Improved Appliances for Stretching and Adjusting Hats and other Head Coverings.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 10th June, 1893-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliances for Stretching and Adjusting Hats and other
Head Coverings.
SAMUEL WILDE Machinist Flowery Field Hyde in the County of Chester do
herely declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
By having an expanding block in parts to any given number which slide in and
out as required and each part is fitted with an adjusting screw and the screw is
forced against a cone on a spindle which is brought down by means of a lever which
expands the block to size required each part or parts of block can be adjusted
separately to suit shape that is required for the head.
Dated this 10th day of September 1892.
SAMUEL WILDE,
Flowery Field, Hyde, Cheshire, Machinist.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliances for Stretching and Adjusting Hats and other
Head Coverings.
SAMUEL WILDE Machinist Flowery Field Hyde in the County of Chester 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 :-
By having an expanding block the shape of hats in eight parts which is shewn
on plan Fig. 2 marked a. b. c. d. E. F. G. H which slide in and out as required by
forcing down the lever I shewn in Fig. 1 the cone J forces out all the parts
simultaneously and each part is fitted with an adjusting screw K. shewn in Fig. 1
which forces out the part or parts of block that are required to alter the shape of
the hat to suit the head. If the oval wants to be longer force out the parts of
block a. and H. with adjusting screw K. to what is required, and bringing down
the lever I. forces out all the parts simultaneously with the cone J, if the oval
wants to be wider force out the parts d and E and bring down the lever as before,
if the forehead is more square force out the parts b and c and bring the lever down
as before and the same to be done by any one part or parts that may be required
to suit any desired shape of head or size the elastic band L. forces back all parts
into position as shewn in plan Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed-by pressing down lever I
shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 which is connected to spindle m. shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 and
is screwed to cone, J forces out parts a. b. c. d. E. F. G. H. altogether the adjusting
screws K being used to bring out from cone, J, shewn in Fig. 1 any one or more
parts that are required for adjustment, I declare that what I claim is
That having an expanding block in eight or more or less parts each part
or parts being adjustable to come out simultaneously
By expanding the block by cone forced down by lever, screw wheel rack or
pinion

page_text: And by an adjusting screw supplied and fitted to each part of block which
screw forces out the part or parts of block more or less as is required by forcing
the screw against the cone and causes all parts to come out simultaneously.
Dated this 9th day of June 1893.
SAMUEL WILDE.