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Baseball-style cap attachable brim

a technology of baseball cap and brim, which is applied in the direction of headwear caps, hats, headwear, etc., can solve the problems of not adequately shading the ears, the side of the face, or the back of the neck, and achieve the effect of changing the style and appearance of the ha

Inactive Publication Date: 2021-02-04
UPLIFT SPORTING GOODS LLC
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This patent describes an attachment for baseball-style caps that provides better protection against sun, shade for the ears, side of face, and back of neck, as well as a way to customize the hat with new looks or functions. Additionally, it can act as a barrier to protect the hat from perspiration and other substances from the scalp or hair.

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Baseball-style caps afford some head and facial sun protection, but may not adequately shade the ears, side of the face, or back of the neck.

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[0018]FIG. 1 illustrates a person or user 160 wearing a baseball cap 100 with a brim extender 110 attached thereto. In this example, a bill 101 extends ahead of a wearer 160 to provide some shade on the wearer's face. The brim extender 110 advantageously enhances the overall sun protection of the combined cap / brim extender apparatus by providing additional shade to the sides and back of the users face and neck.

[0019]FIG. 2A illustrates a cap 200 and a brim extender 210. The cap includes a bill 201 and crown 202 portions. The crown 202 includes an adjustment device 220, which may include an interlocking mechanism, a buckle, hook and loop material, and / or other material that allows a sized of the crown 202 to be adjusted (e.g., to fit larger or smaller heads). The bill 201 may be a relatively stiff material while the crown 202 may be a more flexible material configured to fit on a person's head. For example, the bill 201 and crown 202 may be made of foam, plastic, leather, and / or othe...

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Abstract

A brim extender attaches to any standard baseball-style cap and may provide one or more functions, such as (1) extending sun protection along the sides and posterior portion of the hat, (2) changing the style and appearance of the hat, (3) providing a new promotional item (e.g., a new thing that can be labeled, colored, or styled to market a brand), and / or (4) providing an added barrier between the head and the crown of the cap to shield or partially shield the cap from perspiration and other substances coming from the scalp or hair.

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE TO ANY PRIORITY APPLICATIONS[0001]Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic priority claim is identified in the Application Data Sheet as filed with the present application are hereby incorporated by reference under 37 CFR 1.57.BACKGROUNDField[0002]Improvements to baseball-style caps (or simply “baseball caps” or “caps”).Description of the Related Art[0003]Baseball-style caps have become very common throughout the world and are used for many purposes by men, women, and children. Such caps typically include a relatively stiff front brim or “bill” portion attached to a soft domed “crown” portion. They may be made of various solid or mesh fabrics, leather, or other such materials. The bill portion may be pre-shaped into an arched contour and is often reinforced with plastic or cardboard. The user can generally manually bend the bill portion to adjust the arch. The crown portion may be adjustable to fit heads of various circumferences. The adjus...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A42B1/06A42B1/24A42B1/20A42C1/04A42C1/06
CPCA42B1/064A42B1/24A42C1/06A42C1/04A42B1/206A42B1/0184
Inventor REICHER, MURRAY A.
Owner UPLIFT SPORTING GOODS LLC
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