US1586701A

US1586701A - Miner's cap

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Publication number: US1586701A
Application number: US75558A
Authority: US
Inventors: Reppa Andrew
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-12-15
Filing date: 1925-12-15
Publication date: 1926-06-01
Anticipated expiration: 1943-06-01

Description

June l 1926.

A. REPPA MINER's CAP Filed Dec. l5, 1925 Patented June l, 1926i.

i rr a y maar ear ANDREW REPPA, OF BARTON, OHIO.

MINER S CAP.

Application filed December 15,-1925. Seriall No. 75,558.

This invention relates to miners caps and one of the particular obj ects of the invention is to provide a miners cap with means whereby the head of the miner may be fully protected in case the miner should strike his head aga-inst the roof or wall of the mine or any projecting part.

Another object is to provide a ininers cap of this character in which the cap is ventilated and the metallic shield is held in place by means of apertured rivets or eyelets.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of niiners cap constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical and longitudinal sectional view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the hooks supporting the lamp;

Fig. 4e is a vtransverse sectional view through plate 19 and the shield 24.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that I have illustrated afcap of ordinary construction and forni such as commonly worn by miners,A this cap being designated generally 10 and preferably consisting of an outer layer 11 of textile fabric, an inner layer or lining 12 and an intermediate stuft ing or padding 13 which may be made of any suitable soft material but is preferably made-of cork, the cork being granulated. The cork is light and affords more ventilation and circulation of air than would other materials.

Placed over the top of the cap and extending entirely over the crown is a metallic plate 14 of thin sheet metal, preferablysteel. This plate or sheet of metal is formed with a plu rality of tabs 15 and these tabs are held to the cap by means of annular rivets or eyelets 16 passing over the plate and through the material of the cap and affording a plurality of air holes communicating with the inside of the cap. At the rear this plate extends downward nearly to the lower margin of the cap as at 17 and this portion of the plate is provided also with a tab 15 riveted by an annular rivet 16 to the cap.

Riveted to the visor 18 of the cap is a lamp supporting plate 19. This plate is of relatively thick metal and is angularly bent at its lower end so as to fit the visor, then extends upward and inward and its upper end is angularly bent as at 20, the corners of this portion 2O being preferably riveted or otherwise attached to the cap as at 21. This upper .portion 2O and this plate is formed preferably with a transverse slot 22 having downwardly extending portions 23 at its ends and behind the plate 19 is disposed a shield 24 of relatively thin metal, the margins of which are shown as being bent over upon the metal plate 20 this shield being bulged outward to thereby form a longitudinally extending pocket 25.

rlhe lamp 26 may be as before stated, either an ordinary miners lamp such as an acetylene lamp or it may be an electric lamp. This lamp is provided with the usual hooks 27 land these hooks are adapted to extend downward into the pocket 25 through the slot 22 in the plate 14. These hooks 27 are disposed within the extensions 23 of the slot 22 so that the llamp is detachably engaged with the cap. The shield plate 2a prevents the hooks 2T from working in through the material of the cap or pressing against the miners forehead. lf an electric lanip is used within the lanip housing 26 then an electric light cable 28 will be engaged with the cap at the rear thereof in any suitable manner as for instance, by the loop 29 and passes over the top of the cap, being insulated of course therefrom, and is connected to the lamp housing 26 in any suitable manner. y

It will be understood that the sheet metal plate 14 is to have sufficient thickness so as toy entirely protect the miners head. Aluminuin is easily bent unless it is quite thick and does not offer suitable protection and the cardboard crown which is commonly found in miners hats is very readily cut whenever a miner hits the roof of the coal or a piece of slate falls on his head. lt will be seen that a Cap of thischaraeter entirely protween the layers and a metallic plate cover- 10 Vteets the ininers head, prevents the hooks Yof ingYV the upper portion of the rown and the lamp from sticking into the forehead and riveted thereto, therivets being annular and i permits the ready attichinent or detachment extending entirely through the crown to 5 of the'lzunp. I thereby provide ventiluting inenns.

l elai1n: In testimony whereof l hereunto :lllix my 15 A niiners cup having a crown comprising signature. V outer and inner layers of ilegible material, l *Y e. pudding of granulated corl: disposed be- L ANDY REPPA.