US1232812A - Glare-arrester attachment for hats or caps. - Google Patents

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a c. w. KIRCHNER. GLARE ARRESTERATTACHMENT FOR HATS 0H CAPS. APPLICATION FILED "AR. 6, INS.

1,232,812. Patented July 10, 1917.

To allgw ham it mag/concern specification.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' CHARLES w. xmcn un, or DENVER, COLORADO.

" GLARE-ARRESTEB ATTACHMENT FOR HATS on clues.

Befit known that I, CHAnLEs W. KIRCII- 'N R, a citizen of the United States, residing at thb cilty and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GlareArrester Attachments for Hats or Caps; and I do de-- claire'the'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon. which form a part of this .My invention relates to a device adapted to be attached to a hat or cap and adjustable wherebyit may beemployed to arrest the glare from the bright lights of automobiles. The invention more specially adapted for use by chauffeurs and others who are ridin in automobiles, though the device'is 0 value in many other relations as will be.

readily understood. r

It is well known that beyond the limits ofcities there is no requirement that dimmers shall be em ')loyed' on automobile lamps.

- Iiurtbermore, even within the limits of cities the ordinances are not alwaysfullycomplied with by automobile owners and chauffeurs.

For this reason it very frequently happens that the glare of the lightsof an approaching' automobile is so strong as to make it practically impossible for the driver of a machine to properly guide and control the la tar, since the lights from the approaching machine have a blinding influence.

Attempts have been made to apply devices to the 'wind shield in frontwf the'chauffeur in" order to overcome the aforesaid difficulty, but experience has proven that these devices being so far fromythe eyes of the chaull'eur, obstruct the view'too much and render it difficult for the "chauli'eur to see with suflicient clearness. 7

My object is to provide-a device adapted to ovcrcome these dillicultics, and to this end my iinprmwoment consists of a device adaated to-beattached to a hat or cap, and

i f rcmovaliilc 'tliere'lroim.and which ansliiarcnt material, as celluloid, for this piece oilimatcrlal being hingcdly connected with a spring clasp adapted to retain ,the devicein place upon the front part of the hat or cap. When the Specification of Letters Patent.

ith a ie cc of n'ronerlv colored l atented July 10, 1917.

Application fled March 6, 1918. Serial 1%. 82,303.

device is not needed, the semi-transparent 'lllGIIlbGI', may be thrown up to L-,P()Sllll0ll parallel and In contact with the front por-.

tion; of the hat or cap in which position it will be retained until needed, and when needed it may be thrown down'into position for the proper performance of its function. Having briefly outlined the device, as well as the function it is intended to perform, I will proceed Lto describe the same in detail, reference being niade to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof. In this drawing. 9

Figure 1 is a pcrspectire View of the dea'ice shown in position for u.

Figl 2 is a detail top"plan',view of the device shown on a larger scal'egthe position of the front piece-of a cap when the device is applied. being indicatedby dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is'a detail view of the device in side chwation, the front portion of a cap to which the device is applied being indi cated by dotted lines and in position on the head of the wearer, also shown in dotted outline. 'In this View the glare arresting member shown in two positions, one in'full lines and the other in dotted lines.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral designate a piece of materlal as celluloid, which is colored in such' a mannerns to arrest the glare of lights which in the absence of an arresting device would have ablinding? influence upon the eyes. This glare arresting: member may be ofany desired color \\'hich-will perform the aforesaid function and at the sumo time su'liiciently transpm.' nt to permit the user to see with such clearncss as will enable him to properly perform his work, as for in stance, in'controlling the machine where he is acting 'lll;l7ll( ca amity of driver or chaufl'cur. It will th(u'efore. be understood that this glare arresting member may be composed of any suitable matcrial. .Ho faras color is concerned I. -nrcfer to employ yellow, as indicated by the shading: in Fig. 1,'

though, of course. it will be umlerst'ood that the invention is not limited to any particular color. T his glare arresting member shouliil be shaped to shingle both eyes ol' the wearer and at. the same time centrally cut away or hollowed out as shown at 6 to make room for the nose. This member is sccured'to a holder 7 consisting of two parts 8 which as shown in the drawing, are integral and arranged in parallel relation, being connected by a cylindrical bend 9 Which fits around a pin 10 upon which is mounted a spring clasp 12 which, as shown in the drawing,'is formed from an integral iece" of spring wire which ds coiled aroun the' pin 10 so that the holder, the glare arresting member and the pin-are in hinged relation with the s ring clasp. As shown in the drawing, this 0 asp is composed of forwardly extending "parts 13 whose outer portions are bentinwardly as shown at 14. These parts 13 and 14 terminate at bends 15 from which the Wire is first bent outwardly and then inwardly as shown at -16and thenis formed into a loop 17. Attention is called to the fact that one of the :parts 13 comprises a portion of one extremity .of the spring wire, and the end'ofthis part 13 is: bent around the pin 10 between two convolutions of the other extremity of said spring wire which is wound around the said pin. When the device is ih use this'loop together with'the parts L6 of the wire clasp, occupy a. position above thefront piece of the-cap or hat; while the-'otherportions B and 14 0f the clasp are'below. the front piece. This clasp serves to securely maintain the device upon the hat or cap, while at the same time it is readily removable. K

As shown in t drawing,;the glare arresting member 5 is secured to the holder 7 by means of'small rivets v18, though it must, of course, be understood that this I connection may be -made in any suitable manner. 1

lthro'wn upwardly to the positionshown by slotted "lines .inFig, 3, and by-full lines in Fig. 2, while when in use for-glare 'arrest-' From the" fore oing description the use ,and operation 0 myimproved glare arrester will be readily understood. It is applied to the front piece 19 0f a cap 2Q, 'or to the zfront portion of ahat or other head the frontpiece between the p I the spring claspk12. When the device-lis not needed,'the member '5is ing purposes, it is moved to the position shown in full lines in 'Fi' 1- and 3, and by dotted lines in Fig. 2. T e friction between the s rin clas and the pin 10 which is car-- ried by t e ho der 7, is such that the glare arresting member will be maintained in any desired position of adjustment, while at the I same timeit may be quickly and easily adjusted i T Having thus described my invention, what 'I c1aim,is,-

A. lane-arresting attachment for hats or caps, comprising a pin, a glare-arresting fi member provided with spaced parts adapted to surround the said pin, a spring also surrounding the pin between the saidspaced pairts'and adapted to press against the latter, the spring being provided-with means for attaching the device to a cap or hat.

In testimon whereof I aflix'my signature,

in presence 0 two witnesses.

Witnesses: 1 A. J. OBnnm,

GRACE HUs'roN.

CHARLES wrKIl tCHNER.

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