# US 11,076,653 B2 · Hat showing a message or a logo through a cutout

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- Number: US 11,076,653 B2
- Document ID: US11076653B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/906,952
- Filed: 2018-02-27
- Published: 2019-02-28
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2017-08-30
- Assignees: Kenny Houston; Cassandra D. Montgomery
- Applicants: Kenny Houston; Cassandra D. Montgomery
- Inventors: Kenny Houston; Cassandra D. Montgomery
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11076653B2

## CPC

- A42B 1/004: Decorative arrangements or effects
- A42B 1/0182: Peaks or visors
- A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00)

## Abstract

A cap including at least one panel and a brim having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cap for a user, the cap comprising:
at least one panel; and
a brim coupled to the at least one panel and having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization,
wherein the brim is configured to create a shaded portion for display on a face of the user wearing the cap,
wherein when light passes through the opening of the brim, a lighted portion within at least a portion of the shaded portion is created upon the face of the user wearing the cap by the light passing through the opening and shining upon the face of the user wearing the cap,
wherein the lighted portion corresponds to the shape of the opening including the at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a statement, a phrase, or an emblem of a sports team, company or organization, and
wherein the at least one panel is configured to include a statement or a phrase that is related to the shape of the opening of the brim including the at least one of the advertisement, the logo, the statement, the phrase, or the emblem of the sports team, company or organization.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1, wherein the opening is positioned off-center of the brim.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1, wherein the opening includes a thickness that is equal to a thickness of the brim.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1, wherein the opening is in a shape of a handgun.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1, wherein the opening is in a shape of a cannabis leaf.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1, wherein the opening of the at least one panel includes at least a statement and a design.