An Improvement in the Manufacture of Peaked Flat-topped Caps.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 12th Jan., 1895
An Improvement in the Manufacture of Peaked Flat-topped Caps.
I, ALBERT EDWIN HORDER, of 91, Redcliff Street, Bristol, Cap Manufacturer,
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:-
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This invention relates to the manufacture of peaked flat-topped caps such as are
commonly worn by yachtsmen and others, the main distinguishing feature of which
is an oval or round flat top surmounting a bevel or roll extending around and
overhanging the band.
Hitherto the practice in the manufacture of such caps, has been to complete the
body of the cap separately from the lining; the latter being subsequently sewn in
the cap body in various ways. One method of attachment has been to sew the top
or "tip" of the lining to the cap-top, and the lining side to the stiffener of the
band; the sewing being done by hand. Another mode has been to sew the lining
side by machine sewing to the cap leather, or to a pad.
Now, according to my invention, the cap-top, the foundation for the lining, the
top or "tip" and side of the lining are sewn together apart from the rest of the cap.
The sewing may be, and is preferably, done in a sewing machine.
Next, the usual "piping" is sewn on, preferably by a sewing machine, around
the cap-top. The cap-top, "piping," foundation, lining "tip" and side, thus united,
are then sewn to the bevel or roll surmounting the side or band of the cap. The
lining side is then, as hitherto, tacked or sewn by hand to the stiffener. In cases
where it is attached to the cap leather or to a pad, such cap leather or pad is attached
to the lining before the lining is sewn, as aforesaid, to the cap-top and foundation.
In caps having no lining top or tip" the method of manufacture under this
invention is the same as that above described for caps having linings with " ' tips,"
except that the "tip" is wanting.
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In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 represents, in vertical section and in
exaggerated dimensions, one side of a cap-top a with the usual "piping" b
foundation e for the lining, the top or "tip" à of the lining and the lining side e as
arranged and sewn together, in accordance with this invention, apart from the rest
of the cap and in readiness to be attached to the said rest of the cap.
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The cap-top a, the foundation c, the lining "tip" or top d and the side lining e
are sewn together with one seams, the sewing being preferably done in a sewing
machine. The piping bis afterwards sewn on by a separate seam s'.
piping" and the method of sewing it on are not novel points and are not comprise)
as parts of this invention.
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The cap-top, foundation and linings with the "piping" attached are then turned
in and sewn as one body to the top of the usual bevel or roll f, as seen at Fig. 2
which represents, in section and in exaggerated dimensions, the united cap-top a,
piping" b, foundation c, lining "tip" or top d, and side lining e applied and sewn
to the bevel f.
In caps intended to have side lining only, the manufacture according to this
invention is the same as above described with reference to caps provided with lining
tips" or tops; the sole difference being that the latter are absent.
Under this invention the manufacture of flat-topped caps of the kind to which
the invention relates is facilitated and expedited inasmuch as the sewing machine

page_text: can be brought more into use in the manufacture. The caps are more durable and
the finish is better.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
In the manufacture of peaked flat-topped caps such as are commonly worn by
yachtsmen and others and in which the main distinguishing feature is an oval or
round flat top surmounting a bevel or roll extending around and overhanging the
top; combining by sewing together apart from the rest of the cap and before
application and attachment thereto, the cap-top, foundation for the lining, the lining
"tip" or top and the lining side (omitting, in what are known as unlined caps, the
or top); substantially as herein before described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
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Dated this 3rd day of December 1894.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol, Chartered Patent Agent.