Baseball cap with distorted graphics

Abstract

A baseball cap having distorted graphics applied to the upwardly facing surface of the cap's visor, wherein the graphics are distorted in such a manner as to compensate for perspective and become more easily readable when viewed from a particular viewing position, more particularly, a frontal viewing position. The graphics may be text or pictorial views, and are distorted in such a manner that the distortion compensate.[.s.]. for the distortion that normally exists when the visor is viewed from the frontal position whereby the graphics are easier to read or understand when so viewed.

Description

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF INVENTIONThis invention relates generally to headwear, and more particularly to headwear having a visor extending from the edge of a hat, such as a baseball cap. It is common practice to apply graphics of one kind or another to the top surface of the visor. However, when the cap is being worn, the graphics on the visor are distorted and difficult to read or understand by someone who is in "face-to-face" relation with the wearer. This is because the graphics are on a surface that is in angular relation when seen by the viewer from such a position. The basic concept of the instant invention is to compensate for this distortion by applying purposely distorted graphics to the cap visor (when viewed straight on from above the visor), the arrangement being such that when the visor is viewed by someone in "face-to-face" relation with the wearer, the distorted graphics are compensated for by the angulation of the visor, and the graphics become easily readable and / o...

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Benefits of technology

The instant invention is directed to a baseball cap having distorted graphics applied to the upwardly facing surface of the cap's visor, wherein the graphics are distorted in such a manner as to compensate for perspective and become more easily readable when viewed from particular viewing positions. The baseball cap is of the traditional type having a cap portion for surrounding and covering the top of a person's head, and a visor portion extending outwardly from the bottom front edge of the cap portion for protecting the person's eyes from the sun. The visor has upwardly and downwardly facing surfaces, and distorted graphics are applied to the upwardly facing surface of the visor in such a manner that the graphics compensate for perspective from a generally "face-to-face" viewing position, thus removing the distortion, and making the graphics easy to read and/or understand. The graphics may be applied to the upwardly facing surface of the visor of the cap by printing, heat transfer, or any other suitable method. The graphics may include text or pictorial scenes and still be distorted in such a manner that they become more clearly understandable when viewed face on, such as by a person standing in front of the person wearing the cap in generally "face-to-face" relation. As set forth above, the graphics would be applied to the upwardly facing surface of a baseball cap visor. The inventi

Problems solved by technology

However, when the cap is being worn, the graphics on the visor are distorted and diffic

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