CN103260448A

CN103260448A - Folding hat

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Publication number: CN103260448A
Application number: CN2011800605831A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卡尔·桑顿·琼斯; 迈克尔·迟乔夫; 弗兰科·斯凯纳
Original assignee: JONESCHIJOFF PROJECTS Pty Ltd
Current assignee: JONESCHIJOFF PROJECTS Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2010-10-20
Filing date: 2011-10-20
Publication date: 2013-08-21
Also published as: EP2629640A4; WO2012051658A1; EP2629640A1; BR112013009348A2; ZA201303569B; SG189341A1; US20130205475A1; AU2011318240B2; AU2011318240A1

Abstract

A folding hat formed from sheet material, including a crown and a brim, wherein the brim is attached to the crown, and a bottom rim portion of the crown imparts shaping to the brim. In one form, an upper surface of the crown is indented, and the bottom rim portion of the crown supports the brim in a generally continuous curve whereby an upper surface of the brim is curved from one edge of the brim to an opposite edge of the brim.

Description

Collapsible cap

Invention field

The present invention relates to a kind of collapsible cap, and more specifically but not exclusively relate to a kind of cap that is folded into by a piece of paper.

Background of invention

The cap that provides by the paper structure is provided.For example, U.S. Patent number 4,429,420 have disclosed a kind of cowboy cap that is formed by individual cardboard through cutting and line.Yet the applicant has determined with useful be: utilize a kind of permission to cap assembly and disassembly and/or provide and improve the improvement building method that formalizes a kind of collapsible cap is provided like a cork.In addition, the applicant has determined that this collapsible cap can maximize the space for mark/publicity, and/or (for example can have a kind of special culture characteristic, Australia, the U.S., Mexico etc.), make it can be used in cultural activity like this, for example as promoting in the sports with Cultural Significance in any given country /region.

Example of the present invention seeks to provide a kind of collapsible cap that is formed by flaky material, and this collapsible cap has overcome or alleviated the one or more shortcomings relevant with previous papery cap at least.

Summary of the invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of collapsible cap that is formed by flaky material is provided, and this collapsible cap comprises cap hat and hat brim, and wherein this hat brim is attached to this cap and labels, a upper surface of cap hat is pressed indenture, and a bottom side portion branch of cap hat gives the hat brim setting.

Preferably, this base part of cap hat with one substantially continuous curve support hat brim, thus this hat brim upper surface from an edge of hat brim to an opposite edge bending of hat brim.

Preferably, this upper surface of hat brim is crooked projectedly to an opposite edge of hat brim from an edge of hat brim.More preferably, this upper surface of hat brim is crooked projectedly to a back edge of hat brim from a leading edge of hat brim.

Preferably, cap integrally keeps together by folding described flaky material.

Preferably, hat brim is attached to cap by a plurality of fins that form among in hat brim or cap hat and labels, and a plurality of slits that form among described fin and in hat brim or cap hat another interlock.More preferably, cap hat is folding in this bottom side portion office, and described slit be formed in described folding line place or near, and wherein said fin is that a inside edge at hat brim forms.

In one form, this flaky material only is printed at single face, and cap is arranged to make and all is printed from all surface of visible this cap in top of the head of a wearer.

In a preferred embodiment, cap has a removable sample (coupon), and this sample is adapted and makes it to remove from this cap, and does not have influence on the outward appearance of cap when dressing.

Preferably this flaky material is paper.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of collapsible cap that is formed by flaky material at this, this collapsible cap comprises cap hat and hat brim, and wherein this hat brim is attached to this cap and labels, and this cap is adapted between a kind of flat form and a kind of upright state and folds.

Preferably, hat brim all is attached to cap and labels in this flat form and this upright state.

Preferably, in flat form, cap is fully flat, piles up in order to adapt to the flat of a plurality of similar collapsible caps.

In a kind of preferred form, hat brim has many lateral fold of traversing hat brim, and these lateral fold fold in flat form, in order to make a plurality of parts of hat brim stacked, and these lateral fold are launched in upright state.More preferably, when in flat form, these lateral fold are folded and make that of upper surface of hat brim is partially folded on himself.Even more preferably, these lateral fold are dispersed towards an outward flange of hat brim.

Preferably, the cap hat has a top, this top is pressed indenture in order to form the spill top surface that the side direction structure is provided to the cap hat when in upright state, and this top folds along a middle folding line that extends in the central authorities on this top when in flat form.

Preferably, when in upright state, make hat brim traverse these lateral fold and curl so that lateral fold is maintained in a kind of state of expansion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of method that forms cap at this, this method may further comprise the steps:

Form a hat brim by first tabs branch;

Form a cap hat by second tabs branch;

This hat brim is attached to this cap to be labeled; And

A upper surface of this cap hat is pressed indenture,

Wherein this cap is configured and makes a base part of cap hat support hat brim with a curve, and this hat brim upper surface is crooked projectedly thus.

Preferably, this base part of cap hat supports hat brim with a curve, and hat brim upper surface is crooked projectedly to an opposite edge of hat brim from an edge of hat brim thus.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of collapsible cap that is formed by flaky material at this, wherein this cap has a removable sample, and this sample is adapted and makes it to remove from this cap, and does not have influence on the outward appearance of cap when dressing.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of at this cap is assembled into the method for the cap of flat destructing from sheet material, this cap is a kind of cap as described above, and this method may further comprise the steps:

Form hat brim by first tabs branch;

Form the cap hat by second tabs branch; And

This hat brim is attached to this cap to be labeled;

Wherein many lateral fold of hat brim are folded and make a surface laps of this hat brim on himself, thereby make a plurality of parts of hat brim stacked.

According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of at this cap is erected to the method for upright state from flat form, this cap is a kind of cap as described above, and this method may further comprise the steps:

A upper surface of cap hat is pressed indenture;

Many lateral fold of hat brim are launched; And

Traverse these lateral fold and the hat brim that curls so that these lateral fold are maintained a kind of deployed condition.

Brief Description Of Drawings

Referring to accompanying drawing, only by non-limiting way of example the present invention is described, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 shows the perspective view of top/side of the collapsible cap of embodiment according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows the blank of the cap that is used to form Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows the vertical view of hat brim of the cap of Fig. 1;

The vertical view of the cap hat of the cap of the Fig. 1 shown in the state that Fig. 4 shows to launch;

Fig. 5 shows the cap hat in a partially folded state;

Fig. 6 shows the cap hat in further partially folded state;

Fig. 7 shows the cap hat in the further partially folded state again;

Fig. 8 shows hat brim and is attached to partially folded cap and labels;

Fig. 9 shows the cap of finishing;

Figure 10 a and Figure 10 b show the collapsible cap that comprises removable sample of embodiment according to the present invention;

Figure 11 shows the side view according to the collapsible cap of another example of the present invention, and this cap is described in a flat form;

-Figure 12 shows the bottom surface of the cap of Figure 11, and this cap is described in this flat form;

Figure 13 is the side view with the collapsible cap shown in the intermediateness of Figure 11 and Figure 12;

Figure 14 is the perspective view of the collapsible cap of Figure 11 to Figure 13, and this cap is illustrated in another intermediateness;

Figure 15 is the perspective view of the collapsible cap of Figure 11 to Figure 14, and this cap is illustrated in the upright state; And

Figure 16 is the bottom view of the collapsible cap of Figure 11 to Figure 15, and this cap is illustrated in this upright state.

Describe in detail

Referring to the Fig. 1 in the accompanying drawing, show a collapsible cap 10 that is formed by the papery flaky material at this, this cap comprises cap hat 12 and hat brim 14.Hat brim 14 is attached on the cap hat 12, and the base part 16 of cap hat 12 gives hat brim 14 setting.Or rather, the upper surface 18 of cap hat 12 is pressed indenture, and the base part 16 of cap hat 12 with one substantially continuous curve 20 support this hat brim 14, thus hat brim 14 upper surface 22 from an edge of hat brim 14 to an opposite edge bending of hat brim 14.

Advantageously, in the example shown in Figure 1 in the accompanying drawings, the upper surface 22 of hat brim 14 is crooked projectedly to the back edge 26 of hat brim 14 from a leading edge 24 of hat brim 14.By means of the crest curve of the upper surface 22 of the indenture in the upper surface 18 of cap hat 12 and hat brim 14, collapsible cap 10 has provided the setting of Australian stock farmer's cap.The applicant assert with useful be a kind ofly to have at the cap that the setting shown in the accompanying drawing to be supplied is arranged because it will attract to participate in the people with Australian characteristic activity, particularly attract to participate in the overseas tourist of large-scale Australian sports.

Although the example that illustrates is the form that is Australian stock farmer's cap, but will recognize, alternate example of the present invention can adopt other forms, as other countries/regional distinctive cap, include but not limited to following cap style: Mexico's broadbrim (Sombrero), panama hat (Panama), shallow top fedora (Fedora), Havana cap (Havana), cowboy cap (Cowboy) and slouch hat (Slouch hat).

Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B show the blank that is used to form collapsible cap 10.Or rather, at the left-hand side of accompanying drawing, be the blank that is used to form cap hat 12 shown in Fig. 2 A, and at the right-hand side of accompanying drawing, be the blank that is used to form hat brim 14 shown in Fig. 2 B.Although hat brim 14 is flat configuration at first, but in the assembling process of collapsible cap 10, give hat brim 14 setting by cap hat 12, make the upper surface 22 of hat brim 14 have the continuous convex curvature substantially of back edge 26 from the leading edge 24 of hat brim 14 to hat brim 14.

Advantageously, cap 10 integrally is retained on together by folding of sheet material, and the assembling of the collapsible cap 10 shown in order at Fig. 3 to Fig. 9 is demonstrated.By means of collapsible cap 10 integrally is retained on together by folding, do not require binder and/or stitching, and therefore collapsible cap 10 can be easily and realized assembly and disassembly at an easy rate, and need not to buy binder or sew up desired instrument.

Hat brim 14 is attached on the cap hat 12 by formed a plurality of fins 28 among in hat brim 14 or cap hat 12, these fins 28 be preced with a plurality of slits 30 that form among in 12 another at hat brim 14 or cap and interlock mutually.In the instantiation of describing in the accompanying drawings, cap hat 12 is folding at base part 16 places, and these slits 30 be formed in folding line 32 places or near, these fins 28 are to form at inward flange 34 places of hat brim 14.

Because the configuration of collapsible cap 10, flaky material can only be printed at single face, even because cap 10 be arranged to make flaky material only single face is printed the time, all be printed from all surface of the visible cap 10 in top of the head of wearer.This can be favourable in following situation: the single face that only prints flaky material is that cost is effective, and the printing surface of material contacts with the head of wearer and is not to make us wishing.In a plurality of alternate example, can be at two-sided printing trade mark and/or the figure of this material piece.In other examples, material can be printed two-sided, as may be useful to the cap of two-sided all visible special cap styles of material wherein, comprise that wherein the one side of hat brim is fixed to the slouch hat that cap is labeled, and the cowboy cap of some style of the equal perk in the two sides of hat brim (and may be fixed to cap label).

Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B show the position that cap can be equipped with a removable sample 36 and preferably is equipped with a plurality of removable samples 36.These samples 36 are positioned, and make them to remove from cap 10, and do not have influence on the outward appearance of cap 10 when dressing.Advantageously, this finishes by following operation: these samples 36 are navigated to cap be preced with 12 places that have greater than the thickness of layer of material when folding, so that sample 36 can remove to be used for exchange by wearer, and do not have influence on the external outward appearance of cap.In addition, when sample 36 removed from the part of head of next-door neighbour's wearer, the bottom surface outward appearance of cap 10 was not affected yet when cap 10 is worn.Cap 10 can by have 200 grams/square metre paper material forms, yet can also use the paper of other grades and other flaky materials.

Referring to the assembling as the collapsible cap 10 extremely shown in Figure 9 of Fig. 3 in the accompanying drawings, cap is preced with 12 along its axis 38 doublings, in order to form partially folded cap hat 12 as shown in Figure 5.Subsequently, cap hat 12 is folding in the opposite direction along line 40, to obtain configuration shown in Figure 6.Lower limb is to be folded inwards along line 42.In this stage, fin 28 can be inserted through these slits 30(as shown in Figure 8), and a band 44 upwards folds by online 46 places and downward folding formation the in online 32 places.Advantageously, fin 28 is locked in place when they are folding downwards along the inside of band 44, and band 44 also is used for keeping the folding triangle of cap hat 12.

In case these fins 28 all insert in the slit 30 on cap hat 12 two-sided, the cap hat is laterally opened to be formed for to admit the cavity of the head of wearer, and the upper surface 18 of cap hat 12 is pressed indenture by pressing downwards in order to support the cap hat 12 that this is opened.The action of opening by means of cap hat 12 limpens in the base of any one side part 16, gives the setting of hat brim 14 convexs thus.Formed cap 10 as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 10 a and Figure 10 b show an example of the present invention, and wherein sample 36 is formed on the inwall of cap hat 12, has dotted line or perforated lines 50, and along these dotted lines or perforated lines, sample 36 can tear from collapsible cap 10.

Figure 11 to Figure 16 shows the cap 10 according to alternate example of the present invention.Cap 10 shown in Figure 11 to Figure 16 is similar to the cap shown in Fig. 1 to Figure 10 b substantially, and similar features is indicated with similar reference number.When comparing with the cap 10 shown in Fig. 1 to Figure 10 b, the main difference point of the cap 10 that Figure 11 is extremely shown in Figure 16 is, Figure 11 is adapted between flat form and upright state mobile to cap 10 shown in Figure 16, wherein hat brim 14 all is attached in these two states on the cap hat 12.Or rather, Figure 11 to Figure 16 shows a kind of collapsible cap 10 that is formed by flaky material, and this cap comprises a cap hat 12 and hat brim 14.Hat brim 14 is attached on the cap hat 12, and cap 10 is adapted to via intermediateness (seeing Figure 13 and Figure 14) between flat form (seeing Figure 11 and Figure 12) and upright state (seeing Figure 15 and Figure 16) folding.

Hat brim 14 all is attached in flat form and upright state on the cap hat 12.In flat form, cap 10 is fully flat, piles up in order to adapt to the flat of a plurality of similar collapsible caps.This is favourable, because it makes a plurality of caps to store and transportation thereby be of value to by flat accumulation in relatively little space.

Hat brim 14 has many lateral fold 52 of traversing hat brim 14, and these lateral fold 52 fold in flat form, in order to make a plurality of parts 54 of hat brim 14 stacked, and these lateral fold 52 are launched in upright state.When in flat form, lateral fold 52 is folded and makes that of upper surface 22 of hat brim 14 is partially folded on himself.Lateral fold 52 be substantially cap 10 radially/outside (at least when cap 10 is in the upright state), and disperse towards an outward flange of hat brim 14.Paired lateral fold 52 can intersect at the inside edge of hat brim 14.

Cap hat 12 has a top, this top is pressed indenture to form the spill top surface 18 that the side direction structure is provided to cap hat 12 when in upright state, and when in flat form, this surface 18 is folding along one that extends in the central authorities on this top middle folding line 54.

When in upright state, hat brim 14 traverses lateral fold 52 and curls so that these lateral fold 52 are maintained in the state of expansion.This curls can be by providing many parallel line 56 auxiliary, and these line can be provided on the direction of traversing these lateral fold 52.

Figure 11 can be assembled into flat stacking states by sheet-fed to cap 10 shown in Figure 16, and in this state, cap is transported to the position that provides it to the end user.Cap 10 can be erected to upright state from flat form like a cork, and the setting of cap 10 can or be finished by the dealer of cap or by end user oneself.The method that is formed the cap 10 of flat destructing by a piece of paper may further comprise the steps: divided by first tabs to form hat brim 14; Form cap hat 12 by second tabs branch; And hat brim 14 is attached on the cap hat 12.The lateral fold 52 of hat brim 14 is folded and makes a surface (that is, the upper surface of hat brim or lower surface) of hat brim 14 fold on himself, thereby makes a plurality of parts of hat brim 14 stacked.This method causes cap 10 to be in the flat form, as Figure 11 and shown in Figure 12.

Cap 10 can be via Figure 13 and intermediateness shown in Figure 14 and easily mobile between flat form (Figure 11 and shown in Figure 12) and upright state (Figure 15 and shown in Figure 16).Or rather, cap 10 be may further comprise the steps from the method that flat form is erected to upright state: the upper surface of cap hat 12 is pressed indenture (as causing what cap 10 was done being between Figure 11 and the configuration shown in Figure 13); The lateral fold 52 of hat brim 14 is launched (as causing what cap 10 was done in being between Figure 13 and the configuration shown in Figure 14); And traverse 52 pairs of hat brims 14 of lateral fold and curl (as causing what cap 10 was done in being between Figure 14 and the configuration shown in Figure 15) so that lateral fold 52 is maintained in a kind of state of expansion.

Figure 15 also shows an instruction card 58, and this instruction card can be preced with 14 band 44 with cap and match and can insert and pass a slit, and this slit also is used for hat brim 14 is attached to cap hat 12.Instruction card 58 can explicit declaration to instruct the end user how to make cap 10 be erected to upright state from flat form.These explanations can be summarized as " opening " (cap hat 14), " pressing " (top of cap hat 12 is to extrude indenture with it), " volume " (hat brim 14 so that a plurality of curling) and " tearing " (instruction card 58 is torn from cap 10).

Figure 16 shows the bottom surface of the cap 10 in upright state, and shows character and the position of removable sample 36 specifically, and these samples can remove from cap 10, and does not have influence on the outward appearance of cap 10 when dressing.

Though below described different embodiments of the invention, should be understood that these embodiment only present by way of example rather than by restrictive mode.Various equivalent modifications will be clear that, under the situation that does not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can make in form with details on different variations.Therefore, the present invention should not be subjected to the restriction of any one exemplary embodiment described above.

Any previous publication (or derive from wherein information) of reference in this explanation, perhaps any known item that relates to, can be not yet not should as admit perhaps can or any type of suggestion, the any previous publication of this reference (or derive from wherein information) or anyly relate to that known item forms the known part in this field, these this areas known help to understand this explanation.

Run through this specification and following claim, unless this paper has outside the requirement in addition, word " comprise " and version as " comprising (comprises) " with " " comprising (comprising) " will be interpreted as the implicit integral body that comprises a statement or step or one group of integral body or step, but not get rid of any other integral body or step or any other group integral body or step.

Claims

1. collapsible cap that is formed by flaky material, this collapsible cap comprise a cap hat and a circle hat brim, and wherein this hat brim is attached to this cap and labels, and a bottom side portion branch of this cap hat gives this hat brim and formalizes.

2. collapsible cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein a upper surface of this cap hat is pressed indenture.

3. as claim 1 or the described collapsible cap of claim 2, wherein this base part of this cap hat with one substantially continuous curve support this hat brim, thus this hat brim upper surface from an edge of this hat brim to an opposite edge bending of this hat brim.

4. collapsible cap as claimed in claim 3, wherein this upper surface of this hat brim is crooked projectedly to an opposite edge of this hat brim from an edge of this hat brim.

5. collapsible cap as claimed in claim 4, wherein the upper surface of this hat brim is crooked projectedly to a back edge of this hat brim from a leading edge of this hat brim.

6. as each described collapsible cap in the claim 1 to 5, wherein this cap integrally keeps together by folding described flaky material.

7. as each described collapsible cap in the claim 1 to 6, wherein this hat brim is attached to this cap by a plurality of fins that form among in this hat brim or cap hat and labels, and a plurality of slits that form among described fin and in this hat brim or cap hat another interlock.

8. collapsible cap as claimed in claim 7, wherein this cap hat is folding in this bottom side portion office, and described slit described folding line place or near formation, and wherein said fin is that a inside edge at this hat brim forms.

9. as each described collapsible cap in the claim 1 to 8, wherein this flaky material only is printed at single face, and this cap is arranged to make and all is printed from all surface of visible this cap in top of the head of a wearer.

10. as each described collapsible cap in the claim 1 to 9, wherein this cap has a removable sample, and this sample is adapted and makes it to remove from this cap, and does not have influence on the outward appearance of this cap when dressing.

11. as each described collapsible cap in the claim 1 to 10, wherein this flaky material is paper.

12. a collapsible cap that is formed by flaky material, this collapsible cap comprise cap hat and a circle hat brim, wherein this hat brim is attached to this cap and labels, and this cap is adapted between a kind of flat form and a kind of upright state and folds.

13. collapsible cap as claimed in claim 12, wherein this hat brim all is attached to this cap and labels in this flat form and this upright state.

14. as claim 12 or 13 described collapsible caps, wherein in this flat form, this cap is fully flat, piles up in order to adapt to the flat of a plurality of similar collapsible caps.

15. as each described collapsible cap in the claim 12 to 14, wherein this hat brim has many lateral fold of traversing this hat brim, these lateral fold in this flat form be fold in order to make a plurality of parts of this hat brim stacked, and these lateral fold are launched in this upright state.

16. collapsible cap as claimed in claim 15, wherein when in this flat form, these lateral fold are folded and make the part of a upper surface of this hat brim be folded on himself.

17. collapsible cap as claimed in claim 16, wherein these lateral fold are dispersed towards an outward flange of this hat brim.

18. as each described collapsible cap in the claim 12 to 17, wherein this cap hat has a top, this top is pressed indenture forming the spill top surface that the side direction structure is provided to this cap hat when in this upright state, and this top folds along a middle folding line that extends in the central authorities on this top when in this flat form.

19. as each described collapsible cap in the claim 15 to 17, wherein when in this upright state, this hat brim traverses these lateral fold and curls in order to these lateral fold are maintained in a kind of deployed condition.

20. a method that forms cap, this method may further comprise the steps:

Form a hat brim by first tabs branch;

Form a cap hat by second tabs branch;

This hat brim is attached to this cap to be labeled; And

A upper surface of this cap hat is pressed indenture,

Wherein this cap is configured as and makes a base part of this cap hat support this hat brim with a curve, and this hat brim upper surface is crooked projectedly thus.

21. the method for formation cap as claimed in claim 20, wherein the base part of this cap hat supports this hat brim with a curve, and this hat brim upper surface is crooked projectedly to an opposite edge of this hat brim from an edge of this hat brim thus.

22. a collapsible cap that is formed by flaky material, wherein this cap has a removable sample, and this sample is adapted and makes it to remove from this cap, and does not have influence on the outward appearance of this cap when dressing.

23. one kind is assembled into the method for the cap of flat destructing with cap from sheet material, this cap is a kind of as each described cap in the claim 12 to 19, and this method may further comprise the steps:

Form this hat brim by first tabs branch;

Form this cap hat by second tabs branch; And

This hat brim is attached to this cap to be labeled;

Wherein many lateral fold of this hat brim are folded and make a surface of this hat brim be folded on himself, thereby make a plurality of parts of this hat brim stacked.

24. one kind is erected into the method for upright state with cap from flat form, this cap is a kind of as each described cap in the claim 12 to 19, and this method may further comprise the steps:

A upper surface of this cap hat is pressed indenture;

Many lateral fold of this hat brim are launched; And

Traverse these lateral fold and this hat brim that curls these lateral fold are maintained a kind of state of expansion.

25. one kind referring to accompanying drawing collapsible cap as described above roughly.

26. one kind forms haply the method for collapsible cap as described above referring to these accompanying drawings.