US1685586A - Hat protector - Google Patents

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Sept. 25, 1928. 1,685,586

- G. K. GUINZBURG HAT PROTECTOR Filed which 15, 1927 INVENTOR GEORGE K. GunvzbuRG ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 25, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE K. GUINZBURG, OF CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO I. B. KLEINERT RUBBER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT PROTECTOR.

Application filed March 15, 1927. Serial No. 175,524.

This invention relates to improvements in hat protectors and has for its objectto pro vide an article of this character, which is made of an integral piece of soft, flexible waterproof material such as sheet rubber, and which when not in use may be folded within itself to form a small, neat, and compact ar-. ticle easily carried in a ladys handbag.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hat protector having an integral pocket portion in the crown, into which the head portion of the protector is capable of being folded and contained until it is necessary to use same for protection.

I accomplish these objects by means of the construction fully described in the following specification and claim, reference being had 7 to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hat protector applied; Figure 2 is a top plan view of the protector in unfolded position; Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the protector in folded position, showing a portion in cross section; and Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on lines 44 on Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, 10 denotes the head portion of the protector comprising a top disc-shaped portion 11 and an under an nular portion 12, the two portions being dc fined by a peripheral fold 13. The inner periphery of the. annular portion 12 forms the head opening 14 through which the hat is inserted when placing the protector thereover. The disc portion 11 at its center is provided with an integral pocket 15 formed by a bagshaped portion of the material. The pocket 15 comprises a top portion 16 and under annular portion 17, the inner periphery of the latter being integral with the edge. of the opening 18 into the said pocket.

WVhen in use the protector, which is made preferably of very thin sheet rubber, is simply placed over the hat through the opening 14 as illustratively exemplified in Figure 1. The inherent nature of the material will cause the protector to embrace closely the head gear of the wearer, thus affording ample protection against rain or snow.

To fold the article in the position illustrated in Figure 3, the pocket 15 is held between the thumb and first finger with the head portion 10 hanging downwardly. The other fingers of both hands are then manipulated to tuck and fold the disc top portion 11 and annular under portion 12 up into the pocket 15 through the opening 18. until the entire head portion 10 is contained within the pocket, which stretches sufficiently to entirely enclose the protector. The folded protector, however, is very small and compact and maybe readily carried in a small purse or pocket.

Vhat I claim is:

A thin rubber hat protector of the character described, comprising a head element having two superimposed thin rubber discs integral with each other along their outer peripheries, the lower disc having ahead opening and the upper disc being provided with a relatively small center opening, and a pocket element into which the two discs are capable of being folded through said center opening of the head element, comprising a disc shaped top and an inwardly tapering annularside wall, the outer periphery thereof being integral with the periphery of the disc shaped top and the inner periphery integrally connected to the wall of the small opening in the upper disc of said head element, said pocket element being of such size as to compactly contain the head element.

In testimony whereof he has afiixcd his signature.

GEORGE K. GUINZBURG.

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