JPH0824369A - Swimming cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce water resistance on the surface a swimming cap, to improve the feeling of wearing and to reduce the cost by decreasing seam. CONSTITUTION:A cap body 1 is formed by joining plural cap body pieces 1a and 1b composed of stretchable cap body clothing for which the surface of a cloth member 2 equipped with stretchability is coated with resin, a fastening band 7 equipped with stretchability is added at the lower end peripheral edge of the cap body 1 in the shape of a ring, and a thin synthetic resin reinforcing tape 5 equipped with stretchability is adhered onto a joint 4 adhering the adjacent edges of the cap body pieces 1a and 1b. Then, either upper or lower side edge of the fastening band 7 is sewn on the lower end peripheral edge of the cap body 1 and turned out on the internal rear face side of this fastening band 7 and the cap body 1, otherwise, the inner peripheral face side of the further turned fastening band 7 is covered with the turned-out edge of the cap body 1, and the outer peripheral face is adhered to the inner peripheral face of the cap body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a swimming cap using stretchable fabric.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for swimming caps for swimming, a cap body is formed by adhering and joining a plurality of cap body pieces obtained by cutting a thin sheet-like cloth made of a film of silicon rubber or the like by adhering. It is known that a plurality of cap body pieces made of cloth-like or mesh-like cloth having good properties are sewn together to form a cap body, and a rubber band is housed or sewn inside at the lower end thereof.

[0003]

However, the conventional ones made of silicone rubber, in particular, have the advantages that they are easy to be colored and have a good surface gloss, or that they are highly stretchable, but on the other hand during use or handling A tear is formed from the formed scratch, and the overall degree of expansion and contraction is common, so there is a strong feeling of tightness that tightly tightens the entire head when worn, and other stuffiness occurs inside,
There is a problem that it cannot be used for a long time due to poor contact with the skin. In addition, when it has soft elasticity, it has a drawback that it is strongly attached to the hair when it is put on and taken off, causing hair loss, and that it is too heavy as a whole.

Further, the mesh type has a drawback in that a large amount of water is contained in the hair because the water is passed through the cap body material during swimming, and the wearer feels uncomfortable with the water and feels uncomfortable. In addition to having a strong water resistance, a plurality of cap pieces are sewn at a number of places, and an elastic band at the lower end is also sewn on, which increases the manufacturing cost.

[0005]

A swimming cap according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is, firstly, that the surface of a stretchable cloth-like or mesh-like member 2 is made of a stretchable resin material. A plurality of cap body pieces 1 made of cap body cloth coated with 3
a and 1b are joined to form a cap body 1, and a tightening band 7 having elasticity is attached to the lower end periphery of the cap body 1 in a ring shape,
It is characterized in that adjacent ends of the respective cap body pieces 1a and 1b are overlapped in a pleated shape and bonded to each other to form a seam 4, and a stretchable thin synthetic resin reinforcing tape 5 is bonded to the seam 4. I am trying.

The second feature is that the cap pieces 1a and 1b are bonded to each other and the reinforcing tape is bonded to each other by heat bonding.

A third feature is that the tightening band 7 is a cloth tape formed by knitting a thread-like elastic member.

A fourth characteristic is that either the upper or lower side end of the tightening band 7 is sewn to the peripheral edge of the lower end of the cap body 1, and the tightening band 7 is formed.
And at the point folded back to the inner back side of the cap body 1.

A fifth feature is that the tightening band 7 is folded back to the inner peripheral surface side of the cap body 1, the inner peripheral surface side of the folded tightening band 7 is covered with the folded back end of the cap body 1, and the outer peripheral surface is formed. Is bonded to the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 1.

A sixth feature is that the tightening band 7 is folded back to the inner peripheral surface side of the cap body 1, and the inner peripheral surface side of the folded tightening band 7 is covered with the folded back end of the cap body 1. Hat body 1
The inner peripheral surface of the folded end and the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 1 adjacent to the inner peripheral edge are covered with a thin fixing tape 12 having elasticity and both are adhered and fixed by the fixing tape 12.

[0011]

[Function] Due to the elasticity of the cloth, the cap body is in close contact with the head when worn, the lower end is securely fixed by the tightening band, and the inner surface is made of cloth or mesh cloth to eliminate discomfort when worn and hair. It slips easily against and is easy to put on and take off.

By coating the surface of the cap body, it is possible to prevent water from invading the inside of the cap body, to reduce the resistance of water during swimming, and to have a moisture permeability and a stuffiness preventing effect. The seam on the surface of the cap body has no seam, which improves the appearance, reduces water resistance, and reinforces the seam while maintaining elasticity by using a reinforcing tape.

Further, by folding the band portion inward, the band does not appear outside, the appearance is not impaired, and the tightening effect is improved.

[0014]

EXAMPLE As shown in FIG. 1A, a cap body 1 is made of synthetic resin fiber such as nylon or polyurethane fiber as a thin tricot or tricollet-like highly stretchable cloth member 2 (or mesh material). A synthetic resin material 3 such as urethane having elasticity on its surface is used as a cloth by coating (including laminating) with a thin wall of, for example, about 0.05 to 0.5 μm. In the embodiment, moisture permeability and waterproofness are used. I have.

In the illustrated example, two cap pieces 1a and 1b cut in a semicircular shape are overlapped with the cloth member 2 side being the inner surface, and the arc-shaped peripheral portion thereof is shown in FIG. As shown in (C), a seam 4 is formed on the coated surface side by heat bonding with a high frequency and the like in accordance with a pleated shape, and a synthetic resin thin wall (0.05 mm) is formed from the surface side or the inner surface side of the seam 4. Reinforcing tape 5 having elasticity of 0.1 mm) is heat-bonded for reinforcement. When the reinforcing tape 5 is adhered to the front surface side, the reinforcing effect at the time of expansion and contraction is higher. Good.

At the lower end of the cap body 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a tightening band 7 made of a tape-shaped cloth material formed by knitting a thread-like elastic member made of synthetic resin fiber in a ring shape is provided. It is attached as shown in FIG. A non-slip portion 8 made of a soft material such as silicon rubber is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tightening band 7 so as to come into contact with the skin and prevent slipping when worn. Also, the tightening band 7 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), in the deployed state, the upper end side is long and the lower end side is short so that the lower end side produces a strong tightening force when worn and the fixing property is good, and the overall shape is a mountain-shaped arc.

The tightening band 7 is formed by bending the lower end peripheral edge of the cap body 1 toward the inner peripheral side of the lower end of the cap body 1, and sewing the covered portion from both the inside and outside to form a seam 9. FIG. 3 (B)-
In each case (D), the inner circumference of the upper end of the tightening band 7 is overlapped with the inner circumference of the lower end of the cap body 1 and sewn at the seam 9, and this is folded back twice, as shown by the solid lines in each drawing. The structure is such that the inner peripheral surface of 7 is worn with the cap body 1 covered with the lower folded end. Here, in the case of FIG. 3 (B), a simple seam 9'for fixing may be provided at a substantially intermediate position of the band width in a state of being folded back in double, so that the tightening band 7 at the time of attachment / detachment can be provided. The stability is increased, and it is not necessary to form a wide seam on the front surface side of the cap body, which spoils the appearance.

Further, in FIG. 3C, in the lower end of the cap body 1 folded back in a U shape, a heat bonding portion 11 is provided between the outer periphery of the tightening band 7 and the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 1, The tightening band 7 is integrally fixed to the cap body 1 side. In this structure,
An adhesive for heat bonding is applied to the folded inner surface of the cap body 1 or the outer peripheral surface of the tightening band 7, or a heat bonding tape is attached, or a fiber for heat bonding is knitted on either one side or both sides. The heat adhesion accompanied by high frequency heating can be made possible by setting the temperature.

Further, in FIG. 3D, instead of heat bonding between the inner surface of the lower end of the cap body 1 and the outer peripheral surface of the tightening band 7, the upper inner peripheral edge of the folded end of the cap body 1 and the inner peripheral edge thereof are A tape similar to the reinforcing tape 5 is heat-bonded to the inner peripheral surface of the adjacent cap body 1 to fix the lower end of the cap body 1 and the fastening tape 7 in a folded state. According to this structure, a step between the upper end of the tightening band 7 and the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 1 is eliminated, and the cap body material comes into contact with the skin, so that the wearing feeling is improved.

Further, the heat-bonding portion of each of the above-mentioned parts may be bonded by an adhesive having high elasticity and durability of the bonding portion instead of heat-bonding.

[0021]

According to the present invention configured as described above, the cap fabric has the surface coated and the inner surface made of cloth or mesh, so that it has excellent coloring and gloss like silicone rubber and the like. It can be made into a certain cap body and is lighter in weight than that of silicone rubber, and it has little resistance to water during swimming while preventing water from entering the inside, and by selecting a coating material to give moisture permeability, In addition to preventing stuffiness, it also has a good feeling of contact with the skin and has a good fixing property by the tightening band 7 at the peripheral edge of the lower end. Unlike other rubber products, cracks due to nail marks do not occur during handling or attachment / detachment.

Further, since the cap body itself has the cap body pieces adhered and bonded to each other, since there is no stitching portion, the uneven line on the inner surface is small,
There is no discomfort when worn, it is easy to manufacture, it is low cost, and since the seam part is reinforced with thin inner stretch reinforcing tape, there is no concern about peeling of the adhesive part while maintaining the stretch function, and it is reinforced. By adhering the tape to the outer peripheral surface side, there is an advantage that no water resistance occurs during swimming.

Further, it suffices to sew only one of the upper and lower tightening bands to the cap body, or at least one band can be easily sewn with the band portion at the lower end folded back. In addition to the lack of seams, there are few needle hole parts in the whole cap body, so there is almost no infiltration of water into the cap body from the needle hole, and there are few cracks in the coating part due to expansion and contraction and water due to cracks. No infiltration occurs.

Since the fastening band is folded back and fixed together with the lower end of the cap body, no seam appears on the outer periphery of the cap body when worn, and the appearance is not spoiled by the seam. Adhesion to the skin also increases.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the overall configuration of a cap body,
(A) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the fabric structure of the cap body, and (B) and (C) are enlarged cross-sectional views showing an embodiment in which the seam structure of the cap body piece is different.

2A and 2B are a perspective view and a developed view showing a shape example of a tightening band.

3A to 3C are cross-sectional views showing an embodiment in which a tightening band of a cap body is attached differently.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 1 cap body 1a, 1b cap body piece 2 cloth-like member 3 resin material 4 seam 5 reinforcing tape 7 tightening band 12 fixing tape

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of cap body pieces (1a), (1b) made of a cap body fabric having a stretchable cloth-like or mesh-like member (2) coated on its surface with a stretchable resin material (3). )
To form a cap body (1), and a tightening band (7) having elasticity is attached to the periphery of the lower end of the cap body (1) in a ring shape, and the cap body pieces (1a), Adjacent ends of (1b) are overlapped with each other in a pleated shape and bonded to form a seam (4), and a thin synthetic resin reinforcing tape (5) having elasticity is bonded to the seam (4). Swimming cap. 2. The swimming cap according to claim 1, wherein the adhesion between the cap body pieces (1a) and (1b) and the adhesion with the reinforcing tape are heat adhesion. 3. The swimming cap according to claim 1, wherein the tightening band (7) is a cloth tape formed by knitting a thread-like elastic member. 4. The tightening band (7) is formed by sewing one of upper and lower side edges of the tightening band (7) to the lower end peripheral edge of the cap body (1).
The swimming cap according to claim 1, wherein the swimming cap is folded back on the inner back surface side of the cap body (1). 5. The tightening band (7) is folded back to the inner peripheral surface side of the cap body (1), and the inner peripheral surface side of the tightened band (7) in the folded state is the folded end of the cap body (1). The swimming cap according to claim 1 or 4, which is covered and has an outer peripheral surface bonded to the inner peripheral surface of the cap body (1). 6. The tightening band (7) is folded back to the inner peripheral surface side of the cap body (1), and the inner peripheral surface side of the tightened band (7) in the folded state is the folded end of the cap body (1). A thin fixing tape (1) having elasticity for covering the inner peripheral edge of the folded end of the cap body (1) and the inner peripheral surface of the cap body (1) adjacent to the inner peripheral edge.
The swimming cap according to claim 1 or 4, which is covered with 2) and is adhered and fixed by the fixing tape (12).