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings reference being had to
the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure is a view in perspective of a leather or sweatband embodying our
Improvements.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the interior of a hat with the improved sweatband attached
thereto.
Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of Fig. 2 illustrating the position the sweatband
occupies when attached to a hat according to our Invention.
Figs. 4 and 5 are similar views respectively to Figs. 2 and 3 and illustrate slight
modifications included in our Invention.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
In these views. a designates the inner leather or sweatband one edge of which is
attached to the interior of the hat or other head covering by stitching in the usual
way or otherwise but instead of fashioning and fitting the sweatband to cause it to lie
against the interior of the hat as now customary we make it slightly coned or tapered
as shown so as to leave a free space all round between the sweatband a and the inside
of the hat body except at the edge where it is secured to the hat.
The effect of having the sweatband a coned or tapered as described is to insure a
good and easy fit and great comfort to the wearer.

page_text: A gusset c of elastic, india rubber, or other suitable yielding material may be let
into the sweatband a as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 or at any other point or at
more than one point if required or the entire sweatband a may be made of elastic
material.
We also propose to perforate the sweatband a with holes a' see Figs. 4 and 5 to
promote ventilation and to assist in keeping the head of the wearer cool and com-
fortable but this would not be required for sweatbands made of porous or absorbent
materials.
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
1. The combination with a hat or other head covering, of a coned or tapered sweat-
band the outer edge of which is stitched or otherwise attached to the edge of the
interior of the said hat or head covering whereby a free space is left all round between
the said sweatband and the inside of the said hat or headcovering except at the
point of attachment substantially as herein set forth, for the purposes specified.
2. The combination with a hat or other head covering, of a coned or tapered
sweatband and an elastic gusset or gussets substantially as and for the purposes herein
set forth.
3. The combination with a hat or other head covering, of the coned or tapered
sweatband a the perforations a¹ and an elastic gusset or gussets substantially as and
for the purposes herein set forth.
4. The combination with a hat or other head covering, of the coned or tapered
sweatband a and the perforations a' substantially as and for the purposes herein set
forth.
5. A hat leather or sweatband shaped and fashioned in such manner that when
attached to a hat or other head covering it forms a coned or tapered sweatband
substantially as herein described with reference to the Drawings annexed.
Dated this 27th day of January 1888
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.