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(No Model.)

w. A. BAGLIN. MACHINE FOR UNITING NAP BATS TO EAT BODIES.

No'. 508,462. Patented Nov. 14, 1893.

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ATTORNEY$ U NITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

WILLIAM A. BAGLIN, OF' BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE YULE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND TVVEEDY & COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. I

-MACHINE FOR UNlTlNG NAP-BATS TO HAT-BODIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 508,462, dated November 14, 1893.

Application filed February 21, 1832. Serial No. 53.307. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it, known that I, WILLIAM A. BAGLIN, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Uniting Nap-Bats to Hat-Bodies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists pa'rtlyin a method of sticking fur to a previously felted hat body by applying a layer of fur to the felted hat body, and then subjecting the material to the combinedpressing and rubbing action of a vibrating jigger.

It also consists in a means for applying the friction of a vibrating j igger to the hat body and fur bat in a conical form.

The apparatus consists in a cone and bell adapted to hold the hat body between them, and means for pressing the cone and bell one upon the other and vibrating one of them in relation to the other.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of an apparatus adapted to practice my invention, the parts being in section at the center line where hatched. Fig. 2 is a a side elevation of the means for vibrating the bell, the parts at the upper end of the view being in section at the center line where hatched.

Si milar letters indicate corresponding parts. In the example shown in the drawings, the

Y letter A designates a frame which is by preference made of cast iron. In the upper part of the frame is mounted a vertical shaft B to the bottom end of which is secured the bell O. The shaft is adapted to oscillate, but is prevented from moving in the direction of its length by a shoulder a and nut h fitted to the frame A. An eccentric E (see Fig. 2) is mounted upon a horizontal shaft F supported upon the frame and rotated by suitable means,'and-the eccentric is connected with an arm D attached to the shaft B so that the rotation of the eccentric produces in the shaft and hell 0 an oscillating ora reciprocating revolving motion. Any other suit able mechanism may be used in place of the arm D and eccentric E'for imparting to the shaft and bell such oscillating movement.

The bell O-is provided with a lining G of vertical and movable spindle L. A tube M is fitted over the spindle L and extended through the carrier K. The tube is formed at the top with a plate a and with a-flange overlapping the carrier. The plate a is fastened to the spindle L by a bolt 1), and its flangeis attached to the carrier K by screws 0, c. The tube M is guided by a sleeve N which is secured to the under side of a table 0 attached to the frame A. A threaded sleeve Q is fitted into the bottom end of the guide N, and provided with a hand-wheel R, and a spiral spring P is fitted between the under side of the plate a, and the upper end of the sleeve Q, so that the turning of the sleeve by its wheel R operates to alter the tension of the spring as may be desired. The spring operates normally to press the tube M and the spindle L upward, thus forcing the cone H into the bell O. A treadle or foot lever S is pivoted to the lower part of the frame A, and is linked to the spindle L. The pressure upon the treadle draws the spindle down in opposition to the spring P, as shown in Fig. 1. When in such position, the bat and hat body may be placed upon the cone H, and the removal of the foot from thetreadle then per- .duced by the yielding lining G causes the hairs or the fur bat to engage with the felted body so as to unite the bat firmly thereto. The carrier or platform K, being sustained upon the spring P, is pressed elastically within the bell, and the body and nap bat are thus acted upon very gently and with great uniformity throughout, and without the liability of tearing, injuring or dislocating any portion of the hat.

The cone is shown in Fig. 1 provided with perforations, and a telescopic tube T connected witha pipe and cock is inserted through thecarrier K so that hot air or steam may be supplied to the interior of the bat during the sticking of the bat to the body. Heat alone, and especially heat and moisture, operate to soften the hat body so that the fur of the bat can readily unite therewith; the friction produced by the oscillation of the bell operating at the same time to rub the fibers back and forth upon one another, as is required in the sticking operation.

Prior to my invention,l am not aware that the sticking of bats to previously felted hat bodies has ever been effected by mechanism, and I have therefore claimed the use of a vibrating j igger, irrespective of heat and moisture, to produce the combined pressing and rubbing action required. I have also claimed the method-of sticking by a vibratingjigger, and steam. The sticking operation is elifected by pressing the bell and cone upon the hat body and the fur bat and oscillating one of them in relation to the other and it is obviously immaterial which one is pressed upon the other, or oscillated to rub the fibers of the fur and hat body together.

What I claim herein is 1. The herein described method of sticking fur to a previously felted hat body, which consists in applying a layer of fur to the felted hat body and then subjecting the material to a combined pressing and vibrating jigger action, substantially as described.

2. The herein described method of sticking fur toapreviously felted hat body, which consists in applying a layer of fur to the felted hat body and then subjecting the material to a combined pressing and vibrating jigging action with heat, substantially as described.

3. The herein described method of sticking fur to a previously felted conical hat body, which consists in applying a layer of fur to the felted hat body and then subjecting the material while in a conical form to a combined pressing and vibrating jigging action with dry heat, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the bell havinga lining of rubber or equivalent material, of a cone adapted to fit the bat and hat body, mechanism for pressing the bell and cone upon one another, and mechanism for oscillating the bell and cone in relation to one another, as set forth.

5. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of the cone fitted to the bat and the hat body, the bell having a lining of rubber or equivalent material, mechanism for pressing the bell and cone upon one another, and mechanism for oscillating the bell and cone in relation to one another, as set forth.

6. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of the perforated cone fitted to the bat and the hat body, the bell having a lining of rubber or equivalent material, means for pressing the cone and bell upon one another, means for applying the heat and moisture of steam to the nap bat and hat body when pressed between the cone and bell, and means for oscillating the bell and cone in relation to one another, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and sealin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- WILLIAM A. BAGLIN. [L. s]

Witnesses:

J. VAN SANTVOORD, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

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