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US 2020/0205508 A1Published application
Convertible Headgear
AssigneeFaceball Cap, Inc.
InventorPaul Yan Shaw
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Abstract
A convertible headgear that includes an adjustable strap stored behind a sweatband that may be used to secure the headgear as a cap or mask, and modified rear crown panels that form a ventilation opening to facilitate a clear nasal passage airway when the headgear is worn as a mask.
Claims20
A convertible headgear, comprising:
- a cap with a visor and a sweatband, one edge of the sweatband fastened to a portion of an inside edge of the cap;
- an adjustable strap that secures the cap to a wearer's head, each end of the adjustable strap connected to one of the inside edge of the cap and one side of the sweatband;
- an adjustable fastener connected to the cap for adjusting a circumference of an edge of the cap, the adjustable fastener including a bottom edge that forms a portion of the edge of the cap and a top edge;
- a ventilation opening in the cap opposite the visor relative to a top of the cap, wherein the ventilation opening extends from above the top edge of the adjustable fastener at least halfway toward the top of the cap;
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- a pair of vision openings in the cap between the top of the cap and the visor, the pair of vision openings equidistantly spaced from the top of the cap.
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A method for converting headgear from a cap to a mask, comprising:
- removing the cap from a wearer's head;
- positioning the cap over the wearer's face so that a visor of the cap extends above the wearer's head and an adjustable fastener connected to the cap fits under a chin of the wearer's head for adjusting a circumference of an edge of the cap around the wearer's face;
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- securing the cap to the wearer's head using an adjustable strap, each end of the adjustable strap connected to one of an inside edge of the cap and one side of a sweatband fastened to a portion of the inside edge of the cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.