WO2001006882A1

WO2001006882A1 - Shading cap

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Publication number: WO2001006882A1
Application number: PCT/KR2000/000040
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jong-Wha Park; Jae-Il Tae
Original assignee: Park Jong Wha; Tae Jae Il
Priority date: 1999-07-28
Filing date: 2000-01-20
Publication date: 2001-02-01
Also published as: AU2328500A

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a shading cap, and particularly to a shading cap, capable of protecting the face and the eyes as well as obstructing ultraviolet rays, infrared rays and electromagnetic waves and preventing the rear portion of the head from being damaged by ultraviolet rays, infrared rays and electromagnetic. The present invention discloses a shading cap comprising a headband (2) that fits the cap close to the head, an auxiliary visor (3) for preventing the hair from hanging down and providing a space for displaying letters and devices that are removably mounted to the front of the band by means of pivot locking means and is extended upwards, and a visor (4) for obstructing sunshine, etc. that is rotatably mounted to the pivot locking means and protrudes forward, the improvement further comprising a protective cover (11) for protecting an upper portion of the head that consists of a plurality of rotationally folding ribs and a cover sheet fixed to the folding ribs, a shading hood (15) for protecting a rear portion of the head and a neck that is sewn to a rear half of a lower end of the cover sheet at its upper end, and protective glasses (17) for protecting the eyes that are rotatably mounted to the locking means.

Description

SHADING CAP

Technical Field

The present invention generally relates to a shading cap, and particularly to a shading cap capable of protecting the face and the eyes from being irradiated by intercepting ultraviolet rays, infrared rays and electromagnetic waves using a visor and protective glasses that are made by interposing a polarizing film between two polycarbonate layers and compressing the film and layers, and preventing the shoulders and the neck from being damaged by ultraviolet rays, infrared rays and electromagnetic waves using a shading hood that is contained in the pocket of a cover sheet.

Background Art

Generally, in order to prevent the face from being directly irradiated by intense sunshine, ultraviolet rays and infrared rays by intercepting the intense sunshine, ultraviolet rays and infrared rays, there are utilized one shading cap wherein an opaque visor is fixed to the front half of its headband and another shading cap wherein a visor is rotatably mounted to the opposite sides of its headband. That is, to this end, the shading cap wherein the opaque visor made of synthetic resin or polycarbonate (PC) film is directly fixed to the front half of its headband and the shading cap wherein the translucent visor is rotatably mounted to the opposite sides of its headband are provided so as to intercept the sunshine, ultraviolet rays and infrared rays.

However, according to the former shading cap, there is caused a user inconvenience wherein the cap should be repositioned repeatedly so as to orient the opaque visor toward the sun when the direction of the sunshine is changed because the visor is fixed to the front half of its headband, and an auxiliary glasses should be prepared and worn by the user so as to prevent the eyes from being irradiated by the sunshine. According to the latter shading cap, although the visor may be easily rotated toward the direction of the sunshine, the sunshine irradiated from two directions may not be intercepted at the same time when the sunshine is irradiated directly and the sunshine is reflected by water or the ground.

In addition, according to both shading caps, since the upper portion of the head may not be protected from the intense sunshine, the user of the cap may get sunburned or be sunstruck. Especially, this problem is serious to a baldheaded user.

Disclosure of the Invention

Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and a primary object of the present invention is to provide a shading cap that is provided with a folding protective cover, thereby protecting the upper portion of the head from being radiated by the sunshine, ultraviolet rays and infrared rays.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a shading cap that is provided with protective glasses, thereby intercepting the sunshine that irradiates the upper portion of the head and the eyes at the same time.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a shading cap that is provided with a shading hood, thereby preventing the intense sunshine from irradiating the shoulders and the neck. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a shading cap that is provided with double visors, thereby preventing the sunshine from irradiating the face.

Still further object of the present invention is to provide a shading cap that is provided with an adjusting member, thereby enabling a user to wear the cap tightly.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a shading cap comprising a headband for maintaining the cap around the head, a visor for intercepting sunshine and an auxiliary visor for preventing the hair from being hung down and providing a space for displaying letters and devices, wherein the improvement further comprises a protective cover for protecting an upper portion of the head, which consists of a plurality of rotatable folding ribs and a cover sheet fixed to the folding ribs, a shading hood for protecting the shoulders and the neck, which is sewn to a rear half of a lower end of the cover sheet at its upper end, protective glasses for protecting the eyes, which are rotatably mounted to the headband, and pivot mounting means for pivotably mounting the auxiliary visor, the protective cover and the protective glasses to the headband.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a shading cap according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section of the shading cap of Fig. 1 ; Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the important portions of the shading cap;

Fig. 4 is an assembly view of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the shading cap in use.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

As shown in Figs. 1 to 4, a shading cap includes a headband 2 that is used to maintain the cap around a user's head, with insertion holes 18 being formed on the opposite sides of the headband 2. An adjusting member 16 may be provided in the headband 2 so as to adjust the length of the headband 2. In other words, since the shading cap is easily lost when a user wearing the cap exercises such as in tennis or jogging, the adjusting member 16 may be provided in the headband 2, so that the removal of the shading cap is easily prevented by the adjustment of the headband 2. An auxiliary visor 3 having insertion holes 18 on its opposite sides is mounted to the headband 2 and serves to prevent the hair from being hung down and to provide a space for displaying letters and devices.

A visor 4 having insertion holes 18 on its opposite sides is rotatably provided at the outside of the shading cap.

A protective cover 1 1 is provided between the headband 2 and the auxiliary visor 3, consists of a plurality of rotatable folding ribs 12 and a cover sheet 13 fixed to the folding ribs 12, and serves to protect the upper portion of the head. In order to fold the protective cover 1 1 toward the front folding rib, the front folding rib should be fixed to the auxiliary visor 3, and the curvature of each of the folding ribs 12 should become smaller as it goes from the front folding rib to the rear folding rib. With regard to the operation of the protective cover 11 , when the sunshine irradiating the upper portion of the head is not so intense, the protective cover 11 is folded to the front folding rib. On the other hand, as illustrated in Fig. 2, when the sunshine irradiating the upper portion of the head is intense or a user is baldheaded, the rear folding rib is pulled rearward and, consequently, the folding ribs 12 and the cover sheet 13 are spread out at the same time, so that the protective cover 1 1 covers the upper portion of the head and prevents the upper portion of the head from the intense sunshine. Protective glasses 17 having insertion holes 18 on their opposite sides are rotatably positioned between the headband 2 and the protective cover 1 1 and servers to protect the eyes. The protective glasses 17 are made by interposing a polarizing film between two polycarbonate layers, compressing the film and the layers and cutting the composite sheet in the form of glasses. In the protective glasses 17, the film is made of a lengthwise patterned polarizing filter and a widthwise patterned polarizing filter, the lengthwise patterned polarizing filter overlapping the widthwise patterned polarizing filter so that the lengthwise pattern of the lengthwise patterned polarizing filter intersects the widthwise pattern of the widthwise patterned polarizing filter at a right angle so as to intercept the sunshine but not to hinder a user's view. In order to intercept the direct sunshine and the reflected indirect sunshine at the same time, the visor 4 is positioned in the horizontal plane and the protective glasses 17 are positioned in the vertical plane, so that the direct sunshine is intercepted by the visor 4 and the reflected indirect sunshine is intercepted by the protective glasses 17. In addition, since the protective glasses 17 are made by interposing a polarizing film between two polycarbonate layers, so that the reflected rays are eliminated and a user may see the object clearly. As a result, the fatigue of the eyes is reduced and a user is allowed to have a clear sight. On the other hand, when the sunshine is weak, a user may get a broad view because the visor 4 and the protective glasses 17 may be raised upwards. A transparent cover made by putting one polarizing film upon another polarizing film may be positioned between the headband 2 and the visor 4 so as to intercept the sunshine and allow the user to see to the front.

In order to protect the shoulders and the neck from being irradiated by the sunshine, a shading hood 15 is provided in the pocket 14 of the protective cover 11. As shown in Fig. 5, in use of the shading hood 5, the shading hood 15 contained in the pocket 14 is spread out, so that the shading hood 15 shields the shoulders and the neck and prevents the shoulders and the neck from being damaged by the sunshine.

A pivot mounting means is provided so as to rotatably mount the auxiliary visor 3, the folding ribs 12 and the protective glasses 17 to the headband 2. The pivot mounting means consists of a female mounting member 5 having a locking hole 6 and a male mounting member 8 having a locking projection 9. The female mounting member 5 is engaged with the male mounting member 8 through the insertion holes 18 of the auxiliary visor 3, the folding ribs 12, the protective glasses 17 and the headband 2 while a spring 7 is being interposed between the female mounting member 5 and the male mounting member 8, thereby rotatably mounting the auxiliary visor 3, the folding ribs 12 and the protective glasses 17 to the headband 2. Incidentally, a holding clip 10 is provided so as to hold the visor 4 while the holding clip 10 is fixed to the male mounting member 8.

Industrial Applicability As described above, the present invention provides a shading cap capable of protecting the upper portion of the head from being irradiated by the intense sunshine using a protective cover and shielding the shoulders and the neck from being irradiated by the intense sunshine using a shading hood. Additionally, the present invention provides a shading cap capable of protecting the face and the eyes from being irradiated by the direct sunshine and the indirect reflected sunshine using a visor and protective glasses made of polarizing films, and allowing the mass production of the shading cap to be performed and reducing a manufacturing cost of the shading cap due to the simple assembly structure of the shading cap.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Claims

Claims:

1. In a shading cap comprising a headband for maintaining the cap around the head, a visor for intercepting sunshine and an auxiliary visor for preventing the hair from being hung down and providing a space for displaying letters and devices, the improvement further comprising, a protective cover for protecting an upper portion of the head, which consists of a plurality of rotatable folding ribs and a cover sheet fixed to the folding ribs, a shading hood for protecting a rear portion of the head and a neck, which is sewn to a rear half of a lower end of the cover sheet at its upper end, protective glasses for protecting the eyes, which are rotatably mounted to the headband, and pivot mounting means for pivotably mounting the auxiliary visor, the protective cover and the protective glasses to the headband.

2. The cap according to claim 1, wherein said cover is provided at its rear portion with a pocket for containing the folded shading hood.

3. The cap according to claim 1 , wherein said visor is opaque.

4. The cap according to claim 1 , wherein said visor is transparent.

5. The cap according to claim 1 , further comprising a transparent visor rotatably mounted between said headband and said visor.

6. The cap according to claim 1 or 3, wherein each of said protective glasses and said transparent visor is made of a film in which a lengthwise patterned polarizing filter overlaps a widthwise patterned polarizing filter with the lengthwise pattern of the lengthwise patterned polarizing filter intersecting the widthwise pattern of the widthwise patterned polarizing filter at a right angle.