US1709856A - Hat and method of making same - Google Patents

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HAT Am) uBTmD or MAKING smw Filed Feb. 1, 1929 INVENTOR r: l Jig/man film/whey Y MW M AT ORNEY Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

'HYMAN KLEIirBnae, or BROOKLYN, new YORK.

HAT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

Application filed February This invention is an improvement in the manufacture of cloth hats, the main objects being to produce a soft hat which will not shrink upon getting wet, which is devoid of visible seams, will hold its shape, will not be the proper form and firmly secured to the innor layer by any intermediate layer of waterproof material. The brim is independently formed of separate layers of textile fabric with intermediate stiffening and waterproofing material. I

In the accompanying drawings there is illustrated'one embodiment of my invention and'certain of the parts employed in the construction thereof.

In these drawings: I v Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the completed hat, the outer ribbon or band being omitted; I

Fig. 2 is an inside view of the crown;

Fig. 3 is a'vertical section through the crown on the line 33 of Fig.2;

. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of thecrown;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the superposed layers employed in making the brim, portions thereof being broken away;

Fig. 6 is. a transverse section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5

Fig. 7 is a section similar to Fig. 6, showing the outer edge of the brim after the application of the binding strip, and r Fig. 8 isa section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 1, but on a greatly enlarged scale;

In the manufacture of the crown there is first formed the inner layer or body which is preferably of felt but may be of other textile material. It maybe a blown body of felt or may be stretched to the proper form, or may be made up of sections of the proper size and shape and secured together.

As shown in Figs. 2 and3, the inner layer.

'10 of the crown is made up of a toppiece 10 and two strips 10" sewed together along an upper annular seam, and two side seams. This inner layer is fitted over a wooden block of appropriate form and is caused to accurately fit this block by pressing and stretching if needed.

Over this inner layer there is then stretched 1, 1m. Serial No. 336,862. l

' a layer of rubber tissue which will completely cover the inner layer and lic smooth thereon. .The outer layer 12 of the crown is then applied. It is preferably formed from a single piece of woven fabric which ,is-laid over the top of the crown andcarefully .7

worked and stretched down over the sides of the crown until it completely and accurately fits all portions of the outer surface of the layer of rubber tissue. This workingfand stretching of the cloth will be comparatively easyif the cloth'be loosely woven, but can be accomplished even if the cloth be of compara tively close weave or ifitbe of some other kindlof textile fabric. The intermediate and outer layers are 116mm stretched condition by any suitable retaining means, as forinstance a tightcord aroundthe lower endof the block over which they are stretched, and the entire structure is then heated to soften the rubber tissue and causeit to adhere to the inner end outer layers; Preferably the outer layer is ironedor pressed in by hand to cause a-hrm contact with the rubber tissue throughout the entlre area. Thereafter the crown is removed from the block and is trimmed* around the lower edge to produce a construc-, tion substantially asshown in FigsQ, 3 and4.

A sizing strip 13 is securedto the inner surface of the crown of the proper length de pendingupon the size of thehat; This strip is of inelastic. material. and when the ends thereof are secured together andthe strip is secured against the inner surface of the crown'it prevents anystre'tchingof the crown and holds it to the definite predetermined size. A'bindin'g strip 14 of substantially inelastic naterial is then secured. around'th'ef lower open endof the crown,to enclose the 1 edges of the layers and theedge of the sizing strip, and to give to the crown afinished appearance. If desired,- a layer of rubber tissue is employed on the inner surfaceof the bind mg. I

In forming the brim there are employed 'two layers 15 and 1 6 of cloth,-a layer 17 of.

canvas or other stiffening material, and two layers 18' and 19'of rubber tissue. The intermediate layer 17 may be of burlap, duck, 1

felt, .orother material. The two layers of cloth are preferably. of the same character as that used to form the outer layer of the crown, and in assembling the variouslayers to'make up the brim, thetwo layers are placed together asshown in Figs. 5 and 6. A binds ing strip 20 is then sewed to the outer edge of the brim, as shown in Fig. 7. This bind ing is of inelastic material, rubberized on the inner surface, and in attaching it the main layers may be contracted somewhat so as to facilitate the later forming of the roll or upturn of the outer. edge of thebrim, Theres after the upper cloth layer is folded around the binding strip into engagement with the lower rubber tissue layer 19, and the entire brim is heated and pressed in molds of the proper form to give the curl to the brim and to permanently connect all of the layers The layer 15 is originally cut'of slightly larger diameter than the other layers to facilitate the folding aroundthe outer edge and both cloth layers may be made of slightly less inner diameter than the intermediate stiffening layer to provide a comparati ely flexible inner edge formed only with upper and lower cloth layers 16 and 15 which maybe sewed to the inner surface of the crown, as shown in Fig. 8. After the attaching of the brim to the crown the usual'leather sweat band 21 maybe secured in place, and any form of ribbon or band (not shown) may be applied around the lower outer portion of the crown. In my improved construction the upper surface-of the brim, the under surface of the brim, and the outer surface of the crown are 7 each formed of a single piece of material.

They are each secured to a stiffening or reinforcing layer by adhesive which in itself forms a waterproof layer so that the 'stiffein ing layer cannot become wet from'rain or snow, and therefore will not shrink and will hold the outer cloth layers against'shrinkage even though the latter be of woolen cloth or other material which would tend to shrink when wet. Both the crown and brim are of sufiicient stiffness to retain the desired form but may be bent or folded in any manner without injury tothe' hat. The hat has a 1 very much more attractive appearance than the ordinary form of cloth hat inwhich the crown is f0rmed-ofseparate sections connected by a plurality of seams. 7 p Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and Patent is:

1. The method of making a hat crown which includes forming the inner layer of the desired shape, rigidly supporting it from the interior, applying a layer of a waterproof adhesive material to the outer surface, f0rming an outer layer by stretching a single piece of woven textile fabric to fit the top and sides desire to secure by Letters of the crown, applying an inelastic sizing strip to the surface of the crown adjacent to its lower open edge, and applying a binding around the lower edge of the crown and the lower edge of said strip. I a

2. ,he method of making a hat crown which includes forming an inner layerrof the desired shape, rigidly supporting itfrom the interior, applying thereto a layer of rubber tissue, forming an outer layer by stretching the top and sides of the crown, heating and pressing the superposed layers with the outer layerin stretched condition to cause the rubber tissue to adhere-to both layers, trimming the outer edge, securing an inelastic sizing strip to said edge, and securing a binding strip to enclose the lower edges of said layers and said strip.

3. The method offormin g a hat brim which consists in securing together two layers of woven cloth, a layer of stiffening-material and a single piece of woven fabric to conform to a York and State of New York, this 30th'day of January A. D. 1929. a

HYMAN KLEINBERQ

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