US2685091A - Bonnet - Google Patents

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Filed May 2, 1952 C. E.,TH|LL BONNET 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

ZQYECILIA E. THILL MFW.

AGENT Aug. 3, 1954 Fild May 2, 1952 c. E. THILL 2,685,091

BONNET 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

QECILIA E. THI LL AGENT Patented Aug. 3, 1954 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to hats and has particular reference to a bonnet or the like for use by infants and small children.

It is well known that infants and children grow rapidly and that they outgrow their clothing before it sees much use. There has long been a search for an adjustable bonnet or hat for children and infants for the economy involved.

In addition, it is well known that there has long been a search for an adjustable hat or bonnet for infants and children which has a neat and appealing appearance, and which can be manufactured inexpensively.

No hat or bonnet has yet been devised which meets the needs of the public in providing good appearance, cheapness of construction, and adjustability, and in fact, where cheapness of construction is required, appearance is usually sacrificed critically.

It is therefore, one of my principal objects to provide an adjustable bonnet for infants and children which meets the above mentioned needs.

More specifically, it is one of my principal objects to provide a bonnet or hat having adjustability as to size in as inexpensive a manner as possible, and in a manner which is most efficient from the appearance and fit standpoint.

Another object is to provide such a bonnet which has an outer shell which retains substantially completely its overall appearance irrespective of which of the many adjusted positions of the hat or bonnet are in use, that is, the over-all appearance or impression created by the hat will remain substantially identical even as the hat size is adjusted from one extreme to the other.

Another object is to provide such a bonnet or hat which is suitable to either boys or girls head Wear.

Another object is to provide a bonnet or hat with an outer shell having means to adjust its volume, and an inner shell associated with and carried within the outer shell and arrangeable within the outer shell in a manner to be adjusted to the size of the outer shell easily and conveniently and whereby the inner shell serves to shape the outer shell to maintain the desired overall impression of the hat or bonnet in any adjusted position.

Another object is to provide a bonnet or hat of good appearance in general which can be produced in quantity, or under mass production methods, for it is well known that there are few, if any, good-looking, production run bonnets made to sell with a pram suit or the like as a matching combination, the common understanding, even among manufacturers being that there is a great deal of room for improvement in this line, for people who buy these combination suits and hats usually discard the hat in favor of an expensive hat which has good appearance but doesnt necessarily match the suit.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become more apparent as the description of the invention proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the bonnet in unadjusted position loolnng at the rear of the bonnet.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the bonnet in one of its large adjusted positions with the drawstring in untied condition.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, with the honnet adjusted to a small size and the drawstring untied.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view centrally through Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the bonnet shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view centrally through Fig. 3 to illustrate the operation of the adjustment of the bonnet.

The terms hat or bonnet as used herein should be construed to mean a head covering.

In the drawing the reference numeral l indicates the outer shell of my bonnet which may be of any suitable material and is preferably a rectangular strip for simplicity of cutting and layout and for efiicient use of material. The numeral 2 indicates the major portion of the inner shell of the bonnet which is of the same shape as the outer shell I and may be of any desired material, either the same as the outer shell, or, if desired, some soft, or heavy, or light weight lining material. The inner shell is preferably just slightly smaller than the outer shell to fit thereinto.

The outer shell I and the lining or inner shell 2 are sewn or stitched together along one longituolinal edge 3 and 4 respectively and along both of their opposed shorter sides 5-5 and 66 respectively, the parts being preferably stitched to gether with the wrong side of the material outermost so that they can be turned inside out to hide the cut edges of the material.

The remaining longitudinal edge or rear margin of the outer shell I is turned back upon itself as at l and stitched to itself as at 8 to form a seam to receive and carry the draw-string 9.

A somewhat inverted U-shaped end or back member I is provided and sewn along a major portion of its periphery to the remaining longitudinal edge of the inner shelf. The shell memhers I and 2 are drawn or formed into an inverted U-shape, as shown in Fig. 5, by the end member ID to receive the head of a child in a most comfortable manner.

The end member Is preferably comprises a piece of the same material A as the outer shell is made of andmay include a similarly shaped iece of the material B of which 'the inner shell is made, if desired. The end member is stitched to the rear edges of the inner shell in a manner to present the best appearance of course. It is preferred that the end member Ill be slightly larger in size than the opening formed or surrounded by the seam 1 whereby all of the material exposed to view will be the same as the outer shell irrespective of the size to which the hat is adjusted.

,A suitable ribbon I l-H may be secured to each of the corners vl.-2-! 2 of the shell members opposite the end member to tie the bonnet in place on :the childs head, and when the draw string 9 is pulled to gather the rear edge and seam 1 of the outershell snugly to the contour-of the childs .head, the bonnet fits the childs head in a-manner which is-comfortable and secure, yet not too tight nor too loose to permit drafts to circulate around-its head.

It is deemed that the drawings clearly illustrate the construction :and operation of the adjustment feature wherein the inner shell is folded behind or around the rear face of the end memher when the bonnet size is reduced, and the iolded portion 13 of the inner :shell serves to fill out the bonnet to retain the original, somewhat square-corner around the rear portion of the bonnet. In other Words, the fullness of the bonnet is retained and the same impression is retained in ,the bonnet irrespective of the adjusted size of the bonnet. The bonnet does not have an adjustable look, or, in other words, the bonnet appears at all times to have been manufactured to the exact size to which-it is adjusted.

In .the drawings I have shown a trim strip or decoration M on the hat or bonnet to add character thereto, that is, to differentiate a girls hat from a boys ,hat and to improve the appearance of same. The bonnet here shown is for a girl, and the decoration or trim comprises a rectangular stripof material, preferably the same material as the outer shell, folded in half longitudinally and'w-ith the longitudinal edges of the strip sewn together with suitable pleats l therein. The strip is may be sewn in place on the hat intermediate the inner and outer shells simultaneously with the sewing of the shells together, of course.

Also it is deemed apparent that a suitable peak, not shown, may be substituted for the decoration or trim strip I l to make the bonnet suitable for wear by boys.

The above described bonnet is provided for cool or cold weather use, and it should be here pointed out that a summer bonnet could be made from my above described structure by omitting the inner shell entirely and employing only the outer shell I, the ties H, seam I, and draw string 9 with suitable trim, such as that shown at M.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A bonnet comprising a pair of shell members of similar substantially rectangular shape, said members being stitched together along one longitudinal edge and both transverse edges, one of .said members being an inner shell and the other an outer shell, a seam formed along the remaining longitudinal edge of said outer shell, a drawstring carried in said seam, an end member having a major portion of its periphery secured to similar shape as said inner shell, said shells being secured together on one longitudinal and on both transverse edges thereof leaving corresponding longitudinal edges of said shells unconnested, an end member having a major portion of its periphery secured to said unconnected edge of said inner shell, said end member being of a shape to form said shells into ashape .to receive ones head, a hem in said unconnected edge of said outer shell, and a drawstring-carried by said hem to adjust the head size of said bonnet, said inner shell being foldable within said outer shell and around the periphery of saidend member to adjust the head size of the inner shell to that of the outer shell.

3. A bonnet comprising an inner shell and an outer shell, each of said :shells having a corresponding rear longitudinal edge, said shells being secured together along other corresponding edges leaving at least said rear edges not connected to each other over substantially their entire length, an end member having .a major portion of its periphery secured to said rear edge of said inner shell and causing same to assume a shape adapted to receive ones head, a hem along said rear edge or" said outer shell, and a draw string in said hem "for adjusting the size to which said inner shell can be contracted within said outer shell.

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