US 5,471,683 A · Moisture management hat

Abstract

A moisture management hat is constructed of a shell fabric and includes a moisture management band. The moisture management band is located along an inside perimeter of the hat for residing next to at least the forehead of the wearer during garment wear. The moisture management band includes a first, moisture wicking fabric layer having a skin-side surface and a shell-side surface. The first fabric layer is constructed of hydrophobic fibers for residing nearest the head of the wearer for moving moisture outwardly away from the head. A second, moisture dispersal fabric layer having a skin-side surface and a shell-side surface resides adjacent to the shell-side surface of the first fabric layer. The second fabric layer is constructed of hydrophilic fibers for receiving and dispersing moisture wicked outwardly by the first fabric layer.

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Dependent claims

A moisture management hat constructed of a shell fabric, the shell fabric including a moisture evaporation panel located on a front crown portion of said hat, said evaporation panel being constructed of an air permeable, relatively open knit or woven fabric, and said moisture management hat comprising a moisture management band located along an inside perimeter of the hat for residing next to at least the forehead of the wearer during garment wear, said moisture management band comprising:

(a) a first, moisture wicking fabric layer having a skin-side surface and a shell-side surface, said first fabric layer constructed of hydrophobic fibers for residing nearest the head of the wearer for moving moisture outwardly away from the head;
and
(b) a second, moisture dispersal fabric layer having a skin-side surface and a shell-side surface, said second fabric layer residing adjacent to the shell-side surface of said first fabric layer and constructed of hydrophilic fibers for receiving and dispersing moisture wicked outwardly by said first fabric layer.

A moisture management hat constructed of a shell fabric, said hat comprising:

(a) a moisture management band located along an inside perimeter of said hat for residing next to at least the forehead of the wearer during garment wear, said moisture management band comprising:
(1) a first, moisture wicking fabric layer having a skin-side surface and a shell-side surface, said first fabric layer constructed of hydrophobic fibers for moving moisture outwardly away from the head of the wearer;
(2) a second, moisture dispersal fabric layer having a skin-side surface and a shell-side surface, said second fabric layer residing adjacent to the shell-side surface of said first fabric layer, and constructed of hydrophilic fibers for receiving and dispersing moisture wicked outwardly by said first fabric layer;
and
(b) a moisture transport insert located generally at an inside front crown portion of said hat and having a lower section residing adjacent to the shell-side surface of the second fabric layer of the moisture management band, said moisture transport insert comprising a first fabric layer having a skin-side surface and a shell-side surface, said first fabric layer constructed of hydrophobic wicking fibers for moving moisture outwardly and upwardly away from the forehead of the wearer.

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