US1385240A - Machine for making hat lining tips - Google Patents

Description

4 R. BELL.

MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT LININ'G TIPS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12,1920.

1,385,240. Patented July 19, 1921.

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Al TTORNEYS R. BELL.

MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT LINING TIPS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12.1920.

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A TTOBNEVS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUBIN BELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR MAKING HAT-LINING TIPS.

Application filed July 12,

in the county and State of New York, have in'venteda new and useful Machine for Making Hat-Lining Tips, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to machines for forming hat lining tips and has for an object to provide an improved construction wherein the tips may be quickly and accurately formed ready for use.

' Another object is to provide a machine which will automatically moisten part of the hat lining immediately before the tip is manually pressed.

A still further object in view is to provide an improved machine formed with mois tening and pressing means acting in certain relation to each other for causing the adhesive in the stiffening material to flow into the body or covering of a lining tip and thereby dispense with the use of stitching for holding the parts together.

In the accom anying drawings:

Figure 1 is a rent view of a machine disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the machine shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section through a pressing head embodying certain features of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section through a pressing drum co-acting with the head shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view on a reduced scale of the drum shown in Fig.- 4.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a platform of any desired size and material, which is supported by a number of legs or uprights 2 preferably connected to the fioor,tho1.1gl'1 this is not essential. Two of the legs 2 accommodate the cross bar 3 whichis secured thereto in any desired manner and which carries brackets 4 on which the lever 5 is fulcrumed. This lever is normally held in a given position by aretra'ctile spring 6, but which may be moved downwardly whenever the treadle 7 is depressed, said treadle being pivotally mounted at 8 and connected by a chain 9 to the lever 5. A link 10 is pivotally connected Specification of Letters Patent.

with the upper end of lever 1920. Serial No. 395,633.

5 and also pivotally connected with the cross bar 11 con nected to two vertical uprights 12 and 13,

said uprights slidingly fitting in said apertures in platform 1 whereby they may reciprocate freely. If desired guiding spools .or sleeves 14 and 15 may be provided for guiding these uprights and holding the same in proper place. A 'die 16 is carried by these uprights and co-acts with the presser head 17 for pressing a hat lining tip. The die 16 and the presser head 17 will be described fully hereinafter, said presser head being provided with'water from a tank 18, the supply of water being controlled by a suitable hand-operated valve 19 whereby only the exact quantity desired is allowed to enter the presser head at 17 As shown in Fig. 3 the die 16 is provided with a casing 20 through which extends a gas burner 21 supplied with gas from a suitable source with connections which will permit theyheadto move up and down freely Within certain limits-.1 Casing 20 merges into a bottom 22 through which the rods 23 extend, said rods being rigidly connected with an ejecting plate 24 arranged beneath the bottom22. This ejecting plate conforms to the shape of the bottom 22 and extends only to the pressing surface 25 so that a hat lining tip 26 adhering to the surface may be ejected or removed therefrom when the parts are caused to assume the position shown in Fig. 1. This is caused by the upward movement of the die 16 until the lug or projection 27 on the plate 28 strikes the adjustable stop 29. This prevents any further upward movement of the ejector plate 24: and as the die 16 moves upwardly a short distance farther the lining tip 26 will be forced from the die. Stop 29 has a section 30 telescopically fitting into a hollow post 3 and is locked in any adjusted position by a set screw 32 so as to take care of any size ejecting movement of plate 24.

The presser head 17 is provided with a base wall 33 of substantially the shape of the tip 26 and is provided with an annular flange 34 at the upper end over which the flange 35 of the water container 36 extends. The water container 36 is provided with a substantially annular depressionor groove 37 in which water is supplied from tank 18.

Patented July 19, 1921.

Arranged on top of the water container 36 1s a presser plate 38 and on; top otthis presser plate-there is arranged a center plate 39 spaced from the guide 40. Any desired number of bolts 41 extend through the guide 40, plate 38 and flanges 34 and 35 whereby these parts are bolted together. Asshown in Fig. 5 the guides 40 have slotted lugs through Which the bolts 41 extend and areshaped extensions '42 for guiding the tip into place as it is manually arranged on the presser head. The tip 26 could be of any shape without departing from the spirit of the invention, but that shown in the draw ing being of the'same shape as the plate 39 except that it extends over to a point substantially in contact with the extensions 42 so as to overlap the plate 39 at least for the distance of the thickness of the contact face 25 of die 16'. I

From Fig. 4 it will be seen that a fabric member 43 is arranged between plates 38 and 39 and that plate 39 is provided with a number of apertures 44 above the groove 37 so that water may pass upwardly and moisten the member 43. When the tip 26 is arranged on top of plate 39 and overlaps the same sufficiently to cover all of the aper tures 44 die 16 is forced downwardly by a pressure on the treadle 7 and the pressing surface 25 presses the-parts of the tip adjacent the edge against the member 43 whereupon it is moistened and also pressed together.

In forming hat lining tips it is customary to provide a body of some good quality of cloth and a stiffening of buckram or similar material. When the buckramis moistened and then pressed the adhesive matter therein will begin to flow into the cloth body to a suflicient extent to cause the two pieces of fabric to stick together. It will, of course, be understood that the operation of pressing a tip takes but a very short time and consequently the tips are fed into the device and removed rapidly. Heretofore in forming hat lining tips it was customary to form the cloth body and a stiff backing of the same shape and then stitch these two members together at a point adjacent their edges. By providing the construction described the stitching is unnecessary and yet the two pieces of fabric are held together until properly arranged in a hat.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a presser head, a die for pressing an article arranged in the presser head, manually actuated means for bringing the die against the presser head, automatic means for moving the die away from the presser head and meansfor automatically and continuously supplying Water to the presser head for moistening articles placed thereon.

2. A device of the character described comprising a presser head, a die for pressing a hat lining tip thereon, means for moistening said tip as it is being pressed and means for ejecting or removing the tip from the die after the pressing operation.

3. A machine for pressing hat lining tips comprising a presser head, means for supplying moisture to said head for moistening part of a lining tip arranged thereon, a die adapted to be moved downwardly against said presser head, manually actuated means for moving said die against said head, spring means for moving said die away from said head, an ejector for forcing the lining tip from said die, and means for causing an automatic action of said ejector.

4. A machine for forming hat lining tips comprising a head having a moistening member, a supporting plate, a plurality of adjustable means arranged on the head for centering a lining tip on said plate so as to overlap said moistening member, means for maintaining said moistening member wet, a presser head for pressing the overlapping part of said lining tip against said moistening member, and means for ejecting the lining tip from the pressing means.

5. A machine of the character described comprising a presser head formed with a supporting wall, an annular member formed with an annular groove, means for supplying water to said groove, a perforated covering plate arranged over said groove, a moistening member covering said perforations, means for centering a lining tip on said head SO that the outer edge will overlap said perforations, a die for pressing the overlapping part of said tip against said moistening member, means for actuating said die, and means for removing the tip from said die after the same has been pressed.

6. A machine of the character described comprising a presser head formed with a support for a lining tip, a member having an annular water chamber, a perforated plate covering said chamber, a moistening member covering the plate and receiving moisture through said perforations from said chamber, means for supplying water to said chamber, a die for pressing the outer part of said lining tip against said moistening member, means for heating said die, and means for ejecting the lining tip from said die after the pressing operation.

7. A machine of the character described comprising a presser head for receiving a lining tip to be pressed, a die formed with a contact surface for pressing said tip, means for heating said die, means for moving said die against said presser head and again moving the die from the head, an ejecting member carried by said die for forcing the tip from the die after the pressing operation, and a stop positioned to en tening the edge of said tip, a heated die for gage part of said ejector for causing the pressing said moistened edge, means for acsame to be actuated. tuating said die so that it will press said tip, 10 8. In a machine for pressing a lining tip and means for automatically removing the formed from a piece of cloth and a piece of pressed tip from the die.

buckram, the combination with a head provided with a moistening member for moisv RUBIN BELL.

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