Collapsible headgear
OwnerRicardo J. Guerrainventor
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Abstract
Headgear which can be formed into a compact unit such as a carrying case comprising a headband portion and a bill portion, the bill portion being comprised of at least two bill sections which are hingedly connected to one another, the bill sections being made of a semi-rigid plastic having a shape in a relaxed position, which maintains the bill sections in an extended position, the bill sections being releasably formable into a substantially flat configuration such that when the headband is collapsed so as to be partially positionable under the bottom side of the first bill section, the collapsed headband will be at least partially disposed between the bottom side of the first bill section and the bottom side of the second bill section.
Claims9
Headgear which can be formed into a compact unit for ease of carrying comprising:
- a headband portion;
- and
- a bill portion, said bill portion being comprised of a first bill section having a top side, a bottom side and being attached to said headband, a second bill section having a top side, a bottom side and being hingedly connected to said first bill section, a third bill section having a top side and a bottom side and being hingedly connected to said second bill section, and a fourth bill section having a top side and a bottom side and being hingedly connected to said third bill section, each of said bill sections being comprised of a semi-rigid plastic having memory such that the bill sections have a generally non-planar shape in a relaxed condition which maintains said bill sections in an extended mode projecting outwardly from said headband portion, each of said bill sections being releasably formable into a substantially flat configuration, said headband being collapsible so as to be at least partially positionable under said bottom side of said first bill section, said collapsed headband being at least partially disposed between said bottom side of said first bill section and said bottom side of said second bill section when said first and second bill sections are formed into said substantially flat configuration and said second bill section is folded to a position wherein said bottom side of said first and second bill sections face each other, said third and fourth bill sections being foldable when in said substantially flat configuration whereby said bottom side of said fourth section substantially faces said top side of said first bill section, said third section cooperating with said second and fourth sections to form a pocket for said collapsed headband and said first bill section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.