US1521149A - Cap and the like - Google Patents

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pmso. 1924.

' 1,521,149 G. CLARIZIO CAP AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 6, 1924 GZZCVWO C aria (a I Patented Dec. 3%, 1924.

entree craves anna PATENT GIACOMO CLARI-ZIO OF CHICAGO, ILLINGIS; ASSJGNUR 9F ONE-HALF TO LIVINGSTON E. OSBORNE OF CHIGAGO, ILLINOIS.

CAP AND THE LIKE.

Application filed. February To" all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GIACOMO CLARTZTO, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and uselnl Improvements in Caps and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has to d'o-with improvements in caps; It has to do more particularly with improvements in skull caps used for holding the hair in position. Such caps find usefulness particularly in the training of the hair into particular forms such as POIDPZI ClOHlS', and also for holding, the hair under control after washing the head.

The main object of the invention is to provide a skull cap which may be very easily applied to the head, and which, when in place, will exert a uniform and suiiiciently firm hold on the head at all points to insure hoding the hair in the position which is desired'. A further object in this connection is to provide a cap which will he particularly effective for holding the hair firmly in placeacross the front portion of the skull, since this isthe point which requires particular training in the proper formation of pomp'adours. V

A further object of the invention is to provide a cap of adjustable size, so that it will accommodate the needs of a wide range of users; but particularly to so arrange it that it will remain securely in place on any head to which it may be applied Within the range of sizes for which it is intended.

A further object is to accomplish the foregoing result Without creating undue pressure on the skull such as would be liable to produce headache and similar distress. Nevertheless, it is an object to provide in the cap a su'liicient amount of elasticity to allow the same to conform to the varying contour of the skull caused by the natural bony movements thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide convenient means for removing the cap from. the head by drawing the front portion thereof upwards with a sliding action and without the necessity of unfastening the rear portion of the cap. Such a removal may be conveniently performedwithout disturbing the position of the hair, since in dressing the hair in a pompadour it is brushed straight back from the forehead towards the rear.

6, 1924. Serial No. 691,014.

Other objects and uses of the invention wilt appear from a detailed description of the same, which consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure I shows a quarter profile view of a head having applied thereto a skull cap embodying the features of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows a back view of the cap; and

Fig. 3 shows a fragmentary detail section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, but onenlarged scale.

The cap comprises the side companion sections l and 5 made of relatively thin but strong material such as linen, silk, knit goods, etc. The two sections are joined together by aline of stitching 6 which reaches upwards from the front edge 7 over the top of the head, and downwards to a point 8 at the lower rear portion of the cap;

The connection between the sections 4: and 5 terminates short of the lower rear end 9 so as to leave a gore or placket 10 at the lower back side of the can.

The bottom edge of the sections 4 and 5 is preferably turned upwards against the inside face of the sections as shown at 11, so as to provide a finish and a reinforcement for the lower edge of the cap in the form of a band.

A section 12 of cloth, knit goods or elastic is preferably secured over the top central portion of the cap, and overlies both of the sections t and 5 at this point. This section 12- ispreferably of either square or diamond shape with its points facing to the front and rear. It should be sewed into place around its entire periphery as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

A pair of bands 13 and M have their upper ends sewed into the cap at about the position of the reinforcement plate 12, and preferably held in place by the same stitchwhich secures the reinforcement plate. These hands 13 and 14 are loose from the cap itself throughout the major portion of their length, but their lower ends are rigidly secured to the lower rear portion of the cap adjacent to the position of the band 11. The bands 18 and let are also slightly short as compared to the dimension of the cap which they overlie, so that they exert a pulling action between the rear portion of the band 11 and the reinforcement plate 12. hen the back side of the cap is pulled down tight over the head, these bands 13 and 14 will pull backwards on the plate 12 so as to hold the front central portion of the cap in firm engagement with the front portion of the head. This will greatly assist in holding the hair firmly in place at this point.

In order to draw the band 11 firmly around the base of the head any suitable device may be employed, but I preferably make use of a tab 15, as indicated in Fig. 2. This tab has one end 16 permanently attached to one side of the rear of the cap and overlies the gore or placket 10. A clip 17, preferably of spring metal, is secured to the other side of the cap at the other side of the gore, so that thetab 15 can be drawn into this clip and thus held in place. By making the tab 15 of corduroy or similar relatively rough or corrugated fabric, it will very effectively resist pulling through the clip 17 after the parts are in place.

If desired a tab 18 may have its lower end secured to the front of the band 11 so as to constitute a convenient means for pulling the capupwar'ds away from the forehead and over'the front of the head when it is to be removed.

The bands 13 and 14 are preferably made of the same kind of material as is used in the body of the cap; in which case said bands may be doubled over so as to be of double thickness, as indicated in Fig. 3.

The band 11 may, if desired, be provided .with a relatively light elastic so as to exert a slight pressure around the base of'the skull when in place, or this band may be made of light whalebone or other similar material.

In some cases it may be desirable to use elastic material for the bands 13 and 14- although ordinarily these will be made of non-elastic material such as the body of the cap, as already explained.

The tab 15 may either be plain, as indicated, or may be provided with a clasp or look if desired.

lVhere in the specification and claims I use the term cloth, it will be understood that I also contemplate knit goods, elastic, netting, and any other material which may be found suitable as a result of experience.

lVhile I have herein shown and described only a. single embodiment of the features of my present. invention, still I do not limit myself to the same, except as I may do so in the claims.

I claim: a

1. As a new article of manufacture, a

. skull cap comprising a pair of companion cloth sections joined together by a longitudinally extending seam reaching from the forehead over the top of the skull to the lower rear portion of the cap, but unconnected in the extreme lower end portion so as to leave a gore at that point, a relatively light reinforcing band around the lower border of the cap, a reinforcement plate of fabric material on the top central portion of the cap, a pairof bands reaching therefrom downwardly over the rear portion of the cap and having their lower ends firmly attached to the ends of the first mentioned band adjacent to the sides of the gore, said last mentioned bands being slightly short as compared to the dimension of the cap so as to exert a direct pull between the rear lower portion of the cap and the reinforcement plate, together with means for drawing the gore together comprising a tab of corrugated fabric material secured at one side of the gore, and a spring clip secured to the other side of the gore, substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a skull cap comprising a pair of companion cloth sections joined together by a longitudinally extending seam reaching from the forehead over the top of the skull to the lower rear portion of the cap,but unconnected in the extreme lower end portion so as to leave a gore at that point, a relatively light reinforcing band around the lower border of the cap, a reinforcement plate of fabric material on the top central portion of the cap, a pair of bands reaching therefrom downwardly over the rear portion of the cap and having their lower ends firmly attached to the ends of the first mentioned band adjacent to the sides of the gore, said last mentioned bands being slightly short as compared to the dimension of the cap so as to exert a pull between the rear lower portion of the cap and the reinforcement plate, together with means for drawing the gore together, substantially as described 3. As a new article ofmanufacture, a skull cap comprising a pairof companion cloth sections joined together by a longitudinally extending seam reaching from the forehead over the top of the skull to the lower rear portion of the cap, but unconnected in the extreme lower end portion so as to leave a gore at that point, a reinforcement plate of fabric material on the top central portion of the cap, a pair of bands reaching therefrom downwardly over the rear portion of the capand having their lower ends firmly attached to the sides'of the gore, said last mentioned bands being slightly short as comparedto the dimension of the cap so as to exert a direct pull between therear lower portion of the cap and the reinforcement plate, together with means for drawing the gore together, substantially as described.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a skull cap comprising a pair of companion Ill) cloth sections joined together by a longitudinally extending seam reaching from the forehead over the top of the skull to the lower rear portion of the cap, a reinforcement plate of fabric material on the top central portion of the cap, a pair of bands reaching therefrom downwardly over the rear portion of the cap and having their lower ends firmly attached to the lower rear portion of the cap, said last mentioned 10 bands being slightly short as compared to the dimension of the cap so as to exert a direct pull between the rear lower portion of the cap and the reinforcement plate,

together with means for drawing the lower edge of the cap firmly around the head, substantially as described.

GIACOMO CLARIZIO.

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