Here is an interesting invention, a cigar-holder for hats, patent number 963,869 dated July 12, 1910.
My reaction to this is why? What if you get caught in a rain storm? You get your cigars soggy. When you take your hat off to you really want to show your cigars? What’s wrong with your pockets?
This idea would have been an interesting idea for Velcro which was invented over 30 years later in 1941 by Swiss Engineer George de Mestral. Not much interest in cigars at the top of hats. Bullets perhaps, it was wartime. You would be in great danger of getting your head blown off – too dangerous!
If you are interested in patent protection you should visit the US Patent Office site. I did not research the patent laws as they applied in 1910. The bottom line is that provided you comply with certain conditions such as continuous filing with prescribed fees, under current laws you are protected for 10 years (twenty years prior to 1989). I am NOT a lawyer and I am definitely not giving you any legal advice. It’s complicated and before you assume you are in the clear you need to research similar patents that might be in force that “improve”on an earlier patent that may not be in force, such as the one in this post. In addition these patent and indeed, copyright (a different thing) laws are different even among the developed nations. So take care!
I am presenting this stuff for amusement and education only.
