Hat brim press
OwnerDavid S. DeLisle, James P. Marinoinventors
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Abstract
A hat brim press including a base plate with a planar top surface portion for supporting the bottom of a hat brim; a cover plate having an annular, planar bottom surface for engaging the top of the hat brim; the cover plate defining a central opening encircled by the bottom surface and adapted to accommodate a crown attached to the hat brim; and fasteners connecting the base plate and the cover plate and manually adjustable to produce between the top surface portion and the bottom surface forces directed orthogonally thereto, the forces pressing the hat brim between the top surface portion and the bottom surface so as to retain the hat brim in a planar form.
Claims17
A hat brim press comprising:
- a base plate including a planar top surface portion for supporting the bottom of a hat brim;
- a cover plate including an annular, planar bottom surface for engaging the top of the hat brim;
- said cover plate defining a central opening encircled by said bottom surface and adapted to accommodate a crown attached to the hat brim and a notch in said bottom surface and intersecting said central opening, said notch adapted to accommodate an adornment supported by the brim;
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- fastening means connecting said base plate and said cover plate and manually adjustable to produce between said top surface portion and said bottom surface forces directed orthogonally thereto, said forces pressing the hat brim between said top surface portion and said bottom surface so as to retain the hat brim in a planar form.
A hat brim press comprising:
- a base plate including a planar top surface portion for supporting the bottom of a hat brim;
- a cover plate including an annular, planar bottom surface for engaging the top of the hat brim;
- said cover plate defining a central opening encircled by said bottom surface and adapted to accommodate a crown attached to the hat brim;
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- fastening means connecting and aligning said base plate in positions engaging the hat brim and said cover plate and manually adjustable to produce between said top surface portion and said bottom surface forces directed orthogonally thereto, said forces pressing on diametrically disposed portions of the hat brim between said top surface portion and said bottom surface so as to retain the hat brim in a planar form, and wherein said fastening means comprises hinge means permitting relative pivotal movement between said base plate and said cover plate out of said aligned positions in the planes defined by said planar top surface portion and said planar bottom surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.