US1536577A - Ventilated hat - Google Patents

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May 5, 1925.

s. FRITZ ET AL.

VENTILATED HAT Filed Aug @9i/Immo VCA aowuja Patented May 5, 1925..

UNITED STATES Awenn rari-:nr ermee STANLEY FRITZ AND` .ALEXANDER FRITZ, OE MANAYUNK, PHLADELE'HIA,

PENNSYLVANIA. i i

'VENTILATED HAT.

Application lfiled August 2, 1924. Serial No. 729,775.'V

i T0 all/157mm z5 may concern:

Be it lrnown `that we, STANLEY Fnrrz andl ALEXANDER Firrrz, citizens of the United matt L tMr i l Pl 'l l-l l# t a cs, resin ing a ana; un c, i1 at e p na,

' in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Ventilated llats; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine. p

Uur invent-ion relates to improvements in hats of the type in which the wall of the crown is provided `with an openwor f portion for ventilating purposes, and one object of the invention is to provide a slidingbaiid within the hat constructed and mounted in a novel .manner to cover all or a part of the openwork portieri ot the crown wall, when` over desired, for instance, to prevent rain or a cold wind from drivingu through the open- 'worle Another object of the invention to provide a. device of the `class set forth lwhich line 3-tl of Fig. 2, the slidable band being' shown in raised position. f y

Figure t is a view similar to Fig. 3 but illustrating the slidable band in its lowered operative position.

Figure 'is a vertical transverse sectional view on line 5 5 of Fig. 2 showing' the slidable band raised. i

Figure G is an enlarged view similar to a band in lowered position.

.portiono'l Fig'. 2, illustrating the slidable Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Figures 8 and 9 are detail horizontal sec*` tions on lines S-S yand 9--9 of Fig. 7.

the numeral l designates a riml ot straw,

` felt or any other desired material, the inner edge of said riin having an upstanding flange 2. Spaced above this flange, is the wall 3 of a main crown section 4l, also formed of straw, felt or any other preferred niaterial. An openwork band 5 surrounds the flange 2 and the lower edge portion of the crown wall 3 and co-operates with `the crown section 4 in forming a complete crown for thehat; i The -openwork band 5 may be formed of fabric, metal or other desired material, but finely woven wire preferably used. rlhe upper andlower edges of the band 5 may be secured to the crown wall l and the flange 2 in any desired manner, for

`instance by stitching' as `indicated at G, and

narrowhat bands 7 extend around the edge portions of the band 5 to obscure them, said bands 7 being ofribbon, elastic or any other suitable material.

Extending' vertically between the flange 2 andthe crown wall 3, are a `number of subn stantially rigid guides 8 which are preferably of channel form with their edge walls turned inwardly toward each other as indi` cated at 9. These guides are secured in any desired manner to the flange 2 and the wall 3 and they serve to support the upper crown section 4 from the rim l, taking strain from the openwork band 5. `Vertical plates lll are slidably received in the guides 8 and are preferably provided at their upper ends with inwardly extending ears' ll by means of which they may bereadily raised or lowo ered, and to hold such slides in either raised or lowered positions, the guides S are preferably provided with upper aud lower shallow recesses 12 and 13, and the slides are formed with rounded projections las, adapted to snap into either the upper or lower recesses, as will be clear by comparing Figs. 5 and T. A vertically movable band l5 is suitably connected with the slides l0 to be either raised into the crown of the hat shown in Fig'. 3, or to belowered to prevent rain or cold air from entering the hat through the openwork band 5, as seen in Fig. This band l5 is preferably formed ofleather or otherllexible material and has its upper and lower edges secured to a. pair of wire rings 1G which are in turn secured to the slides l0, said edges of the band l5 being prefer# `ably turned around the wire rings 16 ln the drawing above briefly described,`

shown at 17.

It will be seen troni the above, that the guides S llOld the upper crown section t and the rim l in rigidly spaced relation, as well as acting as guides for the slides l0.

Furthermore, in addition to serving merely as carriers and adjusters for the band l5, it will be seen that the slides lO co-act with the rings 16 in retaining said band l5 in proper shape even though it may be formed ot leather or other flexible material.

The hat is provided with an appropriate sweat-band 1S which is ot a type normally spaced inwardly to some extent from the wall ot the crown, so that when `the band l5 is lowered, the sweat-band will remain at its inner side, as seen `in Fig. 4.

t will be seen from the :above that a very simple and inexpensive ventilated hat has been provided, yet one which will be very desirable. In order to permit the circulation of air through the openwork band 5, it is simply necessary to move the band 15 to the raised position oi' Figs. 2 and 3 by pulling upward-ly upon `the ears ll of the slides l0. Similarly, to prevent air or vrain from passing through the openwork band 5 and chilling the wearers head, it is simply necessary to lower the band l5 to the position disclosed fin Figs. 4L and 6.

As excellent results may be obtainable from the details disclosed, they may well be followed, but vwithin the scope ot' lthe invention as claimed, knumerous niodii'ications may be made and obviously any or all parts ot `the hat may be'decorated in any desired manner. Also, a suitable lining, either ornamental or of other nature, may be provided, as will be readily understood.

It may be added that the 'lower edge portion of the wall 3 is preferably pressed or flattened to some extent to slightly decrease its thickness, so that when the wire or the like 5 is applied, it will be tlush with the outer side of said wall.

le claim l. A hat comprising a rim, an upper crown section having its side wall spaced above said rim, a lower crown section ot openwork lorm connecting the rim with the upper crown section, vertical guides at the inside of Vthe hat connected with the rim and the upper crown section to hold them in properly spaced relation, slides movable vertically along said guides, and a band within the hat secured to said slides, said band being upwardly 1n vable into the upper sectionot the crown or downwardly movable for disposition at the inner side ot said openworlr lower crown section.

2. A structure as specified in claim l; said band comprising upper and lower rings secured to said slides, and a strip ot lexible material ha ting its edges secured to said rings.

3. i structure as specilied in claim l, said guides consisting ot vertical plates having their edge walls bent inwardly toward each other to form channels, said slides consisting oli .f'ertical plates slidably engaged with said inturned edge walls and having inwardly directed ears at their upper ends.

A structure as specified in claim l; said guides and slides 'having co-acting means ifor holzgling the latter in either' raised or lowered position.

ln testimony whereof we have hereunto aiiixed our signatures.

S'lU-rNLlJTY FRITZ. ALEXANDER FRITZ.

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