Insert to hold articles in a cap
OwnerGary M. Byrdinventor
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Abstract
An insert to hold an article, such as keys, credit cards, money, etc. in a cap is described. The cap may be worn by a user with the insert in place in the cap. The insert includes a head side surface generally opposite of a cap side surface. A first lateral side is generally opposite of a second lateral side. An upper edge is generally opposite of a lower edge. An extension extends from the upper edge. The extension defines a holding region.
Claims20
An insert for holding an article in a hat including a crown having an interior and an exterior opposite the interior, an opening sized for receiving a portion of a wearer's head in the interior, and a sweatband having a curved shape surrounding the opening for engaging the wearer's head, said insert comprising:
- a central portion;
- a left lateral side portion extending leftward from the central portion to a left edge;
- right lateral side portion extending rightward from the central portion to a right edge opposite the left edge;
- a lower edge sized extending laterally between the left edge and the right edge for insertion between the crown and the sweatband of the hat, said lower edge having an arcuate shape corresponding to the curved shape of the sweatband when inserted in the interior of the hat between the crown and the sweatband;
- an upper edge extending laterally between the left edge and the right edge, said upper edge being positioned in the interior of the crown above the lower edge when the lower edge is inserted in the interior of the hat between the crown and the sweatband;
- a hat-side surface extending from the upper edge to the lower edge and from the left edge to the right edge, said hat-side surface having a convex shape and facing the crown when the lower edge is inserted in the interior of the hat between the crown and the sweatband;
- a head-side surface extending downward from the upper edge to the lower edge and laterally from the left edge to the right edge, said head-side surface having a concave shape and facing opposite the crown and toward the wearer's head when the lower edge is inserted in the interior of the hat between the crown and the sweatband;
- an extension extending from the upper edge to an attachment portion, said extension being adapted for and selectively bendable between the upper edge and the attachment portion so the attachment portion of the extension overlies the head-side surface and the article;
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- a fastener for attaching the attachment portion of the extension to said one of the head-side surface or the hat-side surface thereby forming a first article holding region for holding the article inside the hat.
An insert for holding an article in a hat including a crown having an interior and an exterior opposite the interior, an opening sized for receiving a portion of a wearer's head in the interior, and a sweatband having a curved shape surrounding the opening for engaging the wearer's head, said insert comprising:
- a left edge;
- a right edge opposite the left edge;
- a lower edge sized extending laterally between the left edge and the right edge for insertion between the crown and the sweatband of the hat, said lower edge having an arcuate shape corresponding to the curved shape of the sweatband when inserted in the interior of the hat between the crown and the sweatband;
- an upper edge having a bowed shape extending laterally between the left edge and the right edge, said upper edge being positioned in the interior of the crown above the lower edge when the lower edge is inserted in the interior of the hat between the crown and the sweatband;
- a hat-side surface extending laterally between the left edge and the right edge and vertically from the upper edge to the lower edge, said hat-side surface having a convex shape in conformance with the arcuate shape adjacent the lower edge and with the bowed shape adjacent the upper edge, said hat-side surface facing the crown when the lower edge and is inserted in the interior of the hat between the crown and the sweatband;
- a head-side surface extending laterally between the left edge and the right edge and vertically from the upper edge to the lower edge, said head-side surface having a concave shape facing opposite the crown and toward the wearer's head when the lower edge is inserted in the interior of the hat between the crown and the sweatband;
- an extension extending from the upper edge to an attachment portion, said extension being adapted for and selectively bendable between the upper edge and the attachment portion so the attachment portion of the extension overlies the head-side surface and the article;
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- a fastener for attaching the attachment portion of the extension to said head-side surface thereby forming a first article holding region for holding the article inside the hat.
A method of storing an article in a hat, comprising:
- positioning the article against a head-side surface of an insert including a member sized for insertion inside a hat between a crown and a sweatband of the hat, said insert having a flexible extension extending from an upper edge of the member to an attachment portion, said extension being selectively bendable to a position in which the attachment portion of the extension overlies the head-side surface;
- bending the extension over the article so the attachment portion of the extension overlies the head-side surface;
- fastening the attachment portion to the member to hold the article in position against the head-side surface of the insert;
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- inserting the member of the insert having the article held in position against the head-side surface in the hat between a crown and a sweatband of the hat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.