# US 5,343,567 A · Simulated baseball cap

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- Number: US 5,343,567 A
- Document ID: US5343567A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/018,057
- Filed: 1993-02-16
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1993-02-16
- Inventors: Michael W. Zumbiel
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5343567A

## CPC

- A42B 1/004: Decorative arrangements or effects
- A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00)

## Abstract

A cap to be worn on the top of the head comprises a crown that is fabricated to simulate approximately one-half of a game ball. The crown is formed by a plurality of generally triangular-shaped fabric gores which are collectively stitched together along their lengthwise edges, and the outer surface of each of the gores includes a pattern section which, when individual fabric gores are secured together to form the crown, are aligned to provide a half game ball.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A simulated baseball cap comprising
a plurality of generally triangular fabric gores having two opposing lengthwise edges and a base edge, said gores being connected one with another along said lengthwise edges to thereby form fabric gore seams, said connected gores defining the crown of said cap, and
a baseball pattern formed on the outer surface of said gores wherein a section of said pattern is carried by each of said gores, said pattern including substantial portions of two peanut-shaped regions defined by a simulated ball seam and said pattern sections on said gores being aligned to simulate approximately one half of a baseball when said gores are connected, wherein said simulated ball seam traverses a majority of said fabric gore seams when said gores are connected.