US1410216A

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Publication number: US1410216A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1922-03-21
Anticipated expiration: 1939-03-21

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H. NEWMAN.

CAP. APPLICATION FILED DEC-10 I92].

Patented Mar. 21, 1922'.

11v VENTOR NEY UNITED STATES PTATENT OFFICE.

HENRY NEWMAN, OF NIEIXT YORK, N. Y;, ASSIGNOR T0 NEWMAN VOLK IN CORPO RATED, OF NEW YORK, N; Y.,'A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GAP.

To all whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, I-IENRKNEWMAN, a

I citizen of the United Statesof America, re-

siding at New York city, Kings County, N. Y., have invented a new and useful Cap, of which the following is a-specification.

This invention relates to a-headgear commonly termed caps, and themain object 1s to rovide an adjustable cap which may be mail e economically and have the maximum degree of adjustability without detractlng from the stylish appearance of the cap.

. Another object is to provide a construc-' tion which may, be readily adjusted5 but which will securely retain its shape 1n any size.

Another object is to avoid wrinkling the cloth when the cap is'adjusted to a small size. 7 r

Another object is to provide aconstruction which while it has a wide range of ad justability also has the appearance of a edges of the front andrear' portions ,ofthe cap with inner and outer pairs of overlapping flaps or insertions. The outer pa1rs may be conveniently made of the same material as the body of the cap, and the inner flaps may be made of the same material as the lining, or they may constitute an extensible sweat-band. The outer front flaps are preferably slidably connected over the peak or visor and partially covered by the roll of the cap at the front.

Figure 1 is a side view of a cap embodying the improvements of the invention, and showing in dotted lines the top or body of the cap distended.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. I

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional v1ew on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary inside View.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary outside view of a modification.

The top or body of the cap 7 may be formed of one or more pieces of any suitable fabric such as cloth, and suitably shaped contraction of the lining.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 21, 1922 Application fiIed'December 10, 1921. Serial No. 521,351. I

The portions 10 and '11 are gathered or connected together part way down the sides, and the lower edges of these portions are respectively provided with extension flaps 12 and13 which overlap. The two sides of the cap arezsimilarly constructed, and the flaps 12 and l2v are preferably in the form of straps which overlap "eachother and extend around the upper edge of the visor,

and are provided respectively with the loops l4: and 14 through which the companion straps slide. To increase the head size of the cap. the fastener 9 is released and the

strap portions

12 and 12 are extended by sliding them through the

loops

14 and 14 respectively until the desired size is obtained. The

flaps

13 and 13 on the inside may be suitably held in place, as will hereinafter be understood.

Preferably the cap is provided with a lining of suitable material such as silk or cloth made up of one or more pieces, which lining serves to cover the

inner flaps

13 and 13. In this case, the main part of the lining is made up of a series of'pieces 15 and 16 suitably stitched together. The lower edge of the lining which is secured to the edge of the body or top of the cap consists of the

portions

17 and 18 which constitute a sweatband, the portion 17 preferably being of leather or other suitable material. The portion 18 may be of the same material as the

parts

15 and 16, but is preferably stiffened so as to constitute a flap adapted to be inserted behind the part 17 The part 18 is stitched or otherwise connected to the lower edge of the part 15. The left-hand end of the insert or flap 18 is of course movable with respect to the part 17. The sweatband 17 is stitched or otherwise secured to the lower edge of the part 16 and also to the inside front edge of the cap, but leaving an opening for the insertion of the end of the flap 18. Preferably a flexible gusset 19 is provided so as to permit the expansion and The front ends of the flap 18 may be suitably connected to the inner wall of the cap or to each other by light elastic tape such as 20 so as to keep the flaps 18 stretched and smooth.

In the form shown in Fig. 5, the flap 12" is the front end of a band adapted to pass that other variations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the accompanying claims.

I claim:

1. An extensible cap having straps se cured to the rear portion at the sides and adjustably connected in front, and an extensible lining having front and rear sweatband portions, the front sweatband portion terminating at the sides of the cap, the rear sweatband port-ions having stiflened flaps slidable between the ends of the front sweatban'd portion and the inside of the cap.

2. An extensible cap comprising a body having from and rear portions connected together part way down the sides, extension flaps secured to the unconnected rear edges of the front portions and ertendin rearwardly, straps connected to the sides outside said flaps and adjustably connected in. the front, a front sweatband portion extending from one side around to the other, and a rear sweatband portion havin its ends slidable between the front sweat and and the inside of the cap, said flaps being slidable between the rear sweatband portion and the inside of the cap.

3. An extensible cap body having overlapping flaps at one side formed of the 7 same material as the body of the cap, and an extensible lining having overlapping sweatband flaps, the inner of the first-mentioned flaps being slidable between the inner wallv of the body of the cap and the outermostband flap. I r

4. An extensible cap comprising a body having front and rear portions connected part Way down the sides, extension straps connected to the front edges of rear portions and adg'nstably connected in the front, front and rear sweatband portions, and an elastic connection between the ends of the rear sweatband portion housed between the front portion of the sweatband and the inside of the cap body.

5. An ad w mp comprising a body having front and rear portions connected part way down the sides, extension flaps of the same material secured to the nnc0nreacted mm and rear edges of said portions, the outer flaps extending around the front and being slidably connected to each OlZhBffalld a rear sweatband member forming a housing for the inner flaps which are freely slidable between said 'sweatband memher and the inside of the lower edge of the cap'body; v

6. An adjustable cap comprising'a body having front and rear portions connected together part way down the sides, extension flaps of the same material secured to the unconnected front and rear edges of said portions, the flaps which are secured to the rear edges extending aronndthe 'front of'the cap and being slidably connected together, and means for slidably housing the other flaps.

7. An extensible cap comprisingja body portion with side straps adjusts 1y connected across the front, a lining having side gussets, and overlapping flaps secured to said lining at the opposite 'edges'of said gussets.

HEN-RY NEWMAN.