US3047880A

US3047880A - Cap visor construction

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Publication number: US3047880A
Application number: US801074A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lev Harry
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1959-03-23
Filing date: 1959-03-23
Publication date: 1962-08-07
Anticipated expiration: 1979-08-07

Description

Aug. 7, 1962 H. LEV

CAP VISOR CONSTRUCTION Filed March 23. 1959 lllkll United States Patent Ofilice 3,047,880 Patented Aug. 7, 1952 3,047,830 CAP VISOR CONSTRUCTEQN Harry Lev, 49% Marine Drive, Chicago, Ill. Filed Mar. 23, 1959, er. No. 801,074 3 Claims. ((Il. 2-20ii) This invention relates to a uniform cap and more particularly to the construction of the visor for a uniform cap.

In the past, the visors of certain types of uniform caps have been constructed of a heavy paper material with a coating of lacquer, generally black, to give the desired color and sheen. The lacquer coating presents several problems in a uniform cap which is required to retain its trim appearance often under adverse conditions of use and weather. If the visor is forced out of its normal slightly curved configuration, as by squeezing inwardly at the sides or by flattening it, the lacquered coating often ripples or cracks. The lacquered coating becomes quite brittle in extremely cold weather and is extremely susceptible to checkering and bad cracking.

It is a principal object of this invention to provide a new and improved visor construction for a uniform cap, the visor retaining its appearance even under conditions of rough handling and inclement weather.

One feature of the invention is the provision in a uniform cap having a head band of a visor including a base sheet secured along one edge of the front portion of the ead band and a cover sheet of plastic material secured over the base sheet. Another feature is that the base sheet is stitched along one edge to the band and the cover sheet is stitched around the edge of the base sheet with the center portion of the cover sheet free to move relative to the base sheet.

A further feature is that the base sheet is of a cellulose wood pulp material, and preferably the visor has an edge in its longer dimension secured to the front portion of the head band with the shorter dimension projecting forwardly and downwardly therefrom and the grain of the wood pulp base sheet is generally parallel with the shorter dimension of the visor.

Further features and advantages of the invention will readily be apparent from the following specification and from the drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a side view of a uniform cap embodying the invention;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view thereof;

FIGURE 3 is a section taken generally along line 33 of FIGURE 2; and

FIGURE 4 is an exploded view of the base and cover sheets of a visor embodying the invention.

Uniform caps are worn not only by members of the armed services but by many others who are forced to spend a great deal of time in adverse and inclement weather and under circumstances which result in rough treatment of the cap. For example, policemen, firemen, mailmen, doormen, service station attendants, band members and the like may be out of doors in all types of weather. Chauffeurs, cab drivers, bus drivers, street car conductors and airline pilots, who wear such caps, are often going between heated vehicles and the outdoors many times a day. The combination of rough handling to which the caps are subjected, together with frequent and severe temperature changes ruins the desired dressy appearance of lacquered visors of the uniform caps.

A preferred embodiment of the novel visor construction will be described in detail in connection with the drawings in which a uniform cap is illustrated. The cap has a head band 11 with a visor 12 secured thereto and extending around the forward portion of the cap.

A cap cover 13 surmounts head band 11 and is supported by a suitable structure, not shown. A decorative strap 14 encircles the forward portion of the head band and is secured to the cap by decorative or insignia bearing side buttons 15, there being one on each side of the cap.

The major or greater dimension of visor 12 extends around and is secured to the forward portion of the cap while its shorter dimension projects forwardly and downwardly therefrom. As best seen in FIGURE 3, the visor 12 is made up of two parts, a base sheet 17 and cover sheet 18.

Base and cover sheets 17 and 18 are stitched to the lower edge of head band 11 as indicated at 20, the stitching also extending through the upturned flap of sweat band 21. A binder strip 22 is applied to the forward edges of the visor sheets and stitched thereto as indicated at 23, this stitching securing the edges of the two sheets together. Base and cover sheets 17 and 18 are not secured together in their intermediate confronting areas, but are free to move relative to each other. Thus, when the visor is deformed, either by squeezing or by flattening, the base sheet 17 and the cover sheet 18 flex independently and the stresses set up in one are not transmitted to the other.

Base sheet 17 is preferably of a high alpha cellulose wood pulp material which is impregnated with an oil resistant and perspiration resistant synthetic binder. Such material is sold under the trade name Texon. For a uniform cap visor it is preferable that the base sheet have a thickness of the order of 0.050" to 0.090 and a density providing a weight of the order of 1.4 pounds per square yard. A rosin processed base material is preferable as the rosin adds stiffness to the visor.

Cover sheet 18 of the visor is a flexible vinyl plastic sheeting having a thickness of the order of 0.0025 to 0.005. Preferably, the plastic cover sheet 18 is heated and molded to shape before it is secured to the base sheet and to the cap frame. Accordingly, it does not have a distorting effect on the shape of the cap in its normal condition.

The principal deforming pressures or forces to which a visor is subjected are applied in a direction generally parallel with the greater dimension of the visor. As illus trated in FIGURE 4, the base sheet 17 is so cut that the grain, indicated by lines 22, is at right angles to the major dimension of the visor and parallel with the minor dimension. The deformation resulting from squeezing or flattening of the visor has a tendency to stretch or compress the base sheet generally at right angles to the grain thereof; and the base sheet bends uniformly without wrinkling.

The two-piece visor construction in which the pieces or sheets are secured only around their periphery results in a stronger and more rigid visor construction in which stresses in one of the sheets are not transmitted to the other sheet. As a result, any disfiguration of the base sheet is not visible and does not impair the trim appearance of the cover sheet 18. The cover sheet itself, preferably of a vinyl plastic material, can withstand rough handling and severe temperature changes, as from 35 to 40 below zero to well over the normal hottest temperature which might be encountered, all without damage.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a uniform cap having a head band, a visor comprising: a base sheet of high alpha cellulose wood pulp material secured along one edge to the front portion of spa'ageso said head band; and a cover sheet of plastic material of the same size and shape as said base sheet over said base sheet and secured thereto around the periphery thereof, the central portion of said cover sheet being free to move and flex independently of said base sheet.

2. The visor construction of claim 1, wherein said base sheet contains an oil and perspiration resistant resin im pregnant.

3. In a uniform cap having a head band, a visor comprising: a base sheet of cellulose Wood pulp fibrous material With the fibers of said material oriented to provide a grain, the sheet having an edge in its longer dimension secured to the front portion of said head band with the shorter dimension of the base sheet projecting forwardly and downwardly therefrom and the grain of said sheet being generally parallel with said shorter dimension; and

a cover sheet of plastic material of the same size and shape as said base sheet secured over said base sheet.

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