US1805522A - Cap - Google Patents

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May 19; 1931.

A. HOROS ETAL CAP Filed March 15. 1950 WITNESS:

INVENTORS A] EX z an der Harms Patented May 1 '7 1,865,522

unit a stares. 'rnrisimiiifj oFFiCE ALEXZANDER H0305 AND STliYfHEN HROS,OF P1 1 ZILA DELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA car 7 i 7 Application filed March 15, 1930. Serial No. 436,008.

This invention relates to caps and hasrfor. blethickness infolding at its inner edge an e an objectto provide a cap having'new and elastic band or tape 16, and connecting at its improved features of convenience in-manu-- opposite ends with the opposite ends of the facture and laundering. inner margin of the annulus 11, so that the A further object of the invention is to circle of the inner margin of the annulus provide a cap having adjustment for head may be expanded to different head sizes by" sizes and so constructed as to lie flat so that simply stretching the elastic band. As will it may be laundered by simply ironing or be noted especially from Figures 1 and 3, this assing through a mangle. cap, constructed of two disks, lies perfectly to With these and other objects in view, the flat notwithstanding the exaggerated Figinvention comprises certain novel parts, eleures 3, 4 and 5 so that in this positionit may ments, units, constructions, andfeatures as be smoothed by ironing in the usual manner disclosed in the drawings, together with orv by running it through any type of ironequivalents thereof, as will be hereinafter ing machine employed. It is intended that more fully described and claimed. 7 the disks 10 and 11, shall be of wash fabric In the drawings to facilitate laundering and that the capit- Figure 1 is a view of the capin collapsed self while especially designedas a dust cap inverted plan, I f may be constructed of varying material and Figure 2 is a view of the cap on the head used for various purposes and on Various ocof a wearer. casions. Y '70 Figure 3 is a view of the cap transversely The invention is hereby claimed as folacross the united edges as indicated by line lows g i i 33 of Figure 1, I 1. A capcomprising a disc and an annulus Figure 4 is a view transversely across the of launderable fabric seamed. together at border of the cap through the binding ofthe their perimeters, said annulus having a V-,-' elastic gusset, and shaped slit with its base at the inner circum- Figure 5 is a view transversely across the ference and its apex at the outer circumferexpansible gusset. ence, and an expansible filler for the slit.

Like characters of reference indicate cor- 2. A cap comprising a disc and an annulus responding parts throughout the several of launderabl'e fabric seamed together at 8 views." their perimeters, said annulus having a V-' The improved cap which forms the sub shaped slit with its base at the inner circumject matter of this application is constructed ference and its apex at the outer circumferof two disks of fabric 10 and 11, the disk 11 ence, and an elastic and expansible filler for being annular, providing a central opening, the slit. slightly smaller than the approved head size; 7 3. A cap comprising a disc and an annulus The two disks 10 and 11 are united by a of launderable fabric seamed together at seam 12, the united disks then being turned their' perimeters. said annulus having a V so that the seam is within the interior of the shaped slit .with its base at the inner circum an article thus produced. ference and its apex at the outer circumfer- The disk 11 is also slit with preferably a mice, a binding embracing the said inner cir- V-shaped slit and is filled by a gusset 13, cumference'and continued along to sides of Widerthan the normal amplitude of the V the slit converging at the apex, and an exslot to permit the divergence ofthe sides of pansible filler for the slit.

the slot. The inner margin of the annulus 4. A cap comprising adisc and an annulus is finished by a binding tape 14, or its equivaof launderable fabric seamed together at lent whichis carried around to the position their perimeters, said annulus having a V- 15 upon the remote sides of the V-slit, the shaped slit with its base at the inner circum binding also serving to retain the gusset maference and its apex at the outer circumfer- 50 terial 18. The gusset 13 is preferably douence, a bindingembracing the said inner circumference and continued along to sides of the slit convergin at the apex, and an elastic and expansible fil er for the slit.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

AIEXZANDER HOBOS; STEPHEN EUROS.

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