Improvements in Hat Sweats.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1894-Accepted, 11th Aug.. 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hat Sweats.
We, GEORGE WASHINGTON EVERETT, Carpenter and Builder, of 11 East
10th Street, New York City, County and State of New York, U.S.A., and
ALFRED JOSEPH WOLF, Manufacturer, of 187 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn,
County of Kings and State of New York, U.S.A., both citizens of the United
States, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
We make hat sweats with transverse ventilating channels next the head of the
wearer. To do this economically, and in such manner that the channels will be
permanent and not liable to be obliterated by constant use, and to avoid making the
sweat unduly thick, we use a thin backing of fabric, leather or other suitable flexible
material, and cement, stitch or otherwise secure thereto transverse strips of suitable
material, preferably cork, whose faces bear directly against the head of the wearer.
The transverse strips are so arranged upon the flexible backing that there is an
uncovered ventilating channel at the contiguous or adjacent edges of the strips.
The transverse strips are preferably thin and flat so as to afford a comfortable seat
for the head, and so as not to unduly increase the thickness of such a sweat over
ordinary leather sweats and so that they shall be approximately as flexible as
ordinary sweats.
Cork is preferably employed, because it has an elastic velvet-like surface, or
texture, it is light and it is quite non-absorbent and will not chill the forehead when
the hat with the sweat damp is placed on the head.
To prevent the perspiration from staining the hat, the backing may be made of,
or faced with water-proof material.
The sweats may be provided with ordinary reeds and attached to hats in the
usual manner, and where the backing is of proper material, it may be stitched
directly to the hat, the reed being omitted. This latter plan may be desirable in
straw and soft hats. The ends of the transverse strips next the reed or hat opening
are preferably bevelled.
Sweats made as above described are flexible and may be turned out from the hat
with quite as much facility as ordinary leather sweats.
Dated this 30th day of September 1893.
GEORGE WASHINGTON EVERETT.
ALFRED JOSEPH WOLF.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hat Sweats.
We, GEORGE WASHINGTON EVERETT, Carpenter and Builder, of 11 East
10th Street, New York City, County and State of New York, U.S.A., and
ALFRED JOSEPH WOLF, Manufacturer of 187 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn,
County of Kings and State of New York, U.S.A., both citizens of the United
States, 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 :-
We make hat sweats with transverse ventilating channels next the head of the
wearer. To do this economically, and in such manner that the channels will be
permanent and not liable to be obliterated by constant use, and to avoid making the
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page_text: sweat unduly thick, we use a thin backing of fabric, leather or other suitable
flexible material, and cement, stitch or otherwise secure thereto transverse strips of
suitable material, preferably cork, whose faces bear directly against the head of the
wearer. The transverse strips are so arranged upon the flexible backing that there
is an uncovered ventilating channel at the contiguous or adjacent edges of the 5
strips. The transverse strips are preferably thin and flat so as to afford a comfort-
able seat for the head, and so as not to unduly increase the thickness of such a
sweat over ordinary leather sweats and so that they shall be approximately as
flexible as ordinary sweats.
Cork is preferably employed, because it has an elastic velvet-like surface, or I
texture, it is light and it is quite non-absorbent and will not chill the forehead when
the hat with the sweat damp is placed on the head.
To prevent the perspiration from staining the hat, the backing may be made of,
or faced with water-proof material.
The sweats may be provided with ordinary reeds and attached to hats in the 1
usual manner, and where the backing is of proper material, it may be stitched
directly to the hat, the reed being omitted. This latter plan may be desirable in.
straw and soft hats.
Sweats made as above described are flexible and may be turned out from the
hat with quite as much facility as ordinary leather sweats.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a plan view of our improved sweat :
Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same:
Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the ordinary reed attached thereto :
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Fig. 4 is a detail view showing a section of a stiff hat with the sweat attached 2
thereto by means of an ordinary reed, and
Fig. 5 is an edge view of one of the transverse strips.
A represents the backing to which the transverse strips B, are secured, suitable
spaces being left between them to provide ventilating channels next to the head of
the wearer. The strips are preferably thin and flat, or substantially so, on their 3
outer faces that come against the head. We prefer to cement the strips to the
backing, and also stitch them thereto at the ends, as shown at b. At the front of
the sweat we place a wide strip or sheet of cork or similar material B', to bear
upon the forehead, and this wide piece is preferably narrowest at the top. This
also enables us to neatly accommodate the transverse strips to the curve of the 3
sweat.
The transverse strips need not be at right angles to the edges of the sweat, as
shown; they may be placed diagonally.
We prefer to bevel or round the outer edges of the end of the cork strips next
the reed or point of attachment to the hat. This is shown at Fig. 5, at . By so 4
doing, sharp edges are avoided, and the tendency of the material to break or chip
off is obviated.
Sweats thus constructed have a plain rear face adapted to lie snugly against the
hat body, and a channelled outer face. The strips of cork may be quite thin, and
of about the width shown, or of any desired shape, and the sweat is therefore thin, 4
light and flexible, durable and agreeable to the head of the wearer, and there is
perfect ventilation.
It will be noticed that the ventilating channels next the head of the wearer are
uncovered, so that the head thus forms one wail of the channel, and therefore it is
subjected directly to the cooling currents which pass through the channels. The
transverse strips being flat, there are no sharp or narrow edges pressing on the head
or forehead of the wearer; and the effect is that of a continuous strip.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :
1. A hat sweat comprising a strip of flexible material, and a series of independent,

page_text: transverse strips secured thereto, whose faces bear directly against the head,
and are so arranged as to provide spaces at their adjacent edges that form
uncovered ventilating channels next the head of the wearer, all substantially as set
forth.
2. A hat sweat comprising a strip of flexible material, and a series of thin,
transverse strips of cork secured to the strip of flexible material, and having faces
flat or substantially so, that bear against the head of the wearer, said strips of cork
being so arranged as to leave spaces at their adjoining edges forming uncovered
ventilating channels next to the head of the wearer, all substantially as described.
3. The combination with a hat of a separately formed sweat adapted to be stitched
thereto in ordinary ways, and comprising a strip of flexible material secured at its
edge to the hat body, and a series of separate, transverse strips of cork secured at
intervals to the outer face of the flexible material, and whose faces bear directly
against the head of the wearer, the spaces between the edges of such strips forming
uncovered ventilating channels next the head of the wearer, all substantially as set
forth.
4. A hat sweat comprising a flexible backing, and a series of transverse strips on
the outer face thereof, whose faces bear against the head of the wearer, arranged
with intervening spaces at their edges that form uncovered ventilating channels
next the head of the wearer, the strip at the front of the sweat that bears upon the
forehead being relatively wide and narrower at one edge than at the other, whereby
the transverse strips may be accommodated to the curve of the sweat, all sub-
stantially as set forth.
5. A hat sweat in which relatively thin, flat, transverse strips of cork are so
arranged as to bear against the head of the wearer.
6. A hat sweat of the character substantially such as herein described.
Deted this 30th day of September 1893.
GEORGE WASHINGTON EVERETT.
ALFRED JOSEPH WOLF.