US695393A

US695393A - Hat-curling machine.

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Publication number: US695393A
Application number: US7329001A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lewis R Heim
Original assignee: FERNANDO C OLMSTEAD
Current assignee: FERNANDO C OLMSTEAD
Priority date: 1901-08-26
Filing date: 1901-08-26
Publication date: 1902-03-11
Anticipated expiration: 1919-03-11

Description

No. 695,393. Patented Mar.. II, |902.

H. HEIM. HAT cuHLl'HG MAcH'lHE.A

(Application mea Aug. s, 1901.) (No ModeL).

ma NoRms PETERS cov. mordumo.. wAsuINnfoN. n. c.

No. 695,393. Patented Mar. 1|, |9021 l L..R. HE|M. 'Y

HAT CUBLING MACHINE.

(Application med Aug. 2e, 1901.) (No Modul.)

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NTTED STATES PATENT OEEICE. l*

LEWIS Ryl-IEIM, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO FERNANDO C.

OLMSTEAD, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. l

"HAT-CURLING MACHLNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentvNo. 695,393, dated March l1.1, 1902.

Application ined August 26,1901. Samia. 73,290.v (No motel T0 all whom, it may con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS R. HEIM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Hat-Curling Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,

clear, and exact description of .the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and `use the sam e.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hatcurling machines, and has for its objects to properly deliver the hat-brim to the curling instrurnentalities, while at the same time the under side of the brim shall not be marred'in any way, to effeet the proper curl in all instances withthe fewest possible adjustments of the curling devices, to obviate the necessity of swinging the initialcurling devices outside the normal horizontal plane in which they operate, to prevent the curling devices from marrin g theV crown of the hat when said devices are lseparatedto release the curled brim, to relieve the convex curling wheel or roll of any function other than the actual curling operation, and nally to provide a machine which shall be exceedingly simple'and positive in its operation.

With these endsin view myinvention consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts, such as will be hereinafter fully set forth and then specifically be designated by the claims. Y

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved curling-machine; Fig. 2, a front elevation; Fig. 3, a plan view; Fig. 4, a section at the line 00.00 of Fig. 3; and Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are respectively a plan, a front elevation, anda side elevation, of the. curling-shackle.

'Similarknumbers of reference denote like parts in the several gures of the drawings.

Heretofore hat-curlin g machines have been used which employed'a small wheel or roll having aconvex surface in connection with a large wheel havingl avconcavejperiphery, these two rolls or wheels constituting the curling devices between which the hat-brim was initially delivered. Also such machines employed devices located beyond the initial curlers, which devices perfected and finally set the curl substantially in the manner shown inthe drawings of the present. application; but in these prior machines the large roll or 4wheel having the concave periphery has afforded no support or guide whatsoever 'for the hat-brim at the under side, since the `,smallest diameter of this wheel is at the bottom-that'is to say, its periphery i-n crosssection is only about one-quarter of a circle.

Also ,inv the prior machinesof this sort no r provision has been made to shield the brim of the hat, so that it would not strike against the topv edge of the large curling wheel orv disk before such brim was lengaged by the curling instrumentalities, and consequently lthe u nder side of the brim was frequently marred. Furthermore,iu these prior machines the spindle which carried the smaller or con- Vex curling-button' was so arranged as to be withdrawn from the'large wheel or disk inl order that after curling the hat might be rev moved, but unless great care was exercised on the part of the operator the crown of the hat would be scraped against this shaft,A because the latter was thus brought very close to said crown.

My invention aims to obviate the abovenoted'disadvantages andwillbe best understood from the following description.

1 is the bed of the machine, from which l0, near the. lower end, and at thev extremer lower end of said shaft is secured'the curling-button 14, which has a convex peripher-y.f

l5 is a bracket, one endof which'is piv` oted loosely around a vertical spindle 16, secured to the bed 1, the upper part of ,said spindle being threaded and provided with a nut 17, while a coil-spring 1S is confined betweensaid nut and bracket, so that it will be roo4 clear that said bracket may be moved upwardly against the resiliency of the spring. Within the other or free end of this bracket is secured a vertical spindle 19. Loosely arranged around this spindle are the large curling-wheels 2O 21, the former of which is provided with a hub 22, which rests upon the bracket l5 and is loose around the spindle 19, while the wheel 21 has a hub 23, which is tight on the hub 22, so that said wheels will be capable of revolution in harmony. The wheel 21 is hollowed out, as shown at 2l, and

both wheels are perforated, as shown at 25 26,

a semicircle when the wheels are assembled for operation, as shown in the drawings. Rigidly secured to the hub 22 on the wheel 2O is a spur-gear 29, which meshes with the spurgear 13, but of considerably larger diameter than the latter.

The convex surface of the button 14 corresponds to the concave peripheral surface 27 of the upper Wheel 20, and the normal position of said button with respect to said wheel is such that the peripheries of said button and wheel are separated by a predetermined space sufficient to admit the thinnest hatbrim, and when a thicker hat-brim is passed between said button and wheel the latter will slightly raise upwardly against the resiliency of the spring 18, so as to readily admit such brim and exert a proper pressure thereon.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that if a hat-brim be passed between said button and the wheel 20 it will be curled around the convex surface of said button and there will be no drag on the hat-brim, owing to the fact that said button and wheel are revolving at proper speeds, which are of course determined by the relative sizes of the

gears

13 and 29.

30 is a table which is secured in any suitable manner (not shown) to the bed 1 and which is substantially in the same horizontal plane with the bottom of the lower curlingwheel 21, and in the operation of curling the hat-brims the brims of the hats are placed upon this table and moved forward until they` are engaged between the wheel 2O and button 14.

31 is a ledge which extends laterally from the upper part of the

bracket

15, and 32 is a plate which is rigid with the male curlingshackle 33, which plate is secured upon this ledge.

311is the female member of the curlingshackle, which is secured by means of screws 35 to the male member ot the shackle, so as shackle a distance equal to the thickness of a hat-brim.

37 is the mouth of the male shackle, which is flaring and opens downwardly and has no door or bottom portion whatever. The normal position ofthe curling-shackle, composed of its male and female members, is such that the flaring mouth 37 will be a continuation of the concave surface of the peripheries of the upper wheel 20, the outer edge of the flaring mouth 37 being very thin and its curvature corresponding to the concavity of thc periphery of this upper wheel, so that a hatbrim initially curled between the button and the wheel 2O will readily be delivered within the flaring mouth 37 of the curling-shackle.

The table 30 is flush with the lower edge of this flaring mouth 37, so that it will be clear that the hat-brim will meet with no 0bstructions in its delivery from the button 1t and wheel 2O to the curling-shackle, and in this connection I would state that it is of the greatest importance that the mouth 37 should wheel 2O and is used as the means for con-` ducting any suitable gas or heating agent.

The lower wheel 21 is a very important feature of my invention in that it serves as a guide to assist in the proper delivery of the hat-brim from the table between the button 14 and Wheel 20, and the fact that this lower wheel 21 is not stationary, but revolves in harmony with the upper Wheel 20, is also a great advantage, in that there can be no drag on the hat, but it is important that theylower part of the hat-brim shall not become glazed by any heated surface, and therefore I have provided a fender 39, which is secured on top of the ledge 31 and which extends `close to the horizontal point of junction of the `wheels 2O 21, the inner mouth of the gas-pipe 3810eing immediately above this fender, so that as the Wheels 2O 21 revolve the heat will be thrown against the upper wheel 20, but will be shielded from the lower wheel 2 1 by means of the fender 39.

The lower wheel 21 is hollow, as seen at 24, and perfor-ations 25 26 are made in the upper and lower wheels in order that there may be a minimum metal body in the lower wheel for heat-conducting purposes and also for the purpose of creating an air-blast which may attack the greater interior area of the lower wheel, and thereby tend to keep the latter cool.

In order that the brims of the hats may not strike against the upper edge of the wheel 20, so as to scratch or mar said brims, Ihave provided a shield 10, which is secured to the table 30 and which extends immediately in front of the wheel 2O in close proximity to the IOO IIO

button 14, so that the hat-brims can never be touched on the under side by the revolving upper edge of said wheel 20.

41 is a coil-spring whose ends are secured,

respectively, to the free end of the bracket and to the table 3Q, the function ofthis coil-spring being to keep the` wheels 2l normally in proper position with respect to the button 14.

42 is a bell-crank lever pivoted at its angle to a lug 43 rising from the bed 1, the upper leg of this bell-crank extending vertically athwart the outer surface of the bracket 15, while a suitable treadlel (not shown) is connected t-o the extremity of the lower or horizontal leg of this bell-crank by means of an ordinary wire, chain, or cord-44.

After a hat has been completely curled the depression of the treadle will cause'the upper or vertical leg of the bell-crank to strike against the bracket 15, and thereby swing the saine rearward, thus carrying the wheels of the crown bymeans of said shaft or button.-

The provision of the curling-shackleso that the male member is provided with an integral iiaring mouthpiece is an advantage in:

that it does away with two adjustments,

which would necessarily have to be made inv case the mouthpiece were made separate from the shackle, and, as I said before, the utmost care must be taken in order that there should y not beth-e slightest obstruction to the under side of the hat-brim during its delivery to the curling devices.

After the hat has been delivered to the curling-shackle it will pass through the same, and there will be ample room left for the brim of the hat beneath the shackle, since, as will be clear by reference toFigs; 1, 2, and 7, the lowermost part of the `male member of the shackle extends below the bottom of the female member, so that the outerperiphery of the curled brim may strike against and be retained by the male member and at the same time-the brim itself Vmay lie flat on the table 30 beneath the female member.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i l. In a' hat-curling machine, the combination of a revoluble button, two revoluble disks having concave peripheries, means for revolving saidA disks and button,'means for moving said disks toward and away from said button, and means for preventing heating of heated, substantially as described.

y 2. In a hat-curlingpmachine, the combina-` tion of the two disks journaled in a movable sy Eoneof saiddisks while theother is being resilient bracket and having concave per-ipheries which are lcomplementary parts of'- a semicirole, the revoluble button having aconvex periphery and stationary except as Ato movements about its-axis, means for heating.

the upper disk, means for deflecting the heat from the'lower dislgmeansfor imparting revolution to said button and disks,Y the curlingshackle carried by Ysaid'bracket and arranged in proximity to said button and disks, and

means for moving said disks toward and-away from said button, substantially as set forth.

3. In a hat-curling machine, the combinal tion of the two separate disks capable of revolution upon a common axle and having concave peripheries which are complementary partsof-a semicircle, Vmeans ,-for heating one of said disks, means for deflecting the heat-` ing agent from the other of said disks, the revoluble button having a convex periphery in close proximity to the heated disk, saidbutton being stationary except as to movement around its axis, the curling-shackle having ar flaring downwardly-opening mouth in proximity to said vbutton and heated disk, means for revolvingv said button and disks, andmeans for moving saidfdisks and curlingshackle-toward and away from saidvbutt'on,

substantially as set forth. v

4. Ina` curling-machine, the combination IOO of the movable bracket,thedivided disks hav` l ingconcave peripheries which vare complementary parts of a semicircle andwhichare carried bysaid bracket, means-forfheating one of said disks, means for deectingthe heating'agent from ,the other of saidA disks, l the revoluble button havin gta convex periph- 1 ery in close proximity to the heated-disk and stationary except as to movementaboutitsaxis, a spring attached to said bracket on the fra-me of 'the machine whereby said disks are normally kept in proximityto said button,

means-as Va lever operated byvai treadlef-y whereby said disks are moved away from said.V button, the curling-shackle carried by saidV bracket and having a Haring downwardly- IIO opening mouth in close proximity tosaid but l end of said bracket and having concave'peripheries which are complementary parts of a semi-` circle, the revoluble button in close proximity to one of saiddisks and having a convex periphery and stationary except as ,to-move-` ments about .its axis, the curling-shackle car.- ried by said bracket and having` a flaring mouth opening downwardly andin close proximity to said disks and button, means for IZOl heating one of said disks, means for deilecting the heating agent from the other of said disks, and means for moving said bracket and the parts carried thereby toward and away from said button, substantially as set forth.

G. In a hat-curling machine, the combinalion of the divided disks having concave peripheries which are complementary parts of a semicircle, the revoluble button having a convex periphery in close proximity to said disks, the curling-shackle having a Haring downwardly-opening mouth in proximity to said button and disks, means for heating one of said disks, means for deiiecting the heating agent from the other of said disks, and the shield extending in front of the heated disk adjacent to said button, substantially as set forth.

7. In a hat-curling machine, the combination of a pair of disks journaled in a movable bracket and having registering concave pe ripheries, a revoluble button having a convex periphery, means for rotating said button and disks, means for heating one of said disks during rotation, and means for preventing heating of the other of said disks, substantially as described.

S. In a hat-curling machine, the combination of a movable bracket, a pair of disks journaled therein and having concaved peripheries, a curling-button revolubly mounted near said disks, means for revolving said disks, means for heating one of said disks, and a fender near said heating means for preventing heating of the other of said disks, substantially as described.

9. In a hat-curling machine, the combination with a resilient bracket pivoted to swing in a horizontal plane, of a disk journaled therein, a button revolubly mounted near said disk, means for retaining said button against longitudinal or lateral movement, means for rotating said disk, and a curlingshackle carried by said bracket, arranged in proximity to said button and disk, and means for moving said shackle away from the button to free the hat curled, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS R. HEIM.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM II. CABLE, HENRY M. RoBINsoN.