A New or Improved Goffered Hat Leather for Ventilating Hats, and Preventing the same Hurting or Marking the Forehead.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 12th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
DIONAL
ATION.
A New or Improved Goffered Hat Leather for Ventilating Hats, and
Preventing the same Hurting or Marking the Forehead.
ALFRED SAVAGE 178 New Kent Road London S.E. Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I goffer a hat leather in the front or all round about 1 inch deep leaving
about of an inch of the leather plain on the edge for sewing the leather to the
hat in the usual way. When the leather is goffered which can be done by a
goffering machine, or a top and bottom tool worked in a press. Immediately the
leather is goffered I glue a fine piece of muslin or linen on the back of the leather
over the part which is goffered preventing the goffering being pressed out in wear
each goffer is about of an inch wide & of an inch deep. When the hat is on
the head the goffered leather permits ventilation and the softness of the goffered
leather gives comfort to the wearer.
A New or Improved Goffered Hat Leather for Ventilating Hats, and
Preventing the same Hurting or Marking the Forehead.
ALFRED SAVAGE 176 & 178 New Kent Road London, 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:-
I goffer a hat leather in the front or all round about one inch deep leaving
about of an inch of the leather plain on the edge for sewing the leather to the
hat in the usual way. When the leather is goffered which can be done by a goffering
machine or a top and bottom tool worked in a press. Immediately the leather is
goffered I glue a fine piece of muslin or linen on the back of the leather over the
part which is goffered preventing the goffering being pressed out in wear each
goffer is about of an inch wide and deep. When the hat is on the head the
goffered leather permits ventilation and the softness of the goffered leather gives
comfort to the wearer.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will now refer to the
annexed drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my hat band or leather.
Fig. 2. perspective view of band removed."
Fig. 3. cross section to enlarged scale.
The hat band a is provided with raised or stamped up portions b which diminish
in size as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 from the centre to the sides of the hat band for

page_text: the purpose of giving ventilation and comfort in wearing. c is a piece of material
such as muslin and the like which is glued or cemented to the leather or band as
shewn in Figure 3 for the purpose of preventing the raised portions b from
becoming flattened out when in use. The forming of these raised portions b may
be performed in any convenient manner such as by pressing, stamping, embossing
or such like process.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A hat band or leather provided with raised or stamped up portions diminishing
from the centre of the front of the hat band towards the side for the purpose of
giving ventilation and ease in wearing.
2. In hat bands or leathers, raised or stamped up portions having a backing of
suitable material secured thereto by means of a suitable cement for the purpose of
preventing the raised portions becoming flattened when in use.
DL: 101 1
CA 1 100
ALFRED SAVAGE.