US20040040067A1 - Cap with assemble rail for accessory - Google Patents
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- A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
- A42B1/00—Hats; Caps; Hoods
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- A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
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- the present invention relates to a cap, and more particularly to a cap with an assemble rail for a cap accessory, wherein an elongated guiding rail is affixed along a bottom brim of a cap body in such a manner that the cap accessory, such as a cap peak or a sunglasses, is capable of sliding along the guiding rail to selectively adjust a position of the accessory with respect to cap body.
- Caps are known in art and become necessities to people during outdoor activities.
- a cap comprising a cap body having a cap cavity and a cap peak outwardly extended from a bottom brim of the cap body in such a manner that when the cap body is put on a wearer's head, the cap peak is capable of blocking the sunlight directly towards the wearer's eyes so as to provide a shading purpose. Therefore, many sportsmen would like to wear a cap during the outdoor activities.
- the cap body is constructed by a plurality of fabric made cap leaves connected with each other edges to edges. Since different wearers have different head shapes, the cap cavity of the cap body is capable of deforming its shape to fit the head shape of the wearer after a period of time. Therefore, when the wearer needs to turn the cap around his or her head at the time, the shape of the cap body will be distorted.
- a main object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein an elongated guiding rail is affixed along a bottom brim of a cap body in such a manner that the cap accessory, such as a cap peak or a sunglasses, is capable of sliding along the guiding rail to selectively adjust a position of the accessory with respect to cap body.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein the cap accessory is capable of quickly sliding along the guiding rail for shading purpose.
- the wearer does not require to take off the cap and turn the cap around the wearer's head.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein since only the accessory is slidably turned with respect to the cap body, the cap body will be stayed at the same position on the wearer's head, so as to prevent the cap body from being distorted.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein the guiding rail is adapted to built-in with the cap body at the bottom brim thereof, so as to keep the aesthetic appearance of the cap.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein more than one cap accessory is capable of slidably mounting to the cap body without distorting the shape of the cap.
- the present invention provides a cap, comprising:
- a cap body having a cap cavity and a bottom brim
- a sliding rail assembly comprising:
- a sliding guider which is affixed to a portion of the coupling edge of the cap accessory and slidably engaged with the sliding rail in such a manner that the cap accessory is capable of selectively sliding along the bottom brim of the cap body.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cap with a sliding rail assembly according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a first alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a second alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6A illustrates a third alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6B illustrates a fourth alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a cap with a sliding rail assembly according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is an alternative mode the sliding rail of the cap according to the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 illustrates an alternative mode of the size adjuster of the sliding rail of the cap according to the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- a cap according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the cap comprises a cap body 10 having a cap cavity 11 and a bottom brim 12 and a cap accessory 20 having a corresponding coupling edge 21 .
- the cap further comprises a sliding rail assembly 30 which comprises an elongated guiding rail 31 extended along the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 and a sliding guider 32 which is affixed to a portion of the coupling edge 21 of the cap accessory 20 and slidably engaged with the sliding rail 31 in such a manner that the cap accessory 20 is capable of selectively sliding along the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 .
- a sliding rail assembly 30 which comprises an elongated guiding rail 31 extended along the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 and a sliding guider 32 which is affixed to a portion of the coupling edge 21 of the cap accessory 20 and slidably engaged with the sliding rail 31 in such a manner that the cap accessory 20 is capable of selectively sliding along the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 .
- the guiding rail 31 is an elongated strap having a C-shaped cross sectional defining a longitudinal sliding slot 311 having an opening facing outwardly to the coupling edge 21 of the cap accessory 20 , wherein the guiding rail 31 has a length at least shorter than a length of the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 .
- the sliding guider 32 comprises an elongated guiding arm 321 which is securely affixed to the portion the coupling edge 21 of the cap accessory 20 and extended into the sliding slot 311 through the opening thereof, and an enlarged guider head 322 extended from the guiding arm 321 to a position within the sliding slot 311 for retaining the sliding guider 32 in position, so as to slidably engage the sliding guider 32 with the guiding rail 31 , as shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, the wearer is able to slide the cap accessory 20 along the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 .
- the guider head 322 is preferably made of silicone adapted to provide an adequate friction between the guider head 322 and the sliding slot 311 to hold the cap accessory 20 in position with respect to the cap body 10 .
- the wearer is able to easily slide the cap accessory 20 along the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 while a sliding force is applied on the cap accessory 20 .
- the guiding rail 31 further comprises at least a sliding stopper 312 provided at an end portion of the sliding slot 311 to stop the sliding movement of the guider head 322 along the sliding slot 311 so as to prevent the sliding guider 32 sliding out of the guiding rail 31 .
- more than one sliding guider 32 can be spacedly affixed to the coupling edge 21 of the cap accessory 20 to slidably engage with the guiding rail 31 so as to substantially support the cap accessory 20 at the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 . Otherwise, a width of the sliding guider 32 can be substantially increased to slidably engage with the guiding rail 31 so as to rigidly support the cap accessory 20 at the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 .
- the cap accessory 20 is embodied as a cap peak wherein the coupling edge 21 is formed at an inner edge of the cap peak of the cap accessory 20 , in such a manner that the wearer is able to turn the can peak of the cap accessory 20 along the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 for shading purpose.
- the sliding rail assembly 30 further comprises an alignment arrangement 33 to guide the cap accessory 20 in position wherein the alignment arrangement 33 has a plurality of guiding indentions 331 spacedly formed on upper and lower walls of the sliding slot 311 respectively and comprises at least two corresponding guiding protrusions 332 opposedly projected from a circumferential surface of the guider head 322 in such a manner that when the sliding guider 32 is slid along the guiding rail 32 , the guiding protrusions 322 are respectively engaged with the corresponding guiding indentions 331 so as to retain the cap accessory 20 in position.
- the alignment arrangement 33 has a plurality of guiding indentions 331 spacedly formed on upper and lower walls of the sliding slot 311 respectively and comprises at least two corresponding guiding protrusions 332 opposedly projected from a circumferential surface of the guider head 322 in such a manner that when the sliding guider 32 is slid along the guiding rail 32 , the guiding protrusions 322 are respectively engaged with the corresponding guiding in
- the cap body 10 is constructed by a plurality of cap leaves 101 connected in edge to edge manner to form the cap cavity 11 and an elongated brim strap 102 encircling around bottom edges of the cap leaves 101 , wherein an upper portion of the guiding rail 31 is affixed to the bottom edges of the cap leaves 101 and a lower portion of the guiding rail 31 is affixed to an upper edge of the brim strap 102 while the brim strap 102 is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of the cap leaves 101 to form the bottom brim 12 in such a manner that the sliding slot 311 is indented on the cap body 10 , about 2 mm depth, around the bottom brim 12 thereof, so as to keep the aesthetic appearance of the cap.
- the guiding rail 31 should be made of flexible material and the thickness of the guiding rail 31 should be relatively thin with respect to the thickness of the cap body 10 such that when the wearer wears the cap of the present invention, the wearer feels comfortable even though the guiding rail 31 is mounted along the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 . Moreover, the guiding rail 31 can further enhance the shape of the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 so as to prevent the distortion of the cap body 10 .
- the guiding rail 31 is affixed to the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 by sewing the upper and lower portions of the guiding rail 31 along the bottom brim 12 of the cap body 10 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates a first alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly 30 A according to the first embodiment, wherein the sliding guider 32 A comprises an elongated guiding arm 321 A which is securely affixed to the coupling edge 21 A of the cap accessory 20 A and extended into the sliding slot 311 A through the opening thereof, and an enlarged guider head 322 A rotatably mounted to a rear end of the guiding arm 321 at a position within the sliding slot 311 A for retaining the guider head 322 A in position, so as to slidably engage the sliding guider 32 A with the guiding rail 31 A.
- the sliding guider 32 A comprises an elongated guiding arm 321 A which is securely affixed to the coupling edge 21 A of the cap accessory 20 A and extended into the sliding slot 311 A through the opening thereof, and an enlarged guider head 322 A rotatably mounted to a rear end of the guiding arm 321 at a position within the sliding slot 311 A for retaining the guider head 322 A in position
- the alignment arrangement 33 A has a plurality of guiding indentions 331 A spacedly formed on an inner wall of the sliding slot 331 A and comprises a corresponding guiding protrusion 332 A outwardly projected from a rear wall of the guider head 332 A and arranged to engage with one of the guiding indentions 331 A when the guider head 332 A is rotatably slid along the sliding slot 311 A so as to retain the cap accessory 20 A in position with respect to the cap body 10 A.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a second alternative of the sliding rail assembly 30 B wherein the guiding rail 31 B comprises an elongated guiding arm 311 B encirclingly extended along the bottom brim 12 B of the cap body 10 B and an enlarged guider head 312 B extended from the guiding arm 311 B.
- the sliding guider 32 B having a C-shaped cross sectional, has a sliding slot 321 B having an opening facing towards the guiding rail 31 B wherein the guiding arm 311 B is arranged to extend to the sliding slot 321 B through the opening thereof while guider head 312 B is slidably disposed in the sliding slot 321 B so as to slidably engage the sliding guider 32 B with the guiding rail 31 B, as shown in FIG. 5.
- the attachment of the guiding rail 31 B is that an upper portion of the guiding rail 31 B is affixed to the bottom edges of the cap leaves 101 B and a lower portion of the guiding rail 31 B is affixed to an upper edge of the brim strap 102 B while the brim strap 102 B is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of the cap leaves 101 B to form the bottom brim 12 B in such a manner that the guider head 312 B is protruded along the bottom brim 12 B of the cap body 10 B, so as to keep the aesthetic appearance of the cap.
- FIG. 6A illustrates a third alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly 30 C wherein the guiding rail 31 C has two sliding slots 311 C parallelly extended along the bottom brim 12 C of the cap body 10 C, wherein each of the sliding slots 311 C has a C-shaped cross section to slidably engage with the sliding guider 32 C in such a manner that two cap accessories 20 C are adapted to slidably mount to the bottom brim 12 C of the cap body 10 C.
- the guiding rail 31 C is mounted on an inner side of the cap body 10 C such that the two sliding slots 311 C are indented on an outer side of the cap body 10 C along the bottom brim 12 C thereof.
- the sliding guider 32 C comprises an elongated guiding arm 321 C which is securely affixed to the coupling edge 21 C of the respective cap accessory 20 C and extended into the respective sliding slot 311 C through the opening thereof, and an enlarged guider head 322 C extended from the guiding arm 321 C to a position within the respective sliding slot 311 C for retaining the guider head 322 C in position, so as to slidably engage the sliding guider 32 C with the guiding rail 31 C.
- the two cap accessories 20 C are embodied as the cap peak and a foldable sunglasses respectively.
- the foldable sunglasses which is a conventional auxiliary sunglasses, comprises a lens frame for shading the sunshine and a pivot joint connected to an upper portion of the lens frame wherein the coupling edge 21 C is formed at an edge of the pivot joint in such a manner that when the sliding guider 32 C is mounted to the coupling edge 21 C of the foldable sunglasses of the cap accessory 20 C to slidably engage with the respective sliding slot 311 C of the guiding rail 31 C, the foldable sunglasses of the cap accessory 20 C is capable of sliding along the bottom brim 12 C of the cap body 10 C individually.
- the wearer is able to slidably adjust the foldable sunglasses to a position to effectively shade the sunshine. Moreover, the wearer is able to pivotally flip the foldable sunglasses at any desired shading angle. It is worth mentioning the foldable sunglasses of the cap accessory 20 C are adapted to be incorporated with the above first embodiment and its alternatives without altering the original structure.
- FIG. 6B illustrates another alternative mode of the first embodiment, wherein the sliding rail assembly 30 D comprises two guiding rails 31 D parallelly and spacedly extended along the bottom brim 12 D of the cap body 10 D at an outer side thereof, wherein each of the sliding slots 311 D has a C-shaped cross section to slidably engage with the sliding guider 32 D in such a manner that two cap accessories 20 D are adapted to slidably mount to the brim 12 D of the cap body 10 D.
- the two cap accessories 20 D are embodied as the cap peak and a foldable sunglasses respectively, wherein the cap peak of the cap accessory 20 D is slidably engaged with the guiding rail 31 D at an upper side of the bottom brim 12 D of the cap body 10 D while the foldable sunglasses of another cap accessory 20 D is slidably engaged with the guider rail 31 D at a lower side of the bottom brim 12 D of the cap body 10 D, in such a manner that the cap peak and the foldable sunglasses of the cap accessories 20 D are individually slid along the bottom brim 12 D of the cap body 10 D.
- a cap of a second embodiment illustrates an alternative mode of the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the structure of the cap of the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, except the sliding rail assembly 30 B.
- the guiding rail 31 ′ having a C-shaped cross sectional sliding slot 311 ′ extended along the bottom brim 12 ′ of the cap body 10 ′ at an outer side thereof.
- the sliding guider 32 ′ comprises an elongated guiding arm 321 ′ which is securely affixed to the coupling edge 21 ′ of the cap accessory 20 ′ and extended into the sliding slot 311 ′ through the opening thereof, and an enlarged guider head 322 ′ extended from the guiding arm 321 ′ to a position within the sliding slot 311 ′ for retaining the guider head 322 ′ in position, so as to slidably engage the sliding guider 32 ′ with the guiding rail 31 ′.
- the sliding rail assembly 30 ′ further comprises a size adjuster 34 ′ which comprises a first adjuster 341 ′ integrally extended from one end of the guiding rail 31 ′ and a second adjuster 342 ′ integrally extended from another opposed end of the guiding rail 31 ′ and arranged to engage with the first adjuster 341 ′ to selectively adjust a circumferential size of the bottom brim 12 ′ of the cap body 10 ′.
- a size adjuster 34 ′ which comprises a first adjuster 341 ′ integrally extended from one end of the guiding rail 31 ′ and a second adjuster 342 ′ integrally extended from another opposed end of the guiding rail 31 ′ and arranged to engage with the first adjuster 341 ′ to selectively adjust a circumferential size of the bottom brim 12 ′ of the cap body 10 ′.
- the first adjuster 341 ′ has an engagement slot 3411 ′ having a C-shaped cross sectional communicating with the sliding slot 311 ′ and a plurality of adjustment through grooves 3412 ′ spacedly provided at upper and lower walls of the engagement slot 3411 ′.
- the second adjuster 342 ′ comprises an elastic adjuster arm 3421 ′, having a V-shaped, having two engaging tips 3422 ′ opposedly and outwardly extending wherein the adjuster arm 3421 ′ is arranged to slidably insert into the engagement slot 3411 ′ so that the two engaging tips 3422 ′ are inserted into the adjustment through grooves 3412 ′ at the upper and lower walls of the engagement slot 3411 ′ respectively to outside, so as to retain the circumferential size of the bottom brim 12 ′ of the cap body 10 ′.
- the wearer In order to detach the second adjuster 342 ′ from the first adjuster 341 ′, the wearer is able to apply a compression force at the engaging tips 3422 ′ to push the engaging tips 3422 ′ into the engagement slot 3411 ′ so as to disengage the second adjuster 342 ′ from the first adjuster 341 ′.
- FIG. 8 illustrates an alternative mode of the guiding rail 31 E which is mounted along the bottom brim 12 E of the cap body 10 F wherein an upper portion of the guiding rail 31 E is affixed to the bottom edges of the cap leaves 101 E and a lower portion of the guiding rail 31 E is affixed to an upper edge of the brim strap 102 E while the brim strap 102 E is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of the cap leaves 101 E to form the bottom brim 12 E in such a manner that the sliding slot 311 E is indented on the cap body 10 F around the bottom brim 12 E thereof, so as to keep the aesthetic appearance of the cap.
- the sliding rail assembly 30 E is capable of incorporating with the size adjuster 34 ′ as disclosed above second embodiment without altering the structure of the sliding rail assembly 30 E.
- FIG. 9 illustrates an alternative mode of the size adjuster 34 ′′ wherein the first adjuster 341 ′′, which is integrally extended from one end of the guiding rail 31 ′′, has an engagement slot 3411 ′′ having a C-shaped cross sectional communicating with the sliding slot 311 ′′ and a plurality of adjustment through grooves 3412 ′′ spacedly provided on a front wall of the engagement slot 3411 ′′ at an opening thereof.
- the second adjuster 342 ′ which is integrally extended from another opposed end of the guiding rail 31 ′′, has an elastic adjuster arm 3421 ′′ having a V-shaped cross sectional, and at least an engaging tip 3422 ′′ outwardly protruded from the adjuster arm 3421 ′′ in such a manner that when the adjuster arm 3421 ′′ is slidably inserted into the engagement slot 3411 ′′, the engaging tip 3422 ′′ is selectively engaged with the adjustment through groove 3412 ′′ so as to retain the circumferential size of the bottom brim 12 ′′ of the cap body 10 ′′.
- the wearer In order to detach the second adjuster 342 ′′ from the first adjuster 341 ′′, the wearer is able to compress the adjuster arm 3421 ′′ at a free end thereof to push the engaging tips 3422 ′′ into the engagement slot 3411 ′′ so as to disengage the second adjuster 342 ′′ from the first adjuster 341 ′′.
- the alignment arrangement 33 of the first embodiment and its alternative can be applied on the second embodiment of the present invention without altering the original configuration thereof, so as to slidably guide the cap accessory 20 ′′ at a desired position with respect to the cap body 10 ′′.
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A cap includes a cap body having a cap cavity and a bottom brim, a cap accessory having a corresponding coupling edge, and a sliding rail assembly, wherein the sliding rail assembly includes an elongated guiding rail extended along the bottom brim of the cap body, and a sliding guider which is affixed to a portion of the coupling edge of the cap accessory and slidably engaged with the sliding rail in such a manner that the cap accessory is capable of selectively sliding along the bottom brim of the cap body.
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- 1. Field of Invention
- The present invention relates to a cap, and more particularly to a cap with an assemble rail for a cap accessory, wherein an elongated guiding rail is affixed along a bottom brim of a cap body in such a manner that the cap accessory, such as a cap peak or a sunglasses, is capable of sliding along the guiding rail to selectively adjust a position of the accessory with respect to cap body.
- 2. Description of Related Arts
- Caps are known in art and become necessities to people during outdoor activities. Conventionally, a cap comprising a cap body having a cap cavity and a cap peak outwardly extended from a bottom brim of the cap body in such a manner that when the cap body is put on a wearer's head, the cap peak is capable of blocking the sunlight directly towards the wearer's eyes so as to provide a shading purpose. Therefore, many sportsmen would like to wear a cap during the outdoor activities.
- For example, baseball players would like to wear a baseball cap for shading because they have to catch the baseball flying in the sky. However, when they run from one direction to another direction, the sunlight may directly shines on their faces. Therefore, they have to turn the cap around their head for shading the sunlight. Sometime, it is a hassle for them to switch the cap peak to block the sunlight so that they may throw the cap away to prevent missing of the catch of the ball.
- Moreover, the cap body is constructed by a plurality of fabric made cap leaves connected with each other edges to edges. Since different wearers have different head shapes, the cap cavity of the cap body is capable of deforming its shape to fit the head shape of the wearer after a period of time. Therefore, when the wearer needs to turn the cap around his or her head at the time, the shape of the cap body will be distorted.
- In addition, it is a hassle for the wearer that he or her must initially take off the cap from his or her head and put it back on in order to turn the cap around the head. For example, a quick adjustment of the cap peak is required for the wearer during driving. However, the procedure of turning the cap around will disturb the wearer who is driving.
- A main object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein an elongated guiding rail is affixed along a bottom brim of a cap body in such a manner that the cap accessory, such as a cap peak or a sunglasses, is capable of sliding along the guiding rail to selectively adjust a position of the accessory with respect to cap body.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein the cap accessory is capable of quickly sliding along the guiding rail for shading purpose. In other words, the wearer does not require to take off the cap and turn the cap around the wearer's head.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein since only the accessory is slidably turned with respect to the cap body, the cap body will be stayed at the same position on the wearer's head, so as to prevent the cap body from being distorted.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein the guiding rail is adapted to built-in with the cap body at the bottom brim thereof, so as to keep the aesthetic appearance of the cap.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a cap with an assemble rail for an accessory, wherein more than one cap accessory is capable of slidably mounting to the cap body without distorting the shape of the cap.
- Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a cap, comprising:
- a cap body having a cap cavity and a bottom brim;
- a cap accessory having a corresponding coupling edge; and
- a sliding rail assembly, comprising:
- an elongated guiding rail extended along the bottom brim of the cap body; and
- a sliding guider which is affixed to a portion of the coupling edge of the cap accessory and slidably engaged with the sliding rail in such a manner that the cap accessory is capable of selectively sliding along the bottom brim of the cap body.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cap with a sliding rail assembly according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a first alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 illustrates a second alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6A illustrates a third alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6B illustrates a fourth alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly of the cap according to the above first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a cap with a sliding rail assembly according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is an alternative mode the sliding rail of the cap according to the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 illustrates an alternative mode of the size adjuster of the sliding rail of the cap according to the above second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings, a cap according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the cap comprises a
cap body 10 having acap cavity 11 and abottom brim 12 and acap accessory 20 having acorresponding coupling edge 21. - The cap further comprises a
sliding rail assembly 30 which comprises an elongated guidingrail 31 extended along thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10 and asliding guider 32 which is affixed to a portion of thecoupling edge 21 of thecap accessory 20 and slidably engaged with the slidingrail 31 in such a manner that thecap accessory 20 is capable of selectively sliding along thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10. - According to the preferred embodiment, the guiding
rail 31 is an elongated strap having a C-shaped cross sectional defining a longitudinal slidingslot 311 having an opening facing outwardly to thecoupling edge 21 of thecap accessory 20, wherein the guidingrail 31 has a length at least shorter than a length of thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10. - The
sliding guider 32 comprises an elongated guidingarm 321 which is securely affixed to the portion thecoupling edge 21 of thecap accessory 20 and extended into thesliding slot 311 through the opening thereof, and an enlargedguider head 322 extended from the guidingarm 321 to a position within thesliding slot 311 for retaining thesliding guider 32 in position, so as to slidably engage thesliding guider 32 with the guidingrail 31, as shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, the wearer is able to slide thecap accessory 20 along thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10. - Accordingly, the
guider head 322 is preferably made of silicone adapted to provide an adequate friction between theguider head 322 and thesliding slot 311 to hold thecap accessory 20 in position with respect to thecap body 10. However, the wearer is able to easily slide thecap accessory 20 along thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10 while a sliding force is applied on thecap accessory 20. - Moreover, the guiding
rail 31 further comprises at least asliding stopper 312 provided at an end portion of thesliding slot 311 to stop the sliding movement of theguider head 322 along thesliding slot 311 so as to prevent the slidingguider 32 sliding out of the guidingrail 31. - It is worth mentioning that in order to ensure the support between the
cap body 10 and thecap accessory 20, more than onesliding guider 32 can be spacedly affixed to thecoupling edge 21 of thecap accessory 20 to slidably engage with the guidingrail 31 so as to substantially support thecap accessory 20 at thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10. Otherwise, a width of thesliding guider 32 can be substantially increased to slidably engage with the guidingrail 31 so as to rigidly support thecap accessory 20 at thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10. - As shown in FIG. 1, the
cap accessory 20 is embodied as a cap peak wherein thecoupling edge 21 is formed at an inner edge of the cap peak of thecap accessory 20, in such a manner that the wearer is able to turn the can peak of thecap accessory 20 along thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10 for shading purpose. - As shown in FIG. 2, the
sliding rail assembly 30 further comprises analignment arrangement 33 to guide thecap accessory 20 in position wherein thealignment arrangement 33 has a plurality of guidingindentions 331 spacedly formed on upper and lower walls of thesliding slot 311 respectively and comprises at least two corresponding guidingprotrusions 332 opposedly projected from a circumferential surface of theguider head 322 in such a manner that when thesliding guider 32 is slid along the guidingrail 32, the guidingprotrusions 322 are respectively engaged with the corresponding guidingindentions 331 so as to retain thecap accessory 20 in position. - As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the
cap body 10 is constructed by a plurality ofcap leaves 101 connected in edge to edge manner to form thecap cavity 11 and anelongated brim strap 102 encircling around bottom edges of thecap leaves 101, wherein an upper portion of the guidingrail 31 is affixed to the bottom edges of thecap leaves 101 and a lower portion of the guidingrail 31 is affixed to an upper edge of thebrim strap 102 while thebrim strap 102 is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of thecap leaves 101 to form thebottom brim 12 in such a manner that thesliding slot 311 is indented on thecap body 10, about 2 mm depth, around thebottom brim 12 thereof, so as to keep the aesthetic appearance of the cap. - It is worth mentioning that the guiding
rail 31 should be made of flexible material and the thickness of the guidingrail 31 should be relatively thin with respect to the thickness of thecap body 10 such that when the wearer wears the cap of the present invention, the wearer feels comfortable even though the guidingrail 31 is mounted along thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10. Moreover, the guidingrail 31 can further enhance the shape of thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10 so as to prevent the distortion of thecap body 10. - Preferably, the guiding
rail 31 is affixed to thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10 by sewing the upper and lower portions of the guidingrail 31 along thebottom brim 12 of thecap body 10. - FIG. 4 illustrates a first alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly30A according to the first embodiment, wherein the sliding guider 32A comprises an elongated guiding
arm 321A which is securely affixed to thecoupling edge 21A of thecap accessory 20A and extended into thesliding slot 311 A through the opening thereof, and an enlarged guider head 322A rotatably mounted to a rear end of the guidingarm 321 at a position within thesliding slot 311A for retaining the guider head 322A in position, so as to slidably engage the sliding guider 32A with the guidingrail 31A. - In other words, when the wearers turns the
cap accessory 20A along the bottom brim 12A of thecap body 10A, the guider head 322A is driven to rotate within thesliding slot 311A for reducing a friction therebetween, so as to enhance a smooth sliding movement of thecap accessory 20A. - In addition, the
alignment arrangement 33A has a plurality of guidingindentions 331 A spacedly formed on an inner wall of thesliding slot 331A and comprises a corresponding guidingprotrusion 332A outwardly projected from a rear wall of theguider head 332A and arranged to engage with one of the guidingindentions 331A when theguider head 332A is rotatably slid along thesliding slot 311A so as to retain thecap accessory 20A in position with respect to thecap body 10A. - FIG. 5 illustrates a second alternative of the sliding
rail assembly 30B wherein the guidingrail 31B comprises anelongated guiding arm 311B encirclingly extended along thebottom brim 12B of thecap body 10B and anenlarged guider head 312B extended from the guidingarm 311B. - The sliding
guider 32B, having a C-shaped cross sectional, has a slidingslot 321B having an opening facing towards the guidingrail 31B wherein the guidingarm 311B is arranged to extend to the slidingslot 321B through the opening thereof whileguider head 312B is slidably disposed in the slidingslot 321B so as to slidably engage the slidingguider 32B with the guidingrail 31 B, as shown in FIG. 5. - In addition, the attachment of the guiding
rail 31 B is that an upper portion of the guidingrail 31B is affixed to the bottom edges of the cap leaves 101B and a lower portion of the guidingrail 31B is affixed to an upper edge of the brim strap 102B while the brim strap 102B is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of the cap leaves 101B to form thebottom brim 12B in such a manner that theguider head 312B is protruded along thebottom brim 12B of thecap body 10B, so as to keep the aesthetic appearance of the cap. - It is worth mentioning that in comparison with FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the sliding engagement of the sliding
rail assembly 30B according to the second alternative is a reversed configuration of the first embodiment. Therefore, thealignment arrangement 33 and its alternative should be incorporated with the second alternative mode without departing the spirit of the slidingrail assembly 30B, as shown in FIG. 5. - FIG. 6A illustrates a third alternative mode of the sliding rail assembly30C wherein the guiding rail 31C has two sliding slots 311C parallelly extended along the
bottom brim 12C of thecap body 10C, wherein each of the sliding slots 311C has a C-shaped cross section to slidably engage with the slidingguider 32C in such a manner that two cap accessories 20C are adapted to slidably mount to thebottom brim 12C of thecap body 10C. Moreover, the guiding rail 31C is mounted on an inner side of thecap body 10C such that the two sliding slots 311C are indented on an outer side of thecap body 10C along thebottom brim 12C thereof. - Accordingly, the sliding
guider 32C comprises anelongated guiding arm 321C which is securely affixed to thecoupling edge 21C of the respective cap accessory 20C and extended into the respective sliding slot 311C through the opening thereof, and anenlarged guider head 322C extended from the guidingarm 321C to a position within the respective sliding slot 311C for retaining theguider head 322C in position, so as to slidably engage the slidingguider 32C with the guiding rail 31C. - As shown in FIG. 6A, the two cap accessories20C are embodied as the cap peak and a foldable sunglasses respectively. The foldable sunglasses, which is a conventional auxiliary sunglasses, comprises a lens frame for shading the sunshine and a pivot joint connected to an upper portion of the lens frame wherein the
coupling edge 21C is formed at an edge of the pivot joint in such a manner that when the slidingguider 32C is mounted to thecoupling edge 21C of the foldable sunglasses of the cap accessory 20C to slidably engage with the respective sliding slot 311C of the guiding rail 31C, the foldable sunglasses of the cap accessory 20C is capable of sliding along thebottom brim 12C of thecap body 10C individually. In other words, the wearer is able to slidably adjust the foldable sunglasses to a position to effectively shade the sunshine. Moreover, the wearer is able to pivotally flip the foldable sunglasses at any desired shading angle. It is worth mentioning the foldable sunglasses of the cap accessory 20C are adapted to be incorporated with the above first embodiment and its alternatives without altering the original structure. - FIG. 6B illustrates another alternative mode of the first embodiment, wherein the sliding rail assembly30D comprises two guiding
rails 31D parallelly and spacedly extended along the bottom brim 12D of the cap body 10D at an outer side thereof, wherein each of the slidingslots 311D has a C-shaped cross section to slidably engage with the slidingguider 32D in such a manner that twocap accessories 20D are adapted to slidably mount to the brim 12D of the cap body 10D. - In addition, the two
cap accessories 20D are embodied as the cap peak and a foldable sunglasses respectively, wherein the cap peak of thecap accessory 20D is slidably engaged with the guidingrail 31D at an upper side of the bottom brim 12D of the cap body 10D while the foldable sunglasses of anothercap accessory 20D is slidably engaged with theguider rail 31D at a lower side of the bottom brim 12D of the cap body 10D, in such a manner that the cap peak and the foldable sunglasses of thecap accessories 20D are individually slid along the bottom brim 12D of the cap body 10D. - As shown in FIG. 7, a cap of a second embodiment illustrates an alternative mode of the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the structure of the cap of the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, except the sliding
rail assembly 30B. - As shown in FIG. 7, the guiding
rail 31′ having a C-shaped cross sectional slidingslot 311′ extended along thebottom brim 12′ of thecap body 10′ at an outer side thereof. The slidingguider 32′ comprises anelongated guiding arm 321′ which is securely affixed to thecoupling edge 21′ of thecap accessory 20′ and extended into the slidingslot 311′ through the opening thereof, and anenlarged guider head 322′ extended from the guidingarm 321′ to a position within the slidingslot 311′ for retaining theguider head 322′ in position, so as to slidably engage the slidingguider 32′ with the guidingrail 31′. - The sliding
rail assembly 30′ further comprises asize adjuster 34′ which comprises afirst adjuster 341′ integrally extended from one end of the guidingrail 31′ and asecond adjuster 342′ integrally extended from another opposed end of the guidingrail 31′ and arranged to engage with thefirst adjuster 341′ to selectively adjust a circumferential size of thebottom brim 12′ of thecap body 10′. - As shown in FIG. 7, the
first adjuster 341 ′ has anengagement slot 3411 ′ having a C-shaped cross sectional communicating with the slidingslot 311′ and a plurality of adjustment throughgrooves 3412′ spacedly provided at upper and lower walls of theengagement slot 3411′. Thesecond adjuster 342′ comprises anelastic adjuster arm 3421′, having a V-shaped, having two engagingtips 3422′ opposedly and outwardly extending wherein theadjuster arm 3421′ is arranged to slidably insert into theengagement slot 3411′ so that the twoengaging tips 3422′ are inserted into the adjustment throughgrooves 3412′ at the upper and lower walls of theengagement slot 3411′ respectively to outside, so as to retain the circumferential size of thebottom brim 12′ of thecap body 10′. - In other words, when the engaging
tips 3422′ are engaged with the adjustment throughgrooves 3412′ at positions close to the end of the guidingrail 31′, the size of the circumference of thebottom brim 12′ of thecap body 10′ will be reduced. Likewise, when the engagingtips 3422′ are engaged with the adjustment throughgrooves 3412′ at positions away from the end of the guidingrail 31′, the size of the circumference of thebottom brim 12′ of thecap body 10′ will be increased. - In order to detach the
second adjuster 342′ from thefirst adjuster 341′, the wearer is able to apply a compression force at theengaging tips 3422′ to push theengaging tips 3422′ into theengagement slot 3411′ so as to disengage thesecond adjuster 342′ from thefirst adjuster 341′. - FIG. 8 illustrates an alternative mode of the guiding
rail 31E which is mounted along thebottom brim 12E of the cap body 10F wherein an upper portion of the guidingrail 31E is affixed to the bottom edges of the cap leaves 101E and a lower portion of the guidingrail 31E is affixed to an upper edge of thebrim strap 102E while thebrim strap 102E is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of the cap leaves 101E to form thebottom brim 12E in such a manner that the slidingslot 311E is indented on the cap body 10F around thebottom brim 12E thereof, so as to keep the aesthetic appearance of the cap. - It is worth mentioning that the sliding rail assembly30E is capable of incorporating with the
size adjuster 34′ as disclosed above second embodiment without altering the structure of the sliding rail assembly 30E. - FIG. 9 illustrates an alternative mode of the
size adjuster 34″ wherein thefirst adjuster 341″, which is integrally extended from one end of the guidingrail 31″, has anengagement slot 3411″ having a C-shaped cross sectional communicating with the slidingslot 311″ and a plurality of adjustment throughgrooves 3412″ spacedly provided on a front wall of theengagement slot 3411″ at an opening thereof. - The
second adjuster 342′, which is integrally extended from another opposed end of the guidingrail 31″, has anelastic adjuster arm 3421″ having a V-shaped cross sectional, and at least anengaging tip 3422″ outwardly protruded from theadjuster arm 3421″ in such a manner that when theadjuster arm 3421″ is slidably inserted into theengagement slot 3411″, the engagingtip 3422″ is selectively engaged with the adjustment throughgroove 3412″ so as to retain the circumferential size of thebottom brim 12″ of thecap body 10″. - In order to detach the
second adjuster 342″ from thefirst adjuster 341″, the wearer is able to compress theadjuster arm 3421″ at a free end thereof to push theengaging tips 3422″ into theengagement slot 3411″ so as to disengage thesecond adjuster 342″ from thefirst adjuster 341″. - It is worth mentioning that the
alignment arrangement 33 of the first embodiment and its alternative can be applied on the second embodiment of the present invention without altering the original configuration thereof, so as to slidably guide thecap accessory 20″ at a desired position with respect to thecap body 10″. - While the forgoing description and figures describe the first and second embodiments and their alternatives of the present invention, it should be appreciated that certain obvious modification, variations, and substitutions may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. For example, the
size adjuster 34′ of the second embodiment can be employed in the first embodiment while the two parallel sliding slots 311C of the first embodiment can be incorporated with the second embodiment.
Claims (24)
1. A cap, comprising:
a cap body having a cap cavity and a bottom brim;
a cap accessory having a corresponding coupling edge; and
a sliding rail assembly, comprising:
an elongated guiding rail extended along said bottom brim of said cap body; and
a sliding guider which is affixed to a portion of said coupling edge of said cap accessory and slidably engaged with said sliding rail in such a manner that said cap accessory is capable of selectively sliding along said bottom brim of said cap body.
2. The cap, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said guiding rail is an elongated strap having a C-shaped cross sectional defining a longitudinal sliding slot having an opening facing towards said coupling edge of said cap accessory, wherein said sliding guider is slidably engaged with said sliding slot so that said cap accessory is capable of selectively sliding along said bottom brim of said cap body.
3. The cap, as recited in claim 2 , wherein said sliding guider comprises an elongated guiding arm which is securely affixed to said portion of said coupling edge of said cap accessory and extended into said sliding slot through said opening thereof, and an enlarged guider head extended from said guiding arm to a position within said sliding slot for retaining said sliding guider in position, so as to slidably engage said sliding guider with said guiding rail.
4. The cap, as recited in claim 3 , wherein said sliding rail assembly further comprises an alignment arrangement to guide said cap accessory in position, wherein said alignment has a plurality of guiding indentions spacedly formed on upper and lower walls of said sliding slot respectively and comprises at least two corresponding guiding protrusions opposedly projected from a circumferential surface of said guider head in such a manner that when said sliding guider is slid along said guiding rail, said guiding protrusions are respectively engaged with said corresponding guiding indentions so as to retain said cap accessory in position.
5. The cap, as recited in claim 3 , wherein said guiding head is rotatably mounted to a rear end of said guiding arm at a position with said sliding slot in such a manner that when said cap accessory is slid along said bottom brim of said cap body, said guider head is driven to rotate with said sliding slot.
6. The cap, as recited in claim 5 , wherein said sliding rail assembly further comprises an alignment arrangement to guide said cap accessory in position, wherein said alignment has a plurality of guiding indentions spacedly formed on an inner wall of said sliding slot and comprises a corresponding guiding protrusion outwardly projected from a rear wall of said guider head and arranged to engage with one of said guiding indentions when said guider head is rotatably slid along said sliding slot.
7. The cap, as recited in claim 2 , wherein said cap body is constructed by a plurality of leaves connected in edge to edge manner to form said cap cavity and an elongated brim strap encircling around bottom edges of said cap leaves, wherein an upper portion of said guiding rail is affixed to said bottom edges of said cap leaves and a lower portion of said guiding rail is affixed to an upper edge of said brim strap while said brim strap is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of said cap leaves to form said bottom brim in such a manner that said sliding slot is indented on said cap body around said bottom brim thereof.
8. The cap, as recited in claim 4 , wherein said cap body is constructed by a plurality of leaves connected in edge to edge manner to form said cap cavity and an elongated brim strap encircling around bottom edges of said cap leaves, wherein an upper portion of said guiding rail is affixed to said bottom edges of said cap leaves and a lower portion of said guiding rail is affixed to an upper edge of said brim strap while said brim strap is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of said cap leaves to form said bottom brim in such a manner that said sliding slot is indented on said cap body around said bottom brim thereof.
9. The cap, as recited in claim 6 , wherein said cap body is constructed by a plurality of leaves connected in edge to edge manner to form said cap cavity and an elongated brim strap encircling around bottom edges of said cap leaves, wherein an upper portion of said guiding rail is affixed to said bottom edges of said cap leaves and a lower portion of said guiding rail is affixed to an upper edge of said brim strap while said brim strap is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of said cap leaves to form said bottom brim in such a manner that said sliding slot is indented on said cap body around said bottom brim thereof.
10. The cap, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said sliding guider, having a C-shaped cross sectional, has a sliding slot having an opening facing towards said guiding rail, wherein said guiding rail comprises an elongated guiding arm encirclingly extended along said bottom brim of said cap body to said sliding slot through said opening thereof and an enlarged guiding head extended from said guiding arm within said sliding slot, so as to slidably engage said sliding guider with said guiding rail.
11. The cap, as recited in claim 10 , wherein said cap body is constructed by a plurality of leaves connected in edge to edge manner to form said cap cavity and an elongated brim strap encircling around bottom edges of said cap leaves, wherein an upper portion of said guiding rail is affixed to said bottom edges of said cap leaves and a lower portion of said guiding rail is affixed to an upper edge of said brim strap while said brim strap is inwardly flipped to attached to inner sides of said cap leaves to form said bottom brim in such a manner that said guider head is protruded along said bottom brim of said cap body.
12. The cap, as recited in claim 10 , wherein said sliding rail assembly further comprises an alignment arrangement to guide said cap accessory in position, wherein said alignment has a plurality of guiding indentions spacedly formed on upper and lower walls of said sliding slot respectively and comprises at least two corresponding guiding protrusions opposedly projected from a circumferential surface of said guider head in such a manner that when said sliding guider is slid along said guiding rail, said guiding protrusions are respectively engaged with said corresponding guiding indentions so as to retain said cap accessory in position.
13. The cap, as recited in claim 11 , wherein said sliding rail assembly further comprises an alignment arrangement to guide said cap accessory in position, wherein said alignment has a plurality of guiding indentions spacedly formed on upper and lower walls of said sliding slot respectively and comprises at least two corresponding guiding protrusions opposedly projected from a circumferential surface of said guider head in such a manner that when said sliding guider is slid along said guiding rail, said guiding protrusions are respectively engaged with said corresponding guiding indentions so as to retain said cap accessory in position.
14. The cap, as recited in claim 2 , wherein said guiding rail further has a second sliding slot, wherein said two sliding slots are parallelly extended along said bottom brim of said cap body while two sliding guiders are affixed to two said cap accessories to slidably engage with said two sliding slots respectively, so that said two cap accessories are capable of sliding along said bottom brim of said cap body individually.
15. The cap, as recited in claim 4 , wherein said guiding rail further has a second sliding slot, wherein said two sliding slots are parallelly extended along said bottom brim of said cap body while two sliding guiders are affixed to two said cap accessories to slidably engage with said two sliding slots respectively, so that said two cap accessories are capable of sliding along said bottom brim of said cap body individually.
16. The cap, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said sliding rail assembly further comprises a size adjuster which comprises a first adjuster integrally extended from one end of said guiding rail and a second adjuster integrally extended from another opposed end of said guider rail and arranged to engage with said first adjuster to selectively adjust a circumferential size of said bottom brim of said cap body.
17. The cap, as recited in claim 3 , wherein said sliding rail assembly further comprises a size adjuster which comprises a first adjuster integrally extended from one end of said guiding rail and a second adjuster integrally extended from another opposed end of said guider rail and arranged to engage with said first adjuster to selectively adjust a circumferential size of said bottom brim of said cap body.
18. The cap, as recited in claim 10 , wherein said sliding rail assembly further comprises a size adjuster which comprises a first adjuster integrally extended from one end of said guiding rail and a second adjuster integrally extended from another opposed end of said guider rail and arranged to engage with said first adjuster to selectively adjust a circumferential size of said bottom brim of said cap body.
19. The cap, as recited in claim 16 , wherein said first adjuster has an engagement slot having a C-shaped cross sectional and a plurality of adjustment through grooves spacedly provided at upper and lower walls of said engagement slot, wherein said second adjuster comprises a V-shaped elastic adjuster arm having two engaging tips opposedly and outwardly extending, wherein said adjuster arm is arranged to slidably insert into said engagement slot so that said two engaging tips are inserted into said adjustment through grooves at said upper and lower walls of said engagement slot respectively to outside, so as to retain said circumferential size of said bottom brim of said cap body.
20. The cap, as recited in claim 17 , wherein said first adjuster has an engagement slot having a C-shaped cross sectional and a plurality of adjustment through grooves spacedly provided at upper and lower walls of said engagement slot, wherein said second adjuster comprises a V-shaped elastic adjuster arm having two engaging tips opposedly and outwardly extending, wherein said adjuster arm is arranged to slidably insert into said engagement slot so that said two engaging tips are inserted into said adjustment through grooves at said upper and lower walls of said engagement slot respectively to outside, so as to retain said circumferential size of said bottom brim of said cap body.
21. The cap, as recited in claim 18 , wherein said first adjuster has an engagement slot having a C-shaped cross sectional and a plurality of adjustment through grooves spacedly provided at upper and lower walls of said engagement slot, wherein said second adjuster comprises a V-shaped elastic adjuster arm having two engaging tips opposedly and outwardly extending, wherein said adjuster arm is arranged to slidably insert into said engagement slot so that said two engaging tips are inserted into said adjustment through grooves at said upper and lower walls of said engagement slot respectively to outside, so as to retain said circumferential size of said bottom brim of said cap body.
22. The cap, as recited in claim 16 , wherein said first adjuster has an engagement slot having a C-shaped cross sectional and a plurality of adjustment through grooves spacedly provided on a front wall of said engagement slot at an opening thereof, wherein said second adjuster has an elastic adjuster arm having a V-shaped cross sectional, and at least an engaging tip outwardly protruded from said adjuster arm in such a manner that when said adjuster arm is slidably inserted into said engagement slot, said engaging tip is selectively engaged with said adjustment through groove so as to retain said circumferential size of said bottom brim of said cap body.
23. The cap, as recited in claim 17 , wherein said first adjuster has an engagement slot having a C-shaped cross sectional and a plurality of adjustment through grooves spacedly provided on a front wall of said engagement slot at an opening thereof, wherein said second adjuster has an elastic adjuster arm having a V-shaped cross sectional, and at least an engaging tip outwardly protruded from said adjuster arm in such a manner that when said adjuster arm is slidably inserted into said engagement slot, said engaging tip is selectively engaged with said adjustment through groove so as to retain said circumferential size of said bottom brim of said cap body.
24. The cap, as recited in claim 18 , wherein said first adjuster has an engagement slot having a C-shaped cross sectional and a plurality of adjustment through grooves spacedly provided on a front wall of said engagement slot at an opening thereof, wherein said second adjuster has an elastic adjuster arm having a V-shaped cross sectional, and at least an engaging tip outwardly protruded from said adjuster arm in such a manner that when said adjuster arm is slidably inserted into said engagement slot, said engaging tip is selectively engaged with said adjustment through groove so as to retain said circumferential size of said bottom brim of said cap body.
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