US1626288A - Combined cape and hat protector - Google Patents

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April 26 1927.

A. T. LANE COMBINED CAPE AND HAT PROTECTOR Filed May 25, 1926 '2 Sheets-sheaf 1 awventpz 7 p a attorney? I 'IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII'II April 26,1927.

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A. Z'Lane Patent Apr. 26, 1927.

ALEXIS '1. LANE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED CAPE AND HAT PROTECTOR.

Application filed May 25,

This invention relates to a combined cape and hat protector and the general object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive, substantially waterproof cape and hat protector which may be sold at newsta-nds, in railway terminals, subway and elevated platform stands,,- drugstores, cigar. stores,'etc., to those who arecaught in the rain and are not provided with an umbrella or other means to protect them from the rain.

One of the .objects of the invention is to provide a paper cape which may be readily and quickly applied about the body and closed and which will be so constructed as to efl'ectually protect the wearer and the clothing from the rain or snow, and which will be so cheap to manufacture as to warrant its being discarded after it has served its purpose as a temporary protection.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in connection with the cape, a novel construction of hat protector which may be arranged to extend over the head of the wearer of the cape and effectually exclude rain from the hat. as well as to an extent, from the face of the-wearer of the cape, and in this connection, the invention contemplates means for retaining the hat protector member in active position, which means will permit of adjustment of the said protector member to suit the convenience of the purchaser of the article and likewise in accordance with the shape and size of the hat.

Anotherobject of the inventlon 1s to provide novel means for increasing the efliciency of the article as a protector for the clothing, at the shoulder portions thereof.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating the combined cape and hat protector embodying the invention and the manner in which the same is to be worn.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the article removed and showing the hat protecting member in the position which it will'ini tially occupy,

Figure 3 1s a detail sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

-looking in the vdirection indicated by the 1. 7 Fi ure4; is a similar view on the line Ir-4:

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Q Figure ,5 1s a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 ofFi ure 1, lookingin the direction indicated y the arrows, and illustrating more 1926. Serial No. 111503.

particularly the means for adjustably securing the hat protecting member.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the blank of which the hat protecting member is formed. Flgure 7 is a detail horizontal sectional.

view taken substantially on the line 77 of Figure 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 8 is a plan view of another blank constituting a part of the article.

The article embodying the invention is preferably made. of paraiiined or other waterproof paper capable of resisting the penetration of water for a reasonable period oftimeand the same comprises a cape which is lndicated in general by the numeral 1 and does not difi'er in its general shape from any ordinary cape,-and in order to protect the pape and prevent its being torn at its lower edge, 1ts lower edge portion is preferably turned upwardly and either stitched or adheslvely united to the body of the material to provide a hem indicated by the numeral 2, which extends continuously around the lower margin of the blank from which the body of the cape is formed. The cape is open vertically at its front and at the opposite sides of 1ts open front the material of the cape is preferably folded and secured to provide hems 3extending at the edges of the material comprising the body of the cape at the opposite sides of theopen front, and in order that the cape ma be closed, fastening membes 4 such as are commonly employed in closing the flaps of manila paper envelops and the like, are permanent 1y riveted or otherwise secured to the hem 3 at one side of the open front of the cape and. eyelets 5 are riveted through the hem at the other side of the open front of the cape, the prongs 6 of the fasteners 4 being inserted through the eyelets and bent in. opposite directions, as Is customary in fasteners of this type. Fasteners of this type are inexpensive and, in fact, it is one of the objects likewise turned back upon itself and secured to provide a hem 8 affording a desirable degree of stiffness.

In order to reenforce the cape at the shoulder portions and to likewise provide additional thickness of the material at these portions so as to prevent penetration of rain water, rectangular blanks of the form shown in Figure 8 of the drawings, are folded midway between their ends and these folded paper blanks are secured marginally in any suitable manner to the shoulders of the body of the cape at the opposite sides of the collar and constitute reenforcing members 9. It 1s preferable that the fold in the blank comprising each member 9 and which fal is indicated by the numeral 10, be located outermost and that the meeting or registering ends of the blanks be extended as at 11 beneath the overturned collar 7 as most clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings. Preferably, the reenforcing members 9 will extend outwardly a sufficient distance to completely cover or extend over the shoulders.

The hat protecting member of the article is indicated in general by the numeral 12 and the same is preferably formed from a paper blank of the marginal contour shown in Figure 6 of the drawings. The member is of considerable width throughout its intermediate portion and is gradually decreased in width so as to provide somewhat narrower end portions indicated by the numeral 13. These end portions are folded back upon themselves so that. the ends of the member are of two-ply construction, and one end of the member is permanently secured, as for example by stapling or riveting, as indicated by the numeral 14:, to the cape immediately adjacent. one side of the collar thereof. At its opposite end portion, the hat protecting member 12 is provided with a plurality of eyelets which are preferably riveted through the two plies of the member at the said end and which eyelets 15 are arranged in a series extending longitudinally of the end portion of the member. A fastener 16, somewhat similar in construction to the fastener 4;, is riveted or otherwise permanently through the shoulder reenforcement 9 and through the shoulder portion of the body of the cape at the other side of the collar 7 and has its prongs 17 selectively engageable through the eyelets 15, as clearly shown in Figure 5, so that the effective length of the protecting member 12 may be varied, it being observed by reference to Figure 1, that the said member 12 is extended over the head of the wearer of the cape so as to completely cover the hat and this member will preferably be made of heavy paper or paper possessing a degree of stiffness sufficient to adapt the member to maintain its shape when arranged as shown in the said figure. WVhen so arranged, the

member will provide a hood extending completely over the wearershead and his hat and due to' the fact that the member is of considerable width at its intermediate porti'r n, it 'will serve also to prevent rain driving in the wearers face.

.The cape may be made of any length desired but will preferably reach to the waistline or to the hips so that the wearers coat will be protected from rain.

As the article is intended for only temporary or emergency use and is of paper and, therefore, of inexpensive material, it may be folded to compact form and quite a number of the articles stored in a comparatively small space. It will also be evident that the cape may be readily put on and fastened at the front and the hat protecting member readily adjusted, this latter member initially preferably being draped at one side of the cape, as shown in Figure 2.

W'hile, as herein shown and described, the cape embodying the invention may be formed from a single integral blank, it will be understood, of course, that, if desired, the cape may be constructed of several suitably formed blanks united by overlapping seams secured together by means of metal fasteners of any suitable type.

Having thus described the invention, what Iclaim is:

The combination with a cape having shoulder portions, of a hat protecting member comprising a flexible sheet. body having a relatively wide intermediate portion and narrower end portions, one of the said'end portions being permanently connected with one of the shoulder portion; of the cape, and coacting means upon the other end portion of the said member and the other shoulder portion of the cape for adjustably connecting the parts together. i

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

- ALEXIS T. LANE. [11.8.1

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