Multipurpose carrier with compartment for western hat
AssigneeHatPac, LLC
InventorCharles Brent Walker
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Abstract
A cowboy hat carrier compartment is defined by a substantially rigid base and cover. The cover may be opened with a zipper, buckle or latch. The hat compartment contains a rigid tray on which the hat is stored. The tray includes a frustum-shaped mandrel that is sized, shaped and positioned to fit into the dome of the hat. The tray also includes a pan for supporting the brim of the hat. The front of the pan includes a recess sized and shaped to receive a dipped front of the brim of the cowboy hat.
Claims17
A multipurpose carrier for a western hat, the multipurpose carrier comprising:
- a hat compartment, a hat tray and an additional compartment, the hat compartment comprising a base and a cover, the base being substantially rigid and the cover being substantially rigid, and the base defining a cavity, the cavity being sized and shaped to receive the tray, and the cover covering the cavity, and the cover being movable from an open position to a closed position;
- the tray comprising a panel, a mandrel and a recess, the panel having a top, a bottom, a front edge, a back edge, a first side and a second side, the mandrel being an upright formation extending from top of the panel between the front edge and the back edge, and the recess comprising a depressed area formed in the top of the panel, between the mandrel and the front edge, adjacent to the front edge, and extending substantially from the first side of the panel to the second side of the panel, the depressed area being sized, shaped and positioned to receive a dipped front edge of a brim of a western hat;
- further comprising an enclosure extending from the bottom of the tray, the enclosure being substantially rigid, having a u-shaped cross section shape and defining the additional compartment between the enclosure and the bottom of the tray.
A backpack carrier for a western hat, the carrier comprising:
- a hat compartment and a hat tray, the hat compartment comprising a base and a cover, the base being substantially rigid and the cover being substantially rigid, and the base defining a cavity, the cavity being sized and shaped to receive the tray, and the tray being removable from the compartment, and the cover covering the cavity, and the cover being rigid and movable from an open position to a closed position;
- the tray comprising a panel and a mandrel, the panel having a top, a bottom, a front edge, a back edge, a first side and a second side, the mandrel being an upright formation extending from top of the panel between the front edge and the back edge;
- and backpack shoulder straps coupled to the base;
- further comprising a pocket extending from the bottom of the tray.
A backpack carrier containing a hat, the hat including a dome and a brim, the backpack carrier comprising:
- a hat compartment, a hat tray and an additional compartment, the hat compartment comprising a base and a cover, the base being substantially rigid and the cover being substantially rigid, and the base defining a cavity, the cavity being sized and shaped to receive the tray, and the cover covering the cavity, and the cover being rigid and movable from an open position to a closed position, the hat;
- the tray comprising a panel, and a mandrel, the panel having a top, a bottom, a front edge, a back edge, a first side and a second side, the mandrel being an upright formation extending from top of the panel between the front edge and the back edge;
- and the hat being on the tray in the hat compartment, with the dome of the hat receiving the mandrel and the brim of the hat being suspended above the panel;
- and the backpack carrier including shoulder straps coupled to the base;
- further comprising a pocket extending from the bottom of the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.