Abstract:
To prevent a top panel of a crown of a collapsible hat from being crushed and creased, first portions of a frame member extending along a periphery of a brim of the hat are folded to overlap an exterior side of the top panel, and second portions of the frame member are folded to overlap an interior side of the top panel. The frame portions maintain a neat appearance for the top panel even after the hat has been repeatedly collapsed.
Abstract:
A hat having a twist folding brim includes a drape depending from the outer periphery of the brim. The outer periphery of the brim also includes a stiff but flexible member therein, enabling the brim to be twisted and folded over for compact storage of the hat with its attached brim and drape. The drape provides good air circulation about the back of the neck of a wearer of the present hat, due to its distance from the wearer from depending from the outer edge of the relatively wide brim of the hat. The drape also serves to shield the wearer from the sun and other environmental effects. The drape may be permanently or removably attached to the brim of the hat, and may be made in virtually any practicable length, width, and/or material as desired. Adjustment for the length and/or width may also be provided with the hat. The drape may be formed of water resistant, waterproof, or water absorbent materials, with water absorbent drapes providing an evaporative cooling effect when moistened. A scent may be added to such absorbent drapes, to scent the surrounding air as desired. The drape may include some form of display on the back (advertising, etc.) if so desired, either in two dimensional or three dimensional (e. g., relief) form as desired.
Abstract:
A hat having elongated support members extending from the exterior of the crown of the hat, for supporting the hat upon the head of the wearer, to prevent the hat from causing any undue adverse affect to the wearer's hair style. An alternative embodiment of the hat further includes a casing having a framing that is either attached to the crown or a brim, which framing may be twisted to collapse the hat into a small compact size and shape.
Abstract:
A paper hat is formed from stiffly flexible paper-like material such as kraft with a rectangular top panel forming a crown, and four planar side panels and four planar side panels attached to the top panel along fold lines. The side panels have lower arcuate borders forming an oval, head-shaped opening toward the crown. Four arcuate panels flare from the side panels forming a brim with an ovate outer edge. One of the side panels has a transverse fold line parallel and intermediate the crown and the brim allowing the side panel to be folded flat. Additional fold lines along hinges joining the side panels and fold lines perpendicular to the crown allow the hat to be folded into a flat form with all panels in parallel planes.
Abstract:
A visored cap-type protective helmet for a bicyclist or the like is formed of a spherical fabric head shell defined by an outer fabric body and a matching spherical inner lining. Circumferentially spaced, generally radial fold lines join the outer fabric body to the inner lining and formed circumferentially adjacent, separate, sector shaped, arcuate pockets. Soft protective foam plastic pads sized to and of correspondingly sector shape fill the pockets. A visor integrated to the head shell at a circumferential bottom edge projects outwardly at the front of the helmet. A latching strip having one end fixedly mounted to a pocket at the front of the unit detachably fastens to a pocket at the rear of the head shell to permit the unit to be employed as a pouch for carrying articles and permitting the visor, when folded in, to be captured within the same pocket. A chin strap system is carried by the head shell and additionally an adjustable length shoulder or belt strap for carrying the unit when used as a pouch about the waist of the user or over the shoulder of the wearer. The adjustable length shoulder or belt strap may be carried by the head shell within grooves formed by transversely aligned fold lines between adjacent pockets when not used as a shoulder strap or belt strap.
Abstract:
A collapsible hat comprising a body and a frame, with the frame including a frame member and a connecting device. The body is provided to cover at least a portion of a head of a wearer, and the frame is secured to the body, preferably within a circumferential pocket in the brim, to give the body shape. The main frame member defines a longitudinal axis, has opposite first and second ends, and is shaped into a circular form. The connecting device connects together the first and second ends of the main frame member for rotation about their longitudinal axis.
Abstract:
An umbrella configured in the shape of a cap, having a main canopy from which extends about a portion of the lower perimeter a brim canopy when in open extended position. The brim canopy folds upwardly against the main canopy as it is closed. A fabric head band is suspended from the brim canopy. A head engageable shaft stabilizes the umbrella cap on the wearer.
Abstract:
A convertible sunvisor cap has an adjustable support band which carries a rearward portion of the crown. The support band is pivotally and slidably connected to the head band such that the support band can be adjusted in length to correspond to adjustments made in the head band such that in the cap position of the crown, the support band fits snugly over a rearward portion of the head band.
Abstract:
A collapsible protective covering assembly for protecting the head of a bearer includes a collapsible frame, a flexible shield mounted on the frame and a garment collar for attachment of the frame and shield to the garment. The frame includes a front base member, which with the collar as a matching base member, forms a base for the assembly, and also includes a plurality of ribs. Snaps are employed to detachably attach the frame and protective shield to the collar. The front base member has an open configuration with respect to a rib for spreading a front portion of the shield (a face shield) in a protective configuration and a collapsed configuration with respect to the rib for bunching the front portion in a non-protective configuration. Each rib similarly has an open configuration with respect to another rib for spreading a portion of the shield in a protective configuration, and a collapsed configuration for bunching the portion in a collapsed configuration. The frame, including the front base member and the ribs, may be completely collapsed to bunch a number of portions of the shield.
Abstract:
A snap brim hat is disclosed which has a crown, a brim assembly and tie straps. The brim assembly is manipulable between a pair of stable configurations. The brim assembly defines a sinuously configured brim periphery and includes an annular brim member formed from a flexible fabric and a hoop-like brim spring member secured to the brim member periphery. The brim and spring members react against each other so that each is stressed by the other and the stresses are balanced when the brim assembly is in either of its stable configurations. When not in use, the hat can be collapsed into three generally concentric adjacent circular spring coils, or loops, and inserted into a suitable carrying container.