US797286A

US797286A - Form for making twisted-wire hat-frames.

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Publication number: US797286A
Application number: US24485805A
Authority: US
Inventors: Winthrop M Jameson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-02-09
Filing date: 1905-02-09
Publication date: 1905-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 1922-08-15

Description

No. 797,286. PATEN'IBD AUG. l5, 1905. W. M. JAMESON.

FRM EUR MAKING TWSTED WIRE HAT FRAMES. APPLICATION FILED FBB.9.1905.

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pecication of Letters lPatent.

Patented Aug'. l5, 1905.

Application tiled February 9, 1905. Serial No. 244,858.

To (f/ZZ whom, may cm1/cern:

Be it known that l, VViNrnnor M. JAMESON, a citizen ot' the United Crltates, and a resident ot Cambridge, county o'l. Middlesex, State of lldassachusetts, have invented an improveinent in Forms for ltlaking Twistetl-VVii'e Hat-Frames, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying' drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings rcprescntii'ig like parts.

This invention has :tor its object the production of a cheap andv convenient 'form or block lor facilitating' the manufacture o'l'I twisted-wire hat-iframes for ladies, particularly adapted for the making of such hat- :tranies as are ol relatively simple shape and which can be readily removed from the form when completed.

The twisted-wire iframe is composed o'l" round-and-i'ound wires, which give the curved shape to the crown and brim, and connectingV iiore-and-aft wires, which radiate from a com-` mon point on the top 0l the crown and are twisted around the several round-andround wires. 4

My present invention is well adapted for making' frames which are stock shapes, and its construction is so simple and cheap Athat a frame-maker can easily keep on hand a suliicient number ior the stock or standard shapes without a large expenditure. suoli shapes being' generally of a relatively simple character.

The various novel features of my invention will be 'fully described in tliesubjoined speci- 'lication and partici'darly pointed out inthe following claims.

llig'ure l is a perspective View of a form for making' hat-i`rames embodying my invention, the support being omitted; and Fig. 2 is a 'vertical section thereof on the line 2 2, Fig'. Il, showing' the support in elevation.

ln accord ance with my present invention the iorin comprises a crown or crown-block a, preferably made of a piece ol wood of sul'licient thickness to give the desired height to the crown, and a brinrsupport connected therewith and conveniently made of wooden planking. The crown a, may be circular, oval, or elliptical, in accordance with the desired shape for the crown of the completed hat- 'frame, and the contour of the brim-support corresponds to the general outline oi' the hat-brim. The two parts are connected in any suitable. manner, and herein fl have shown two upright pins secured to the brim-support to entercorrespondingholes in the crown portion or block n., thus detachably connect ing the parts. inwardly-converging slots 6X are iorined in the briin-support, extending' from its periphery to and under the crown portion, (see Fig. 9.,)and a like number oi radiating' slots a7( are made in the latter, so that when crown and brim-support are connected the slots cx will be over and register with the inner ends oiAl the slots bx. The outer ends of the slots 5X may be flared, as at 7), to l'acilitate the handling' of the fore-anda`ft wires in making the hat-frame. l

To position the round-and-round wires, l provide guide-mns,` driven into both crown and brim-sui'iporting portions of the frame, a single series oi' pins, as 2, being' mounted on the top of the crown a near its periphery, and preferably the pins are arranged in paii's adjacent and at opposite sides ot theslots cx. The series oi' pins .2 position the crown-wii'e C, (shown in section, Fig'. 2,) the said wire crossing' the several slots, as will bcmaniiest.

On the brim-support l providea series of single pins 3 adjacent the perimeter of the crowirblock and located adjacent and on opposite sides of the slots, as shown in Fig. 1, to position the head-wire H, Fig. 2.

Herein ll have shown two more series of guide-pins t and on the brim-suigii'iort, but with the pins set in pairs or double, the series oi pins 5 being near the periphery ol the brim-support and the series et between the head-wire pins 3 and the outer series 5. Both series are arranged substantially as are the other seriesthat is, with the pairs oi' pins adjacent and on opposite sides of the slots 6X.

An upright post or support M, having' a suitable base MX, Fig. 2, is shaped at its upper end to enter loosely a socket 3 in the brim-support to sustain the form at a convenient height and permit the operator to rotate it from time to time during the .term-ation oi' the hat-trame.

The device is used as follows: The operator lays on the crown-wire C, positioning' it by means oll the series oi:A pins 2, and a tore-andaft wire is then laid across the top of the crown-block a and twisted one or more times around the part oiE the wireC, crossing a slot ax, the slot greatly facilitating such twisting. The free end ol the 'fore-and-aft wire is then left l'ianging down through the slot, the 'form is rotated on its support M, and the wire is twisted around the crown-wire U at the opposite side. This 'operation is repeated with one after another of the fore-and-aft wires until the desired number have been applied and twisted about the crown-wire. wire H is then applied and positioned by the pins 3, and the hanging ends of the fore-andaft wires are taken up one after another and twisted about such wire H at the parts thereof which cross the slots. rlhereafter the intermediate brim-wire B' is applied, positioned by the pins 4, and the fore-and-aft wires are twisted about it, and finally the outer wire B is positioned by the pins 5 and the fore-andaft wires are twisted around it and cut off. By means of the slots the fore-and-aft wires can be readily and quickly handled and twisted about the several round-and-round wires, the latter being firmly positioned and held hy the arrangement of the guide-pins adjacent and on opposite sides of the slots. lVhen the hatframe is completed,the round-and-round wires are lifted off the form by disengaging them from the pins.

While the brim-support is flat, it will be manifest that various bends or flares can be imparted to the brim after removal of the g hat-frame from the form.

The construction of the form is exceedingly simple and strong and very cheap, and it is thoroughly well adapted for the formation of hat-frames involving no complex bell or other formations.

By flaring the outer ends of the slots 22X the passage of the fore-and-aft wires into such slots is facilitated. y

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A form for making twisted -wire hatframes, comprising a crown, a connected, laterally extended brim support having inwardly-converging slots extended from its periphery to and into the crown, to facilitate the twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, and guide-pins on the form to position the roundand-round wires on the crown and brim-support.

2. A form for making ltwisted-wire hatframes, comprising a solid crown, a flat and rigidly-connected, laterally-extended brimsupport having inwardly-converging slots extended from its periphery into the crown, to

facilitate the twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, and series of guide-pins on the brimsupport to position the brim-wires thereupon.

3. A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a crown, a connected, lat- The headn erally extended brim support having inwardly-converging slots extended from its periphery to and into the crown` to facilitate the twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, and guide-pins on the form located adjacent the slots to position the round-and-round wires on the crown and brim-support.

L A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a block-crown, a connect- K ed and laterally-extended brim-support having inwardly-converging slots extended .from its periphery to and into the crown-block, and guide-pins on the crown and brim-support, arranged adjacent and on opposite sides of the slots, to position the round-and-round wires. n

5. A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a block-crown provided with radiating slots, a iiat brim-support detachably connected with and supporting the crown and having radiating slots extended inward from its periphery and registering at their inner ends with the crown-slots, to facilitate the twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, and series of guide-pins on the crown and brim-support located adjacent and on opposite sides of the slots, to position the roundand-round wires.

6. A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a crown, aconnected, laterally extended brim support having inwardly-converging slots extended from its periphery to and into the crown, to facilitate the twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, guidepins on the form to position the round-andround wires, and an upright support on which the form is rotatably mounted.

7.4 A form for making twisted-wire hatframes, comprising a crown, a connected, laterally extended brim support having inwardly-converging slots extended from its periphery to and into the crown, to facilitate the twisting of the fore-and-aft wires, and guide-pins on the form to position the roundand-round wires on the crown and brim-support,"tlie outer ends of the slots in the brimsupport being flared to facilitate the entrance of the fore-and-aft wires.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VINTHROP M. JAMESON.

lVitnesses:

JOHN C. EDwARDs, ELIZABETH R. MORRISON.