Page:Federal Reporter, 1st Series, Volume 6.djvu/740

 I28 FEDERAL REPORTER. �(irawn down to cover the ears and the neck of the person wearing the cap, and, when no such protection is needed, said protector can be raised, when it serves to impart to the cap a finished appearanee. In the drawing the letter A designates a cap, to the rear part of which is attached my ear and neck protector, B. The protector is held in place by a tape, [or cloth,] a, in Us midclle, [at the back,] and by loops, b, which are fastened to its ends and catch over buttons, c, secured to the body or crown of the cap, [at the sides or near the front,] said fastenings being so constructed that the protector swings up and down as far as the tape, [or cloth,] a, will allow, the buttons, c, forming the centers on which the swinging motion takes place. It is obvions that for loops and buttons other deviees may be substituted without deviating from my inven- tion. My cap is ornamented in front by a band, G, and, if the protector, B, is raised, it forms a similar band on the hack part of the cap, and thereby a Jinished appearanee is imparted to the article. In cold or inclement weather the person wearing my cap can draw down the protector, B, to the position shown in figure 1. In this position the lower edge of said protector hugs the neck of the person wearing my cap with a close fit, and at the same time the ears of said person are covered, so that those parts are carefuUy protected against cold air, wind, rain, or snow. My cap is exceedingly simple in its construc- tion; it can be made and sold at a low cost, and it is of great convenience, partioularly /or [to] persons compelled to spend much of their time in the open air. " �The claims, three in number, are as follows: "(1) As a new article of manufacture, the head covering. A, with a swinging ear and neck protector, B, attached near the front by buttons and loops, or other equivalent devices, upon which the neck protector swings as an axis, and attached at the rear by a tape or cloth, which prevents the upper edge of the protector from swinging below the lower edge of the hat or cap, the said several parts being constructed and combined substantially as desoribed ; (2) the swinging or sliding neck protector, B, constructed substantially as described, so as to swing or slide on fastenings at the sides or near the front of ��� �