# US 5,704,070 A · Cap for head wear having an internal pocket

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- Number: US 5,704,070 A
- Document ID: US5704070A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/687,320
- Filed: 1996-08-14
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1996-08-14
- Inventors: Richard L. Stogner
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704070A

## CPC

- A42B 1/241: Pockets therefor; Head coverings with pockets
- A42C 5/04: Ventilating arrangements for head coverings (for helmets A42B3/28)
- A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00)
- A42C: MANUFACTURING OR TRIMMING HEAD COVERINGS, e.g. HATS

## Abstract

A cap for head wear is provided with a pocket on an interior surface of a crown portion of the cap. The pocket is defined by attaching pocket panels along the interior surface of a front portion of the crown wherein the pocket extends from a top of the crown toward a sweat band at the base of the crown. The opening into the pocket is adjacent to and spaced from the sweat band.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cap for head wear comprising:
at least five triangular-shaped cap panels attached along side portions to form a crown, each of said cap panels having a base portion, each of said cap panels having an inner surface and an outer surface, at least three of said cap panels having air vents therein;
a sweat band circumscribing said inner surfaces of said cap panels adjacent said base portions of said cap panels and attached thereto;
two of said cap panels forming a front section of said cap, said front section being buckram;
an outwardly extending visor attached to said front section; and,
a pocket, said pocket defined by an inner pocket panel sized to cover the inner surface of said two cap panels forming said front section and an outer pocket panel having outer edges aligned with and attached to outer edges of said inner pocket panel, said inner pocket panel having a base portion of greater width than a base portion of said outer pocket panel, said greater width being greater than a width of said sweat band.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1 including a pair of mating hook and loop fastening strips disposed along said opening to said pocket for opening and closing said pocket.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1 including advertising indicia on an outer surface of said pocket.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1 including advertising indicia on an under surface of said visor.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1 wherein two of said triangular-shaped cap panels being back cap panels, said two back cap panels forming a back section having cut outs therein with a semi-circular cut out at the juncture of said two said back cap panels.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The cap of claim 5 including an adjustable belt assembly attached on opposite sides of said semi-circular cut out.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1, said spacing between said pocket opening and said sweat band being at least one-quarter of a inch.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1 having two front cap panels, two side cap panels and two back cap panels, each of said side cap panels and said back cap panels having air vents therein.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1, said pocket defined by an outer pocket panel sized to cover the inner surface of said two cap panels forming said front section, said outer pocket panel being attached along its outer edges to outer edges of said front sections.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The cap of claim 1, said base portion of said inner pocket panel and said base portion of said outer pocket panel defining an opening in said pocket.