US20120198600A1 - Windy city hat - Google Patents
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- A42C5/04—Ventilating arrangements for head coverings
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- This invention relates to a hat worn for protection from the elements. More particularly, this invention relates to a hat especially designed to keep it from flying of the head when walking against strong wind, such as in the windy city, Chicago.
- the high end hats are made of felt, more particularly a beaver felt that forms and keeps a particular shape of the crown such as a Fedora or Pork Pie.
- the material used to make these hats is often less pliable at certain thickness, which is needed to make a formal curve in the crown of the hat.
- the brim of the hat ranging from 2-4 inches from the crown often acts as a lift off point to fly of the head when walking on a windy day. Given the high cost of these classy hats, ranging from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars, hats flying of the head can prove very expensive and embarrassing.
- this invention is a novel venting hat, the windy city hat, to wear, particularly on windy days, or while running without fear of the hat flying off the head.
- the invention comprises a shaped crown, having a lower edge which fits over the upper portion of the head of a person; a brim going around the crown, with an inner rim that attaches to the crown's lower edge; vent holes or slits in the brim of the hat, evenly spaced around the circumference of the inner rim, strengthened by a mesh type material to keep the brim from bending as a result of the weakness in the material due to the presence of slits or holes.
- vent holes and in the brim are optionally covered by a overhanging flap that goes around the inner rim of the brim and is connected to the inner rim of the brim such that air can flow out and upwards through the vent holes or slits while hiding the vent holes and slits.
- FIG. 1 is a side view, partially tilted to reveal the position of the holes in the brim.
- FIG. 2 is a side view, partially tilted to reveal the position of the holes in the brim covered by a mesh.
- FIG. 3 is a side view, partially titled to reveal the position of the holes in the brim covered by a band of same material as the hat.
- FIG. 4 is a vertical cross section of the hat showing the position of the holes the as covered by a band of a material same as that of the hat.
- FIG. 1 shows the windy city hat.
- This hat has a generally domed shaped crown 1 , which fits over the upper portion of the head.
- the brim 2 extends about 1 to 4 inches, preferably about 2 inches and has a plurality of holes 3 closer to the crown 1 .
- FIG. 2 shows the windy city hat wherein a band of mesh 4 covers the holes to camouflage the holes.
- FIG. 3 shows the windy city hat wherein a band of felt 6 made of the same material as the hat and it covers the holes and wherein the felt band 4 is stitched on the outer side 6 of the row of holes such that the inner side of the band is slightly lifted as shown in the cross section of the windy city hat shown in FIG. 4 , where the direction of air flow 7 shows the utility of the band covering the holes providing a venting mechanism.
- the lifting of the inner ridge of the felt band can be achieved by providing a few small folds in the band when stitching at position 6 .
- the invention described above will resist the pressure of air when walking against or away from the direction of wind and allow the air to vent out to release the pressure under the brim and thus keep the windy city hat from flying off.
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A felt-hat that does not fly off in the wind having vents in the brim camouflaged by a porous or solid material is disclosed.
Description
- This invention relates to a hat worn for protection from the elements. More particularly, this invention relates to a hat especially designed to keep it from flying of the head when walking against strong wind, such as in the windy city, Chicago.
- Generally, the high end hats are made of felt, more particularly a beaver felt that forms and keeps a particular shape of the crown such as a Fedora or Pork Pie. The material used to make these hats is often less pliable at certain thickness, which is needed to make a formal curve in the crown of the hat. The brim of the hat ranging from 2-4 inches from the crown often acts as a lift off point to fly of the head when walking on a windy day. Given the high cost of these classy hats, ranging from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars, hats flying of the head can prove very expensive and embarrassing.
- No art is available in this field which would keep a heavy felt hat from flying off in the wind without the means of physically attaching the hat to the body of wearer and even then the hat is simply retained in the possession of the wearer, it will still fly against the wind and cause embarrassment.
- In accordance with certain of its aspects, this invention is a novel venting hat, the windy city hat, to wear, particularly on windy days, or while running without fear of the hat flying off the head. The invention comprises a shaped crown, having a lower edge which fits over the upper portion of the head of a person; a brim going around the crown, with an inner rim that attaches to the crown's lower edge; vent holes or slits in the brim of the hat, evenly spaced around the circumference of the inner rim, strengthened by a mesh type material to keep the brim from bending as a result of the weakness in the material due to the presence of slits or holes. The vent holes and in the brim are optionally covered by a overhanging flap that goes around the inner rim of the brim and is connected to the inner rim of the brim such that air can flow out and upwards through the vent holes or slits while hiding the vent holes and slits.
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FIG. 1 is a side view, partially tilted to reveal the position of the holes in the brim. -
FIG. 2 is a side view, partially tilted to reveal the position of the holes in the brim covered by a mesh. -
FIG. 3 is a side view, partially titled to reveal the position of the holes in the brim covered by a band of same material as the hat. -
FIG. 4 is a vertical cross section of the hat showing the position of the holes the as covered by a band of a material same as that of the hat. - Referring now to the drawings,
FIG. 1 shows the windy city hat. This hat has a generally domed shapedcrown 1, which fits over the upper portion of the head. Thebrim 2, extends about 1 to 4 inches, preferably about 2 inches and has a plurality ofholes 3 closer to thecrown 1. -
FIG. 2 shows the windy city hat wherein a band ofmesh 4 covers the holes to camouflage the holes. -
FIG. 3 shows the windy city hat wherein a band of felt 6 made of the same material as the hat and it covers the holes and wherein thefelt band 4 is stitched on theouter side 6 of the row of holes such that the inner side of the band is slightly lifted as shown in the cross section of the windy city hat shown inFIG. 4 , where the direction ofair flow 7 shows the utility of the band covering the holes providing a venting mechanism. The lifting of the inner ridge of the felt band can be achieved by providing a few small folds in the band when stitching atposition 6. - The invention described above will resist the pressure of air when walking against or away from the direction of wind and allow the air to vent out to release the pressure under the brim and thus keep the windy city hat from flying off.
- The foregoing detailed description has been given for clarity of understanding only and no unnecessary limitations should be assumed therefrom, as modifications will be obvious to those skilled in the art.
Claims (3)
1. A brim-vented hat comprising: a shaped crown, a brim attached around the crown and having a plurality of vent holes or slits around the point where the brim connects to the crown to allow venting of air to prevent the hat from flying off in high wind.
2. The brim-vented hat according to claim 1 , wherein the vent holes or slits are covered by a porous material.
3. The brim-vented hat according to claim 1 , wherein the vent holes or slits are covered by a ring of a flexible solid material having an outer rim and an inner rim and where only the outer rim is attached to the brim.
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