US536568A - Joseph ives - Google Patents

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No. 536,568. Patented Mar. 26, 18495.

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APPARATUS FOR GURLING HAT BRIMS.

NO. 536,568. I v Patented Mar. 26, 1895.

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JOSEPH IVES, OF .NEWBURG, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FOURTHS TO GEORGE J. FERRY, THOMAS SMITH, AND ALFRED H. EDGERLY, OF

SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS FOR CU RLING HAT-BRI MS.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 536,568, dated March 26, 1895.

7 Application filed February '7, 1894 Serial No. 499,329- (No model.)

To all whom it map concern;

Be it known that I, JOSEPH lVEs, of Newburg, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hat-Brim-Ourling Machine, of which the following is a specification, reference be-- ing had to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly'in section, of my improved hat brim curling machine. Fig. 2 isa sectional plan View, the section being taken on theline 22 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation; and Fig. 4 is a hori-- zontal section taken on line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference'indicate correspondingparts in all the views.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective machine for curling the brims of hats.

My invention comprises the combination of a wheel having a concaved flange, a small wheel orbutton having a face which is convex in a transverse direction, the said button being adapted to press the hat brim against the flanged wheel, a shoe made concave in the direction of its length and provided with a concave groove in the edge, a table for supporting the hat which is being operated upon, a gage for guiding the hat, springs for pressing the button against the hat brim, a cam for withdrawing the button from the hat, and means for heating the shoe, flanged wheel,and the button, all as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The frame A, which supports the working parts of the machine, consists of the base a, the standard I) which terminates in a horizontal arm 0, and the arm (I projecting from the standard. In the arm (1 and in a boss e projecting upward from the base a, is journaled the shaft B. The said shaft carries on its upper end above the arm 01, a miter wheel f and a spur wheel g. On the said shaft B, below the arm d, is placed a wheel 0, having a concaved flange h projecting-from its upper side. i In the upper part of the frame A, is journaled a horizontal shaft D, having upon one end a miter wheel i, which engages the miter wheel f, and upon the other end a pulley j for receiving a driving belt.

In the frameA is journaled the shaftE, the upper end being arranged to turn in aswinging boxk of any approved construction, while the lower portion of the shaft revolves in a movable box F, arranged to slide in the slotted arm Z projecting from the covermof the journal box in which the shaftB revolves. In the construction shown the swinging box It has trunnions It on which it turns, but the construction of this box and the manner in which it is supported may be varied as desired.

The box F is held in place in the end of the arm Z 'by a stirrup n, and the ends of the stirrup are provided with hooks for receiving links 0 connected with the free ends of the springs G. The fixed ends of the springs are threaded and inserted in the standard Z), and are adjusted by wing nuts p placed on the threaded ends of the springs. On a boss q, is placed a cam H,pr ovided with a handler, the said cam being arranged to bear on the box cover m when the cam is turned to throw the shaft E outwardly.

The lower end of the shaft E carries a rounded button 8, which approximately fits the concaved flange h of the wheel 0. On the shaft E, opposite the pinion g carried by the shaft B,

is secured a spur wheel t, which is engaged by the pinion g.

To the frameA is secured a shoe J, by means of brackets u. The working edge of the said shoe is made concave in the direction of its.

length, and it is provided with a longitudinal groove '0 semicircular in cross section for receiving the hat brim and turning it over preparatory to curling it.

To the shoe J is secured a block win which is inserted a gas tube a, terminating in an opening I) which serves as a gas burner. The said opening is opposite the upper surface of the button 8 at its point of attachment to the shaft E. In the opposite side of the shoe J is inserted a gas pipe 0, which connects with the gas burner d formed integrally with the shoe, and arranged to direct a stream of flame upon the wheel C.

To a fixed support adjoining the machine is secured a table K, on which the hat to be operated upon is placed.

To some fixed portion of the machine is attached an arm 0 and'the said arm carries a guide (1 consisting of a long narrow strip of metal curved to approximately fit one side of the body of a hat. This guide prevents the hat from swinging laterally on the table while it is being rotated by the wheel 0 and button 8.

The wheel C and the button 8 being heated as already described, the brim of a hat. is placed between the button 8 and the wheel 0, and the wheel and button are revolved While the hat is moved through the machine, the concaved flange of the wheel 0 and the convex surface of the button 8 giving to the hat brim the proper curvature and applying sufficient heat to cause the brim to retain the shape given to it by the wheel and button. The

shoe J receives the hat brim and turns it over. preparatory to curling it by the button 8 and preserves it in such curl as it is leaving such wheel and button. The pressure of the but.- ton s on the brim of the hat is regulated by turning the threaded nutsp on the ends of the springs G. To the end of the arm. a is attached a yoke e, in which is inserted the small end of the shaft E. Between the undersurface of the yoke e and the shoulder on the said shaft. is placed a spiral spring-f" for pressing the shaft E downwardly.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a hat brim curling machine, the combination of the wheel C provided on one side with the concaved flange,means whereby said wheelis turned, a shoe or guide havinga fixed portion opposite and co-operating with the said concaved flange, the shaft provided with the rounded button operating between said concaved flange and the opposite fixed guide portion and means whereby said button is yieldingly forced toward the flanged wheel, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a hat brim curling machine, thecombination of the wheel C provided with the concaved flange h on one side thereof, means- 1 whereby said wheel is turned, the revolnble shaft E, the rounded button 8 carriedthereby, means for forcing the button .9 toward the teases wheel 0 with a yielding pressure, the shoe 3' havinga concaved edge provided with a semicirculargroove, and means for heating the said shoe and the wheel 0 and button 8, substantially as specified.

3. In a hat brim curling machine, the combination with the curling devices, of an external gage for the hat, such gage having a plate or bearing arranged laterally or to one side of the curling devices and to one side of the path i of the hat, whereby to form a guide bearing for the outer side of the hat in directing the same to the curling devices, substantially as set forth.

4. A machi'nefor curling hat brims, comprising a wheel having its periphery provided with a circumferential flange upon one edge, a button operating beneath said flange and a fixed or stationary guide on the opposite side of said button from the wheel flange and op erating devices, substantially as set forth.

5. In a machine for curling hat brims, the combination with the flanged wheel, the button and the devices for operating the same, of. the fixed shoe having a guide portion leading to the button and flanged wheel and a portion arranged on the opposite side of the button from the wheel flange and co-operating. with the latter, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. In a machine. for curling hat brims, the 1 combination of the wheel provided with the f single concave fl'ange,.u1eans for turning said wheel, the button having a yielding pressure Ftowa-rd and from the flanged wheel, means for operating. said button, the shoe having a concaved edge provided with a semi-circular groove andlalso having a portion extended ad jacent to the flanged wheel and arranged on g the opposite side of the button from the flange iof the wheel, all substantially as and for the {purposes set forth.

JOSEPH IVES.

Vitnesses:

GRANT B. TAYLOR,

STEPHEN H. Monti).

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