Baseball cap and method

Abstract

In a first embodiment, a baseball style cap is provided having a bill that includes indentations or cut-out sections on either side thereof, where the indentions are located adjacent a wearer's forehead. The indentation portions are positioned to allow the baseball cap to be pulled down low over a wearer's face while the wearer is also wearing eyewear, allowing the upper corners of the eyewear to be positioned within the indentations, so that the bill of the cap will not contact and provide downward pressure on the eyewear when the cap is pulled down low on a wearer's head. Additionally, the indentations on the bill allow the wearer to enjoy a greater field of peripheral vision, while still providing protection and shade from the sun.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to sports hats, baseball caps, and the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to a baseball style cap that has been modified and adapted to be worn together with eye glasses, sunglasses, or other eye wear. Many people, including professional baseball athletes and fishermen, wear baseball caps and glasses at the same time, for various reasons. Baseball caps have a particular shape that is designed to shade the wearer's eyes from the sun. Unfortunately, when the wearer is forced to look upwardly, or at various angles, the bill of the baseball cap does not always provide such shade, and it is necessary to wear sunglasses as an extra measure of protection from the sun. Additionally, many baseball cap wearers also are required to wear eye glasses to assist with their vision. One disadvantage to wearing a baseball cap in combination with sunglasses or other types of eye wear is that the bill of the ba...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a baseball cap with a bill that has cut-out sections on either side, located near the wearer's forehead. These cut-outs allow for better peripheral vision and the cap can be pulled low over the wearer's face while wearing eyewear. This prevents the cap from touching and applying pressure on the eyewear when the cap is pulled down. The invention also includes a method for creating a baseball cap with cut-outs on the bill."

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, when the wearer is forced to look upwardly, or at various angles, the bill of the baseball cap does not always provide such shade, and it is necessary to wear sunglasses as an extra measure of protection from the sun.

One disadvantage to wearing a baseball cap in combination with sunglasses or other types of eye wear is that the bill of the baseball cap sometimes comes into contact with an upper portion of the eye wear, forcing the eye wear downwardly on the wearer's nose, and exerting pressure thereon.

One major disadvantage of pulling a baseball cap low on a wearer's head is that it limits the wearer's peripheral vision.

When a baseball player is chasing a fly ball with his baseball cap pulled low on his head, his peripheral vision is limited, so that he may not see the other player rushing directly at him to catch the same fly ball.

A golfer trying to line up a long putt on the green may have a difficult time lining up the putt from a distance if his baseball cap is pulled down low.

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