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Elastic headwear

a technology of elastic crown and elastic cap, applied in the field of elastic headwear, can solve the problems of limited elastic crown stretch, crown portion cannot be freely stretched, and cannot cover the head sizes of children to adults

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-21
YUPOONG
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Benefits of technology

[0008] It is another object of the present invention to provide elastic headwear having a comfortable fit regardless of head size.

Problems solved by technology

However, because the stiffened sun shield is not stretchable, the amount that the elastic crown portion can stretch is limited.
That is, since the stiffened sun shield encompasses a part of the circumference of the crown portion of a hat, the crown portion cannot be freely stretched.
Therefore, the conventional elastic headwear fits a somewhat limited range of sizes due to the sun shield, so it cannot cover head sizes from children to adults.
Further, the stiffened sun shield may reduce the wear comfort because its edge is likely to press against the head of a wearer.

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[0027] Referring first to FIGS. 1-2, a hat according to the present invention will be described. The hat has a crown portion 10 and a sun shield 30. The crown portion 10 serves to cover the wearer's head, and the sun shield 30 is coupled to the crown portion 10 around its entire lower hem. The hat preferably has a stretchable sweatband 60 connected to an interior circumference of the crown portion, as shown in FIG. 2.

[0028] The crown portion 10 has stretchability in at least a circumferential direction thereof, and can be made of elastic fabric or any kind of elastic material.

[0029] The sun shield 30 is also stretchable in at least the circumferential direction of the crown portion, which is an arrow direction of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the sun shield 30 has a cover 40 formed of stretch fabric or stretch synthetic resin and one or more interlinings 80 therein. Although two interlinings 80 are shown in FIG. 3, the number of interlinings is variable from one or more according to ...

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[0039] Referring to FIGS. 5-6, a cap according to the present invention has a crown portion 1 and a sun shield 3. The crown portion 1 serves to cover the wearer's head, and the sun shield 3, which is coupled to a front part of the crown portion 1, serves to shade the wearer's face and eyes when the cap is worn. The crown portion 1 is composed of a plurality of elastic pieces 1a-1f which have stretchability in at least a circumferential direction of the crown portion 1. Each elastic piece is not limited to fabric, but can be made of any kind of elastic material.

[0040] Stretchable back linings 5 and 7 are stitched or adhered to the inside of the front pieces 1a and 1b of the crown portion 1 in order to retain the shape of the crown portion 1. The stretchable back linings 5 and 7 have stretchability in at least a circumferential direction of the crown portion 1. The material of the back linings 5 and 7 may be selected from stretch fabric or stretch synthetic resin.

[0041] The sun shiel...

third embodiment

[0044] Referring now to FIG. 8, a visor cap according to the present invention will be described. The visor cap has a rim portion 11 for encircling the head, and a sun shield 31 coupled with a front side of the rim portion 11.

[0045] The rim portion 11 can be provided as either a single piece or as several pieces, which are stretchable in at least the circumferential direction.

[0046] The sun shield 31 is also stretchable in at least the circumferential direction of the crown portion, which is an arrow direction of FIG. 8. The material of the sun shield 31 may have the construction of FIG. 3 or FIG. 4.

[0047] It is possible to apply a stretchable back lining that is stitched or adhered to the inside of the rim portion 11 in order to retain the shape of the rim portion 11. A stretchable sweatband is also applicable to the interior circumference of the rim portion 11, although is not shown in the drawing. It is possible to use the stretchable sweatband shown in FIG. 7.

[0048] Similar t...

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Abstract

Elastic headwear has a head covering portion being stretchable in at least a circumferential direction thereof, and a sun shield connected to the head covering portion. The sun shield is stretchable in at least the circumferential direction of the head covering portion. The elastic headwear is capable of stretching throughout its whole portion since the sun shield as well as the head covering portion can stretch in the circumferential direction.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] (a) Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to elastic headwear, and more particularly, to elastic headwear that can accommodate a wider range of head sizes. [0003] (b) Description of the Related Art [0004] Conventional elastic headwear, such as a cap and a hat, includes an elastic crown portion and a stiffened sun shield that is coupled to the elastic crown portion. The elastic crown portion of the headwear is composed of a plurality of pieces that can stretch in a circumferential direction to accommodate a variety of head sizes. However, because the stiffened sun shield is not stretchable, the amount that the elastic crown portion can stretch is limited. That is, since the stiffened sun shield encompasses a part of the circumference of the crown portion of a hat, the crown portion cannot be freely stretched. In a baseball cap, front pieces of the crown portion, to which the stiffened sun shield is coupled, are stiffened in ord...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A42B1/06A42B1/22A42C5/02
CPCA42B1/062A42C5/02A42B1/22A42B1/069A42B1/0182A42B1/0189
Inventor CHO, BYOUNG-WOO
Owner YUPOONG
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