US301199A - hitchcock andeeson - Google Patents

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I. H. ANDERSON. V

HAT LINING. No. 301,199. Patented July 1, 1884.

N, PETERS. Phulwhlhugnpher, Washingtun, u.c.

lUNrTEn STaTEs FORD. HITOHGOOK ANDERSON, OF DANBURY, ONEHALF TO ALBERT ANDERSON,

PaTEnT @TETCE.

CONNECTICUT, nssienon or or SAME PLACE.

HAT-MINING.

SPEClEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,199, dated July 1,}884.

Application filed March 18, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FORDYOE'HITOHOOOK ANDERSON, of Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain Improvementsin I-Iat-Linings,of which the following is a specification.

The aim of my invention is to produce hat linings at a cost less than is possible under the methods of construction commonlypracticed,

IO to avoid handling the material to the extent which is now necessary in order to prevent injury to the surface of delicate fabrics, and

to produce linings which may be applied by unskilled labor to hats of different sizes.

To this end it consists, essentially, in a lin-' ing composed of a continuous flat sheet having the edges folded or plaited in order to give it the proper form to fit within the hat; also,

in a blank embossed or broken at the center by means of a die or its equivalent, and plaited or folded at the edges without being cut, the margin of the embossed portion serving as a guide by which to properly fold or plait the edges.

It further consists in the blank having a plaited portion glued or otherwise attached permanently to a stiffening-sheet on the rear face.

It further consists in the lining folded as above, with the stiffening-piece extended from front to rear, in order to sustain the same more firmly in position.

. Herctofore hatlinings have been variously constructed. The most common mode of con- 5 struction was to form an oval or elliptical sheet of small size stiffenedon the back, commonly designated the tip of the.hat, and to stitch to the edge of this tip the gathered edges of the body portion already described. Another method was to form the lining of a number of pieces cut ofsuch forms and stitched together-at the edges in such manner as to give the lining a form corresponding with the interior of the hat, or substantially so. Still 5 another method was to paste the lining mate rial to a body of buckraln, or equivalent stiffening, and then subject the same to a powerful pressure between corrugated crimping dies, heat and. moisture being at the same time applied in order to effect the proper stretch- 5o ing and melding of the material.

The foregoing methods were objectionable on account of their expense, of the material becoming soiled and injured by the great amount of handling to which it was necessarily subjected, because of the danger of the fabric being ruptured in the case of stretch ing; because, also, linings adapted for hats of one size could not be applied to those of a different size, and because highly-skilled laher was required both for the manufacture and insertion of the linings.

' Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a face view of my lining as it appears previous to being folded for 111- 6 5 sertion. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same on the line a? w. 3 is a perspective View of the lining as it appears when ready for in sertion. Fig. l is a cross-section of the same. Fig. 5 is a face view showing the lining with the stiffening material extended from end to end. Fig. 6 is a face view of the lining in one of its forms in a flat or unfolded condition.

In proceeding to construct my lining, Ifirst provide a flat sheet, A, of any suitable mate- 7 5 rial, and of an elliptical or substantially elliptical form. The center of this sheet I subject to the action of embossing-dies, or equivalent devices, which will operate thereon in such a manner as to raise a fiat elliptical surface, a, therein, breaking down, creasing, or bending the fiber at the edges of this portion in such manner that it forms a guide from which to fold or plait the edges, as hereinafter described.

hen the lining is constructed of light ma- 8 terial, as is usually the case, I apply to the back of the sheet, previous to the embossing operation, a sheet of paper, cardboard, or equivalent stiffening material, B, which is glued or cemented firmly thereto, either previous to 0 or during the embossing action. The stiffening thus applied serves to retain the central portion of the blank in a flat form,while leaving the edges in their natural pliable condition, that they may be properly folded.

Having provided the blank, as above,I next plait or fold the edges in such manner as to contract the margin of the sheet and give the same a concave or cup-like form, corresponding, substantially,with the interior of the hatbody, as represented in Fig. 3. It is to be observed that these folded or plaited edges are not cut, but that the form is secured wholly by lapping the material upon itself. After being thus formed the lining may be inserted into the hat and confined in position by turning the ordinary sweat-band upward over the lower edge of the lining in the ordinary manner, and this without the necessity of previously stitching, gluing, or otherwise securing the folded edges. 1

The blanksmay be sold and shipped in the flat form and folded into shape by the consumer at the time of the application to .the hats, the operation being quickly and readily performed by children or other inexpensive labor. If, however, it'is desired to manufacture the linings in form for immediate insertion, the plaited edges may have a strip of paper or equivalent material glued to the outer surface, as represented in Fig. 4. This strip, which will serve to retain them in form, may be readily broken, in order to admit of the edges being expanded or contracted to conform to hats of different sizes In certain cases it is desirable to make the I linings of exceedingly light or thin material represented in Fig. 5,

incapable of supporting itself, in which event I propose to continue the stiffening material B from one side of the lining to the other, as The stiffening thus ap fiat blanks may be composed of two, three, or

more sections of suitable form united at their 40 edges to form a flat sheet, as represented in Fig. 6. The edges may be united by stitching; but a more convenient plan is to unite them by means ofa thin sheet of rubber pressed upon the edges with a hot iron, whereby it is caused to adhere firmly thereto. The sectional blank thus formed will be plaitedin the edges,

sheet provided with the central stiffening-- sheet, the embossed central portion, and the plaited edges, substantially as described.

5. Ahat-lining consisting of a continuous sheet having the plaited edges and the stiffen ing applied centrally thereto and extending from one edge to the other.

6. Ahat-lining consisting of a continuous sheet having the embossed center, the uncut plaited edges, and the retaining-strip applied externally thereto.

, FORD. HITGHCOGK ANDERSON.

WVitnesses:

J OHN T. ARMs, WV. H. SHIPLEY.

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