US1598313A

US1598313A - Cap

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Publication number: US1598313A
Application number: US605076A
Authority: US
Inventors: Rosenberg Solomon
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-12-05
Filing date: 1922-12-05
Publication date: 1926-08-31
Anticipated expiration: 1943-08-31

Description

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Application filed December 5, 1922. Serial No. 605,0?6.

This invention has reference to a novel type of cap embodying a combined cap part `and detachable vizor capable of being used independently of each other and providing respectively a head-covering and a sunor artificial light vizor to shield the eyes.

An object of the invention is to provide a cap particularly advantageous as a tourist or drivers cap when driving` an automobile or other vehicle; the cap part or crown being removable and capable of being put away when not desired, the vizor alone being retained in place on the head and serving both to shield the eyes and to keep the hair from flying over the face.

lt is well known that caps with detachable vizors are old in the art, and also that eye shields have formerly been provided with an attaching band for holding the same in place, on the head. 1n the latter instance, however, the eye shields are usually employed independently of any cap structure and, on the other hand, the detachable vizors above mentioned have nofmeans of attachment to the head independently of the cap structure, and hence, are of no particular use when detached from the cap.

ln the present invention the viZor and the crown or cap part are relatively united by a head band which in addition to serving as a fastening means for the cap and vizor also provides means for attaching the vizor to t-he head independently of the cap part, thus enabling both parts of the cap to be used together and also separately,

The invention is of a further advantage in that it provides a visored cap in which the crown or top can be placed in various positions on the headband to vary the appearance or style of the complete cap, as hereinafter explained.

lith the above and other objects in View, the invention resides in the particular construction, arrangement and details hereinafter set forth, and illust-rated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a cap made in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a view disclosing` the manner of using the vizor independently of the cap part or crown to provide an eye shield,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the detached vizor, and

Figure lis bottoni plan view of the cap part.

The invention embodies essentially a body or head-covering part 10 and the detachable vizor 11. rlhe head-covering may be of any desired style or design and is preferably made of soft material shaped, in the manner illustrated in the drawings, to provide a round ilatish top 10 adapted to overhang a relatively stili band 12 which tapers towardsthe front of the cap, as shown at 13, so that the top is thereby canted to slope upwardly from the front to the rear of the cap in the usual and customary manner.

rlhe vizorr 11 is normally carried by an endless band 14 of such diameter'as to lit snugly against the inside of cap band 12, as shown in Figure 1. Band 14 is provided on the exterior side with circumferentially spaced studs 15 which engage in sockets 1li, the latter being provided o n the inside of cap band 12. Band 111 thus provides means .for connecting the cap and visor and, in addition, reinforces band 12 of the cap. To further unite the cap and vizor, the latter may be provided on its upper face and forwardly 'of the band 14 with a stud fastener 17 which engages in a socket 18 on the front of the cap. However, hook and eyes or other style of fasteners may be used in place of the snap fasteners described.

llVhen the parts are assembled as shown in Figure 1 they provide a. complete cap of a conventional style and when it is desire(4 lto use the vizor as an eye shield, or to keep the hair from flying over the face, as when driving a machine, the top part 10 may be detached and put away into a. pocket of the machine or other convenient place; the vizor alone being' worn as shown in Figure 2. lt will be noted that the visor is held in place by reason of the head band 14E and to provide for a snug and smooth fit with the forehead a sweatband section 19 is provided. This section is stitched or otherwise secured at its lower edge to the under side of the vizor and adjacent the inner or concaved edge of the latter, as indicated at 20. Section 19 folds upwardly on the inside of band 14rand is preferably made of soft leather. By reason of this arrangement, the soft leather section 19 provides a padding between the forehead of the wearer and the

front fasteners

15 and 16. Whenever the vizor is worn alone and for any reason a complete cap is desired, it is only necessary to place cap part l over the head and to snap it on to the head band.

y When the parts are assembled so that the visor is in Vits customary position at the front ot the crown, as shown in Figure l, a visored cap of ordinary and conventional design is provided. It will be understood, however, that the top of the cap can be placed in various positions on the headband to locate the visor at either the front, back, or on any side of the tapering band and the stud and socket fasteners are substantially equally placed so that when the top is in any one ot' its various positions each stud will be opposite a socket and engageable therewith to fasten the bands together. The top of the cap, moreover, is of such shape and design as to have a co-operative relation with the visor so that the appearance or style of the complete cap is varied and changed accord ingr to the particular location of the visor with respect to the tapering band, For inF stance, should the top of the cap be attached to the headband so that the visor projects Jforwardly of the higher portion or' the tapering band or top, a cap of another design is produced. ln this design, the high part of the top which was formerly the back of the cap, as in Figure l, would now constitute the front ot' the cap and since the crown is spaced high above the visor and declines rearwardly, the design conforms substantially to the style of caps worn by chauffeurs, Again, when the visor is located in like manner so as to extend from either side of the tapering band rather than either the front or back, a cap of different design is provided and the sloping of the crown from one side to the other oli' the cap causes the latter to have a smart and jaunty appearance. It will thus be seen that the invention provides a cap of conventional style in which the adjustable top or crown part has a certain co-operative relation with respect to the lower or visor part; the slope of the crown being` utilized in connection with the visor for varying the appearance of thc cap, whenever desired.

From the foregoing' it will be seen that the invention provides a head-covering which may be used either as a complete cap with a vizor, or as a vizorless cap while the viZor itself is capable of separate use when detached from the cap. It is also to be understood that various changes and modifications with respect to the particular design, construction and material of the cap may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A visored cap formed of two separable parts, one part consisting of a band surinounted by a top gradually rising from one edge ot the band to a point of appreciable elevation at the opposite edge, and the other portion consisting ot ak headband having a visor carried thereby, said bands being provided 'with complementary fastening means equally placed to permit the said top to be secured to the headband in various relations to the visor to vary the appearance of the cap.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

SOLOMON ROSENBER-Gr.