Hat

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a hat superior in air permeability between an inner side and an outer side of a crown of the hat.SOLUTION: A hat 1 includes: a crown 8 of the hat; an air permeable fabric 10 arranged so as to overlap an inner face of the crown; sweat bands 14 arranged on an inner peripheral side of the air permeable fabric and sewn along a peripheral edge part of the air permeable fabric; fixing belts 16 for fixing the hat to the head of a wearer, which are made to pass through through-holes formed in the crown; and attaching means provided in prescribed positions on an outer face of the crown. A proximal end 18 of the fixing belt is connected to the air permeable fabric directly or indirectly through the sweat bands so that the air permeable fabric is pulled and a gap occurs between a part of the air permeable fabric and the crown when the fixing belt is pulled to attach a distal end 22 of the fixing belt to the attaching means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a headwear (hat, cap, etc.) with a well-ventilated crown, and more particularly to a headwear that is excellent at allowing wind generated by fan-equipped clothing (air-conditioned clothing) or portable mini fans, as well as natural wind, to flow through the crown of the headwear. [Background technology]

[0002] In the scorching heat, people who do agricultural work such as harvesting sugarcane often wear hats to block the direct sunlight. Many also attach neck guards to their hats to protect themselves from the sun when the sun is particularly strong. However, if the hat is not breathable, the wearer's head will become stuffy and they will sweat a lot.

[0003] Patent Document 1 relates to a breathable hat and discloses a hat that is configured to allow air to flow into the gap between the hat and the wearer's head. The air flowing through the hat allows the wearer to feel cool and refreshed.

[0004] Patent Document 2 discloses a breathable hat in which the crown is divided into multiple cutouts that are offset vertically. This hat is characterized by the fact that the cutouts are not connected to each other, making it possible to freely adjust the size of the ventilation holes provided at opposing positions on the front of the hat.

[0005] Patent Document 3 relates to a breathable hat and discloses a hat configured to fasten a part of the hat body to the head with a band passed through a through hole formed in the side wall of the hat body. This hat can be adjusted to fit the size of the wearer's head circumference.

[0006] Patent Document 4 relates to a cap with good breathability, and discloses a cap in which a sweat band is sewn to the crown via a ventilation band (mesh fabric) to create a ventilation area between the outer crown part and the head, thereby preventing the wearer's head from getting sweaty. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6233909 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6233939 [Patent Document 3] Utility Model Registration No. 3132414 [Patent Document 4] Utility Model Registration No. 3121430 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] To provide a well-ventilated hat that prevents the head from getting stuffy by allowing wind generated by fan-equipped clothing (air-conditioned clothing) or a portable mini fan, or natural wind, to flow through the crown of the hat, and also allows the wearer to fit the sweatband of the hat to the forehead while wearing the hat. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The present invention provides a hat comprising: a crown of the hat; breathable fabric arranged so as to overlap the inner surface of the crown, with the entire periphery of the breathable fabric sewn along the periphery of the crown except for a portion; a sweatband arranged on the inner periphery of the breathable fabric and sewn along the periphery of the breathable fabric; a fastening belt for fastening the hat to the wearer's head, the fastening belt being passed through a through-hole formed in the crown so that a distal end of the fastening belt extends outward from within the crown; and an attachment means provided at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the crown, wherein the proximal end of the fastening belt is connected to the breathable fabric directly or indirectly via the sweatband so that when the fastening belt is pulled to attach the distal end of the fastening belt to the attachment means, the breathable fabric is also pulled, creating a gap between the portion of the breathable fabric and the crown.

[0010] In one embodiment, the proximal end of the fixing belt is positioned on the inner periphery of the breathable fabric and the inner periphery of the sweatband, while the distal end of the fixing belt is also passed through a passage hole formed in the sweatband and extends outward from within the crown.

[0011] In another embodiment, the sweatband is sewn to the breathable fabric so as to form a hollow space between the sweatband and the breathable fabric, and the proximal end of the fastening belt extends within the hollow space and is fastened to the sweatband or the breathable fabric.

[0012] In yet another embodiment, an adjustment ring is provided at one end of the sweatband, and the fixing belt is passed through one or more holes formed in the adjustment ring at a position facing the part of the breathable fabric so as to be folded back toward the outer periphery of the breathable fabric at the position of the one or more holes.

[0013] Furthermore, one or more slits are formed on the side surface of the crown so that air can flow between the outer circumferential side and the inner circumferential side of the crown. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a hat according to the present invention; [Figure 2] Top view of the hat [Figure 3] A bottom view of a hat in one embodiment. [Figure 4] Bottom view of the hat in another embodiment [Figure 5] (a) A perspective view of part of the tsuba showing the area within the dashed line in Figure 4, (b) an end view [Figure 6] (a) A perspective view of part of the tsuba showing the area within the dashed line in Figure 4, (b) an end view [Figure 7] (a) A perspective view of part of the tsuba showing the area within the dashed line in Figure 4, (b) an end view [Figure 8] A bottom view of the hat showing the fastening belt attached to the outer surface of the crown. [Figure 9] Back view of a hat with neck guard [Figure 10] A diagram showing an example of air flow through a hat with a neck guard DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] The hat of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0016] In one embodiment of the hat 1 of the present invention shown in Figure 1, the brim 4 of the hat 1 is provided along the periphery of the lower end of the crown 8 of the hat 1. In this embodiment, the crown of the hat 1 is divided into an upper cut portion 2 and a lower cut portion 3, and these cut portions 2, 3 are partially sewn together with some overlapping portions. In addition, one or more ventilation slits 6 are formed in a hidden position that cannot be seen from the outside of the overlapping portion to prevent rainwater from seeping in from the outer surface of the crown 8.

[0017] In the plan view shown in Fig. 2(a), slits 6 are formed in three locations on both the left and right sides and the rear side of the crown 8. In the plan view shown in Fig. 2(b), slits 6 are formed in five locations on the rear side of the crown 8, the front right side, the rear right side, the front left side, and the rear left side. In other embodiments, one or more slits 6 may be formed in locations other than these. In still other embodiments, a portion of the crown 8 (for example, a predetermined portion of the lower cut portion 3) may be formed from a breathable fabric such as mesh.

[0018] FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a hat 1 according to one embodiment. A breathable fabric 10 is provided so as to overlap the inner surface of the crown 8 of the hat 1. The breathable fabric 10 is sewn along the periphery of the crown 8 (near the boundary with the brim 4 of the hat 1), except for a portion of the periphery, to form a seam 12. In this embodiment, the seam 12 extends in a circular shape, except for a portion at the rear of the periphery of the breathable fabric 10. Suitable breathable fabric 10 may be, for example, a polyester mesh fabric or nonwoven fabric. A water-absorbent sweatband 14 is sewn along the inner periphery of the breathable fabric 10 to absorb sweat from the wearer's forehead. A fastening belt 16 for fastening the hat 1 to the wearer's head is attached to the sweatband 14 so as to extend along the inner or outer periphery of the sweatband 14 (or may be attached directly to the breathable fabric 10).

[0019] 4 is a bottom view of a hat 1 in another embodiment. In this embodiment, the seams 12 of the breathable fabric 10 sewn to the periphery of the crown 8 extend to the right and left sides of the periphery of the breathable fabric 10, but there are no seams 12 on the front and back sides of the periphery of the breathable fabric 10.

[0020] 5(a) is an enlarged view of the area within the dashed line in FIG. 4, showing the arrangement of the fixing belt 16 relative to the sweatband 14 in one embodiment. In this embodiment, the fixing belt 16 is arranged on the inner periphery of the sweatband 14. A proximal end 18 of the fixing belt 16 is attached to the sweatband 14 (or the breathable fabric 10) by stitching or the like, while a distal end 22 of the fixing belt 16 is passed through a passage hole 19 formed at a predetermined position in the sweatband 14 and further passed through a through-hole 20 formed at a predetermined position in the crown 8, extending from within the crown 8 to the outside. One of the hook-and-loop fasteners 24 is provided as fastening means at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the crown 8 (for example, on a side surface of the lower cut portion 3 of the crown 8), and the other of the hook-and-loop fasteners 24' that can be engaged with the one of the hook-and-loop fasteners 24 is provided on the extending distal end 22 of the fixing belt 16 (FIG. 5(a) shows a part of the collar 4 in perspective to show the fastening means 24, 24'). In other embodiments, other fastening means known in the art may be used instead of the hook-and-loop fasteners 24, 24'. In still other embodiments, there may be no fastening means on the distal end 22 of the fixing belt 16, and the fastening means 24, such as a clip, may be provided only on the outer surface of the crown 8.

[0021] Fig. 5(b) shows an end surface cut along the line indicated by arrow A in Fig. 5(a). As shown in Fig. 5(b), the fixing belt 16 is arranged along the sweatband 14, on the inner periphery of the breathable fabric 10 and also on the inner periphery of the sweatband 14.

[0022] FIG. 6(a) is an enlarged view of the area within the dashed dotted line shown in FIG. 4, and shows the arrangement of the fixing belt 16 relative to the sweatband 14 in another embodiment. In this embodiment, the proximal end 18 of the fixing belt 16 is arranged on the inner periphery of the breathable fabric 10 and on the outer periphery of the sweatband 14. The distal end 22 of the fixing belt 16 passes through a through-hole 20 formed in the crown 8 and extends outward from the crown 8. One of the hook-and-loop fasteners 24 is provided at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the crown 8 (for example, on the side surface of the lower cut portion 3 of the crown 8), and the other of the hook-and-loop fasteners 24' that can be engaged with it is provided on the distal end 22 of the fixing belt 16 (FIG. 6(a) shows a portion of the collar 4 in perspective in order to show the fastening means 24, 24').

[0023] Fig. 6(b) shows an end surface cut along the line indicated by arrow B in Fig. 6(a). As shown in this figure, the sweatband 14 is sewn to the breathable fabric 10 so as to form a hollow space between the sweatband 14 and the breathable fabric 10, and a proximal end 18 of the fixing belt 16 extends within the hollow space and is fixed to the sweatband 14 or the breathable fabric 10. In addition, the fixing belt 16 extends from the inner periphery to the outer periphery of the breathable fabric 10 in the portion of the breathable fabric 10 (the peripheral portion of the breathable fabric 10 that is not sewn to the peripheral portion of the crown), and a distal end 22 of the fixing belt 16 is passed through the through-hole 20 and extends outward from the crown 8.

[0024] Fig. 7(a) is an enlarged view of the area within the dashed line shown in Fig. 4, and shows the arrangement of the fixing belt 16 relative to the sweatband 14 in yet another embodiment. In this embodiment, an adjustment ring 15 is provided at one end of the sweatband 14, and the fixing belt 16 is passed through one or more holes formed in the adjustment ring 15 at a position facing the part of the breathable fabric 10 (the peripheral part of the breathable fabric 10 that is not sewn to the peripheral part of the crown) so as to be folded back towards the outer periphery of the breathable fabric 10 at the position of the one or more holes (Fig. 7(a) shows a part of the collar 4 in perspective to show the fastening means 24, 24').

[0025] Fig. 7(b) shows an end surface cut along the line indicated by arrow C in Fig. 7(a). When a wearer wearing this hat 1 pulls on fastening belt 16 threaded through adjustment ring 15, sweatband 14 connected to proximal end 18 of fastening belt 16 is also pulled and fits snugly against the wearer's forehead, and breathable fabric 10 stretches, creating a slight gap Z (see Fig. 8) between the part of breathable fabric 10 and crown 8.

[0026] 7(c) shows an example of the adjustment ring 15. In one embodiment, the adjustment ring 15 may be coated with a flexible material to protect it from damage due to friction and the like. One of the hook-and-loop fasteners 24 is provided at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the crown 8, and the other hook-and-loop fastener 24' that can be fastened to the hook-and-loop fastener 24 is provided at the distal end 22 of the fixing belt 16. In one embodiment, one or both of the hook-and-loop fasteners 24, 24' have a length of several centimeters so that the fastening position of the fixing belt can be adjusted according to the size of the wearer's head.

[0027] As shown in Figure 8, the wearer of the hat 1 can fit the sweatband 14 around the wearer's forehead by fastening one hook-and-loop fastener 24' provided on the distal end 22 of the fixing belt 16 to one hook-and-loop fastener 24 provided on the outer surface of the crown 8. When the wearer pulls the distal end 22 of the fixing belt 16 at this time, the breathable fabric 1 sewn to the sweatband 14 is also pulled inward, creating a gap Z between a portion of the breathable fabric 10 (a portion of the breathable fabric 10 not sewn to the crown 8) and the crown 8. Air then flows through the gap Z, preventing the wearer's head from getting stuffy (Figure 8 shows part of the brim 4 in perspective to show the fastening means 24, 24').

[0028] However, if the wearer's head is too large for the dimensions of the hat 1, there may be no gap Z between the crown 8 and the breathable fabric 10 even when the wearer puts on the hat 1.

[0029] 9 is a rear view of the hat 1 with a neck guard 30 for sun protection, showing the neck guard 30 attached across the back of the hat 1. In one embodiment, the neck guard 30 is configured to be detachable from a predetermined location on the brim 4 or crown 8 of the hat 1.

[0030] Fig. 10(a) shows an example of a state in which air is being blown from the back of a hat 1 equipped with a neck guard 30 using a fan such as that of an air-conditioned suit. Fig. 10(b) is a plan view of the hat 1, showing the top surface of the hat 1. When a wearer of the hat 1 pulls the fastening belt 16, airflow 32 flows into the crown 8 through a gap (the location indicated by the symbol Z in Fig. 8) that forms between the breathable fabric 10 and the crown 8, and airflow 32 may also flow into the crown 8 through the slit 6a on the back side of the hat 1.

[0031] To explain how air flows through the hat 1 with neck guard 30, air flow 32 flows in from the space between the back of the wearer's neck and the neck guard 30, and the flow speed of the air flow 32 accelerates when it passes through the gap Z formed between the crown 8 and the breathable fabric 10. Then, air flow 34 flows through the crown 8, preventing the wearer's head from getting stuffy. The air flows out of the crown 8 as air flow 36 through one or more slits 6b formed in the crown 8.

[0032] As described above, the hat 1 of the present invention has the advantage that it allows air to flow between the crown 8 and the breathable fabric 10 even when the sweatband 14 is tightly fitted around the wearer's head, and in order to achieve this state, the wearer can fasten the fastening means of the fixing belt 16 to the outer surface of the crown 8 while wearing the hat 1. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 1...hat 2...Upper cut part of Crown 8 3...Lower cut part of Crown 8 4...Tsuba 6...Slit 6a...Slit 6b...Slit 8...Crown 10...Breathable fabric 12...Suture part 14...Sweatband (bottle leather) 15...Adjustment ring 16...Fixed belt 18...(Proximal end of the fastening belt) 19... Passing hole 20...Through hole 22...Distal end (of the fastening belt) 24...One side of hook and loop fastener 24'...The other side of the hook-and-loop fastener 30...Neck guard 32...(incoming) air flow 34...Air flow (flowing through the crown 8) 36...(outgoing) air flow

Claims

1. In the hat, a crown of the hat; a breathable fabric arranged so as to be superimposed on the inner surface of the crown, the breathable fabric having a portion other than a part of a peripheral edge thereof sewn along the peripheral edge of the crown; a sweatband disposed on the inner periphery of the breathable fabric and sewn along the periphery of the breathable fabric; a fastening belt for fastening the hat to the wearer's head, the fastening belt being threaded through a through-hole formed in the crown so that a distal end of the fastening belt extends outward from within the crown; An attachment means provided at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the crown; Equipped with A hat characterized in that the proximal end of the fixing belt is connected to the breathable fabric directly or indirectly via the sweatband so that when the fixing belt is pulled to fasten the distal end of the fixing belt to the fastening means, the breathable fabric is also pulled, thereby creating a gap between the part of the breathable fabric and the crown.

2. 2. The hat of claim 1, wherein the proximal end of the fixing belt is positioned on the inner periphery of the breathable fabric and the inner periphery of the sweatband, while the distal end of the fixing belt is passed through a through hole formed in the sweatband and extends outward from within the crown.

3. The hat of claim 1, wherein the sweatband is sewn to the breathable fabric so as to form a hollow space between the sweatband and the breathable fabric, and the proximal end of the fixing belt extends within the hollow space and is fixed to the sweatband or the breathable fabric.

4. 2. The hat according to claim 1, wherein an adjustment ring is provided at one end of the sweatband, and the fixing belt is passed through one or more holes formed in the adjustment ring at a position facing the portion of the breathable fabric so as to be folded back toward the outer periphery of the breathable fabric at the position of the one or more holes.

5. 5. The hat according to claim 1, wherein one or more slits are formed on a side surface of the crown so that air can flow between the outer peripheral side and the inner peripheral side of the crown.

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