US1714037A

US1714037A - Adjustable cap

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Publication number: US1714037A
Application number: US216742A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frederick C Murnan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-08-31
Filing date: 1927-08-31
Publication date: 1929-05-21
Anticipated expiration: 1946-05-21

Description

May 21 1922/ IHF. cv. MURNAN 1,714,037

ADJUSTABLE CAP Filed Aug. 51, 1927 III- @Kur/m22,

Patented May 21, 1929.

FRIFJEIIztICK C. MURNAN, OF ,PRINCEVILLEL ILLINOIS.

YamUsiuuarasi oAP.

Application led August 31, 19.257.` Serial No. 216,742.

This invention relates to improvements in caps and more particularly to caps provided with means for adjusting the sizel thereof to accurately fit various sized heads.

.An object of the present invention'is to provide a cap having means for adjusting the size of the same and to conceal the adjusting means so 'that to all outward appearances there is no difference between itand ordinary non-adjustable caps in use at the present time.

Another'object of the invention is'to provide an 'ad'ustable cap vin which portions of the body o the cap are slidably connected to the visor so that by sliding the body on the visor the desired size can be produced.l

A still further object islto provide asimpler and effective means forl roducing the necessary adjustment and at t e same time to produce a cap of this characterwithout` mate` rially increasing the'cost incident to its manufacture. j 1

An additional object is the provision of an adjustable cap in which there are no portions of the adjusting means visible from the inside thereof no1` are there any'interior irregularities that interfere with the comfort of the wearer. j j

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds and while I have shown the preferred embodiment in'theaccompanying drawing it will be readilyunderstood that I may resort to changes inthe details of construction, size or proportions within the scope of the appended claims, vWithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the' advantages of theinvention. Referring tothe drawings, forming part hereof, and in which corresponding parts are similarly indicated in the several views. Fig. 1 is a front view of a cap made in accordance with this invention, with the cap body elevated at the vfront to show the construction that is normally concealed thereby, the relative position of the adjusting means being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a view of the front portion of the cap lookingfrom tlieinsidev thereof, the cap body being broken away to accommodate the additional views, and the plates and studs of the adjusting means being shown in ldotted lines.

. slid over the visor,

body indicatedat 6 are and are held in place merely by the fastening waidly upon itself for a short y Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal lsectional view taken on about line A-`A of Fig. 2.

F ig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View vtaken on the line BQB of Fig. 2.

ig. 5 is a detail view of the means for securing the cap vbody in adjusted position.

eferring now more' particularly .to the drawinggl indicates the cap body or crown gfh the cap and l2 indicates the visor thereof.

e indicated-at 3 on opposite sides of the front central portion 4 of the cap body and this central portion 4 is permanently secured to visor 2 by stitching 5 or by any other suitable means.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the l'.

only Vportion of the cap body l that is permanently secured to the visor 2 is they portion 4, so that the portions 6 ofthe cap body lying adjacent the portion 4 are capable oflbcing overlap the portion 4A varying degrees de'- pending on the size of the heady to be fitted.

he manner of overlapping is clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings.. j In order to secure the portions 6 in ad- )usted position suitable fastening 'means are provided. These fastening means are indicated at 7 and consist of hook-shaped members provided'with sharp points which penecap body is provided with a pair of slits i. e. they may be made yto trate the cloth of the central portion 4 of the cap body, it being understood that the fastening members are secured to theends of the portions 6 of the cap body.l Although particular fastening means have been illustrated and described I thatany suitable fastening means may be used in place thereof. As so far described, the portions of the cap free from the visor means?. In order to secure `these portions 6 tothe visor and still permit slidingy ofthe `saine relative to the visorI have provided'a novel construction whichy ,will now be described.y

The cap body is provided with a sweat band 8 forming an up'standing,portionl of the body which has its upper edge bentbaclrdicated at 9. YOn the front face of the sweat ydesire it understood4 distance as inband a stiifcning strip 10 is provided. This strip may be made of relatively stiff leather or any other suitable material so long as it stiffens the sweat band i3.V

The siveat band 8 and strip 10 are secured to the cap body by a single row of stitching indicated at 11 which passes therethrough and through the inturned portion 12 of the cap body.

1t should be noted that the strip 10 is of substantially the same thickness as the sweat band 8 and that when the end thereof is bent upon itself at 9 to form a smooth upper edge, the strip 10 lies flushWith the surface of the bent portion 9 of the sweat band 8.

r-lfhe sweat band 8 and stiffening strip `10 are provided ivith spaced

slots

13 and 14 respectively extending in a horizontal direction around the same, it being understood that the lengt-h of these slots is deterniined by the range vof adjustability required. I also desire it understood that such slots are illustrated and described, 1 may employ one or any number desired.

The visor 2 ofthe cap 'comprises the usual inner and outer layers of cloth 15` and 16 With an intermediate layer or layers of packing or stifiening material 17. The visor is also provided with the usual sweat band 18 secured to the visor by stitching 19, all of which is conventional construction.

1n the present invention, however, the.

layers

15 and 17 are provided with openings 2O spaced apart the same distance as the openings 13 and 141 in the sweat band. 5% and stiffening strip 10 and registeringV therewith when the cap is assembled.

Passing through the openings 20 and through the

slots

13 and 14 are flat studs 21 having on opposite ends rigid

elongated plates

22 and 23 as clearly shown, theplates 23being yembedded in the visor and due to their elongation, prevent turning of the studs 21 in the slots 13 and 14:. i

Attention is called to the fact that the major transverse axis of the studs 2-2 lies in the plane of the slots so that the syveat band 8 and strip 10 may slide easily over the stationary studs 21 and that the

plates

22 and 23 are inclined With reference to the vertical.

This inclination-of the plates 22 and 28 insures that the ends 2a and 2br of the visor 2 will be held in flattened condition, since the plates extendin ardirection parallel With the side edges of the Vvisor and will accordingly entend Well into the corners formed by the side and near edges of the visor.

1From the foregoing it can be seen that the stationary studs 21 are rigidly secured to the visor 2 and proj ect forwardlytherefrom and through the slots 13 and 111 in the cap body so that the portions 6 thereof lying adjacent the `central portion l are provided With a slidable connection with the visor 2 and that `by pulling the portions 6 ofthe cap body While tivo `of Y closer together or separating the same Within the limits of the slots 13 and lil the desired head size can be quickly secured. 1t is then merely necessary to secure the fastening means 7 to complete the operation.

1t will be readily seen the means for permitting adjustment of the cap are all located between the sweat band 18 of the visor and the inturned portion 12 of the cap body and therefore cannot be seen normally from either the outside or inside of the cap and accordingly do not detract from the appearance thereof. Y

Vl`he slits 3 are located in the front of the cap and when the adjustmentl is made any bulging ofthe cap` body will talreplace in this region. However, the cap body is secured to the visor by means of the usual snap fastener 23 thereby concealing any 'unsightly appearances that wouldiotherivise be visible.

1. A cap of the character describedfcomp rising' a visor, a body having a portion thereof attached permanently to said visor, and means projecting laterally from said visor and passing through slots in thebody port-ion ofthe cap adjacent the permanently attached portion for slidably connecting the portions of said body adjacent the permanently atslits on opposite. sides thereof, and means permanently projecting laterally'from said visor and engaging the body portion for slid. i

ably securing the portions of thebody adjacent the permanently secured portion to said .visor Vwhereby said adjacent portions may be adjusted to abut or overlap the permanently secured portionof the body thereby changing the size thereof.

3. 1n a cap of the character described comprising a visor, a body having a portion thereof permanently secured to said visor, studs on `said visor, elongated plates `spaced on said studs adapted to receive the visor and body therebetween, the said body l adjacent the permanently attached lportion having slits therein to` receive the studs whereby the size of the cap may be adjusted.

a. 1n an adjustable cap, a visor, a body having a portion thereof permanently secured to said visor, fiat studs carried by said visor and projecting therefrom, the said body having slots therein adjacent the permanently attached portion adapted to slidably receive said studs, and means on said studs for preventing the turning of said studs in the slots. Y Y j i 5. `Inan adjustable cap, a visor,abody having a portion thereof permanently secured to said visor, means for slidably attaching the portions of the body adjacent to the permanently attached portion to said visor, said means including studs on the visor and slits in the body portions adjacent the permanently attached portion of the body and elongated plates on the studs having their major axes disposed in a plane parallel'with the side edges of the visor whereby said edges at the point of connection with the body portion are maintained in a fiat condition.

6. In an adjustable cap, a visor, a body having a portion thereof permanently attached to said visor, a sweat band for said body having spaced slits therein', a stiiening strip on said sweat band having slits therein registering with the slits in the sweat band, Hat studs having their major axis extending in the plane of the slits in the sweat band and stiening strip, and having elongated plates on opposite ends thereof passing through said slits in the sweat band and stifening strip, the

plates at one end of the studs being embedded inthe visor to prevent turning ot' the studs, said plates having their major axes disposed in a plane parallel with the side edges of the visor whereby said edges at the point of conof permanently secured to said visor and `bef ing provided with an upstanding portion, slits in said upstanding portion on opposite sides of the permanently attached portion, and studs having one end embedded in the visor and projecting through the slits in the upstanding portion t-o sli'dablysecure portions of the body to the visor for varying the head size, said studs being concealed from view either from the outer or inner side of the cap.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my'hand. l

FREDERICK C. MURNAN.