CN1622769A

CN1622769A - Fan novelty head gear

Info

Publication number: CN1622769A
Application number: CN 01823547
Authority: CN
Inventors: 沃德·弗莱明
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-06-20
Filing date: 2001-07-09
Publication date: 2005-06-01
Anticipated expiration: 2021-07-09
Also published as: WO2003000081A2; JP2004534158A; EP1453392A4; TW531394B; CA2451186A1; AU2001298004A1; CN1323622C; EP1453392A2; BR0117060A; WO2003000081A3

Abstract

A fan novelty device having a removable fan-like structure formed of a strip of pliable material having an according folding and a head gear. The fan-like structure is removably attached to a flexible base that conforms to a wear's head. The base is removably attached to a head gear such as a head band, hair clips, barrettes, hair combs, etc.

Description

The novel headwear of fan-shaped

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to a kind of device of novelty, particularly a kind of novel headwear with removable lining fan-like structure, and this fan-like structure can be easily on demand and open and close.The novelty device of this fan-shaped is not only noticeable, and has amusement, sales promotion and commercial value.

Background technology

People can buy the cap of various novelties, and in sports and social activity or political activity field they are used for attracts attention or are used for sales promotion and commercial purpose.In licensing to No. the 5th, 903,626, the United States Patent (USP) of Ward Fleming (being the name of the inventor among the application) on May 18th, 1999, a kind of so novel cap has been described.Cap described in described patent has a dome-shaped main body, capful for example, and this main body is worn on wearer's the head; This cap is located an attached pivotly fan-like structure at 3 in addition at least, described 3 front end, rear end and centers that are the dome-shaped body as shown in the Fig. 2 in this patent and 3.Fan-like structure self is formed by the webbing with accordion pleats (accordionfolding).In its closing position, these accordion pleats lean against on the dome-shaped body, and by the whole bag of tricks or device-such as by adhesive, make or stitching, tap, Velcor  or the like are attached on the surface of dome-shaped body.The full content that described patent disclosed has been incorporated herein, for your guidance.

The improvement of the cap that is disclosed for No. 626 has been described United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 903 in No. the 09/693rd, 089, U.S. Patent Application Serial Number to be examined.The supplementary features of the cap of described patent application comprise a housing that is used for that fan-like structure remained on the fin-shaped part that increases the weight of one of fully open position and is used for fan-like structure.The full content that described patent discloses is incorporated herein, for your guidance.

The invention provides a kind of novel headwear that has a fan-like structure, it is different with novelty device described in described patent and patent application aspect structure, and also can be used for the purpose of attracts attention or be used for sales promotion and commercial purpose.Novel headwear of the present invention constitutes version of the novelty device of discussing before and/or improvement, and the novelty device of discussing before the indication is included in the novel cap described in aforementioned patent and the patent application.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of novelty device that comprises a fan-like structure, its advantage is to be attached at least one headwear.Fan-like structure is easily bent by one and folding material band forms, and this material band has accordion pleats that formed by a plurality of fin-shaped parts.This novelty device also comprises the base portion of a flexibility, and it is corresponding with each fan-like structure that has as the approximate same size of corresponding fin-shaped part and shape.The most preceding fin-shaped part of fan-like structure is installed on the base portion.Preferably, base portion releasably is attached at least one headwear that can be placed on the wearer's head.Headwear can be such as United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 903, the dome main body of cap that is disclosed in No. the 90/693rd, 089, No. 626 and the U.S. Patent Application Serial Number and so on, perhaps headband, barrette, hair comb, elastic tape, hair clip or the like.

When the base portion of fan-like structure was installed on the headwear on the wearer's head, flexible base was obedient to the shape of wearer's head, so that fan-like structure can be moved along with the motion of wearer's head or pivot.Fan-like structure can be positioned on the fore-and-aft direction so that the wearer forward, rear-inclined or rock (snap) his or her head, just can open or close fan-like structure respectively; Perhaps fan-like structure can be positioned on the left and right directions so that the wearer can be left, right bank or rock his or her head and just can open or close fan-like structure.

The accordion pleats of this fan-like structure are provided with opening at the fold line place, and these openings are folding assisted and open fan-like structure, and can improve the fan-like structure opened at the structural integrity that has under the wind state.

The accompanying drawing summary

Selected a preferred embodiment of the present invention in order to explanation and description, and it be shown in the accompanying drawing that constitutes this specification part, in all accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention, and it illustrates the fan-like structure that will be in the close position and is attached at a base portion, is attached to the mode of dissimilar headwears then.

Fig. 2 is the side view of the fan-shaped headwear of novelty shown in Figure 1 when being arranged to fore-and-aft direction on a wearer head, and described fan-like structure is shown in an open position.

Fig. 3 is the fan-shaped headwear of novelty shown in Figure 1 is arranged to left and right sides Xiang Shi on a wearer head a front view, and described fan-like structure is shown in an open position.

Fig. 4 is the enlarged drawing of the part of fan-like structure shown in Figure 2, shows the opening at the fold line place.

The specific embodiment

See also accompanying drawing, wherein all use identical label to indicate identical part, Fig. 1 is a decomposing schematic representation of the present invention, and it illustrates attached mode.The fan-like structure 10 of novelty shown in Figure 1 comprises easily curved material band 11, a base portion 12 and a headwear 13 (13a, 13b or 13c).

Easily curved material band 11 has accordion pleats 14 that formed by a plurality of folding fins 15.Easily curved material band 11 can be made with fabric, paper or the bonding polyolefin such as the Tyvek  of DuPont that is spun into.At 16 places, an end, folding fin 15 is clamped or be attached at together, forming the pivotal point 17 of fan-like structure, as among Fig. 2 the most clearly shown in.Can on material band 11, print different layouts and show (not shown).

The most preceding fin 15a by known to the those skilled in the art that, be attached to base portion 12 such as any way of making, gummed, stitching, tap, Velcor  are attached, button is turned round etc.Base portion 12 usefulness are such as making by a flexible material as shown in Figure 2, that be obedient to wearer's head.Base portion 12 can be with making with material band 11 identical materials.The shape and size of base portion 12 roughly are similar to the shape and size of the most preceding fin spare 15a, to be that material band 11 provides enough supportings when fin 15 is shown in an open position, to form fan-like structure 22 as shown in Figure 2.

The opposed end 18a of base portion 12 and 18b by known to the those skilled in the art that, be attached to headwear 13 such as any way of making, gummed, stitching, tap, Velcor  are attached, button is turned round etc.The opposed end 18a of base portion 12 can be attached to a headband 13a at two relative position 19a and 19b place with 18b, perhaps is attached to two hair comb 20a and 20b, perhaps is attached to two barrette 21a and 21b.Also can use the headwear 13 of other type that is suitable for being attached to wearer's head, such as elastic tape, hair clip etc.Removable lining attachment arrangement between base portion 12 and headwear 13 allows to change soon the different materials band 11 of the fan-like structure 22 with different designs pattern and/or shape.

Fig. 2 illustrates the side view of the novelty device 10 of the fan-shaped on the head that is worn over the wearer, and accordion pleats material band 11 is shown in an open position, with the structure 22 that forms a fan-shaped.Material band 11 from as shown in fig. 1 closing position along being that head back by the wearer tilts to realize that such head inclination makes fin 15 pivot from pivotal point 16, and expands into fan-like structure 22 as opening of the fore-and-aft direction Fig. 2.Also can manually open material band 11 with hand.

Fig. 3 illustrates the novelty device 10 that is worn over the fan-shaped on the wearer's head and is in front view on the left and right directions.Opposed end 18a and 18b at the base portion 12 of the novelty device shown in Fig. 3 10 are attached to two barrette 21a and 21b, and two barrette 21a and 21b lay respectively at the right side and the left side of wearer's head.Need wearer's left and right directions ground his/her head of inclination that material band 11 is opened, to form a fan-like structure 22.

Use such as headband 13a as implied above, hair comb 20a and 20b and barrette 21a and 22b 13 advantage sometimes be, can make the novelty device 10 of fan-shaped directly be placed on wearer's the head or be placed on his/her such as baseball cap on the headwear, and allow directed one or more fan-like structure 22 on location on the diverse location of wearer's head and/or different direction.In addition, the headwear 13 of the above-mentioned type is than United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 903, in No. 926 or the cap that disclosed for the 09/639th, No. 089 of U.S. Patent Application Serial Number be subjected to still less restriction.In addition, headband 13a also provides the extra zone that can show sales promotion or show and colour.

Fig. 4 is the detail drawing that the accordion pleats 14 of material band 11 are shown.Be provided with a plurality of otch 24 at fold line 23 places that are formed between a pair of adjacent fin 15.Along fold line 23, with all otch 25 alternately be provided with a plurality of bridge parts 25.Otch 24 comes folding assisted and opens fan-like structure 22 leading line of accordion pleats 14 by providing.In addition, when fan-like structure 22 was shown in an open position, otch 24 allowed wind to pass, and can not have influence on the structural integrity of fan-like structure 22.Preferably, on each fold line 23 of material band 11, use 3: 1 opening 24 and the ratio between the bridge part 25.But also can use the ratio between different opening 24 and the bridge part 25, as long as bridge part 25 is enough to form along fold line 23 and the perforation on the fold line 23 that replaces.

Although illustrated and described some feature of the present invention here, those those skilled in the art that can expect other better modifications and variations.Therefore, should be understood that, that claims will comprise all such modifications and variations forms that fall in the present invention's spirit scope.

Claims

1. novelty device that is used to be worn on the fan-shaped on the wearer's head, it comprises:

(1) one easily curved material band, it can accordion pleats ground superimposed with open, have a fan-like structure of a plurality of fin-shaped parts with formation, all fin-shaped parts comprise a most preceding fin-shaped part;

(2) one flexible base, it has and the most preceding described roughly the same size and dimension of fin-shaped part, being obedient to wearer's head, and has relative end;

(3) be used to wear a headwear to wearer's head;

(4) be used for the described the most preceding fin-shaped part of described material band is attached to the device of described base portion; And

(5) be used for the described opposed end of described base portion is attached to the device of described headwear.

2. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described headwear is a headband.

3. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described headwear comprises two hair combs.

4. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described headwear comprises two barrettes.

5. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described headwear comprises two hair clips.

6. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described easily curved material band is made of paper.

7. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described easily curved material band is made with fabric.

8. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described easily curved material band is to make with the bonding polyolefin that is spun into.

9. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, has layout to show on the described easily curved material band.

10. device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, has layout to show on the described headband.

11. device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the described accordion pleats of described material band form many fold lines between adjacent fin-shaped part, and comprise a plurality of openings along at least one fold line.

12. device as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, also comprises a plurality of bridge parts along at least one fold line, all bridge parts and described all openings are arranged alternately.

13. device as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, described bridge part and described opening are one to three ratio.