US1895862A - Waterproof sweatband structure - Google Patents

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Jan. 31, 1933. H.A. PHILIPS l WATERPROOF SWEATBAND STRUCTURE Filed Aug. l0, 1929 INVENTOR. /f /i /5/1//1/'65 ATTORNEYS.

Y Patented Jn' 3,1V 1933. v Y y. Y i i i Ularrlazi)v STA HANS ALBERT PHILIPS, ors'rRArroRD, coNivEc'rIcirfAssieioR ffofriinj'A.-`iuiiiueAN` f FABRICS COMPANY, or Binnenmaas, coivimcrrieur,-AfcoitroiaA'rIeN1orfeoiumie'mvv ICUT 1 wATERrnpoF SWEATBA'ND srituoruim n ,Application filed August 10,11929. Serialr'lir'olr384,817.1f.`

My invention relates toy hats, caps and the fjisiia'techiiic/al Vlike and has 'for an object to provide anfimproper and`shoi i 1d notifie consideredas'limti.` proved Vsvveatband structure therefor, adaptlng theinvention t` sweatban'd's Qfylsathn; n

n ed to prevent-perspiration from penetratingV for obviously other materials mightbeused." ri" 1 v 4 5 into the body of the hat and discoloring the ABetijveen,the leather and the hat,isj{ir 1'serted-5l5 f same. v. Y. a. lining Csistlng-Q-e Strip" 13 .Oi *Wai-te?? Although hats have `heretofore been prolvprOOfed fabric cutlon thebiaslspthatitmay vided with waterproof iinings they Vhave fstretciiV toconfofm to uit etf-vatuir'egoffthe failed to exclude perspiration because the hat andalso to permit of bel-lingorfaring sweatband proper, or leather as it is called, the lower edge ofthe sweatband. The'strip 60 'y y l Y has been sewn to the lining andthe lining 13 isy wrappedvabouta reedil/ifsol astoform has been sewn to the hat, with `the result a bead 15 at the lower edge ofthe sweatband i that stitch holes were formed inthe lining structure. The strip ,13 extends beyondthe` through which perspiration could make its point where it is Wrapped about the reed to` 15 way. form an upstanding attaching iiapl. V65 l' It is an object of the present invention to TheV leather and lining are fastened to-V Y provide a waterproof lining in which stitch gether by means 'of stitching l17 close to the l holes are closed by means Vof waterproofine` reed 14, the stitchingbeing preferablyiof the n materialv so that there is no possibilityotf type which will bind'the lower edge of the leakage through the waterproof lining mar leather to the lining. It will be observed that 17D terial. n v Y this stitching passes through 4both .the main Another objecteof my invention is to probody of the stripl 13 and the upstanding flap vide a s weatband structure comprising a lin- 16, and consequently holes; are formed diing strip and a leather permanently atrectlythrough the lining material through, tached together with a waterproof joint the'rewhich perspiration could pass. However, to 75 g between, which structure maybe sold las an PIGYCII' SuCh PaSSagiQf perspiration, 'I' apply v,

article of manufacture to be appliedto hats. WaterpIOOiIlg material :1 8 to the` outer sur- I The present invention is a modification ofv face of the iap 16 over the stitching 17; also, that disclosed in my copending application t0 prevent seepage 0f IIOStUT@ thr-Ough the Serial No. 384,816, and filed concurrently stitching and thence between the flap 16 andl `80 'Y herewith f .a g Y. Y the 2main body of the strip 13', waterprooiing f Other objects and advantages of nay-in` y 4materialli) is inserted, afterthe p arts have vention'will appear inthe following deseripbeen Vstitched together, betweenthefap and will be pointed out in the claims. Y merely sewing the flap 16 yto the hat, asindia In the accompanying drawing 5 cated at 20 in Fig. 1.? Thereafter, the ribbon" Figure `1 is a fragmentary view of a hat l1 1s slipped over JBhe Sewing so as to conceal partly broken away and in section, showing the Sarrie- Y l Y v '1 K lo my improved sweatband structure applied VI'Wlll be Observedthat by thisl arrangelfo thereto; andV Y f jinent, I provide an articleY of manufacture Fig. 2 is a view in section of a portion of which may be furnished to, hat` manuface the sweatband'structure'on an enlarged scale. "turers and may be applied by unskilled labor v In Fig. 1, I have used the reference nuwithout any precautions against injuring the meral 10 toindicate a hat. rllhisisprojvided waterproof qualities ofthe lining. v V95 with the usual hat ribbon 11 which vcovers the Having thus described my invention -whatf attachment of the sweatband structure .to the Ifclaim as new anddesire'to secure by Letters hat. The usual hat leather, is indicated at rPatent is: n A J a* 12. Although this is referred to as a l. A waterproof fsweatband i structure,

5e u1eather,`it will be understood that the term'. lcomprising a vstrip-ofjwaterproof material v 0e after the novelty and scope of the invention ture which may W be applied to a hat `by 85. l

*folded-at its lower edge t0 fOrn anupstand-V ing attaching Hap y,at one side of the strip,

over the'sttchng' on the'outer face of the flap; and also between the flap' and the main.r -body of the'Strpabove'thesttching', 1 Y e.

y 2^.;A;waterproof sweatbalrd stl-ueture,-`r`

` vcomprising a'strip Vv of waterpoofed fbrc f foldedat its lower edgeto` formn'hupstand# the Vfold of the strip, a; leatherrvagainstfthe e 'fothersideof the strip and stitched therev ,g to,l vthe'stitches 'passing throughf the malin.v f Y body offthestrpandthe flap closeto. the" reedf-and watfkarpr'oof.Inatera1.applied to 'if; the' oter face of 'the-Hap 'over they stitchingVV f andialso betweenthe'vapadjthe main body ofthe strpabovethesttohing;`VAV vIn testimonyA whereofglhavefsghedthis f` ngflap Vat one sdeof the strip', a `reedv irl ALBERT' PHILIPS.

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