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Headwear

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-12
YUPOONG
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[0009] The present invention has been made in an effort to provide headwear having advantages of enhanced wearing comfort and enhanced sanitariness for the wearer against sweat.
[0016] In addition, an exemplary headwear according to a further embodiment of the present invention includes a head-covering portion for being worn on a head of a wearer, a visor portion combined to the head-covering portion, and a sweatband combined to the head-covering portion at its interior side, wherein the sweatband includes a cushion member having elasticity, a negative ion emitting member combined to the cushion member and emitting negative ions, and a protective cover combined to an interior surface of the head-covering portion and providing a space to enclose the cushion member and the negative ion emitting member.

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However, in an exemplary case that the wearer exercises for a long time, the sweatband may produce an unpleasant smell and may become unhealthy for the wearer.

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[0037]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cap according to the first to sixth exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The cap will now be described, with reference to FIG.1. The cap includes a crown portion 1 for being worn on a head of a wearer, a visor portion 3 combined to the crown portion 1, and a sweatband 51 combined to the crown portion 1 at its interior side. The sweatband 51 may be combined to the crown portion 1 at its bottom interior circumference, entirely or partially to a frontal portion where the visor portion 3 is combined.

[0038] As shown in FIG. 2, the sweatband 51 includes a cushion member 111, such as a sponge, a negative ion emitting member 131 combined to the cushion member 111, and protective covers 15 and 17 for covering the cushion member 111 and the negative ion emitting member 131. In addition, the sweatband 51 further includes a fabric piece 19 of, for example, woven or non-woven fabric or cloth, such that the protective covers 15 and 17 are covere...

second embodiment

[0051]FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view along the line A-A of FIG. 1 and illustrates a sweatband 53 according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The following description of the sweatband 53 according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention will focus only on the differences from the sweatband 52 of the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and unexplained features of the third exemplary embodiment may be referred to in the description of the

[0052] According to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a cushion member 113 mixed with a negative ion emitting member 133 is directly covered by the fabric piece 19.

[0053] That is, the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention is different from the second exemplary embodiment in that the protective covers 15 and 17 are not employed.

[0054] When the fabric piece 19 may also provide a function of protecting the cushion member 113, such a structure of the th...

third embodiment

[0055]FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view along the line A-A of FIG. 1 and illustrates a sweatband 54 according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is a variation of the sweatband 53 shown in FIG. 4. The following description will focus only on the differences of the fourth exemplary embodiment from the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and unexplained features of the fourth exemplary embodiment may be referred to in the description of the

[0056] The sweatband 54 according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a cushion member 114 having elasticity and a negative ion emitting member 134 emitting negative ions and combined to a side of the cushion member 114. The cushion member 114 is formed in an elongated shape, i.e., in a band shape, and the negative ion emitting member 134 is formed in the same shape as the cushion member 114. That is, the cushion member 114 and the negative ion emitting member 134 of the ...

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Abstract

Wearing comfort of a headwear may be enhanced and benefit to a wearer's health may be obtained when a headwear includes a head-covering portion for being worn on a head of a wearer, a visor portion combined to the head-covering portion, and a sweatband combined to the head-covering portion at its interior side, wherein the sweatband includes a cushion member having elasticity and a negative ion emitting member combined with or mixed into the cushion member.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-0095384, filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Oct. 11, 2005, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] (a) Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to headwear. More particularly, the present invention relates to headwear having enhanced wearing comfort and benefit to a wearer's health. [0004] (b) Description of the Related Art [0005] Typically, a headwear (including a cap, a hat, and a visor) includes a head-covering portion for being worn on a head and a visor portion formed entirely or partially at an interior circumference of a bottom side of the head-covering portion. [0006] Such headwear may include a sweatband combined thereto at its lower interior. The sweatband absorbs sweat falling from a forehead of the wearer, such that the headwear may maintai...

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IPC IPC(8): A42B1/00
CPCA42C5/02A42B1/004A42B1/008A42B1/02A42B1/18A42B1/24
Inventor CHO, BYOUNG-WOO
Owner YUPOONG
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