EP0639338A2 - Sich an unterschiedliche Kopfweiten anpassende Mütze - Google Patents

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EP0639338A2
EP0639338A2 EP94303053A EP94303053A EP0639338A2 EP 0639338 A2 EP0639338 A2 EP 0639338A2 EP 94303053 A EP94303053 A EP 94303053A EP 94303053 A EP94303053 A EP 94303053A EP 0639338 A2 EP0639338 A2 EP 0639338A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B1/00—Hats; Caps; Hoods
    • A42B1/04—Soft caps; Hoods
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B1/00—Hats; Caps; Hoods
    • A42B1/22—Hats; Caps; Hoods adjustable in size ; Form-fitting or self adjusting head coverings; Devices for reducing hat size
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B1/00—Hats; Caps; Hoods
    • A42B1/02—Hats; Stiff caps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42C—MANUFACTURING OR TRIMMING HEAD COVERINGS, e.g. HATS
    • A42C5/00—Fittings or trimmings for hats, e.g. hat-bands
    • A42C5/02—Sweat-bands
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2401/00—Physical properties
    • D10B2401/06—Load-responsive characteristics
    • D10B2401/061—Load-responsive characteristics elastic
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2501/00—Wearing apparel
    • D10B2501/04—Outerwear; Protective garments
    • D10B2501/042—Headwear

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  • the present invention relates to a free size cap capable of accommodating various size heads, for example, in a range of 57 cm through 63 cm with only one standard size, while maintaining the comfort of wearer.
  • the ear flaps are folded upward from the bottom edge of the crown.
  • the ear flaps are unfolded down to cover the wearer's ears to maintain a temperature thereof.
  • the ear flaps have a function as a sweat band when it is worn while being folded inside of the crown.
  • a free size cap according to the U.S. Patent No. 5,119,514 has a relatively stiff ear shield extending integrally of a visor as well as a cut-away in the rear portion of a crown and a pair of male/female members, for example, of a snap tape or a Velcro® fastener with a length of about 4 ⁇ 6 inches, each secured on the opposite edge of the cut-away so that a cap size is adjustable.
  • the male member has a series of nodules arranged in the lengthwise direction at a predetermined pitch, while the female member has a series of eyelets corresponding to the nodules, whereby the cap size is adjustable to be fit with the wearer's head by snapping the nodules into the suitable eyelets.
  • the cap has a normally folded ear flaps secured on the bottom edge of the crown in the portion thereof rearward from the visor, which are unfolded down, if necessary, to cover and warm the wearer's ears. Also it is possible to impart the sweat aborbing function to the cap by folding the ear flaps inward of the crown.
  • the sweat absorbing function is interrupted in this area and the wearing comfort is injured.
  • a standard size is one when the ear flaps are folded upward from the bottom edge of the crown.
  • the cap when the cap is used while the ear flaps are folded inside of the crown to absorb sweat, the inner dimension of the crown becomes smaller, whereby the size-adjustable range is adversely reduced.
  • the ear flaps are made from a weft knitted fabric, the stretchability thereof is gradually lost by the repetition of laundering, which worsens the sweat absorbing function and accelerates the wear thereof.
  • the crown since the crown includes stretchable yarns used as weft having an elastic elongation of about 20 %, a larger shrinkage force tends to be applied to the wearer's head when the head size is large, and worsens the wearer's comfort. Beside this, since the stretchable yarn having a large elongatlon of such as 20 % is generally expensive, there is a problem of an increase in the product cost.
  • the ear shield is formed from a stiff material integral with the visor, which is not intended to be a sweat band in a folded stated but mainly used as a sun beam protector.
  • a free-size cap in Korean Patent Application No. 92-26367, in which a crown is formed from a stretch fabric and has a double-folded sweat band of a weft knitted fabric; the crown and the sweat band having an elastic elongation within 6.3 cm (2.5 inch) in the weft direction and the cap having a standard size in a non-stretched state of 60 cm.
  • the free-size cap according to this application has a drawback in that the double-folded sweat band of the weft knitted fabric lacks the duribility against the repeated launderings, which means the elastic function of the sweat band is lowered even after a relatively short period use, resulting in the deterioration of a fitness of cap to a wearer's head as well as a wearing comfort. Also since the sweat band is structured as a double-folded weft knitted fabric, the cap is too thick to be worn under a warm climate condition, whereby the deterioration of the sweat band is accelerated due to sweating. Thus the cap life is shortened.
  • a free size cap comprising a crown, a portion of which rearward from the visor is formed of a stretch woven fabric consisting of stretchable weft yarns and non-stretchable warp yarns, and a sweat band having an elasticity and a stretchability, wherein the lower edge of the sweat band is sewn to the crown along the bottom edge of the inner wall thereof so that the stretch woven fabric and the sweat band are strechable/shrinkable in the inner-circumferential direction of the crown within a predetermined range relative to a standard size.
  • the weft of the stretch woven fabric forming the rearward portion of the crown is preferably a polyurethane elastomer yarn having a stretchability within a predetermined range relative to the standard size.
  • the sweat band is preferably formed of a polyurethane woven band having a stretchability within a predetermined range.
  • the range of stretchability of the stretch woven fabric and the sweat band is 6.35 cm along the inner surface of the cap when the cap size is 60 cm ⁇ 3 cm in the free state.
  • the sweat band is sewn at the upper edge thereof to a multi-stitch line area of the inner surface of the rearward portion of the crown.
  • the crown-forming stretch fabric and the sweat band are stretchable within a predetermined range relative to the standard size so that the same cap can be used even if the head size varies as far as in this range.
  • the standard size in a free state is selected to be a value within 60 cm ⁇ 3 cm.
  • the standard size is selected at a value in a range of 60 cm ⁇ 3 cm and the crown-forming stretch fabric and the sweat band are stretchable in a range of 6.35 cm, it is possible to cover the head size in a range of 60 cm ⁇ 3 cm through 66 cm ⁇ 3 cm by a cap having only one size.
  • the cap can be comfortably and fittingly worn without any additional means for adjusting the cap size such as a Velcro ® fastener.
  • the sweat band is formed from a polyurethane woven fabric, a number of micro-openings are formed in the band when it is stretched, through which sweat generated in a head area contacting the band can be quickly discharged to the outer air, whereby the comfort is further enhanced.
  • the sweat band Since the upper edge of the sweat band is discretely sewn to the multi-stitch line areas in the inner surface of the crown as illustrated in the preferred embodiment, the sweat band is prevented from hanging down from the bottom edge of the crown.
  • the cap has a stretchability within 6.35 cm relative to the standard size selected from a range of 60 cm ⁇ 3 cm, as shown in the preferred embodiment, it is not necessary to use a highly stretchable elastomer yarn, as is the case of U.S. Patent 4,662,007, having a stretchability of 20 % (which corresponds to 13 cm if the cap size is 60 cm). Thus the production cost can be reduced accordingly. Also since the stretchabilities of both the elastomer yarn and the sweat band are only about half those of the cap according to the U.S. Patent, it is possible to avoid the excessive pressure from applying to the wearer's head so that the wearing comfort is guaranteed.
  • the polyurethane band has an excellent durability against the repeated launderings whereby the weave structure thereof can be maintained for a long period.
  • This band has a favorable wearing comfort, particularly in a hot country or a hot season, compared with the conventional thick sweat band or ear flap formed of a double weft knitted fabric.
  • the stretchability within 6.35 cm means that the cap is stretchable from a non-stretched state (in which the elongation is zero) as far as the maxinum stretch of 6.35 cm. Since the cap according to the present invention is structured as stated above, it is possible to cover a wide range of head size by only one standard size selected from a range of 60 cm ⁇ 3 cm so that most of the users can readily wear the same without the size adjustment means. This enables the unification of a plurality of production lines, each conventionally used for producing the different size caps from the other, which in turn results in the reduction of installation, man-hour, cutting loss or the like whereby the production cost can be sharply curtailed.
  • the standard size in the present invention may preferably be selected at one value between 57 cm and 63 cm (i. e., 60 cm ⁇ 3 cm) so that the head size up to 63 cm through 69 cm (i. e., 66 cm ⁇ 3 cm) can be covered.
  • a crown 1 is formed of six gores 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5 and 1-6, each of which is sewn to the adjacent one along the lateral edges opposite to each other.
  • Fabric tapes 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5 and 2-6 are sewn to the inner surface of the crown by two stitch lines (multi-stitch lines) arranged while intervening the sewn gore edge, respectively.
  • the gores 1-1 and 1-6 located in the front portion corresponding to a visor 3 has a backup member glued thereto so that the front portion of the crown 1 becomes stiff to be capable of maintaining its shape.
  • the gores 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 and 1-5 farther rearward from the visor 3 are formed of a stretch woven fabric. That is, the stretch fabric is woven by a polyurethane elastomer yarn having a maximum stretchability of 6.35 cm (2.5 inch) used as weft and a non-stretchable polyester/cotton mixed yarn used as warp.
  • the elastomer yarn forming the stretch fabric extends in the circumferential direction of the crown so that the stretchability is imparted in this direction.
  • a sweat band 4 woven with a polyurethane elastomer yarn (having a width of 3 cm ⁇ a thickness of 1.5 mm ⁇ an inner circumference of 60 cm) is sewn to the bottom edge 5 of the crown 1.
  • the stretch woven fabric forming the sweat band and the gores 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 and 1-5 in the rearward portion of the crown are stretchable/shrinkable within a predetermined range in the circumferencial direction relative to a standard size value.
  • a circumferencial length of the crown 1 (a length of the bottom edge of the crown 1) in a free state is 60 cm
  • the maximum strechability is 6.35 cm, whereby a free size cap fitted to a head size in a range of about 60 cm through about 66 cm is obtainable.
  • the upper edge of the sweat band 4 is sewn in a discrete manner at points 6-1, 6-2 and 6-3 indicated by a cross mark on the fabric tapes 2-2, 2-3 and 2-4, respectively, covering the boundary lines between the adjacent gores. That is, the upper edge of the sweat band 4 is sewn to the rearward portion of the crown 1 at three points located at an equiangular distance of 60 ° . Thereby, the sweat band 4 is prevented from hanging down from the bottom edge of the crown.
  • the upper edge of the sweat band 4 is not sewn at all to the front portion of the crown 1 corresponding to the visor 3, which can minimize the discomfort which would occur due to the existence of hard multi-stitch lines in the area to be brought into contact with the sensitive forehead.
  • the present invention is not restricted to the above embodiment but includes all possible modifications and alterations within a gist of the present invention.
  • the standard size of the free size cap i. e., the inner circumferencial length in a free state
  • the backup member bonded to the front portion of the crown to always keep a constant shape of the crown may be eliminated.

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  • Undergarments, Swaddling Clothes, Handkerchiefs Or Underwear Materials (AREA)
  • Woven Fabrics (AREA)
  • Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)
  • Helmets And Other Head Coverings (AREA)
EP94303053A 1993-08-14 1994-04-27 Sich an unterschiedliche Kopfweiten anpassende Mütze Expired - Lifetime EP0639338B1 (de)

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KR9315756 1993-08-14
KR1019930015756A KR950008300B1 (ko) 1993-08-14 1993-08-14 프리 사이즈 캡

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JP (2) JPH07145506A (de)
KR (1) KR950008300B1 (de)
AU (1) AU671359B2 (de)
DE (1) DE69425934T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2152288T3 (de)
FR (1) FR2708833B1 (de)

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DE29511981U1 (de) * 1995-07-25 1995-11-09 Peters Belka Svanette Innenband in einem Hut
FR2737842A1 (fr) * 1995-08-16 1997-02-21 Glinel Michel Coiffure a taille variable, par exemple une casquette
GB2353204A (en) * 1999-08-17 2001-02-21 Yupoong & Co Ltd Free-size cap with size adjusting band
GB2354931A (en) * 1999-10-07 2001-04-11 Yupoong & Co Ltd Free-size cap
EP1338216A2 (de) * 2002-02-22 2003-08-27 Dielle S.r.l. Kopfhaube zum Behandeln von Haarsträhnen mit Mitteln zur Einstellung der Spannung
FR2842786A1 (fr) * 2002-07-26 2004-01-30 Brigitte Monich Procede de conditionnement d'un couvre-chef pliable et couvre-chef pliable
EP1547479A2 (de) 2003-12-23 2005-06-29 Global One Headwear Limited Dehnbare Mütze
US7882572B2 (en) 2003-12-23 2011-02-08 Global One Headwear Limited Elastic cap
CN115844092A (zh) * 2022-01-14 2023-03-28 重松株式会社 帽子

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KR100685538B1 (ko) * 2005-05-11 2007-02-22 주식회사 다다실업 신축성 효과가 우수한 모자
KR100663937B1 (ko) * 2005-06-09 2007-01-02 캡원주식회사 프리사이즈 모자

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FR1408838A (fr) * 1964-07-07 1965-08-20 Dandurand & Fils G Casquettes
US3309713A (en) * 1964-09-04 1967-03-21 Hat Corp America Self-sizing sweat band
FR1448392A (fr) * 1965-05-19 1966-08-05 J H Vom Baur Sohn Fa Ruban de protection contre la transpiration pour les couvre-chefs
US3337877A (en) * 1965-07-19 1967-08-29 Malrov United Hat & Cap Co Inc Cap
GB1442333A (en) * 1972-12-21 1976-07-14 Associated British Hat Mfrs Lt Headgear
FR2446076A1 (fr) * 1979-01-12 1980-08-08 Grosjean Pierre Couvre-chef

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DE29511981U1 (de) * 1995-07-25 1995-11-09 Peters Belka Svanette Innenband in einem Hut
FR2737842A1 (fr) * 1995-08-16 1997-02-21 Glinel Michel Coiffure a taille variable, par exemple une casquette
WO1997006705A1 (fr) * 1995-08-16 1997-02-27 Michel Glinel Coiffure a taille variable, par exemple une casquette
EP0761111A1 (de) * 1995-08-16 1997-03-12 Michel Glinel Kopfbedeckung, zum Beispiel Mütze, mit verstellbarer Kopfweite
ES2178548A1 (es) * 1999-08-17 2002-12-16 Yupoong & Co Ltd Gorra de talla unica con banda para ajustar la talla.
FR2797564A1 (fr) * 1999-08-17 2001-02-23 Yupoong & Co Ltd Casquette a taille variable comportant une bande de reglage
GB2353204B (en) * 1999-08-17 2002-03-27 Yupoong & Co Ltd Free size cap with size adjusting band
GB2353204A (en) * 1999-08-17 2001-02-21 Yupoong & Co Ltd Free-size cap with size adjusting band
GB2354931A (en) * 1999-10-07 2001-04-11 Yupoong & Co Ltd Free-size cap
FR2799347A1 (fr) * 1999-10-07 2001-04-13 Yupoong & Co Ltd Casquette a taille variable comportant des soufflets en tricot trame deux fontures
GB2354931B (en) * 1999-10-07 2002-02-13 Yupoong & Co Ltd Free size cap
ES2178549A1 (es) * 1999-10-07 2002-12-16 Yupoong & Co Ltd Gorra de talla unica.
DE10016065B4 (de) * 1999-10-07 2006-08-03 Yupoong, Inc. Kappe in Universalgröße
EP1338216A3 (de) * 2002-02-22 2003-12-10 Dielle S.r.l. Kopfhaube zum Behandeln von Haarsträhnen mit Mitteln zur Einstellung der Spannung
EP1338216A2 (de) * 2002-02-22 2003-08-27 Dielle S.r.l. Kopfhaube zum Behandeln von Haarsträhnen mit Mitteln zur Einstellung der Spannung
FR2842786A1 (fr) * 2002-07-26 2004-01-30 Brigitte Monich Procede de conditionnement d'un couvre-chef pliable et couvre-chef pliable
EP1547479A2 (de) 2003-12-23 2005-06-29 Global One Headwear Limited Dehnbare Mütze
EP1547479A3 (de) * 2003-12-23 2006-09-13 Global One Headwear Limited Dehnbare Mütze
US7882572B2 (en) 2003-12-23 2011-02-08 Global One Headwear Limited Elastic cap
CN115844092A (zh) * 2022-01-14 2023-03-28 重松株式会社 帽子
CN115844092B (zh) * 2022-01-14 2024-02-06 重松株式会社 帽子

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EP0639338B1 (de) 2000-09-20
FR2708833B1 (fr) 1997-04-11
DE69425934T2 (de) 2001-04-12
ES2152288T3 (es) 2001-02-01
AU6197194A (en) 1995-02-23
JP3775994B2 (ja) 2006-05-17
DE69425934D1 (de) 2000-10-26
JP2001214322A (ja) 2001-08-07
KR950008300B1 (ko) 1995-07-27
FR2708833A1 (fr) 1995-02-17
EP0639338A3 (de) 1996-07-24
AU671359B2 (en) 1996-08-22
JPH07145506A (ja) 1995-06-06

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