IMPROVEMENTS IN HATS, CAPS OR OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake of the firm of Haseltine, Lake
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& C° Patent Agents Southampton Buildings London for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN HATS, CAPS OR OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD
communicated to him from abroad by Albert Charles Couch of Boston
Massachusetts United States of America
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 31st July 1883.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltino, Lake and Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London "IMPROVEMENTS IN HATS, CAPS, OR OTHER
COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD," [a communication to him from abroad by Albert
Charles Couch of Boston Massachusetts United States of America]
This invention relates to hats, caps, and other coverings for the head and the
said invention consists essentially.
First. In combining with a hat cap or other head-covering a sheet or plate or
plates of mica, in such portion, as for instance the tip or crown of a hat or cap and
such other portions as may be deemed necessary, for the protection of the head of
the wearer from the effect of the sun's rays and thereby obviate all possibility.of
sun-strokes.
Second. In combining with a hat, cap, or other head-covering a sweat lining
made of a strip or strips of mica either alone or covered by the ordinary sweat
lining of leather or other material and secured in place in a suitable manner.
Third. Of a hat, cap, or other head-covering having arranged within and attached
to the tip or crown thereof a sheet of mica properly prepared by silvering or
otherwise to serve as a mirror.
Fourth. Of a hat, cap or other head-covering provided with ornamentation or the
name of the manufacturer etc, upon the interior of the hat tip or crown covered

page_text: and protected by a strip or sheet or sheets of mica; all substantially as hereinafter
described.
In carrying the said invention into practice I provide a plate or sheet of mica
placed within the body of the hat and secured in position against, or directly
under, the inner surface of the tip by paste or cement or other suitable adhesive
material, or by eyelets or tubular rivets, or in any suitable manner and of a sizo
or shape to practically line and cover said inner surface of the tip.
As mica is well known as a non-conductor of heat it is plain by combining it
with a hat substantially as described, the head of the wearer will be protected
against the heat of the sun's rays, thus obviating all danger of sun strokes during 1
the summer months.
The plate of mica may be made of itself to constitute either the whole or a part
of the tip of the hat, being secured in place in any proper manner, and again if
thought necessary, another part or parts of the body and of the brim of the hat
may be similarly protected with mica.
I provide a sweat lining made of a strip of mica preferably covered and thus
held in place by the usual sweat lining of leather, secured in position in the
ordinary manner.
The leather lining may be dispensed with, and whether dispensed with or not,
the mica lining may be secured in position by paste or cement or other suitable
adhesive material or by stitches or eyelets or tubular rivets, or in any suitable
manner and the mica lining may be bound on its edges with cloth or other suitable
material and by such binding stitched or secured by eyelets or in any way in
position in the hat, or the mica lining may be attached to the leather lining.
A sweat lining made of mica absolutely prevents the passage of perspiration
from the head or oil or water through the hat to the outside thereof.
A silvered sheet of mica may be attached to the inside of the tip or crown of
the hat by cement or any suitable adhesive material or by stitches or eyelets or
tubular rivets, or in any suitable manner. This sheet of mica is silvored upon its
back or inner eide the same as glass is silvered, and thus made to serve the
purposes of a mirror possessing as is well known the advantageous qualities
compared with glass mirrors of being flexible so that it can be freely bent and
besides being most neat and tasty in appearance and not casily broken.
The mica inay be rendered reflecting in other ways than by silvering the same.
The mica prepared as above described may be bound on its edges with metal or
cloth or other suitable material which will protect and give a finished appearance
to its edges and also by which the mica sheet can be secured in the hat in any
suitable manner.
The inside of the tip or crown may be provided with a suitable design or figuro
or other character to indicate either the style of the hat, its character, or its
manufacture, or for ornamentation or name, as for instance "A. C. Couch" with
the ornamentation shewn, and over this is secured a layer or sheet of mica by
paste or cement or any suitable adhesive material or by stitches or by eyelets or
tubular rivets, or in any suitable manner so that said name and ornamentation may
be seen while at the same time it is protected against being soiled and is rendered
glossy in appearance, and the mica when soiled can be readily cleansed without
injury to said label and ornamentation.
The design or other ornamentation can be printed directly on the inside of the
tip or crown of the hat itself, or on any separate suitable material to be secured to
the hat with the inica as described and when 'printed on such separate material it
can be secured to the inica sheet in any suitable manner by paste etc, or by
binding the two together by cloth, metal, or any suitable material and then the
whole secured to the hat in any suitable manner; the mica can also be of any size
extending beyond the design if desired.
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As heretofore stated, the mica sheet may be secured to the lining of the hat by
eyelets and the top has an opening in it made in any suitable manner by which

page_text: opening, and the passages through the eyelets, ventilation of the hat when worn is
secured, as air will pass through the opening into the space between the mica and
tip and then through the eyelets into the hat, and the heat from the head in a
reverse direction as is obvious, thus ventilating the hat without interfering with
the results from the use of the mica as herein stated.
This invention although particularly described in connection with a hat is
applicable as well to other head coverings of various kinds such as caps or the
like; also a. hat or cap or other head covering for a person's head can have
combined with it the mica sheet or strip in any one or more or all of the forms
described, also the mica sweat lining can extend partially or wholly around the
inside of the side crown as is obvious.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Robert Lake in the Patent Office on the 30th January
1884.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake and Co Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN HATS, CAPS OR OTHER
COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD A communication to me from abroad by Albert
Charles Couch, of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America..
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This invention relates to hats, caps, and other coverings for the head.
The said invention consists partly in combining with a hat, cap, or other head-
covering, a sheet or plate, or plates, of mica; in such portion as for instance the tip
or crown of a hat or cap, and such other portions as may be deemed necessary for
- the protection of the head of the wearer from the effect of the sun's rays and
thereby obviate the liability to sun-strokes.
It also partly consists in combining with a hat, cap, or other head-covering a
sweat lining made of a strip or strips, of mica cither alone or covered by the
ordinary sweat-lining of leather or other material, and secured in place in a
suitable manner.
It also comprises a hat, cap, or other head covering having arranged within, and
attached to, the tip or crown thereof, a sheet of mica properly prepared by silvering
or otherwise to serve as a mirror
It also comprises a hat, cap or other head-covering provided with ornamentation
or the name of the manufacturer or the like upon the interior of the hat tip or
crown, covered and protected by a strip or sheet or sheets of mica; all substantially
as hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of a hat showing a plate of mica placed
within and against the inner surface of the tip or crown of the hat
Figure 2 is a view similar to figure 1, but showing the tip itself made of a
plate of mica.
Figures 3, and 4, are transverse vertical sections of a hat having a sweat lining
made of mica.
Figures 5 and 6, are transverse sections of a hat having a mirror of mica
attached thereto.
Figure 7 is a transverse section.
Figure 8 is an inverted plan and
Figure 9 is a detail section of a hat provided with a sheet or plate of mica
covering an ornamentation or design in the interior of the crown or tip of
the hat
Figure 10, is a transverse section of a hat to be hereinafter referred to and
Figure 11 is a horizontal section of the samo
A, indicates the body; B the brim; D the side crown; and E the tip of a hat
made of straw or other suitable material, and having mica combined therewith,
substantially as hereinafter fully described.
In Figures 1 and 2, F indicates a plate or sheet of mica placed within the body
of the hat and secured in position against, or directly under, the inner surface of
the tip by paste, cement or other suitable adhesive material, or by eyelets or tubular
rivets, or in any suitable manner, and of a size or shape to practically line and
cover the said inner surface of the tip
As mica is well known as a non-conductor of heat it is plain that by combining
it with a bat substantially as described the head of the wearer will be protected

page_text: against the heat of the sun's rays thus reducing the liability to sun-stroke during
the summer months.
The plate of mica may be made to constituto either the whole, or a part, of the
tip of the hat as shown in Figure 2, being secured in place in any proper manner,
and again, if. thought necessary, some other part or parts of the body and of the
brim of the hat may be similarly protected with mica
In Figures 3 and 4. F, indicates a sweat lining made of a strip of mica
preferably covered and thus held in place by the usual sweat lining G, of leather,
secured in position in the ordinary manner.
The leather lining may be dispensed with, and whether dispensed with or not
the mica lining F may be secured in position by pasto,or cement or other suitablo
ndhesive material or by stitches, or eyelets or tubular rivets or in any suitable
manner, and the mica lining may be bound on its edges with cloth a or other
suitable material and by such binding stitched or secured by eyelets or in any way,
in position in the hat, or the mica lining may be attached to tho leather lining
A sweat lining made of mica prevents the passage of perspiration, oil, or water,
through the hat to the outside thereof
In Figure 5 and 6, F indicates a sheet of mica attached to the inside of the tip
or crown E, of the hat by cement or any suitable adhesive material or by stitches
or eyelets or tubular rivets or in any suitable manner.
This sheet of mica is
silvered upon its back or inner side as at f in the same manner as glass is silvered
and is thus made to serve the purposes of a mirror, possessing, as is well known;
the advantage as compared with glass mirrors, of being flexible so that it can be
freely bent, and also being neat in appearance.
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The mica may be rendered reflective in other ways than by silvering the same..
In Figure 6 the mica prepared as above described is shown as being bound on
its edges with metal g, or cloth or other suitable material which will protect, and.
give a finished appearance to, its edges, and by which the mica sheet can be secured
in tlie hat in any suitable manner
In Figures 78 and 9, the inside of the tip or crown E, is provided with a
suitable design or Figure b or other character to indicate either the style of the
hat, its character, or its manufacturer or for ornamentation, or name, as for instanco
"A. C. Couch" with the ornamentation shown, and over this is secured a layer
or sheet of mica F, by paste or cement or any suitable adhesive material, or by
stitches, or by eyelets or tubular rivets, or in any suitable manner, so that said
name and ornamentation may be seen, while at the same time it is protected
against being soiled and is rendered glossy in appearance, and the mica, when
soiled, can be readily cleansed without injury to said label and ornamentation.
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The design or other ornamentation can be printed, ctc, directly on the inside of
the tip or crown of the hat itself, or on any separate suitable material to be secured
to the hat with the mica as described, and when printed on such separate material,
it can be secured to the mica sheet in any suitable manner by paste, etc, or by
binding the two together by cloth, metal, or any suitable material as shown at d,
in Figure 9, which is a detail cross section of such, and then the whole secured to
the hat in any suitable manner; the mica can also be of any size, extending beyond
the design if desired
In Figure 10 is shown a transverse section of a hat similar to Figure 1, but
showing the mica as secured theroin by eyelets.
Figure 11 is a cross section of the crown on the line xx Figure 10
In these Figures (Figures 10 and 11) the inica sheet F is secured to the lining h
of the hat by eyelets, and the top lias an opening in it made in any suitable
manner, by which opening and the passages through the eyelets k, ventilation of
the hat, when worn is secured, as air will pass through the opening into the
space m between the mica and tip and then through the eyelets into the hat,
and the heat from the head in a reverse direction as is obvious, thus ventilating
the hat without interfering with the results from the use of the mica as herein
stated.

page_text: This invention, although particularly described in connection with a hat, is
applicable as well to other head coverings of various kinds such as caps or the like,
also a hat or cap or other head covering for a person's head can have combined
with it the mica sheet or strip in any one or more, or all, of the forms shown, also
the mica sweat lining can extend partially, or wholly, around the inside of the
side crown as is obvious.
Having thus fully described the said Invention as communicated to me by my
foreign Correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I Claim.
First. A hat, cap or other head covering provided in its crown with a plate or
sheet, or sheets of mica, substantially as, and for the purpose, specified
Second, A hat, cap, or other head-covering having a sweat-lining consisting
of-a strip of mica in combination with a covering of leather, substantially as
described.
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Third, A hat, cap, or other head covering having a sweat-lining consisting of a
strip of mica bound on its edges with cloth or other suitable material substantially
as described.
Fourth. A hat or cap, or other head covering having the interior of its crown
provided with a design or other ornamentation, and a sheet or sheets of mica
covering and protecting the same, substantially as, and for the purpose, specified
Fifth A hat, cap, or other head-covering having a sheet of mica which has been
rendered reflective attached to the inside of the crown, substantially as described
Sixth A hat, cap, or other head-covering having a sheet of mica which has been
rendered reflective, and whose edges are bound with any suitable material, attached
to the inside of the crown, substantially as described
Seventh. A hat, cap, or other head covering provided in the tip or crown with
an opening and having a plate or sheet, or sheets, of mica in its tip or crown
secured to the lining of the hat by eyelets, substantially as, and for the purpose,
specified.
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In witness whereof I the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my hand
and seal this Thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand
oight hundred and eighty four.