Hat brim
OwnerRonald D. Wyantinventor
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Abstract
A hat brim for attaching to a sports cap and the like having a semiflexible, formable stiffener, enclosed in a covering. The stiffener including a central opening and collar having slots for threadably passing the adjustable headband of a sports cap. The covering provided with a pocket for receiving the bill portion of a sports cap thereby converting the sports cap to a wide brim hat.
Claims10
A hat brim for docking with sports caps having adjustable headbands and bill portions the brim comprising:
- a) a flexible stiffener having a central aperture consistent with said sports cap headbands;
- b) a collar having slits, said collar being attached to a peripheral portion of said central aperture;
- c) a sleeve covering conforming to the configuration of said flexible stiffener;
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- d) a pocket means defined within said sleeve covering located opposite said collar for receiving the bill portion of a sports cap.
A hat brim for docking with sports caps having adjustable headbands and bill portions the brim comprising:
- a) a pear shaped flexible stiffener having large and small ends and a central aperture consistent with said sports cap headbands;
- b) a collar having slits, said collar attached to a peripheral portion of said central aperture;
- c) a sleeve covering conforming to the configuration of said flexible stiffener and being attached to said flexible stiffener;
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- d) a pocket means defined within said sleeve covering and located opposite said collar at said small end for receiving the bill portion of a sports cap.
A method for demountably attaching a sports cap having a bill portion and an adjustable headband to a hat brim comprising:
- a) providing a sports cap having a bill portion and an adjustable headband;
- b) providing a hat brim comprising:
- i) a flexible stiffener having a central aperture consistent with a sports cap headband;
- ii) a collar having slits , said collar attached to a peripheral portion of said central aperture;
- iii) a sleeve covering conforming to the configuration of said flexible stiffener;
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- iv) a pocket defined within said covering opposite said collar for receiving said bill portion of said sports cap;
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- c) disconnecting said adjustable headband;
- d) threading said adjustable headband through said slits in said collar;
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- e) inserting said bill portion into said pocket means in a manner whereby said sports cap and said hat brim are wearable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.