EP0674486A1 - Casquette pourvue d'une piece de tissu frontale tournee vers l'avant - Google Patents

Casquette pourvue d'une piece de tissu frontale tournee vers l'avant

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Publication number
EP0674486A1
EP0674486A1 EP94901406A EP94901406A EP0674486A1 EP 0674486 A1 EP0674486 A1 EP 0674486A1 EP 94901406 A EP94901406 A EP 94901406A EP 94901406 A EP94901406 A EP 94901406A EP 0674486 A1 EP0674486 A1 EP 0674486A1
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Prior art keywords
visor
crown portion
attached
logo
panel
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP0674486A4 (fr
Inventor
Brad Beckerman
David A. Beckerman
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Starter Corp
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Starter Corp
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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
    • A42B1/24—Hats; Caps; Hoods with means for attaching articles thereto, e.g. memorandum tablets or mirrors
    • A42B1/248—Insignia, logos, emblems or the like

Definitions

  • the present invention relates generally to visored caps.
  • a visored cap having a crown portion formed of segments or panels and being attached to a visor such that one of the panels is centered with respect to the visor thereby enabling a logo to be placed on the centered panel facing forward without engaging a seam.
  • Visored caps are of many types and are well known in the art. They include a visor portion and a generally hemispherical crown portion attached to the visor portion for covering the head of a user.
  • the crown portion is usually formed of a plurality of substantially triangular panels, generally six in number, that are joined together with seams to form a substantially hemispherical crown portion.
  • the crown portion is then attached to the visor portion such that one of the seams connecting adjacent panels runs from the center of the visor in the front of the cap to the center of the cap in the rear. If a logo is to be placed on the front of the crown portion facing forward, it must be placed across the seam that joins the two adjacent panels in the front of the crown portion. It is difficult to attach the logo across the seam.
  • the embroidery is not as precise as possible and is not therefore as attractive as it could be.
  • two distinct disadvantages occur with this type of cap construction.
  • the first disadvantage is the difficulty of attaching the logo to the cap across the seam. Because of the thickness of the seam, the embroidery seams are not as precise as they are on a smooth surface. Secondly, because the embroidery stitches are not as precise, the logo is not as attractive as it normally is when it is placed on a smooth surface.
  • cap There is another type of cap that is sometimes known as a "golfer's cap” or “fisherman's cap” that has a single panel extending from the center of the crown forward to form the front half of the cap.
  • a tuck or pleat is placed in the cap that extends from the top center of the crown forward toward the front of the cap. The tuck or pleat does not extend all the way to the visor.
  • the cap loses its tendency to be substantially hemispherical and the front portion assumes a rather flat shape.
  • the front of the cap crown almost resembles a U shape with a flat base having slightly rounded corners at the flat base of the U.
  • the present invention overcomes these disadvantages by providing a cap so constructed that the logo can be placed thereon without having to cross a seam.
  • panels are attached to each other with seams to form a substantially hemispherical crown portion for covering the head of a user.
  • the crown portion is attached to the visor such that a panel is centered with respect to the visor so that a logo can be attached to the center panel facing forward without engaging a seam. If, for instance, the crown portion were formed of six substantially triangular panels attached to each other, three seams would be formed that extend across the crown hemisphere from the base of one side to the base of the other side, the seams being spaced 60° apart.
  • One seam runs from the center of one side of the hemispherical shaped crown portion to the center of the other side of the crown portion.
  • Each of the other two seams is positioned 30° to either side of the center of the front panel.
  • This preferred embodiment may be called a side-to-side embodiment because one of the seams runs from side-to-side instead of from front-to-back as in the prior art.
  • two seams are used to join four panels together.
  • One of the panels faces forward and is centered with respect to the visor. This means that the two seams are located 45° to either side of the center of the front panel. Again, a logo can be placed thereon without engaging a seam.
  • a visored cap that has a crown panel facing forward and centered with respect to the visor so that a logo can be placed thereon without engaging a seam.
  • the present invention relates to a visored cap comprising a visor, panels attached to each other with seams to form a substantially hemispherical crown portion for covering the head of the user and means for attaching the crown portion to the visor with a panel being centered with respect to the visor such that a logo may be attached to the central panel without engaging a seam.
  • the invention also relates to a method of forming a visored cap comprising the steps of forming a visor portion, attaching a plurality of substantially triangular shaped panels to each other with seams to form a substantially hemispherical crown portion for covering the head, and attaching the crown portion to the visor with one of the triangular shaped panels facing forward in a centered relationship with the visor thereby enabling a logo to be attached to the centered panel without engaging a seam.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a prior art visored cap
  • FIG. 2 is a top view of the prior art visored cap of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the visored cap of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of the preferred embodiment of the visored cap of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a top view of a second embodiment of the visored cap of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a prior art visored cap 10. It has a substantially hemispherical crown portion 12 and a visor 14 attached thereto along line 18 such as by sewing. It has a plurality of substantially triangular shaped panels 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 that are attached to each other with seams 20, 22 and 24. A logo 26 is formed across seam 22 joining panels 21 and 23. The logo extends onto both panels 21 and 23 across seam 22. Seam 22 runs from substantially the bottom of the crown portion 12 at the center of the visor 14 to the center of the back of the crown portion 12. Thus, as can be seen in the top view of the cap 10 in FIG. 2, the six panels 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 each have a 60° included angle.
  • seam 20 is 60° to the left of seam 22 and the center of the visor 14 in FIG. 2, while seam 24 is 60° to the right of seam 22 and the center of visor 14.
  • Seam 22 is centered with respect to visor 14 and runs from the bottom front of the crown portion 10 to the back thereof where it intersects an opening 28.
  • An adjustable band 30 is generally used to connect the two panels 27 and 29 in order to make the cap adjustable in size. Because seam 22 is formed with portions of both panels 21 and 23, plus usually an overlapping cloth strip sewn on the inside, it is very difficult to sew a logo 26 across seam 22. The embroidery threads are not precisely located with respect to each other and the logo loses some of its attractiveness.
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of a visored cap of the present invention that includes a substantially triangular shaped panel 48 that faces forward and is centered with respect to the visor 44 so that a logo 53 can be placed on panel 48 facing forward and centered with respect to the visor 44. Because the panel 48 is a single-thickness panel of flexible material, it is easy to sew the logo 53 thereon. It will be noticed in FIG. 3 that the seam 47 is 30° to the left of the center of the visor 44 while seam 49 is 30° to the right of the center of the visor 44. The seam 51 runs from the bottom center of one side of the crown portion 42 to the bottom center of the other side of the crown portion 42.
  • the cap 40 may have an opening 55 in the rear thereof with overlapping straps 57 to adjust the size thereof in a well-known manner.
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of the preferred embodiment 40 illustrated in FIG. 3 and shows the logo 53 on panel 48 and centered with respect to the visor 44. Seam 51 can be seen to go from the base of the left side of the crown portion 42 to the base of the right side of the crown portion 42. Thus, this embodiment is known as the "side-to-side" embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a top view of a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the visored cap 60 again includes a crown portion 62 and a visor portion 64.
  • the crown portion 62 is made of four panels 66, 68, 70 and 72 attached to each other with two seams 67 and 69.
  • seam 67 extends from the base of the crown portion 62 near visor 64 at an angle of 45° from the center of visor 64 on the left thereof and extends across the top of the crown portion to the bottom of the other side.
  • Seam 69 extends from the bottom of the crown portion on the right side near the visor 64, 45° from the center of visor 64, and extends over the top of the crown portion 62 to the base of the other side.
  • the cap may have an opening 74 with the adjustable straps 76.
  • the logo 61 is on the front center of front panel 68 centered with respect to the visor 64. Again, the logo 61 is easily attached to front panel 68 because it does not engage either of the seams 67 or 69.
  • a novel visored cap including a crown portion and a visor attached thereto with the crown portion being formed of panels attached to each other with seams and attached to the visor such that the center of one of the panels is centered with respect to the visor thereby enabling a logo to be placed on the centered panel without engaging a seam.
  • substantially triangular shaped panels are attached to each other with seams to form the substantially hemispherical crown portion for covering the head.
  • the crown portion is attached to the visor with one of the triangular shaped panels facing forward in a centered relationship with the visor thereby enabling a logo to be attached on the centered panel without engaging a seam.
  • four panels are joined together to form the substantially hemispherical crown portion with one of the panels facing forward and being centered with respect to the visor that is attached thereto such that a logo can be placed in the center of the panel and still face forwardly.
  • any arrangement of panels could be used to form the crown portion so long as a portion faces forward with respect to the visor to enable a logo to be placed thereon and to be centered with respect to the visor without engaging any seams.
  • the preferred embodiment is to have a balanced number of six panels forming the crown portion. While the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular form set forth, but, on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

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Abstract

Casquette (40) comprenant une calotte (42) constituée de pièces de tissu (46, 48, 50, 52, 54 et 56) reliées les unes aux autres par des coutures (47, 49 et 51) en une forme sensiblement hémisphérique, et fixées à la visière (44), une pièce de tissu (48) étant centrée par rapport à ladite visière (44) de sorte qu'un logo (53) puisse y être fixé sans qu'il soit en contact avec une couture.
EP94901406A 1992-11-12 1993-11-12 Casquette pourvue d'une piece de tissu frontale tournee vers l'avant. Withdrawn EP0674486A4 (fr)

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US97527392A 1992-11-12 1992-11-12
US975273 1992-11-12
PCT/US1993/010894 WO1994010867A1 (fr) 1992-11-12 1993-11-12 Casquette pourvue d'une piece de tissu frontale tournee vers l'avant

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EP0674486A1 true EP0674486A1 (fr) 1995-10-04
EP0674486A4 EP0674486A4 (fr) 1996-02-28

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JP (1) JPH08506147A (fr)
KR (1) KR950703875A (fr)
CN (1) CN1091265A (fr)
AU (1) AU5600494A (fr)
CA (1) CA2149306A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO1994010867A1 (fr)

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AU5600494A (en) 1994-06-08
CN1091265A (zh) 1994-08-31
KR950703875A (ko) 1995-11-17
EP0674486A4 (fr) 1996-02-28
CA2149306A1 (fr) 1994-05-26

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