Improvements in Caps and Coverings for the Head.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 22nd June, 1893-Accepted, 22nd July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Caps and Coverings for the Head.
I JAMES BELL of the Barrow Printing Company, of Hindpool Road, Barrow-
in-Furness, in the County of Lancaster, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My said invention relates chiefly to caps for use in travelling or for wearing in work-
shops or for other permanent or temporary purposes. According to my invention
such caps are made of a new material, that is to say of paper, the paper being first
printed or treated so as to give the appearance and sometimes even the texture of
the cloth or material usually employed to make such caps. In making for example
a travelling cap of the ordinary shape with a scoop or peak in front I take a
sufficient length of the paper material and slit or serrate one edge and then after
joining the piece into a cylinder I fold and paste the serrated edge down so as
to form the crown of the cap. A button of the same material is then stuck in the
centre which not only conceals the central joint but also helps to hold the crown
together. A peak or scoop of the proper shape but of stiffened or doubled material
is then secured in front and the front of the cap drawn and secured to the peak or
scoop just as in caps made from cloth. The resulting cap when finished is of exactly
the shape and appearance of a cloth travelling cap. Such a cap may be made
in a variety of styles and shapes. For example I might make them of the "fore-
and-aft" type that is to say with a peak both in front and behind and with ear flaps
tied over the crown of the cap. Instead of forming the body of the cap from a
piece and slitting or serrating the edges to form the crown, might form such
caps with flat crowns and straight sides and either with or without peaks. In such
a case it is advisable though not essential, to strengthen the crown by cross strips
of stouter paper connecting the sides at the top. Other varieties of caps might be
made, for example sailor caps for children which would have a flat crown, a flat
annular ring cemented to the edge and a stiffened annular rim to go on the head.
As already stated I print or treat the paper material so as to have the same
appearance as cloth. I might also emboss the paper to give it a texture and might
in some cases roughen or raise the paper to give it both the appearance and feel
of cloth. The paper might also be waterproofed. Such caps being light would be
especially suitable for wear in hot weather or in workshops.
When made as travelling caps they could be kept on sale at railway bookstalls
and elsewhere so that a traveller could purchase a cap at a very nominal cost, wear
it during the journey, and throw it away when arrived at his destination.
The material being so cheap and the cost of manufacture so little, these caps can
be sold at trifling prices.
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L1000
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Caps and Coverings for the Head.
I JAMES BELL of the Barrow Printing Company, of Hindpool Road, Barrow-
in-Furness, in the County of Lancaster, Manager, 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 and accompanying
drawings
My said invention relates chiefly to caps for use in travelling or for wearing in
work-shops or for other permanent or temporary purposes.

page_text: According to my invention such caps are made of a material new for that
purpose, that is to say of paper, the paper being first printed or treated so as to
give the appearance and sometimes even the texture of the cloth or material usually
employed to make such caps.
The accompanying drawing shows how I carry my invention into practical effect,
three descriptions of cap being shown. The method of making will be best
understood from the following description.
In making for example a travelling cap of the ordinary shape with a scoop or
peak in front such as is shown at Fig. I, I take a sufficient length of the paper
material and slit or serrate one edge and then after joining the piece into a cylinder
I fold and paste the serrated edge down so as to form the crown of the cap. Fig. 1
'shows this construction clearly. The slits or serrations in the paper cylinder which
forms the cap a are indicated by the dotted lines in the fig. The overlapping
joint of the cylinder is shown at c. The serrated slips are turned and pasted down
so as to form the crown b of the cap. A button d of the same material is then
stuck in the centre which not only conceals the central joint or meeting place of
the pasted down slips but also helps to hold the crown together. A peak or
scoope of the proper shape but of stiffened or doubled material is then secured in
front and the front of the cap drawn and secured to the peak or scoop just as in
caps made from cloth. The resulting cap when finished is of exactly the shape and
appearance of a cloth travelling cap. Such a cap may be made in a variety of
styles and shapes. For example I might make them of the fore-and-aft type shown
at Fig. 2 that is to say with a peak e both in front and behind and with car flaps f
attached and tied over the crown of the cap. The imitation knot g in the centre of
the crown conceals the central point or convergence of the serrated slips b.
Instead of forming the body of the cap from a piece and slitting or serrating the
edges to form the crown, I might form such caps with flat crowns and straight sides
and either with or without peaks. Such a cap is shown at Fig. 3 of the drawings.
In such a case it is advisable though not essential, to strengthen the crown b by
cross strips of stouter paper connecting the sides at the top. Other varieties
of caps might be made, for example sailor caps for children which would have a
flat crown, a flat annular ring cemented to the edge and a stiffened annular ring
to go on the head.
As already stated I print or treat the paper material so as to have the same
appearance as cloth. I might also emboss the paper to give it a texture and might
in some cases roughen or raise the paper to give it both the appearance and feel of
cloth. The paper might also be waterproofed. Such caps being light would be
especially suitable for wear in hot weather or in workshops. When made as
travelling caps they could be kept on sale at railway bookstalls and elsewhere so
that a traveller could purchase a cap at a very nominal cost, wear it during the
journey, and throw it away when arrived at his destination. The material being
so cheap and the cost of manufacture so little, these caps can be sold at trifling
prices.
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.
The manufacture of travelling and other caps from paper printed and otherwise
treated so as to have the appearance of cloth, substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated.
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, Agents.