IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO HATS, CAPS OR OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE HEAD
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOSEPH WILLIAM GOSLING of Union Street, Stockport in the county of
Chester, Warehouseman do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO HATS, CAPS OR OTHER COVERINGS FOR THE
HEAD to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the easy removal of that part of the lining of a
hat, or other covering for the head termed in the trade the "pad" or " leather" and
the ready replacement of the same (or a new one) in the hat or other covering
rapidly and securely, whereby the necessity for stitching is entirely dispensed with;
the advantage being that if in hot weather or after violent exerciso the "pad" or
"leather" should become charged with perspiration it can be detached dried and
returned, or replaced by another.
Instead of stitching the pad or leather to the inside of the hat, cap or other head
covering, as hitherto invariably practised, I make it detachable and I fix it to the
interior thereof by means of clips or fasteners made of metal or other suitable
material, one portion of the said clip or fastener being sewn or otherwise attached
to the pad or leather and the other portion of the said clip or fastener being sown
or otherwise attached to the interior of the hat, cap or other head-covering; and in
order to cause the lower edge of the pad or leather to sit quite closely to the inside
of the hat, I sometimes provide it with a thin spring of band steel, sewn into the
lower edge of the pad or leather.
Dated thin bronato ninth if 100.
GEORGE DAVIES,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I JOSEPH WILLIAM GOSLING of Union Street Stockport in the County of
Chester Warehouseman do bereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO HATS, CAPS, OR OTHER COVERINGS FOR
THE HEAD and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
"
This invention has for its object the easy removal of that part of the lining of a
hat, or other covering for the head termed in the trade the "pad" "leather" or
"sweat" and the ready replacement of the same (or a new one) in the hat or other
covering rapidly and securely, whereby the necessity for stitching is entirely
dispensed with; the advantage being that if in hot weather or after violent
exercise the pad or leather should become charged with perspiration it can be
detached and dried and returned or replaced by another.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention I will now proceed to
describe in detail the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect, and in order that the same may be clearly understood
I have annexed hereunto a drawing illustrative thereof, and have marked the same
with letters of reference corresponding with those in the following explanation
thereof.
The drawing represents a section of a felt hat with the pad removed.
Instead of stitching the pad or leather a, a to the inside of the hat b, b or the
cap, or other head covering as hitherto usually practised, I make it detachable as
shown and I fix it to the interior thereof by means of clips or fasteners c, c* made
of metal or other suitable material, one portion of the said clip or fastener c, being
sewn or otherwise attached to the pad, leather or
" sweat a, a and the other
portion c*, of the said clip or fastener being sewn or otherwise attached to the
interior of the hat b, b or the cap or other head covering.
"
The clip or fastener may be made in a variety of forms, two of which are shown
on the drawing. In that shown on the left hand the stud requires to be partially
turned to secure it as shown by the dotted lines whilst in that on the right, the
round part of the hole is passed over the head of the fixed stud and the part c
drawn forwards so that the neck of the stud passes into the slot.
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 a "pad" "leather" or "sweat" for hats caps or other coverings for the
head made detachable and readily fixed in its place by means of clips or fasteners {
of metal or other suitable material substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 29th day of December 1981
GEORGE DAVIES,
Agent for the Applicant,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.