US1814057A - Sweatband - Google Patents

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July 14, 1931. s. J. PALINKOS SWEATBAND Filed May 20, 1930 Invenlor 17 (UM/m; By 2% Allomey I 80 tion I Patented July 14, 1931 PATENT OFFICE STEPHEN PALINKOS, OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT Application filed May 20,

This invention relates to hats and in particular to the sweatband portion thereof.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a sweat band for a hat in which the stitching used to hold the band in place is invisible. v A further object is to provide a sweatband, the lower edge of whlch will serve as a cushion to the head of the wearer.

A still further ob'ect is to provide a sweat band having no e ge stitching which not only necessltates piercing the edge of the band which leaves a more or less rough edge all around the hat which is subject after short wear to fraying, but also to prevent any piercing of the edge of the band wherebythe sweat may find its way to the felt of the hat to eventually stain the same.

Another object is to so make a sweatband that it may be readily creased at the proper place without presentin to the head of the wearer an uncomfortab e'feeling, and also to provide a sweatband which will not reduce the size of the hat materially, as is the case in sweatbands where the full thickness of the sweatband leather or material is doubled.

Referring to the drawings wherein I have shown a preferred embodiment of the inven- Figure 1 is a cross sectional elevation of a hat having applied thereto according to my. im roved method, a sweatband.

ig. 2 is an enlarged section taken on the how the cushioning effect is obtained and also how the band is attached to the hat.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the band showing the method of skiving the edge thereof the band illusthe outer-band 11.

line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and shows in detail just whereby its folded size is reduced and a 1930. Serial No. 454,056.

and crown 7, their meeting edge being indicated by 8. Adjacent this edge 8, I attach the sweat band 9 to the crown portion through the medium of suitable stitching 10 which is hidden on the outside of the hat by 55 The particular method of producing the sweatband, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is to skive the same along one edge so as to reduce the thickness of the material for a distance backfrom the edge as at 12. This skiving produces a gradual thinnin down of the material as at 13 so that w en the skived portion 12 is turned back it ollow 14 which not only revents directly creasing the material whic would eventu- .ally cause cracking, but it also rovides a yieldable cushion which is com ortable to the wearer.

'Arranged in the hollow 14.- is rubber cement 16. This arrangement forms a guide for the gauge attached tothe sewing machine when the sweatband is being sewed into the hat. The cement also makes thes'weat-band more sweat-proof, as it is necessary for the perspiration to penetrate a double thickness as is apparent.

This is an important feature and can be embodied in a band made up of a thinner material such as is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, by skiving only a groove 15 adjacent the I edge. of the band which will allow the band to be bent without cracking.

In sewing the band to the hat the skived portion only is sewn as at 10 to the hat and. the remainder turned inwardly as illustrated. It will be also noted that the lower portion of the folded band extends beneath the lower edge of the crown of the hat and is bent to provide a flange 17 extending in the direction of the brim of the hat as illustrated; A

It will be apparent and particularly noticed that this sewing does not pierce the head engaging portion of the sweatband and therefore there is no chance of the sweat reaching the hat material through the needle holes, nor is there a rough surface presented to .the head of'the wearer.

Thestitches being invisible give the hat will provide a a more pleasing appearance and the method of skiving the leather, gives the cushion effect, does awa with the tendency of the band to crack w ere it is bent, and does not detract from the size of the hat appreciably, as originally manufactured.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is In a hat and in combinati0n,'a hat crown portion, a brim extending from the edge of said crown portion, a sweat band' arran d within the hat crown portion a jacent to the joining of the brim thereto and including a portion spaced from the inner side of the hat crown portion and a portion interposed between the first named portion and the wall of the crown portion and alone stitched to the latter, and a bight joining said portions and having opposite the inner corner of the crown. edge a comparatively thin portion whereby a cavity is formed 4 between opposite portions of the sweat band, and rubber cement fully occupyin said cavity and joining the opposed portions of the sweat band and adapted to assist in preventing the passage of perspiration from the head of a wearer to the said cornerof the crown.

In testimony whereof STEPHEN J. PALINKOS.

I aflix my signature.

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