US2003886A

US2003886A - Combined sweatband and removable lining

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Publication number: US2003886A
Application number: US734389A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hoffeld Louis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1934-07-09
Filing date: 1934-07-09
Publication date: 1935-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 1952-06-04

Description

June 4, 1935. HOFFELD COMBINED SWEATBAND AND REMOVABLE LINING Filed July 9, 1954 Iouis Biz/7e ZaZ,

Patented June 4, 1935 COMBINED- SWEATBAND AND REMOVABLE LINING I Louis Hofield, New York, N. Y.- ApplicationJuly .9, 1934, Serial-No. 734389" 6 Claims.- (01. 2-190) invention relates: to a combined sweatband and crown lining for hats; and moreparticula-rly tora device, of this character inwhich the lining flcan beeasily and quickly withdrawn from= the hat crown and placed therein again at will, as-pften as may lo e-desired, without disconnecting saidremoyable part from the sweatband.

device maybe made of fabric, leather, fabricoid, and in fact, 'of any flexible material 9, suitable for use inside of hats.

ere aresome excellent devices now on the market; in which the hat lining and sweatband are combined in'a wayto render th e inside of the hat verytastyand attractive in appearance. A ndsom e of these devices are so made as to be very economical in construction. But in so far as -lhave been able to ascertain they are all open to ;one objection; namely';- -It is the practice of hat} manufacturers in "very many instances,- to gmfslee the inside of their hats as well as the out "de,.;in-;ordr to give them the finest possible app rancefiand as a sales expedient this is as imp rt'a'nttothe hat manufacturer as is blackin"g,l1pb ishing, {and burnishing is to the shoe 251x manufacturer. And-itis awell known fact that 11 5 57 andIfsEillTeXpended in providing -shoes' with beau tifi-il tapaomsias' there is in p'rovidingthem with beautiful'tops. Now; when the sh en-as the 'fin- 30; ish'ing; toi iehesbutupon it; handling is calculated to l naf rathe the same" is true; perhaps" in a g reater deg'ree', or hats so-that the.vsleekingf of both the inside theout'side of thelh'at should jbe, as far as ut witlflined' hats, as now cdnstructedthis t possiblefbecause, for one thing; the sleekhe 40,! hat- 11a lifiing ispiit ine and 'if there-be any seams or pleats, or other irregularities in the surface of th'e' liningg these irregularities will be transferred 45 to' the' outer surfaceof thehatwhile it is being- 50*: ments; such as flowersmlumes, ribbons, etc.-, are toxbe added; and in'attaching these to the hats iti becemes necessary, to; sew back and forth threugh therhatgand lining, so that however beautifu an neman ei in inside 56'; mawhavepresented-when it left the hatmanu-- "manufacturers, thereis as much pains than to' help its appearance 5 and."

the last operation that is performed" on" ontheins'ide must certainly'bedone before istheflast thing-that isd'one; hence the its final blocking and finishing after the facturer, it has now been greatly'marr'edbyfthe work of the milliner, so that wnenioonngamnae. the hat, the crown presents a rather unsightly appearance.

The object of come ;all these objectionable features by making the lining of the 'hatea sily removable orwith drawable from the inside of the hat at all times; and thus giving; quick and e'asy'acces's t'oQthe'" I side of the hat, so that it may be sleekedff whe ever desired; and maybe blocked af't'er'the 1. has been put in, without having'th'e lining inter? posed between the block and the hatcrtiw Therefore it will make no difference' how'niany. seams or pleats may be in the liningjsi'ncev the surface of the block itself willb'e in direct c'o'n tact with the crown of the h'atwherej {the usually-is; Thus it 'will'be impossibleiforfany l of the irregularities 0f the' lining td'bgtrafis",

" hat when is blng go.

Theleading features of theiinventioncomprise} so? (1), a sweatband portion made'a little long r than-is ordinarily needed, so that "when; it sewed-into the hat the --ends will usuauyiapeaq other a little; This makes the sweatband suitable for hats of difierent siz es so that the manufac'- turer of'th fli nings does not-needto ,kriow tlie exact size-of the hat with which anygivenilinirig will be used; and (2) attached to this sweatberid; preferably about midwaythe :-length thereof; is the "hat-liningiwhich is circular or-oval- Tits general outline, and is suitably-fonnedbypleating it around the edges, or-otherw'ise,-to cause-it'to' conform to the concave ofthe-hat crown whenplaced therein; Only' acomparatively shortjseg mentof thecircumference oftms' lining is at tac'hed to one of the 'edges of the sweatband','== so that the lining may be made -to swing-back and' forth'on the sweatband; as if it wereh'l'nied atone of its side edges thereto, in'muchthe-sgnii on way 'as awatoh lid 'swings'on the band of the Watch.

The invention consists in the novel features bf' construction and: arrangement of parts, as will now be'more specificallydescribe'd and claimed:

the present invention is to over 7 5 stitching,'the hat being indicated in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the rear half of a hat with my improvements in operative position therein, the lining in this instance being attached to the sweatbandat one side of the hat instead of at the front, as indicated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section showing the hat lining attached to the sweatband, as in Fig. 1,

except that the point of attachment. is at the lower side of the sweatband instead of at the upper side, as in Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken at the rear of the hat". where the two ends of the sweatband ordinarily lap each other.

Referring-further to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates, the hat; 2 indicates the sweatband; and 3, the hat lining. The sweatband has a hem 2a formed on itsupper edge by means of the row of stitching 4, and is secured in the hat by means of the row of stitching 5, which latter is spaced inwardly, somewhat from the edge of the sweatgd band, and divides the same into two sections-an upper and a' lowerindicated by 2b and 20 respectively.

The lining 3 is circular or slightly oval in its general outline, and is so formed as to cause it to 35 conform to theconcave of the hat crown when placedtherein. A short segment of the circumference of this lining is secured to the sweatband by means of the short row of stitching 6, as indicatedin Fig.11, in which the upper end of the lining, as there shown, is the part engaged by said short row'of stitching; But it is sometimes found preferable or convenient to attach the lining to the sweatband at .one of the side-edges of the lining, as indicated in Fig. 2, instead of at one 5 ofthe end-edges, as indicated in Fig. 1. In fact, it'is, for the most part, a-matter of choice with the operator as to just which segment of the circumference of the lining shall be attached to the sweatband by means of the short row of stitching 6 6, However, for'manifest reasons, one thing is tobe' kept in mind, namely; that the parts of my improvement shall always be so arranged relatively to eachother, that the lapping ends of the sweatband shall come at the rear of the hat.

5 In the fragmentary section shown in Fig. 3, the lining extends far down the side of the hat, and isf'attached'to the lower section 20 of the sweatband, instead of to the hem 2a of the upper section 2b, assh'own in Figs. 1 and 2.

5 The fragmentary section shown in Fig. v4 is taken through the lapping ends of the sweatband. This section also shows how, when the parts are all in operative position, the free edge of the lining 3, may be connected with the lower section 5" 2c of the sweatband by means of a little piece of adhesive material I, such as adhesive tape, or cellophane, either of which may be caused to adhere to surfaces by pressing them into engagement therewith with a warm hand.

75 In Fig. 2 I have shown how the lapping ends of the sweatband may be secured by two or three stitches 8 to the adjacent side of the lining 3.

' The operation of my improvement is exceeding1y .simp1e. The sweatband is first provided 75' with'a hem 2a in the'u'sual manner. Next, a seg-' ment of the circumference of the lining 8 is secured to the sweatband by means of a short row of stitching 6. Then, with the parts in the relative position shown in Fig. 1, the sweatband is secured to the hat by means of the row of stitching 5. Then the lining and sweatband are turned upwardly into the hat with the lining brought into flat engagement with the hat crown, and overlapped around its entire circumference by the inturned sweatband.

When it is desired to gain access to the inside of the hat for any purpose, such as sleeking, blocking, trimming, etc., the lining and sweatband canbe quickly withdrawn and brought into the position shown in Fig. 1.

Further description is deemed unnecessary.

It will be seen that the work on the device can practically all be done on a sewing machine, and hence the parts, while put together in the most desirable manner, nevertheless present amost economical construction; and the device as a whole is believed to possess uncommon merit.v

Having-now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:-

1. A device'of the character described, comprising a sweatband arranged to be secured in a. hat; and a circular lining shaped to conform to the interior of the hat, and having a, circumference of a length approximating the circumference of the circle formed by the sweatband when it is operatively secured in the hat, said lining having a segment only of its circumference at tached to the side of the sweatband, whereby to adapt said lining to swing on said segment, hinge fashion, into and out of the hat crown.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a sweatband arranged to be secured in the ordinary way in a hat by a row of stitching, the sweatband having a hem at the upper side thereof; and a circular lining shaped to fit the contour of the interior of the hat, and being of a,

circumference approximating the circumference of the interior of the hat, said lining having a segment only of its circumference attached to the sweatband, whereby to adapt said lining to swing, hinge fashion, on said segment, said seg-.

ment being'attached to the convex side of they sweatband when the parts are in operative position in the hat whereby the sweatband will normally overlap the marginal circumference of the lining.

f 3. An article of manufacture, comprising an elongated band designed to form the sweatband of a hat, and of a length not less than the circumference of the interior of the hat with which it is to be used; and a circular lining shaped 'to fit the contour of the interior of the hat, and of a circumference approximating the circumference of the interior ofsaid hat, said lining havlng a segmentonly of'its circumference attached to the inner side of the band.

4..-A device of the character described, com prisingv a sweatband arranged to be secured in the ordinary way in a hat by a row of stitching with said band being hemmed at its upper side; and a circular lining shaped to fit the contour of the interior of the hat, andbeing of a circumference approximating the circumference of the hatat the row of stitching,said lining having a segment only of its circumference attached to the sweatband on the convex face of the upper hemmed side thereof, whereby to adapt said lining to swing, hinge fashion, on said segment into engagement with the interior of the hat, with the sweatband folded inwardly in overlapping engagement with the marginal circumference of said fining.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a sweatband arranged to be secured in the ordinary way in a hat by a row of stitching, said band being unhemmed at its lower side; and a circular lining shaped to fit the contour of the interior of the hat, and being of a circumference approximating the circumference of the hat at the row of stitching, said lining having a segment only of its circumference attached to the inner face of the lower unhemmed section of the sweatband, whereby to adapt said lining to swing, hinge fashion, on said segment, into engagement with the interior of the hat, with the sweatband folded inwardly overlapping with the marginal circumference of the lining.

prising a sweatband arranged to be secured in the ordinary way in a hat by a row of stitching; and a circular lining shaped to fit the contour of the interior of the hat, and being of a circumference approximating the circumference of the hat at the row of stitching, said lining having a segment only of its circumference attached to the sweatband between'the convex side thereof and the hat, whereby to adapt said lining to swing, hinge fashion, on said segment into engagement with the interior of the hat, with the sweatband folded inwardly in overlapping engagement with the marginal circumference of said lining.

LOUIS HOFFELD.

6. A device of the character described, com-,