# US 12,004,583 B2 · Hat brim technology

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- Number: US 12,004,583 B2
- Document ID: US12004583B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/340,031
- Filed: 2021-06-06
- Published: 2021-09-23
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2017-08-30
- Assignees: Cover 22 LLC
- Applicants: Cover 22 LLC
- Inventors: Cassandra D. Montgomery; Kenny A. Houston; Thomas J. Walker
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004583B2

## CPC

- A42B 1/248: Insignia, logos, emblems or the like
- A42B 1/004: Decorative arrangements or effects
- A42B 1/0182: Peaks or visors
- A42B 1/205: made of separable parts
- A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00)

## Abstract

A hat brim technology for framing one or more brim opening in a hat brim. A brim clip which engages at least a portion of a brim opening and which can optionally secure a number of brim material layers when in an installed state. A method for creating a framed brim opening in a hat brim. 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 hat, comprising:
a hat brim having at least one of a brim opening, said at least one of a brim opening having an upper layer perimeter;
a brim clip portion which frames at least a portion of said upper layer perimeter; and
a plurality of locking prongs which extend from at least a portion of said brim clip portion and configured to extend through said at least one of a brim opening, said plurality of locking prongs configured to engage at least a portion of said hat brim.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A hat according to claim 1, further comprising:
said plurality of locking prongs include a lock claw portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A hat according to claim 1, further comprises:
said plurality of locking prongs comprise a lock angle forming a lock claw portion that at least in part secures said brim clip in position in relation to the upper layer perimeter.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A hat according to claim 1, wherein,
said plurality of locking prongs are configured to comprise a plurality of locking combs which at least in part engage a plurality of portions of said hat brim and secures said brim clip in position in relation to the upper layer perimeter.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A hat according to claim 4, wherein, said plurality of locking prongs configured to comprise said plurality of locking combs include a lock claw portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A hat according to claim 1, further comprising:
said brim clip portion and said plurality of locking prongs secure a plurality of layers of material of said hat brim in position in regard to one another.

### Claim 7

A method for producing a framed brim opening, comprising the steps of:
providing a hat having a hat brim;
cutting at least one of a brim opening in said hat brim;
said cutting creating said at least one of a brim opening having a shape and an upper layer perimeter;
providing a brim frame having a least a portion of which is configured adjacent to the upper layer perimeter;
providing a plurality of locking prongs extending from at least a portion of said brim frame and extending through said at least one of a brim opening;
providing said plurality of locking prongs with a lock claw portion;
engaging said plurality of locking prongs to at least a portion of said hat brim;
locking said plurality of locking prongs to said at least a portion of said hat brim; and
said locking securing said hat brim frame adjacent to said upper layer perimeter of said at least one of a brim opening, and
producing a framed hat brim opening.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method for producing a framed brim opening according to claim 7, further comprising:
providing said locking head of said plurality of locking prongs with a locking claw.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method for producing a framed brim opening according to claim 7, further comprising the step of:
providing said plurality of locking prongs into a plurality of locking combs.