US3201802A

US3201802A - Hat protector

Info

Publication number: US3201802A
Application number: US315890A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert D Smith
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1963-10-14
Filing date: 1963-10-14
Publication date: 1965-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 1982-08-24

Description

R. D. SMITH HAT PROTECTOR Aug. 24, 1965 Filed Oct. 14, 1963 I NV E NTOR.

United States Patent 3,201,802 HAT PROTECTOR Robert D. Smith, 2742 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx 61, N.Y. Filed Oct. 14, 1963, Ser. No. 315,890 3 Claims. (Cl. 2187) This invention relates generally to rain protection gear. More specifically, it relates to rain protection hats.

It is generally well known to those skilled in the art that conventional rain protection hats designed to fit over felt hats and the like to protect them against rain are provided with a flange on the underside to form a pocket within which the brim of the felt hat is fitted. It is further known that many rain storms being accompanied by gusts of wind sometimes causes the rain protection hat to be pulled off the brim, blown away and lost.

Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a rain protection hat having self contained means whereby wind from any direction cannot dislodge it free from the hat which it covers.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a rain protection hat having self contained means whereby it cannot be dislodged from the protected hat brim in case of wind, thereby offering protection at all times.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rain protection hat, that, while being diflicult to be dislodged unintentionally from a hat, can be quickly and easily removed therefrom or placed thereupon when so desired.

Other objects are to provide a rain protection hat which is relatively simple in design, easy to manufacture, inexpensive and eflicient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily apparent from a study of the following specification and drawing wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a bottom perspective view of a rain protection hat incorporating the invention shown in operative use on a conventional hat.

FIGURE 2 is a cross sectional view through 2-2 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a bottom plan view of the invention per se, and

FIGURE 4 is a bottom plan view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral represents a rain protection hat according to the present invention wherein there is a hat element 11 comprised of an upward extending crown 12 having a peripheral brim 13 around the lower edge 14 of the crown, the brim extending circumferentially outwardly of lower edge 14. At the outermost edge 15 of the brim, a flat flange 16 is attached. The flange has an outer dimension which is equal to the outer dimension of the brim, thus the outermost edge 15 of the brim is attached to the outermost edge 17 of the flange. The flange has an inner edge 18 which defines a central opening 19. A peripheral pocket 20 is thus formed between the flange and brim within which the brim 21 of a conventional hat 22 may be fitted, the conventional hat having an upward extending crown 23 which fits into the compartment 24 formed under rain protector hat crown 12.

A pair of

cross straps

25 and 26 are attached at their ends to the flange, the straps being at right angle to each other, the straps extending across the area of the opening 19 and each strap being of sufficient length so as to extend upwardly adjacent the inner side of crown 23 of a conventional hat. The rain protection hat is made from waterproof fabric or the like.

In operation the user places his conventional hat under the rain protection hat, with the cross straps extending 3,201,802 Patented Aug. 24, 1965 below the conventional hat. He then inserts the brim 21 of the conventional hat into the pocket 20. Then he places the hats thus assembled upon his head drawing the same downward. In so doing, the strap portions which extend under

brims

13 and 21 become taut thereby urging the brims slightly downward. In case of a high wind, the rain protection hat cannot be blown away because it is held captive by means of the straps which pass on the underside of the protected hat. Additionally, if the wind tends to lift the brim the taut strap portion thus is stressed to try bending over a greater are than the brims. This being not readily possible, the brim of the protected hat will resist being lifted.

In a modified construction shown in FIGURE 4, one of the cross straps is divided into two separate parts 27 and 28 for the purpose of allowing a conventional hat to be more accessibly inserted or removed from the rain protection hat. In use strap parts 27 and 28 are tied together. The figure also shows one side 29 of the flange being wider than the opposite side 30. A conventional hat brim is inserted first into the space formed by the wide side 29 and afterwards the opposite side of the hat is inserted into the space formed by the narrow side 30 thus not stressing the hat brim while gaining maximum retention of the protected hat in the rain protection hat.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it is understood such changes will be within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a rain protection hat, the combination of an upwardly extending crown having a lower peripheral edge, an outwardly extending circumferential brim adjacent said peripheral edge, a flange on the underside of said brim, the outer edge of said flange being aflixed to the outer edge of said brim, said flange having an inner edge defining a central opening, a peripheral pocket formed between said brim and said flange, and a pair of cross straps having opposite ends extending radially outwardly beyond the said lower peripheral edge of said crown and being affixed to the upper side of said flange,

.said cross straps extending from within said peripheral pocket across said central opening and being of sufiicient length to extend upwardly adjacent to the underside of said crown.

2. In a rain protection hat, the combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of said cross straps is divided into two parts, one end of each of said parts being affixed to said flange and the opposite ends of said parts being accessible to each other for being tied together.

3. In a rain protection hat, the combination as set forth in claim 2 wherein said flange central opening is eccentrially positioned respective to said outer edge thereby forrning a wider flange portion at one end and a narrower flange portion at the opposite end.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,714,100 5/29 Moeller 2187 2,512,026 6/50 Levy 2-187 2,594,478 4/52 Moore 23 2,665,422 1/54 Green et al. 23 2,734,197 2/56 Kreinik 2187 2,795,792 6/59 Finken 23 2,971,195 2/61 Voss 23 3,016,541 1/62 Archbold 23 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

Claims

1. IN A RAIN PROTECTION HAT, THE COMBINATION OF AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING CROWN HAVING A LOWER PERIPHERAL EDGE, AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIAL BRIM ADJACENT SAID PERIPHERAL EDGE, A FLANGE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID BRIM, THE OUTER EDGE OF SAID FLANGE BEING AFFIXED TO THE OUTER EDGE OF SAID BRIM, SAID FLANGE HAVING AN INNER EDGE DEFINING A CENTRAL OPENING, A PERIPHERAL POCKET FORMED BETWEEN SAID BRIM AND SAID FLANGE, AND A PAIR OF CROSS STRAPS HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE SAID LOWER PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID CROWN AND BEING AFFIXED TO THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID FLANGE, SAID CROSS STRAPS EXTENDING FROM WITHIN SAID PERIPHERAL POCKET ACROSS SAID CENTRAL OPENING AND BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH OF EXTEND UPWARDLY ADJACENT TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID CROWN.