US1954565A

US1954565A - Cap form

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Publication number: US1954565A
Application number: US690150A
Authority: US
Inventors: Martin J Ford
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-09-19
Filing date: 1933-09-19
Publication date: 1934-04-10
Anticipated expiration: 1951-04-10

Description

April 10, 1934.

M. J. FORD 1,954,565

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Application September 19, 1933, Serial No. 690,150

.6 Claims.

This invention relates to forms of the type used for stretching caps so as to support the cap on the head in a mannerto retain the top of the cap away from the hair so that upon removal of 5 the cap the hair will not be mussed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a form of the character above mentioned which will be simple and economical in construction, can be readily applied within the cap and which will serve to retain the cap in proper shape.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a cap having the form of the present invention arranged therein.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the cap form.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the cap form, with the parts thereof shown separated.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a slightly modified type of cap form.

Figure 7 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line "I'? of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals it will be seen that 5 indicates generally a cap of conventional construction including a top piece formed of a plurality of sections stitched at their meeting edges so as to provide internal ribs '7. The band portion of the cap is indicated by the reference numeral 8 while the peak of the cap is indicated by the reference numeral 9. It will also be understood that the top of the cap and the peak 9 are provided with complemental fasteners for securing the front of the top to the peak 9 in the usual manner.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 1, and 6 the cap form consists of three sections including a top section 10, a body or intermediate section 11, and a band section indicated by the reference numeral 12. Each of the

sections

10, 11 and 12 is formed from a celluloid suitably shaped to fit about a predetermined part of the peak. The top section is of somewhat concavo-convex or dome shaped form and is adapted to fit within the top of the cap 5. The top section 10 of the form is also provided at suitable intervals with grooves 13 pressed inwardly therefrom and merging at the top of the cap to a centrally located depression 14 as will be clear from a study of Figures 2 and 3.

As clearly shown in Figure 5 the bottom or lower edge of the top section 10, and the upper edge of the body or intermediate section 11 are out on a bias and the lower edge of the front section 10 is adapted to telescope in the upper part of the intermediate or body section 11 as shown in the drawings. In this connection it will be noted that adjacent its upper edge the body or intermediate section 11 is pressed outwardly to provide an internal groove 15 in which fits the lower edge of the top section 10. The body section 11 at suitable intervals is also pressed inwardly to provide grooves 16 substantially alining with and forming continuations of grooves 13.

Grooves

13 and 16 are adapted to accommodate ribs 7 of'the cap 5 as clearly shown in Figure 7.

At its front the intermediate or body section 11 is suitably formed to fit within the front part of the cap 5 that overlies the peak 9. While at its lower edge the body or intermediate section 11 is formed with an integral collar 17 that is adapted to fit snugly within the band section 12 as shown in Figure 4.

To reduce the size of the form to facilitate placing of the form within the cap 5, the

sections

10, 11 and 12 of the form are slit as at 18, I

19 and 20.

In actual practice when the

sections

10, 11 and 12 are assembled the lower portion of the top section 10 is fixedly secured within the groove 15 by cement or the like, and the collar 17 of the intermediate or body section 11 is cemented to the band section 12. With the parts assembled as seen in Figure 4 the form is placed within the cap 5 so that the ribs 7 on the inside of the cap fits within the

grooves

13 and 16, and at the top of the cap where the ribs converge they are accommodated in the depression 14.

To facilitate the securing of the front of the top of the cap to the peak through the usual snap fastener with which such caps are provided, the body section 11 of the form is provided at the front thereof, and in the bottom of said section with a finger accommodating hole 21.

From the above detailed description it will be apparent that when the form is fitted within the cap 5 the cap will be retained in shape and the main body of the cap held away from the hair of the wearer so that upon removal of the cap from the head the hair will not be disturbed. The form being formed of celluloid or other suitable durable material will not add any material weight to the cap nor add to the discomfort of the wearer.

The form of the invention shown in Figure 6, is substantially identical with that shown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive, the only exception being that in the form of the invention shown in Figure 6, the collar 17 and the band 12 are disposed With and the space 22 provided adjacent the front of the form at the under side of the intermediate or body section 11a is narrower and deeper so that the form shown in said Figure 6 will be especially adapted for use with a peekless cap, a style of of cap which is now in great favor.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A cap form constructed of celluloid shaped, cut and dimensioned to fit the head and to fit within a cap said form being provided externaily with grooves to accommodate the usual ribs of the cap.

2. A cap form constructed of celluloid cut, shaped and dimensioned to fit the head and to fit within the cap, said form being split for contraction to facilitate insertion of the form' within the cap, and said form being also provided with grooves to accommodate the usual ribs at the seams of the cap.

3. A cap form constructed of celluloid shaped, cut and dimensioned to fit the head and to fit within a cap said form being provided externally with grooves to accommodate the usual ribs of the cap, said form being separated by a substantially transverse line to provide a top section and a body section, and said body section at the edge thereof formed by the line of separation being pressed outwardly to provide a groove telescopically receiving the lower edge of the top section formed by said line of separation.

4. A cap form constructed of celluloid shaped, cut and dimensioned to fit the head and to fit within a cap said form being provided externally with grooves to accommodate the usual ribs of the cap, said form being separated by a substantially transverse line to provide a top section and a body section, and said body section at the edge thereof formed by the line of separation being pressed outwardly to provide a groove telescopically receiving the lower edge of the top section formed by said line of separation, said body section at its lower edge being formed with a collar, and a split band fitting about said collar.

5. In combination, a cap, and a form for the cap constructed of celluloid cut, shaped and dimensioned to fit within the cap and provided with grooves to accommodate the ribs of the cap usually provided where the sections of cloth of which the cap is formed are stitched together.

6. In combination, a cap, and a form for the cap constructed of ductile material and shaped and dimensioned to fit snugly within the cap, said form being split on a line extending from a point adjacent the top of the form to the lower edge of the form to permit contraction of the form for insertion into the cap, and said form also having a part to fit within the top of the cap overlying the peak of the cap and provided in the bottom of said part with a finger accommodating aperture to facilitate buttoning said top of the ca 0 to the peak of the cap.

MARTIN J. FORD.