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US 12,501,956 B1Granted
Wearable brim shaper for a ball cap
OwnerNelson Delermeinventor
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Abstract
A wearable brim shaper for a ball cap includes top and bottom walls having respective rear edges, and left and right sidewalls having respective rear edges. The left sidewall merges with the top and bottom walls such that the rear edges of the left sidewall and the top and bottom walls together form a left U-shaped rear edge. The right sidewall merges with the top and bottom walls such that the rear edges of the right sidewall and the top and bottom walls together form a right U-shaped rear edge. An inner cavity is defined between at least the top and bottom walls and the left and right sidewalls. The wearable brim shaper is installable on a brim of a ball cap such that at least a rear portion of the brim of the ball cap extends through a rear opening of the inner cavity and into the inner cavity.
Claims19
A wearable brim shaper for a ball cap, the ball cap including at least a front crown and a brim having a rear portion and a front portion, the rear portion of the brim intersecting the front crown, the wearable brim shaper comprising:
- a top wall having a top surface that curves at least downwardly, an opposing bottom surface that curves at least downwardly, and a rear edge defined between at least the top and bottom surfaces of the top wall, the rear edge having a central curved segment that curves at least downwardly and rearwardly, the rear edge further having a left curved segment that curves downwardly but not rearwardly, the left curved segment merging with the central curved segment at a first intersection, the rear edge further having a right curved segment that curves downwardly but not rearwardly, the right curved segment merging with the central curved segment at a second intersection;
- a bottom wall having a top surface that curves at least downwardly, an opposing bottom surface that curves at least downwardly, and a rear edge defined between at least the top and bottom surfaces of the bottom wall, the rear edge of the bottom wall having a central curved segment that curves at least downwardly and rearwardly, the rear edge of the bottom wall further having a left curved segment that curves downwardly but not rearwardly, the left curved segment of the rear edge of the bottom wall merging with the central curved segment of the rear edge of the bottom wall at a third intersection, the rear edge of the bottom wall further having a right curved segment that curves downwardly but not rearwardly, the right curved segment of the rear edge of the bottom wall merging with the central curved segment of the rear edge of the bottom wall at a fourth intersection;
- a left sidewall having an outer surface, an opposing inner surface, and a rear edge defined between at least the outer and inner surfaces of the left sidewall, the left sidewall merging with the top wall and the bottom wall such that the rear edge of the left sidewall, the left curved segment of the rear edge of the top wall, and the left curved segment of the rear edge of the bottom wall together form a left U-shaped rear edge of the wearable brim shaper that terminates at the respective first and third intersections;
- a right sidewall having an outer surface, an opposing inner surface, and a rear edge defined between at least the outer and inner surfaces of the right sidewall, the right sidewall merging with the top wall and the bottom wall such that the rear edge of the right sidewall, the right curved segment of the rear edge of the top wall, and the right curved segment of the rear edge of the bottom wall together form a right U-shaped rear edge of the wearable brim shaper that terminates at the respective second and fourth intersections;
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- an inner cavity defined between at least the bottom surface of the top wall, the top surface of the bottom wall, the inner surface of the left sidewall, and the inner surface of the right sidewall, the inner cavity having a rear opening defined between at least the respective rear edges of the top wall, the bottom wall, the left sidewall, and the right sidewall, the rear opening being shaped and sized to allow the brim of the ball cap to extend therethrough;
- wherein a center axis of the wearable brim shaper extends in a front-to-rear direction of the wearable brim shaper;
- wherein, in at least a top plan view of the wearable brim shaper, a left portion of the central curved segment of the rear edge of the top wall and a left portion of the central curved segment of the rear edge of the bottom wall converge at the center axis and diverge rearwardly with respect to each other from the center axis of the wearable brim shaper to the respective first and third intersections;
- wherein, in at least the top plan view of the wearable brim shaper, a right portion of the central curved segment of the rear edge of the top wall and a right portion of the central curved segment of the rear edge of the bottom wall converge at the center axis and diverge rearwardly with respect to each other from the center axis of the wearable brim shaper to the respective second and fourth intersections;
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- wherein the wearable brim shaper is installable on the brim of the ball cap such that, when the wearable brim shaper is installed on the brim of the ball cap, at least the rear portion of the brim of the ball cap extends through the rear opening of the inner cavity and into the inner cavity.
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A wearable brim shaper for a ball cap, the ball cap including at least a front crown and a brim having a rear portion and a front portion, the rear portion of the brim intersecting the front crown, the wearable brim shaper comprising:
- a curved top wall having a top surface that curves at least downwardly, an opposing bottom surface that curves at least downwardly, and a rear edge having a rear edge surface defined between at least the top and bottom surfaces of the curved top wall, the rear edge further having a central curved segment that curves at least downwardly and rearwardly, the rear edge further having a left curved segment that curves downwardly, the left curved segment merging with the central curved segment at a first intersection, the rear edge further having a right curved segment that curves downwardly, the right curved segment merging with the central curved segment at a second intersection;
- a curved bottom wall having a top surface that curves at least downwardly, an opposing bottom surface that curves at least downwardly, and a rear edge having a rear edge surface defined between at least the top and bottom surfaces of the curved bottom wall, the rear edge of the curved bottom wall further having a central curved segment that curves at least downwardly and rearwardly, the rear edge of the curved bottom wall further having a left curved segment that curves downwardly, the left curved segment of the rear edge of the curved bottom wall merging with the central curved segment of the rear edge of the curved bottom wall at a third intersection, the rear edge of the curved bottom wall further having a right curved segment that curves downwardly, the right curved segment of the rear edge of the curved bottom wall merging with the central curved segment of the rear edge of the curved bottom wall at a fourth intersection;
- a curved left sidewall having an outer surface that is curved, an opposing inner surface that is curved, and a rear edge having a rear edge surface defined between at least the outer and inner surfaces of the curved left sidewall, the curved left sidewall merging with the curved top wall and the curved bottom wall such that the rear edge of the curved left sidewall, the left curved segment of the rear edge of the curved top wall, and the left curved segment of the rear edge of the curved bottom wall are coplanar with respect to each other;
- a curved right sidewall having an outer surface that is curved, an opposing inner surface that is curved, and a rear edge having a rear edge surface defined between at least the outer and inner surfaces of the curved right sidewall, the curved right sidewall merging with the curved top wall and the curved bottom wall such that the rear edge of the curved right sidewall, the right curved segment of the rear edge of the curved top wall, and the right curved segment of the rear edge of the curved bottom wall are coplanar with respect to each other;
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- an inner cavity defined between at least the bottom surface of the curved top wall, the top surface of the curved bottom wall, the inner surface of the curved left sidewall, and the inner surface of the curved right sidewall, the inner cavity having a rear opening defined between at least the respective rear edges of the curved top wall, the curved bottom wall, the curved left sidewall, and the curved right sidewall, the rear opening being shaped and sized to allow the brim of the ball cap to extend therethrough;
- wherein a center axis of the wearable brim shaper extends in a front-to-rear direction of the wearable brim shaper;
- wherein, in at least a top plan view of the wearable brim shaper, a left portion of the central curved segment of the rear edge of the curved top wall and a left portion of the central curved segment of the rear edge of the curved bottom wall converge at the center axis and diverge rearwardly with respect to each other from the center axis of the wearable brim shaper to the respective first and third intersections;
- wherein, in at least the top plan view of the wearable brim shaper, a right portion of the central curved segment of the rear edge of the curved top wall and a right portion of the central curved segment of the rear edge of the curved bottom wall converge at the center axis and diverge rearwardly with respect to each other from the center axis of the wearable brim shaper to the respective second and fourth intersections;
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- wherein the wearable brim shaper is installable on the brim of the ball cap such that, when the wearable brim shaper is installed on the brim of the ball cap, at least the rear portion of the brim of the ball cap extends through the rear opening of the inner cavity and into the inner cavity.
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A wearable brim shaper for a ball cap, the ball cap including at least a front crown and a brim having a rear portion and a front portion disposed forward of the rear portion, the rear portion of the brim intersecting the front crown, the wearable brim shaper comprising:
- a top wall that is curved, the top wall having a rear edge;
- a bottom wall that is curved, the bottom wall having a rear edge;
- a left sidewall that is curved, the left sidewall having a rear edge, the left sidewall merging with the top and bottom walls such that the rear edges of the respective left sidewall, the top wall, and the bottom wall together form a left U-shaped rear edge of the wearable brim shaper, the left U-shaped rear edge having a left flat U-shaped rear edge surface;
- a right sidewall that is curved, the right sidewall having a rear edge, the right sidewall merging with the top and bottom walls such that the rear edges of the respective right sidewall, the top wall, and the bottom wall together form a right U-shaped rear edge of the wearable brim shaper, the right U-shaped rear edge having a right flat U-shaped rear edge surface;
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- an inner cavity defined between at least the top and bottom walls and the left and right sidewalls, the inner cavity having a rear opening defined between at least the respective rear edges of the top wall, the bottom wall, the left sidewall, and the right sidewall, the rear opening being shaped and sized to allow the brim of the ball cap to extend therethrough;
- wherein a center axis of the wearable brim shaper extends in afront-to-rear direction of the wearable brim shaper;
- wherein, in at least a top plan view of the wearable brim shaper, an entirety of the left flat U-shaped rear edge surface and an entirety of the right flat U-shaped rear edge surface are coplanar with respect to each other in a vertical plane that is perpendicular to the center axis of the wearable brim shaper;
- wherein, in at least the top plan view of the wearable brim shaper, a left curved portion of the rear edge of the top wall and a left curved portion of the rear edge of the bottom wall converge at the center axis and diverge rearwardly with respect to each other from the center axis of the wearable brim shaper;
- wherein, in at least the top plan view of the wearable brim shaper, a right curved portion of the rear edge of the top wall and a right curved portion of the rear edge of the bottom wall converge at the center axis and diverge rearwardly with respect to each other from the center axis of the wearable brim shaper;
- wherein the wearable brim shaper is installable on the brim of the ball cap such that, when the wearable brim shaper is installed on the brim of the ball cap, at least the rear portion of the brim of the ball cap extends through the rear opening of the inner cavity and into the inner cavity;
- and wherein the wearable brim shaper is rigid such that the wearable brim shaper maintains overall shape of the wearable brim shaper when installed on the brim of the ball cap or when not installed on the brim of the ball cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.