US1345547A - Woman's hat - Google Patents

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IVI. D. IVICDONALD.

WOMANS HAT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

,Patented July il, 192th Application 'filed September 19, 1919.- Serial No. 325,011.5.

To all Milam/1, t muy conm/fm1.

Be it known that l, lli/Linie l. MoDoNALD,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of `lgortland, county of lliultnomah, and' rltafte of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Improvement in lVomens I-Iats, of

which the following is a specification.

lVomens hats are awkward things to hold,

` especially those made with wide rims. rlhe only way it c'anbe held conveniently, is `by thebrim, which has a tendency to throw the hat out of shape, also 'tending `to disar` range the trimming and soil the materials.

Furthermore, the hat `cannot be hung from a peglike a mans hat. 'lloremedy these diiiiculties is the object of my invention.

I attain my objectsby providing in the ini terior of the hat, a band or hand-strap into which'the hand may be lnserted for holding the hat; and adjacent one end of the strap, I provide a loop by which the hat may be hung from a peg.

rIhe strap and loop `are securedto the lining and are arranged as `illustrated in the f accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure l is a perspective of a womans hat with my hand-strap and loop secured to the lining thereof;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the hat as being held by a hand inserted in the strap; and f Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the hat suspended from a peg by the loop provided at one end of the hand-strap.

Referring first to Fig. 1, a is the crown, l) the brim, and c the lining in the interior of the crown of the hat.

To the lining is sewed a strap d, by means of stitches at its ends as at e, c. In practice it is convenient to sew the ends of the strap d, in place by the same stitches which sew the margin of the crown c of the lining to the sides c2 thereof, in this way, not only producing a neat effect, but saving labor and firmly securing the ends of the hand-strap in place. Furthermore, the hand-strap is se cured to the crown piece of the lining by intermediate stitches f, f', so located as to make the loop of the Vhand-strap of a length relative to the width of a hand; in other words, rendering the hand-strap of convenient size for inserting the hand in position for holding the hat as illustrated in lhg. 2.

The hand-strap must be of substantial width so that it may be lirnily held by the hand.

At one endof the strap d is formed a loop U, so that the hat may be hung from a peg /t as illustrated in Fig. 3. The edges of the strap of the loop should he neatly hound `as illustrated at i, by so doing, not only giving to the whole a neat and attractive appearance, but stiffening the hand-strap, and holding it in loop form, convenient for inserting the hand. The hand-strap and loop, if neatly made do not detract from the finish of the hat, but to the contrary, in my judgment, give the hat a more tailored finish. The loop g may be used for holding a price ticket or for memo! randum or other article, carried by the wearer of the hat. i

A wide hand-strap is especially desirable in displaying the hat to a customer, inasmuch as `it will permit the holding of the hat irmly, `causing it to hang gracefully from the hand and avoiding` the necessity of handling the hat with the hands, which handling` often soils the material of which the hat is'made and disarranges the trimmings.

The length of the loop of the hand-strap relatively to the width of the hand is also important, as above mentioned, in the same connection, because a narrow strap would be harder to hold, and would have a tendency to slip its position on the hand.

From Figs. 2 and 3 it is obvious how my invention facilitates the holding or hang ing of a hat; and how the holding loop of the hand-strap offers a great advantage in holding the'hat for display to a customer.

I claim:

1. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends to the lining being arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrap being of substantial width, the handstrap being stiffened so that the portion between its ends will have a tendency to assume and maintain a loop form, and a loop at one end of said hand-strap, such loop being adapted for hanging the hat from a peg.

2. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends to the lining being arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrap being of substantial width, the stitches securing the hand-strap to the lining being located at the fastening of the margin of the crown-piece of the lining to the sides of the latter7 transverse supplemental stitches, spaced inward from said first mentioned stitches, securing the hand-strap adjacent its ends to the lining, thereby forming a loop of convenient length relative to the width of the hand, for theV purpose specified.

3. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends'to the lining being arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrap being of substantial width, the stitches securing the hand-strap to the Vlining being located at the fastening of the margin of the crown-piece of the lining to the sides of the latter, transverse supplemental stitches,

' spaced inward from said first mentioned 1 strap vstitched at its ends to the lining being arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrap being of substantial width, the stitches 4securing the hand-strapto the lining being located at the fastening of the marginof the crown-piece of the lining to the sides of the latter, transverse supplemental stitches, spaced inward from said first mentioned stitches, securing the hand-strap adjacent its ends to the lining, thereby forming a loop of convenient length relative to the width of the hand, for the purpose specified, the hand-strap being stiffened by reinforcement along its edges so that the portion between said supplemental stitches will have a tendency to assume and maintain a loop form.

5. In a hat provided with a lining, a l1 andstrap stitched at its ends to the lining beingr arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrap being of substantial width, the stitches securing the hand-strap to the lining being located at the fastening of the margin of the crown-piece of the lining to the sides of the latter, transverse supplemental stitches, spaced inward from said first mentioned stitches, securing the hand-strap adjacent its ends to the lining, thereby forming a loop of convenient length relative to the width of the hand, for the purpose specified, the handstrap being stiifened so that the portion between said supplemental stitches will have a tendency to assume and maintain a loop form, and a loop at one end of said handstrap, such loop being adapted for hanging the hat from a eg.

6. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends to the lining in parallel relation therewith, and a loop at one end of said hand strap adapted for hanging the hat from a peo'.

7. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends to the lining in parallel relation therewith.

MARIE D. MODONALD.

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