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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341071 | Tent frame Disclosed herein is a tent frame. The tent frame comprises a hollow supporting body having a bottom-opened cylinder extending downward from an inner top surface thereof, a columnar slider axially coupled to the bottom-opened cylinder in a vertically movable manner a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7310828 | Collapsible hat with spring A collapsible hat, comprising a crown formed of a flexible or bendable material, with inner and outer portions, a brim attached to the inner portion of the crown, a spring connected between the inner and outer portions of the crown for holding the crown in an uprigh... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7168100 | Headwear piece with associated rim A headwear piece has a crown defining a receptacle for the head of a wearer and a rim projecting angularly away from the crown. The rim has a core layer that is made from at least one of an animal hide and a synthetic animal hide, and a second layer. The core layer ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7036155 | Hat assembly comprising a carrying member having a selected shape and foldable hat A hat assembly including a hat that is selectively disposed in either a collapsed position or an expanded position is shown. The hat comprises a head engaging portion including a side wall, a crown and a brim. The brim has a substantially annular configuration at le... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036156 | Head protection system A head protection system includes an open-ended tubular cap band of flexible material for partially encircling the head of a wearer generally at the level of the wearer's forehead. A belt member is slidably received through the tubular cap band and adjusts to accomm... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6996854 | Can carton cap A hat is made from a can carton that has a pattern marked on it. The pattern is cut out and the hat is assembled from the pieces. An 18 or 24 can carton can be used to make the brim of the hat and 12 and 18 can cartons can be used to make the crown. Hats of various ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996852 | Head covering A head covering for shielding the head neck, face and ears from the harsh elements of the environment with obstructing the user's vision. The head covering includes a cap including a head cover member and a bill; and also includes a shroud assembly including a shrou... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6561393 | Collapsible hat and method of collapsing the hat To prevent a top panel of a crown of a collapsible hat from being crushed and creased, first portions of a frame member extending along a periphery of a brim of the hat are folded to overlap an exterior side of the top panel, and second portions of the fr... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6389603 | Covered structure useful as a cap The covered structure comprises a dome-shaped frame constructed using a plurality of ribs made of flexible materials and held in conformation by a flexible stay-band. A fabric crown covers the frame. A brim or visor is included to provide a covered struct... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6260208 | Collapsible visor for head wear A visor for a head of a person has a closed spring-like loop, a flexible web mounted thereon to define a visor portion, and a head opening. The loop is twistable to form a pair of smaller loops for transport or storage.... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6256794 | Foldable sun hat assembly A hat assembly capable of being repeatedly, easily and selectively oriented either in a compact, collapsed position for convenient storage and transport, or in an outwardly expanded position for wearing. The hat assembly includes a head engaging portion w... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6216277 | Collapsible hat and method of collapsing the hat To prevent a top panel of a crown of a collapsible hat from being crushed and creased, first portions of a frame member extending along a periphery of a brim of the hat are folded to overlap an exterior side of the top panel, and second portions of the fr... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5845339 | Collapsible visor or cap Headwear, such as visor or cap, which has a bill for shielding the wearer's face, which bill extends from the headband that encircles the wearer's head. The bill is attached to the headband along its inner edge and has a wire-like, flexible member which e... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5657490 | Hat for maintaining a wearer's hairstyle A hat having elongated support members extending from the exterior of the crown of the hat, for supporting the hat upon the head of the wearer, to prevent the hat from causing any undue adverse affect to the wearer's hair style. An alternative embodiment ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5553325 | Hat with adjustable dual visor An apparatus for partially shading the eyes of an intended user from excessive sunlight is disclosed. A dual visor hat has one generally stationary visor and a second visor that is detachably secured to the first visor. The hat has an air permeable, flexi... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5548846 | Headwear with detachable brim This invention pertains to headware equipped with a weather and environmental protection device insert that stores in a hidden fashion within the headware, and instantly self expands upon removal and upon reattachment to the headware exterior forms a effe... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5367706 | Collapsible headnet A collapsable, cylindrical, fabric mesh headnet for protecting a wearer's head from insects. The headnet includes an integral hoop located at mid height of the mesh tube. It keeps the mesh fabric away from the wearer's face when the tube is in place over ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 4148102 | Umbrella-like hat An umbrella-like hat for protection from sun or rain, comprising a plurality of ribs, an upper central hub, a plurality of steel threads, a lower central hub, a plurality of braces, a flexible cover, an upper tubular member, a lower tubular member, a top ... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4131954 | Collapsible headgear A collapsible headgear includes rib members having somewhat spherical inner ends that fit into radial sockets in a hub, thus enabling the rib members to fold from a collapsed condition, in which they lie along the hub axis, to an erected condition in whic... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4057855 | Adjustable sun hat Disclosed herein is an adjustable hat for protecting one from the rays of the sun. The hat is comprised of a collapsible pleated body portion disposed about a central support and a headband assembly. The headband assembly includes an upper support band wh... | 11/15/1977 |
