Collapsible visor or cap
OwnerLari J. Ashley, James B. Ashleyinventors
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Abstract
Headwear, such as visor or cap, which has a bill for shielding the wearer's face, which bill extends from the headband that encircles the wearer's head. The bill is attached to the headband along its inner edge and has a wire-like, flexible member which extends along the outer edge or periphery of the bill. The wire-like member serves to maintain the bill in a fully extended condition when worn but has sufficient flexibility to permit the bill and headband to be folded into a compact, collapsed condition and to fit into a small pouch or pocket for storage.
Claims7
Collapsible headwear comprising:
- (a) a headband;
- (b) a bill attached to the headband and extending forwardly in a normal use-position to shade the face of a wearer, said bill having upper and lower fabric layers peripherally joined together along their forward edges each of which extend from one side of the headband to the other;
- (c) a flexible, generally non-deformable wire rope member disposed between said fabric layers along said forward edge whereby said headwear may be collapsed on itself into a compact condition for storage and unfolded to the normal use-position in which the flexible member supports the bill.
Collapsible headwear comprising:
- (a) a headband;
- (b) a bill attached to the head-engaging band and extending forwardly in a normal use-position to shade the face of the wearer, said bill having an upper and lower fabric layer peripherally joined together along a forward edge extending generally from one side of the headband to the other;
- (c) a flexible generally non-deformable member disposed between said fabric layers along said forward edge whereby said hat or visor may be collapsed on itself into a compact condition for storage and unfolded to the normal use-position in which the flexible member supports the bill, said flexible member having opposite ends and having tabs at said ends which are attached to said headband.
Collapsible headwear comprising:
- (a) a headband;
- (b) a bill attached to the headband and extending forwardly in a normal use-position to shade the face of a wearer, said bill having upper and lower fabric layers peripherally joined together along their forward edges each of which extend from one side of the headband to the other;
- (c) a flexible, generally non-deformable wire-like member disposed between said fabric layers along said forward edge whereby said headwear may be collapsed on itself into a compact condition for storage and unfolded to the normal use-position in which the flexible member supports the visor bill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.