Adhesive clip for attaching headband to graduation cap
OwnerWilliam Fumeyinventor
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Abstract
An attachment system for a graduation cap includes a headband and a securing assembly. The cap includes an inner upper surface. The headband is sized and shaped to be secured to the head of a person. The securing assembly, removably secured to the headband, includes a base, a spring clip, and adhesive material. The base includes an integral projection extending from a lateral side surface. The spring clip, unitary with the projection, is adapted for removably securing the base to the headband. The adhesive material, fixed to an upper surface of the base, is present in an amount effective for securing the base to the inner upper surface of a cap.
Claims7
An attachment system for a graduation cap comprising:
- the graduation cap that includes a crown and a square flat top fixed to the crown, wherein the crown is sized and shaped to fit upon the head of a person wearing the graduation cap,
- wherein the attachment system comprises:
- a headband, the headband having a first end and a second end and an elongated arcuate body extending continuously from the first end to the second end, the headband having projections extending from a concave surface of the elongated arcuate body, and the headband sized and shaped to be secured to a person's head;
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- a unitary securing device secured to the headband,
- wherein the unitary securing device comprises:
- a base, the base defining a pair of spaced-apart upper and lower surfaces and
- a lateral side surface unitary with the pair of spaced-apart upper and lower surfaces;
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- the base having a substantial T-shape with a stem and an arm, wherein the stem is formed by the lateral side surface and the arm is formed by the base;
- and wherein a portion of the lateral side surface includes an integral projection extending from the lateral side surface;
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- the lateral side surface further comprises a spring clip unitary with the integral projection, and the spring clip is adapted and configured to removably secure the headband and the base together;
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- the spring clip further comprises a tab, the tab being unitary with the spring clip and operative to release the spring clip from the headband, and
- wherein the base further comprises an adhesive material fixed to the upper surface of the base, wherein the graduation cap defines an inner upper surface, and
- wherein the adhesive material includes an adhesive composition present in an amount effective for removably securing the adhesive material to the inner upper surface of the graduation cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.