US144606A - Improvement in hatters head-measures - Google Patents
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- Figure 1 is a plan of the head-measure. Fig.
- l2 is an elevation of the same.
- Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same.
- the instrument is shaped somewhat in the form of a hat, with a cylindrical shell or body, A, and a brim, B. This is divided vertically, s'o that one end, al, may overlap the other one, a2. A portion of the brim overlaps in the same manner.
- a screw, C To the end a2 is secured a screw, C, which passes through a horizontal slot, d, in the end al.
- a thumbscrew, g upon the screw C, serves to hold the ends securely in contact.
- This sliding slot and screw, or a similar sliding guide permit the enlargement and contraction of the shell wit-hin certain limits of size common among shaders, and retain the ends also in contact.
- the end a2 is secured or engraved the scale K, usually employed by shaders to denote the size of the head.
- a pointer, p touches accurately upon the engraved lines.
- An elastic band, mf is drawn tight around the shell A, so that when the machine is placed 'in position it shall t close and conform to the head.
- the brim B is more easily be bent to the proper form.
- the material I use is canvas stiii'ened with shellac, or thin sheet-brass. When ofthe latter material, I perforate both the shell and brim to make it lighter.
- the set-screw C is loosened, and the purchaser then fits the device upon his head, in the exact position as if it were a hat.
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r. A; FEnToN.
'Hatters Head-Measures.
Patented N 5v.1a,1a73.
UNITED STATES Piura:NT GFFICE.
FRANK A. EENroN, or cAMnEN, NEW JERSEY.
IMPROVEMENT IN HA'T'TERS HEAD-MEASURES.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,606., dated November-A18, 1873; 'application iled December 1l, 1872.
To all whom it may concerti Be it known that I, FRANK A. FENTON, of Camden, New Jersey, have invented an Improved Hatters7 Head-Measure, oi' which the A contrivance used by hatters, called a conformator, for taking the form or shape of the head.
'Such is not the object of the present invention. Figure 1 is a plan of the head-measure. Fig.
l2 is an elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same.
The instrument is shaped somewhat in the form of a hat, with a cylindrical shell or body, A, and a brim, B. This is divided vertically, s'o that one end, al, may overlap the other one, a2. A portion of the brim overlaps in the same manner. To the end a2 is secured a screw, C, which passes through a horizontal slot, d, in the end al. A thumbscrew, g, upon the screw C, serves to hold the ends securely in contact. This sliding slot and screw, or a similar sliding guide, permit the enlargement and contraction of the shell wit-hin certain limits of size common among hatters, and retain the ends also in contact. 0n the end a2 is secured or engraved the scale K, usually employed by hatters to denote the size of the head. A pointer, p, touches accurately upon the engraved lines. An elastic band, mf, is drawn tight around the shell A, so that when the machine is placed 'in position it shall t close and conform to the head. The brim B is more easily be bent to the proper form.
The Shen itself, without the brim, my be used for taking the size of the head.; but it would not be so useful or convenient as the instrument herein shown, which has the advantage of conveying the impression to the purchaser of its being .a real hat, both in weight and form, and consequently he can adjust it with much greater accuracy upon his head; and no one but the wearer can do this .4 precisely in the way he prefers to wear his hat.
The material I use is canvas stiii'ened with shellac, or thin sheet-brass. When ofthe latter material, I perforate both the shell and brim to make it lighter.
To ascertain the size of hat required by a purchaser, the set-screw C is loosened, and the purchaser then fits the device upon his head, in the exact position as if it were a hat. The
two ends are then held fast between the thumb and finger, or secured by t-he set-screw, and the size read offon the scale.'
I claim- 1. The combination of the yielding shell A,
the sliding guide d, the set-screw C, the engraved scale K, and the elastic cord m, ar-` ranged and operating as herein described.
2. The arrangement of the yielding shell A, made of a continuous strip of thin ilexible material, in combination with the brim B, rigidly i
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2621414A (en) * | 1949-08-19 | 1952-12-16 | Thompson Prod Inc | Gauging fixture |
| US2672695A (en) * | 1951-05-12 | 1954-03-23 | Toledo Scale Co | Capsule gauge |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2621414A (en) * | 1949-08-19 | 1952-12-16 | Thompson Prod Inc | Gauging fixture |
| US2672695A (en) * | 1951-05-12 | 1954-03-23 | Toledo Scale Co | Capsule gauge |
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