JPH0941212A - Freely foldable hat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a freely foldable hat, having a moderate tightening force, good in feeling of wear and excellent even in fashionability by boring a mounting port for the head in a nearly elliptical stretchable sheet member, forming a brim and a band parts and providing slits in the band part. SOLUTION: This freely foldable hat is obtained by laminating by sandwiching an interlayer of a rubber-based sponge to surface layers readily stretchable in one direction, providing a nearly elliptical sheet member 1 from the resultant stretchable material, etc., of a three-layer structure, boring a mounting port 2 for the head displaced to one side in the sheet member 1, forming suitable slits 5 in a band part 4 and regulating the tightening to the head when wearing the hat so as to enable the installation of a chin strip 6. Thereby, the freely foldable hat has a brim part 3, capable of screening the sunlight and readily foldable in carrying or storing, is simply obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foldable hat made of a stretchable special material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a hat is attached to block sunlight and enhance fashion. Therefore,
Since a hat of this type usually has a three-dimensional shape so that it can be easily worn, when carrying the hat when not in use, for example, the hat is bulky and often feels inconvenient when being carried. In particular, in sports and leisure such as outdoors, it is often necessary to use a hat such as a sun visor to prevent direct sunlight. Therefore, various sun visors that are convenient to carry have been proposed in the past (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-58).
-174608 or Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-149924
Issue).

[0003]

The former publication relates to a single-piece sunshade, in which a flat piece made of a foamed polyethylene foam material is punched and an opening for inserting a head is formed. Therefore, the inner diameter of the opening must be formed smaller than the diameter of the user's head, and the user must wear it by forcibly tightening due to the elasticity of the opening. The latter publication also relates to a sun visor that can be folded in the same manner. However, a plate-like member made of a stretchable elastic member such as a sponge material or a rubber material allows the collar portion and the band portion to be integrated on the same plane. However, when the sun visor is worn on the head and worn for a long period of time, the head is extremely tightened by the opening, which causes discomfort on the contrary.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its object is to be able to easily fold it while carrying or storing it, so that it can be folded into a flat shape without being bulky. The object of the present invention is to provide a hat which, when worn, has an appropriate tightening force to eliminate discomfort during wearing and which is excellent in fashionability and can be mass-produced at low cost.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a substantially elliptic sheet member made of a stretchable material with a head mounting opening displaced to one side. Then
This sheet member is composed of a brim portion and a band portion, and an appropriate slit is provided in the region of the band portion, so that a feeling of pressure at the time of mounting can be relieved. Moreover, since a suitable string is passed through this slit, it can be used as a chin strap of the hat body. Furthermore, when a projecting piece is provided at the inner peripheral position of the flange of the seat opening of the seat member, the projecting piece stands up on the upper part of the collar and deforms into a unique shape when mounted, which is fashionable. Is improved.

Further, when the cut lines of the plurality of mounting openings are printed on one surface of the sheet member in advance, the suitable cutting lines can be cut to form the mounting openings of different sizes.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a head mounting opening is formed in a substantially elliptic sheet member composed of a collar portion and a band portion with the head mounting opening displaced to one side. It has a three-layer structure in which an intermediate layer made of a system sponge and surface layers made of a material that easily expands and contracts in one direction are laminated and fixed on both surfaces of the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is a rubber sponge such as CR sponge or latex sponge. Since the surface layer is made of a material such as nylon, tetron, polyester, etc. knitted by a stretchable weave method, it is possible to print on both surfaces and improve fashionability. In addition, since the intermediate layer is prevented from overextending, it does not break and the strength of the entire hat is improved.

Further, according to another invention, a large number of spiral slits are formed in the head mounting portion of a sheet member formed of a stretchable material, leaving a central ceiling region, and the head is placed in this mounting portion. At this time, since the spiral slit has a three-dimensional structure for the head mounting portion, it can be transformed into a three-dimensional cap that covers the head at the head mounting portion when the head mounting portion is mounted.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a foldable cap of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a mounted state of the cap. Reference numeral 1 denotes a stretchable sheet member formed in a substantially elliptical shape which serves as a hat body.
Is a substantially egg-shaped head mounting opening formed by displacing one side of the sheet member 1, and 3 is a flange portion of the sheet member 1 formed widely on the side opposite to the side where the mounting opening 2 is displaced. Reference numeral 4 denotes a band portion of the sheet member 1 which is narrowly formed on the side where the mounting opening 2 is displaced.

The sheet member 1 has a three-layer structure composed of an intermediate layer 1a made of a rubber-based sponge and surface layers 1b and 1b laminated and fixed on both surfaces of the intermediate layer 1a.
A rubber sponge such as a CR sponge or a latex sponge is used for the intermediate layer 1a, and a material such as nylon, tetron or polyester is knitted by a stretchable weave method, for example, knitting, for the surface layers 1b and 1b. Things are used. Since the surface layers 1b, 1b can be printed, various color patterns can be applied.

The operation of the above embodiment will now be described. Since the sheet member 1 which is the main body of the hat is composed of the elastic intermediate layer 1a and the surface layer 1b, the mounting opening 2 perforated in the sheet member 1 can be expanded according to the size of the head. When the hat is attached to the head, the attachment opening 2 contracts in accordance with the size of the head, and the band portion 4 of the sheet member 1 comes into close contact with the periphery of the head. On this occasion,
Since the contracting force also acts on the vicinity of the mounting opening of the collar portion 3, the collar portion 3
Similar to the band part 4, the part near the mounting opening of is closely attached to the head,
Furthermore, since the band portion 4 is closely attached along the head,
The outer edge of the collar 3 is pulled by the outer edge of the band 4,
Curved like the brim of a typical hat. When the cap is removed, the sheet member 1 quickly returns to its original shape due to the elastic force of the intermediate layer 1a made of rubber sponge.

Next, another embodiment of the foldable cap of the present invention will be described. The same components as those in the above embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a foldable cap according to another embodiment has a band portion 4 region of a substantially elliptical sheet member 1 formed of a stretchable material such as a rubber sponge. A plurality of playing card pattern slits 5 are formed. In this case, the contracting force of the band portion 4 is weakened, and the tightening of the head when wearing the hat is relaxed, and the feeling of pressure when wearing the hat can be eliminated. Further, not only the playing card pattern but also the slits of various shapes are formed, so that fashionability can be improved.

Although the playing card pattern slit 5 is formed in the drawing, a plurality of elongated slits are formed in the lateral direction of the band portion 4, and an elongated slit parallel to the outer periphery of the mounting opening 2 is formed. Form along the center line of the band portion 4,
The band portion 4 may be composed of two pieces. Then, a cutoff line or the like is printed so as to form such a slit later, and in order to obtain a tightening force suitable for the size of the wearer's own head, the slit may be appropriately formed. good. Further, the sheet member 1 is preferably made of the same material as that of the above-mentioned embodiment and has a three-layer structure.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, among the plurality of slits 5 provided in the band portion 4, slits 5a, 5a located substantially on the side of the head when worn are provided with appropriate cords 6, 6, respectively. It is good to use it as a chin strap for hats. As a result, the hat will not be blown off even if a wind gust blows, and it can also be lowered from the neck when not worn. In the figure, one end of the two strings 6 and 6 is fixed to the slits 5a and 5a, and the other ends are bundled by the binding member 7 whose length can be adjusted. You can select and use it.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of cut lines 8 for the mounting openings 2 having different sizes are formed on one surface of the sheet member 1 so that the mounting openings 2 of various sizes can be punched. It is advisable to pre-drill the cut-out port 9 approximately in the center of the cut-off line 8 so that it is easy to print and cut along the cut-off line 8.
In this way, by printing the cutoff line 8 on the sheet member 1, it is possible to select and cut an appropriate cutoff line 8 to form the mounting opening 2 that matches the size of the wearer's head.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the projecting piece 10 is provided at the inner peripheral position of the mounting opening 2 of the sheet member 1 on the side of the flange portion 3.
As shown in FIG. 6, the protruding piece 10 may stand upright and stand out at the upper part of the collar portion 3 as shown in FIG. 6. Therefore, by applying a pattern or letters to the protruding piece 10, Fashionability can be further improved.

Next, another embodiment of the foldable hat of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 show a foldable hat in which the head-mounted portion has a three-dimensional structure when worn and which has a thin plate shape when not worn. In FIG. 7, the foldable cap has a central ceiling region 11 at a head mounting portion 11a of a sheet member 11 formed in a shape in which the cap is viewed in plan.
A large number of spiral slits 12 are formed by notching while leaving b, and when the head is put in the mounting portion 11a, the spiral slits 12 stand up so that the head mounting portion 11a has a three-dimensional structure. The seat member 1 is formed so as to cover the head, and when not mounted, the head mounting portion 11a has a planar shape.
It can fit in one.

Further, in FIG. 8, a large number of spiral slits 22 are formed in the head mounting portion 21a of the circular sheet member 21 while leaving a central ceiling region 21b. As shown, when the head is put on the mounting portion 21a, this spiral slit 22 is
1a is formed so as to stand up to cover the head so as to have a three-dimensional structure, and the head mounting portion 21a can be flatly housed in the sheet member 21 when not mounted.

Further, the sheet member 1 of both the above-mentioned embodiments.
Since 1 and 21 are foldable materials and are lightweight, they are convenient to carry and store.

[0020]

As described in detail above, the present invention does not become bulky because it can be easily folded while being carried or stored, and the contracting force of the sheet member can be adjusted appropriately. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the feeling of pressure and discomfort when wearing the hat, and since masses of different sizes can be mass-produced, it is possible to inexpensively provide a hat with excellent fashionability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a foldable hat according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a mounted state of the foldable cap of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a foldable cap of another invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a foldable cap according to another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the shape of the foldable cap of the above embodiment when attached.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a foldable cap of another invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a foldable cap according to another embodiment of the invention.

9 is a front view showing a mounted state of the foldable hat of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 sheet member 1a intermediate | middle layer 1b surface layer 2 mounting opening 3 collar part 4 band part 5 slit 6 string 8 cut line 11 sheet member 11a mounting part 11b ceiling area 12 slit 21 sheet member 21a mounting part 21b ceiling area 22 slit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A head member mounting opening is formed in a substantially elliptical sheet member formed of a stretchable material by displacing the head mounting opening to one side.
This sheet member is a foldable hat, characterized in that it comprises a collar portion and a band portion, and an appropriate slit is provided in the region of the band portion. 2. The foldable cap according to claim 1, wherein an appropriate string is passed through the slit to form a chin cord of the cap body. 3. The foldable cap according to claim 1, wherein a projecting piece is provided at an inner peripheral position on the flange side of the mounting opening of the seat member. 4. The foldable cap according to claim 1, wherein cut-off lines for a plurality of attachment openings are printed in advance on one surface of the sheet member, and the attachment openings are provided by cutting out the appropriate cut-off lines. 5. A substantially elliptical sheet member composed of a collar portion and a band portion is provided with a head mounting opening displaced to one side, and the sheet member is made of a rubber sponge. A foldable hat, comprising a three-layer structure in which a surface layer made of a material having good elasticity is laminated and fixed on both surfaces of the layer and the intermediate layer in appropriate directions. 6. The intermediate layer is a rubber type sponge such as CR sponge or latex sponge, and the surface layer is made of a material such as nylon, tetron or polyester knitted by a stretchable weave method. A foldable hat according to item 5. 7. A plurality of spiral slits are formed in the head mounting portion of the sheet member while leaving a central ceiling region, and when the head is put in the mounting portion, the spiral slits cover the head mounting portion. A foldable hat featuring a three-dimensional structure.