Paper-based hat and methods for making same
OwnerPeter A. Montana, IIinventor
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Abstract
Paper-based hats and methods for making same are disclosed. For example, a visor component and a crown component may be obtained from at least one paper-based material, such as a paper-based beverage carton. A crown-visor structure may be formed by affixing at least a portion of a non-exposed surface of the crown component to at least a portion of an upper portion of an exposed surface of the visor component. A band may be affixed to at least a portion of the crown-visor structure to support the paper-based visor on a head of a wearer of the paper-based hat. The visor component and/or the crown component may include images that were printed on the source paper-based material that are visible to an observer of the paper-based hat being worn by a wearer thereof.
Claims18
A paper-based hat comprising:
- a visor component and a crown component obtained from at least one paper-based material, at least a portion of a non-exposed surface of the crown component being affixed to at least a portion of an upper portion of an exposed surface of the visor component to form a crown-visor structure;
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- a band affixed to at least a portion of the crown-visor structure and configured to support the paper-based hat on a head of a wearer of the paper-based hat.
A paper-based hat comprising:
- a crown component obtained from a first paper-based material and comprising at least one image element printed thereon and a crown edge lined at least partially with a crown edging material;
- a visor component comprising a second paper-based material and having at least one image element printed thereon, the visor component being configured to have a plurality of incisions in an upper portion thereof and a visor edge lined with a visor edging material, wherein at least a portion of a non-exposed surface of the crown component is affixed to at least a portion of an upper portion of an exposed surface of the visor component to form a crown-visor structure;
- a head interface structure affixed to a non-exposed surface of at least a portion of the crown-visor structure;
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- a band affixed to the crown-visor structure and configured to support the paper-based hat on a head of a wearer of the paper-based hat.
A method of making a paper-based hat comprising:
- providing at least one paper-based material;
- obtaining a visor component from the at least one paper-based material;
- obtaining a crown component from the at least one paper-based material;
- forming a crown-visor structure by affixing at least a portion of a non-exposed surface of the crown component to at least a portion of an upper portion of an exposed surface of the visor component;
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- affixing a band to at least a portion of the crown-visor structure to support the paper-based hat on a head of a wearer of the paper-based hat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.