US2616090A - Hat construction - Google Patents

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P. J. XEROS HAT CONSTRUCTION Nov. 4, 1952 Filed March 12, 1951 1N VENTOR wm W; 6

ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 4, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAT CONSTRUCTION Peter J. Xeros, Dallas, Tex.

Application March 12, 1951, Serial No. 215,086

1 Claim.

This invention relates to. a hat construction.

In the manufacture of hats, a sweat band conventionally formed of leather is secured inside the crown of the hat and various means have been devised for securing the sweat band within the crown. Certain types embody the use of stitching but such securing means results in the transfer of moisture and oils by capillary attraction to the crown and the latter becomes stained. Certain other types embody the use of adhesive in place of stitching for securing the sweat band to the crown, but in such types the reed is encased in waterproof fabric, and the bead formed by the reed in the fabric projects slightly below the leather sweat band, and when the hat is pulled tight on the head the reed binds unduly, particularly about the forehead.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a sweat band and method and means for attaching the band to the hat so that moisture and oils will not pass through the band to the crown.

Another object of this invention is to provide a sweat band wherein the reed is encased within the leather band instead of the fabric attaching band, and a moistureproof fabric band is adhesively secured between the leather band and the inside of the crown.

In a modified form of this invention the reed is stitched into the reverted lower edge of the leather band, and the fabric band is vulcanized or otherwise adhesively secured to the leather band over the stitches.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a fragmentary inner detailed elevation of a hat band constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary outer side elevation partly broken away and in section of a sweat band.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the fabric band securing member.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modified form of this invention.

Referring to the drawing the numeral I designates generally the crown of a hat and the numeral Il designates the brim. The hat I0-II `thickness at its lower portion by skiving one side of the band member I4 so that the lower edge of the band member I4 may be readily reverted or bent upwardly as indicated by the upward bent portion I5.

A reed I6 is disposed interiorly of the bend I5 and the reed I6 with the bend I5 are secured together and to the outer side of the body of the band member I4 by means of an adhesive Il. Preferably the adhesive I'I' is of the thermosetting type being moistureproof so that the adhesive will not be affected by moisture from the head. The band member I4 is adapted to be secured interiorly of the crown I0 by means of a reverted fabric band I8. The band I8 comprises an inner wall IS which is secured by means of an adhesive 20 to the lower portion of the band I4 and to the reverted portion I5 of band I4. The fabric band member I3 also includes an outer wall 2| which is secured by means of an adhesive 22 to the inner side of the crown l0. The bight or lower edge of the fabric band I8 is disposed at a point above the reed I6, and the reverted lower edge of the leather band I4 so that the reed I6 with the lower edge of the band I4 will be disposed in downwardly projecting relation below the attaching member I8, and the latter will normally hold the leather band I4 at its lower edge out of contact with the juncture between the crown I0 and the brim II.

The adhesive 20 and 22 is also a thermosetting or waterproof adhesive which will not be affected by moisture or oils from the head. The fabric band member I8 is of the conventional type which is preferably glazed or coated on one side thereof with a waterproof coating, and this glazed surface of the attaching band I8 is preferably disposed between the walls I9 and 2I.

In attaching the sweat band I2 within the crown I0 the attaching band I8 may be initially secured by the adhesive 20 to the outer side oi the band member I4 which at this time is reverted at its lower edge with the reed I6 disposed in the loop formed by the reversion of the band member I4. After the band member I8 has been secured to the band I4 the wall 2| may be secured to the inner side of the crown I0.

It will, of course, be understood that the attachment of the attaching band I8 to the band I4 and the crown I0 may be performed in a single operation which will simultaneously attach band 3 I8 to band I4 and to the crown l0. This band structure and the method of applying the same to the hat will provide a sweat band structure which will prevent the passage of moisture or oils from the sweat band to the crown of the hat and thereby discolor the crown.

Referring to Figure 5 there is disclosed a modified form of this invention wherein the reed I6 is secured in the` folded lower edge, I5a of thev leather band la by means of stitching 23. The reverted or U-shaped fabric attaching of the leather band Ma and covers the stitches 23 so that moisture or oils saturating the stitches 23 will be held against flowing outwardly.

What is claimed is:

In a hat construction, a sWeatba-nd and mea-ns.y securing the band within the crown of theV hat,A said sweat band comprising a leather band tapering from an intermediate portion thereof to form a relatively sharp edge, andbeing foldeclnrtoforml a reverted portion, the sharp edge ofi which isjuxtaposed to a line on thev band at the start' of the taper, a reedin the bight formed by the reverted portion, thermoplastic adhesive mea-ns se- I8a isv vulcanized or adhesively secured to the outer side 4 curing said reed in position and securing the reverted portion to the body of the band, an intermediate band of U-shape in cross section and terminating above said fold line, adhesive means securing said intermediate band to said reverted portion, and adhesive means securing said intermediate band to the inner side of the crown of the hat.

PETER, J. XEROS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 238,035V Eickmeyer Feb. 22, 1881 1,807,049 Sherwood May 26, 1931 1,936,473 Dunkerley et al. Nov. 21, 1933 1,958,804 Sherwood May 15, 1934 2,105,980 Mar'gules etz alf. Jan. 1'8, 1938 2,313,381 Kingv M31; 9;194'3 2,410,033 King v Oct. 29, 1946. 2,490,446 Lee Dec.y 6, 1949i

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