US1342147A

US1342147A - Steaming-form for milliners

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Publication number: US1342147A
Application number: US307152A
Authority: US
Inventors: Mattie L Argo
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1919-06-27
Filing date: 1919-06-27
Publication date: 1920-06-01
Anticipated expiration: 1937-06-01

Description

M. L. ARGO.

STEAMING FORM FOR MILLINERS- APPLICATHJN FILEDJUNEZI, 1919.

Patented. 5mm 1, 192%.

MATTIE L. ARGO, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

STEAMING-FORM FOR ivrrnninnns.

Application filed June 27,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTIE L. Aneo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steaming- Forms for Milliners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to steaming forms for milliners and an object is to provide a device of this character for shaping hat crowns which will retain its shape for a long period of time so that it can be used repeatedly.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear in connection with the detailed description thereof and the novel features embodied in my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view in perspective. Fig. 2 is a view in cross section.

Referring to the particular construction shown in the drawings 10 designates awire mesh form, preferably made of copper wire. This wire mesh is given the shape of the particular crown desired, which may have different curvatures according to whether a hat crown of flat shape or one that is more curved is to be produced. The'wire mesh form is preferably reinforced at its lower edge by a circumferential wire 12. An outer layer 14 and an inner layer 1.6 of fabric netting are stretched in close relation to the wire mesh and are held in place by a binding 18 stitched thereto. The fabric netting may also be held to the top portion of the wire mesh by stitches. The steaming form thus constructed is intended to receive a hat crown of velvet, silk, straw, netting,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1920.

1919. 'Serial No. 307,152.

maline or other material, which is shaped according to the form and while on the form is subjected to a steaming process whereby the shape of the crown will acquire a permanent set so as to retain the desired shape. The wire mesh form preferably consists of copper wire, or galvanized steel wire, since this may readily be given the desired shape which is not changed by the application of steam and wire such as specified does not rust. The practice heretofore has been to shape the hat crowns on wooden blocks. My steaming form having the wire mesh retains its shape for a long time and hence can be used repeatedly. It allows the steam to come up through the fabric, thus giving a more permanent shape than when wooden forms are used, and the steaming can be done in about one-half the time previously required.

I claim: V

1. A steaming form for milliners comprising a wire mesh having the shape of a hat crown, and a fabric netting secured in close relation to said'wire mesh.

2. A steaming form for milliners comprising a wire mesh having the shape of a hat crown,-outer and inner layers of fabric netting, and means for securing said layers in close re ation to said wire mesh.

3. A steaming form for milliners comprising a non-rustable wire mesh, outer and inner layers of fabric netting in close relation to said wire mesh, and a binding securing the lower edges of said fabric netting to the lower edge of said wire mesh.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

MATTIE L. ARGO.