Molded baseball cap
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsDerek Campbell, Seden Craig
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Abstract
An article of headwear includes a crown portion dimensioned to cover a portion of a forehead of a wearer when the article of headwear is worn by the wearer, and a brim that extends transversely from the crown. The crown and brim are formed of a single unitary molded body including an upper fabric layer, a lower fabric layer that faces toward the head of the wearer, and an intermediate layer disposed between the upper fabric layer and the lower fabric layer, and each of the upper fabric layer, the lower fabric layer and the intermediate layer continuously extends between the crown and the brim.
Claims19
An article of headwear comprising:
- a crown portion dimensioned to cover a portion of a forehead of a wearer when the article of headwear is worn by the wearer;
- and
- a brim that extends from the crown portion;
- wherein:
- the crown portion and the brim comprise a one-piece molded body including a first fabric layer, an intermediate layer, and a second fabric layer;
- each of the first fabric layer, the intermediate layer and the second fabric layer extends continuously from the crown portion to the brim;
- and
- the brim includes a molded and stitchless groove.
An article of headwear comprising:
- a crown portion dimensioned to cover a portion of a forehead of a wearer when the article of headwear is worn by the wearer;
- a brim that extends from the crown portion;
- and
- a crown button protruding from the crown portion;
- wherein:
- the crown portion and the brim comprise a single unitary molded body including an upper fabric layer, a lower fabric layer, and an intermediate layer disposed between the upper fabric layer and the lower fabric layer;
- each of the upper fabric layer, the lower fabric layer and the intermediate layer extends between the crown portion and the brim such that the upper fabric layer, the lower fabric layer and the intermediate layer are within at least a portion of each of the crown portion and the brim;
- and
- the crown button comprises a protruding area along an exposed side of the upper fabric layer and a recessed area along an exposed side of the lower fabric layer that directly underlies and corresponds with the protruding area along the exposed side of the upper fabric layer.
An article of headwear comprising:
- a crown portion;
- and
- a brim extending from the crown portion,
- wherein:
- the crown portion and the brim comprise a one-piece molded body including a first fabric layer, an intermediate foam layer, and a second fabric layer,
- the first fabric layer, the intermediate foam layer, and the second fabric layer extend from the brim to the crown portion and through a transition region between the crown and the brim, and
- wherein the article of headwear further comprises at least one molded three-dimensional feature integrated into the molded body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.