US81784A

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Publication number: US81784A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1868-09-01
Anticipated expiration: 1885-09-01

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i Letters .Patent No. 81,784,.dated September 1, 1868.

. 4IllIPROVIEIlEN'I IN VENTILATORS FOR BATS.

Y' Litige tlgchle etant tu im tiges: ttets @that :mt mating part rf tige tame TO A'LL W'HOM IT MAY CONCERN Be' it known that we, WILLIAM M. IRVINE and ALFRED H. MOSES, of Montgomery, -in the county of Montgomery, and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in'- Hats; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lletters oi' reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specieation, and in which- Figure 1 represents a plan 'view of a hat with our improvement attached, and

Figure 2 is a perspective 'of the band. Y v

A band of metal, A, or other suitable material, about one inch wide, is'formed into a ring to suit the shape of the head. One side ofthe band iswpunched with small holes, c c, suitable for sewing the band or ring to the inside of theside of a hat. The band is divided into two pieces, by cutting it at both sides, a little in front of the centre; we also separate the band in front and' baclr, and hold the parts together by buttons a a, as shown in iig. 1.

The front portiu of a band, A, Hg. 2, has a longitudinal slot, C, near each end, about one-eighth of an inch wide, and about one inchlong. One end of the band B is' perforated with a hole, to allow a small screw, e, to pass through; the screw also passes through theslot, and screws into and through a nut on the outside of the slot, inthe end of the bayd A, at C, when the ends-of the bands are `lapped over each other. @.The other end of the band B has a slot about one-eighth of anf inchwidemand an inch long. .,The end ofthe band runs into afat tube, E', theftube being firmly secured to the hat bysewing or otherwise. rI he end of the tube is perforated by a small hole, to allow a screw to pass through. The screw passes through slot in end of band B, and into a nut on outside of tubo E. The screws e, which pass through the ends ofthe band A at C, reachfnearly to the inside of the hat. A long nut,'perforated by small holes in its sides, to admit lthe point of an instrument for turning it, ts over each of the screws at C.

The brass tube E has an ear at one end, which is pierced with a small hole to allow a screw, d, to pass through, which screw also passes through slot C, in end of band A, and into a nut on outside of slot.

v When the band or pieces of band are sewed in thebhat onthe sides of` the inside, a space for ventilation is left between thephat and the band, both in front and behind. The band comes in direct contact with the sides of the hat.

When complete, the band may he covered with leather or other suitable material, in which small holes are left for the purpose of working the screws.

Mode of. Using.

By loosening the screws whichl pass through the slots in thepieces of band, the size of the ,ring may be increased or diminished, to suit heads'of different sizes, and secured in place by again tightening the screws.

By taking out the screws which pass through the slots (l C, the front portion of band A may be entirely lremoved, and the requisite pressure on the temples to snpportthe hat may be' obtained, by turning the nutson screws, which pass through end of band B and` ear'of tube E; or by loosening the screws which pass through slots C C, the `portion of band A may `bc turned up at or nearly at right angles, adjusted and secured byv again tightening the screws, injvhichposition it would still bear a proportion of tho weight of the hat b y resting on top ofthe head; the object being in both cases to support the hat comfortably on the head, without any portion ofit coming directly in contact with the forehead.

We do not claim a simple ring or hand when used inside of a hat for ventilation.

Claims.

LIWe claim aband or ring so constructed and arranged ou the; inside of a hat that itV may be adjusted to different-sized heads, substantially as described. l I

2. We claim the band A, constructed in either one or more parte, and furnished with tubes e and a, slots C, and tube E, allarranged in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that we elaimtho foregoing as our own, we aflix our signatures inthe presence of two witnesses.

' WM. M. IRVINE,

ALFD H. MOSES. Witnesses:

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