Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360258 | Headgear with integrated hair shielding mechanism The present invention relates generally to hats, and more specifically to multi-function hats that provide the wearer with an enhanced sporting or fashion experience. The present invention pertains to an article of headwear with an integrated incision for maintainin... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7257845 | Convertible hat and pack apparatus A convertible hat that can be used as a cap or fanny pack includes a concave crown portion and brim. A zipper has one portion around the bottom of the crown portion and a second portion around the outside edge of the brim to allow for the formation of a pack. An ela... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237498 | Method of providing an adorned article and an adorned article made using the method A method of providing an article to meet an actual or anticipated demand including the steps of: providing an article having an exposed surface defined by at least one substrate layer; tack stitching a first adornment layer fixedly to the at least one substrate laye... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7107625 | Headgear with enclosure for an insect screen A hat with enclosure for an insect screen has a generally planar top section and at least a first fabric member. The top section has a top edge and the first fabric member has a first edge and a second free edge. The first edge is connected to a portion of the top e... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7076810 | Multipurpose boonie hat A hat made from a camouflage-imprinted material and having a crown and a brim. The hat has a compartment in the crown for holding a bundle of camouflage strips attached to the crown and which are deployable about and over the hat brim upon opening the compartment. T... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062793 | Hat having foldable flap A hat includes a crown having an outer peripheral surface, and one or more flaps each having an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, and each having an edge portion attached to the outer peripheral surface of the crown with an attaching line. Th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6910225 | Hat and method for making same An economical to manufacture and easy to assemble billed hat constructed from a sheet of material having a base portion with a left and right headband portion and a central cap portion extending therefrom is disclosed. The distal ends of the left and right headband ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6875437 | Hair protection bag with a fastening opening and a method for using the same A hair protection bag with a first opening and a method for using the same are provided. The hair protection bag may have an open perimeter, a band around the open perimeter and a first opening associated with the bag. The band may be detachably connected to the ope... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6560785 | Visor having a retractable cap An article of headgear is provided which includes a pair of flaps that are releasably coupled with one another to form a cap shaped to cover the head of a wearer. The flaps are coupled with the sides of a headband, and a brim extends from the headband.... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6484323 | Convertible-hat with brim stowable within cap An inexpensive multi-modality utility hat of non/gender-specific design, having advantageous features providing its user with the novel convenience of readily transforming into several different types of hats in one. For example, the brim portion can be q... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6385776 | Modular cap assembly The modular cap assembly of the present invention consists of a visor component and a crown component which may be worn separately or together. One or more of the crown panels may receive detachable insignias and detachable pockets. Other accessories may ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6230331 | Hat with applications A multi-application hat capable of being configured for different functions, such as a handbag, and hat styles. The crown portion includes a removable top member that doubles as a handbag with an internal pocket and a zipper member at its opening. A strap... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6209139 | Novelty caps having openable areas According to the present invention, a novelty cap with an open area includes a cap base, a first pivot cover, a second pivot cover, and a release latch. The first pivot cover is preferably pivotally attached to a front and rear of the cap base. The second... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6094749 | Removable sizing band for head wear A head wear system including a sizing band and a hat. The sizing band is distinct from the hat. The hat comprises a bill and a cap having an opening at the back as well as a headband. The head wear system also includes a first and second adjustment means ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6070270 | Three-in-one transformation hats A head wear piece having detachable crown and visor portions which can be connected together by two adjacent facing fastener mechanisms, such as zipper edge strips, one of which is located on the crown and the other on the visor portion of the head wear. ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6052830 | Combined cape and cover for visor or the like Protective head wear or cover for use in conjunction with a visor is disclosed. A top hair cover is provided with a front bill cover having an elastic front edge. This elastic front edge is fitted underneath the front edge of the bill of the visor, holdin... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5943702 | Headwear piece with changeable appearance A headwear piece having a body with an opening to accept the head of a wearer. The body has an exposed external surface. An element defines at least a part of the exposed external surface of the body. Frangible structure connects the element to the body s... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5924139 | Cap attachment An attachment useful for a conventional type sports cap which has a fabric dome, a headband surrounding the dome, a pair of straps at the rear of the cap for adjustment of the size of the headband and an opening in the dome of the cap above the straps. Th... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5901370 | Segmented cap assembly A segmented cap assembly comprising a crown component, a visored headband component and at least one ornamental badge. Ornamental badge is selectively attachable to either the crown component or the headband component.... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5887285 | Insulated liner for headgear A headgear assembly including a flexible cap and an insulator adapted to increase the heat retention of the cap. The cap includes an interior surface and a peripheral edge which surround and define a hemispherical interior cavity. A sweatband is affixed t... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5875493 | Modular head covering system The Modular Head Covering System includes a temperature regulation module, an insect-excluding module and a rain cover module. The temperature regulation module can include the following components: a head-encircling member such as a headband, to which a ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5845338 | Multi use head cover A multi use head cover comprising an adjustable size visor portion and a detachable fabric head covering portion. The visor portion includes a visor band with a divided after section joined by a pair of interlocking plastic strips. A bill is attached to a... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5771493 | Head wear accessorization system A head wear system including a sizing band and a hat. The sizing band is distinct from the hat. The hat comprises a bill and a cap having an opening at the back as well as a headband. The head wear system also includes a first and second adjustment means ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5685017 | Modular hat A modular hat including a headband shaped to fit about the circumference of an individual's head. The headband includes an inner-surface and an outer-surface, wherein headband connecting members are provided on the inner-surface of the headband for releas... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5509145 | Cap with opening having a removable closure A headwear item, more particularly a baseball-style cap, having a hole at the top of the crown for a ponytail or braid to pass through and a removable closure that conceals the hole at the option of the wearer. The cap also has a pocket sewn on the inside... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5481759 | Expandable baseball hat and cover An expandable baseball hat and cover adapted to expand and conform to differently shaped heads or protective devices. The hat includes a first flexible material which has an inner surface, an outer surface and a peripheral edge to form a skirt portion. Th... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5365607 | Cap having evaporative cooling interior apparatus A cap utilizing evaporative cooling interior apparatus includes a cap having a generally dome-shaped head covering portion defining an interior cavity. A plurality of elongated tapered porous liquid evaporating pads are removably secured within the cap in... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5293646 | Protective garment A protective garment consists of a planar fabric material section having a central area, inner an outer surfaces, top and bottom opposed ends, first and second opposed sides. A first and second independent elongated strips are partially separated from the... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5226180 | Protective cap for golfers A protective piece of headgear including an outer cover of conventional appearance in place about and concealing an impact absorbing shell of STYROFOAM or the like. Elongate openings in the shell serve to ventilate the shell and are shaped and sized to pr... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5099524 | Segmented cap assembly A segmented cap assembly that includes selectively detachable crown component, sweatband component and visor component. The sweatband component is formed having a forward part made of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material. The crown component ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5091995 | Sports cap A sports cap is fabricated to provide maximum sun and wind protection to the face, ears, and neck of the wearer during use in land, and especially in water activities. These unique results are achieved by constructing the cap with a crown having front and... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5070545 | Cap assembly An adjustable baseball type cap assemblage having a crown portion and various interchangeable visor portions. Insignia patches of various styles can be removably affixed to the selected visor and crown portions so that one cap assembly can be modified to ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4955089 | Two-piece hard hat A two-piece hard hat is disclosed which enables the hard hat to be disassembled for carrying in an ordinary brief case. The hard hat is separable along a line approximately midway along the vertical height of the hard hat into an upper crown member and a ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4873726 | Cap assembly An adjustable baseball type cap assemblage having a crown portion and various interchangeable visor portions. Insignia patches of various styles can be removably affixed to the selected visor and crown portions so that one cap assembly can be modified to ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4345336 | Head protecting headwear Head protecting headwear in the form of a helmet is disclosed. The helmet includes a resilient, plastic shell which defines a head receiving opening and which has a protective peak. A sweatband is fastened to the shell, adjacent the head receiving opening... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4247958 | Uniform cap with changeable cover In a cap of the type having a cap frame including a head band and a visor and a vertical stay and a grommet for supporting the top of the cap and a separable changeable cap cover covering the stay and the grommet and surrounding and covering the head band... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4131953 | Ventilated head gear A ventilating cap essentially consisting of an inner frame and a shell having the shape of an inverted cup and dimensioned to envelop the frame. The frame includes a hat band extending in a closed loop about an axis and ribs attached to the band in circum... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4104741 | Novelty hat device An amusement device comprising a hat having a balloon compartment positioned at the top of the hat having defined therein a plurality of vent apertures and a tube receiving aperture; a tube having a first and second end, said second end passing through sa... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4062063 | Cap cover connectors A self-aligning snap fastener construction for use in cap constructions including cap frames with removable covers secured thereto, upholstery covers, clothing and the like. The snap fastener is formed of mating male and female elements, one of which may ... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4023212 | Adjustable visored cap with interchangeable crown An adjustable visored cap consisting of integral visor and forehead portions and an interchangeable crown portion provided with adjustable bands for adjustably securing the cap about the head of the wearer.... | 05/17/1977 |
