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Class 2/181.6 - With perforated or slotted sweat or head engaging member


Subclass of Class 2 - Apparel
Definition: Head coverings in which the head-contacting means is a plate
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 10/09/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7278173Adjustable baseball cap
The invention is an article of headwear that incorporates an adjustment system for accommodating individuals with various head dimensions. The headwear may be formed of a crown and a visor. With respect to the crown, the adjustment system includes a first elastic ma...
10/09/2007
7237274Forehead clearing apparatus for hats, caps and related headwears
A forehead clearing apparatus having a pair of wedge shaped modules comprising hook and pile strips wherein the pile strip has a peel and stick backing which is glued onto the headband of a hat or cap and the hook strip is permanently bonded to the wedge shaped modu...
07/03/2007
7093303Perspiration blocking and absorbing apparatus
The present apparatus is directed, in one embodiment, towards a liquid-absorbing component for attachment to eyeglasses, that impedes the flow of perspiration and other materials into the wearer's eyes. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a liquid-absorbin...
08/22/2006
6971122Sweat diversion band
Worn flat on the forehead as a headband, the Sweat Diversion Band diverts perspiration from the upper forehead and away from the eyes using laminated neoprene. Laminated neoprene is a commercially available, low cost, off-the-shelf material. Laminated neoprene posse...
12/06/2005
6910226Cap with opening in front
Headwear such as a cap includes a crown defining an opening for receiving the head of a wearer, a brim joined to the crown defining the front thereof, and an unoccluded aperture in the crown adjacent the brim for allowing an accumulation of hair to extend therethrou...
06/28/2005
6715153Hat
A hat which is manufactured of material such as synthetic resin and the like and formed into a box-shaped, generally square pyramidal main body as a whole comprises integrally-provided foldable chocking pieces formed by cutting a plurality of evenly spaced slits on ...
04/06/2004
6715154Cap with hidden teeth
A baseball-style cap having a free-size capability for accommodating wearers having a range of head sizes without a separate sizing mechanism. The cap includes a crown main body which is expandable at least in a peripheral direction, and a headband made of a substan...
04/06/2004
6467095Perspiration-absorbing band for headgear
A perspiration band and a method of making thereof is disclosed. The perspiration band formed from a moisture-absorbing fabric and is provided with a pair of notches that allow the band to be secured by fasteners on a headband on a headgear. The outwardly...
10/22/2002
6427467Water mist cooling system
A water mist cooling system for providing cooling through evaporation. The water mist cooling system includes a cap member which includes a body portion and a bill portion and is designed for fitting on a human head, a reservoir member coupled to the cap ...
08/06/2002
6260206Temperature regulating modular hat
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 ...
07/17/2001
6199214Headgear ventilation device
A plastics molding includes an elongate flexible strip 3 and a plurality of substantially flat wall sections 5 disposed in an end-to-end, mutually spaced relationship, lying substantially on a smooth curve which meets the strip at opposite ends. The wall ...
03/13/2001
6052831Free-size cap
A free-size cap is capable of fitting wearers having a range of head sizes. The cap includes a multi-gore shell forming a crown portion, a headband having a plurality of slits thereon and a stretchable fabric interconnecting the crown and the headband. Fu...
04/25/2000
6026518Forehead perspiration collection and transfer device in an eyeglass frame
An eyewear lens frame constructed of plastic and rubber like materials that has the added advantage of collecting, transferring and disposing of forehead perspiration through its member parts. Perspiration runoff is captured via a lip seal where it become...
02/22/2000
5933870Sheathing device for adjustment straps of a cap
A sheathing device is disclosed for covering and securing the entire length of the adjustable straps of a traditional cap. In this disclosure, a traditional cap has a front, back, top, bottom, at least one strap, and an engagement mechanism for releasibly...
08/10/1999
5855023Ventilated hat
A hat includes a band connected to a first side of the hat and configured to be releasably and adjustably connectable to a second side of the hat. The band is positioned and configured to leave a gap between a front of the hat and a wearer's head when the...
01/05/1999
5781932Forehead perspiration collector/discharger
A forehead perspiration collector and discharger constructed primarily of various sizes of vinyl or rubber tubing. The larger sized tube of the device having absorption apertures rests upon the wearer's forehead for taking in perspired fluids whereby the ...
07/21/1998
5740556Forehead perspiration collector/discharger
Headgear being an absorbing forehead perspiration collector and discharge device using primarily impermeable materials comprising a soft pliable absorbing body that features a fluid barrier with absorption apertures. The extremities of the absorbing body ...
04/21/1998
5713083Thin-walled plastic hat structure
A one-piece, lightweight, molded plastic hat that comprises, in combination, a thin, molded plastic sheet forming a hat wall dome having an inner side, the sheet at the dome everywhere having thickness less than 3/16 inch; the sheet at the dome forming a ...
02/03/1998
5481760Cap blocker
A cap blocker provides for the maintenance of the shape of a billed, baseball type cap, particularly the shape of the front of the cap above the bill. The device is preferably formed of a flat, planar sheet of sturdy, relatively stiff material, which mate...
01/09/1996
5331686Single use sweat band
A flat elongate sweat band having end portions releasably and adjustably fastenable to each other to form an annular configuration for use. The sweat band provides a thin tubular cover defining an internal chamber carrying a perspiration absorbing pad. Th...
07/26/1994
5054122Structure of hat with cooling system for the head
A structure of hat with cooling system for the head, which comprises a covering for the head, having a channel holder made on its inner wall surface for the fastening therein of a plurality of cooling elements and a flexible, ventilating socket. The cooli...
10/08/1991
4821344Helmet
A helmet has a cap body is constituted by a shell. A buffer liner is mounted on an inner surface of the shell. A flexible top pad is disposed on a ceiling portion of an inner peripheral surface of the buffer liner, while a flexible fitted pad is disposed ...
04/18/1989
4550445Ventilated athletic cap
A hat or cap comprising an adjustable headband, a semi-rigid visor attached to said headband and extending along the front and both sides of the cap, and a canopy attached to the outer edges of said visor. The canopy is made of formed cloth or semi-rigid ...
11/05/1985
4484363Combination hat and cooling device
The present invention is directed to a hat in combination with a cooling device which is removably mounted to the front inside portion of the hat, the device including an enclosure defined by an inverted pocket adapted to receive and store a sealed contai...
11/27/1984
4468817Perspiration band for headgear
This perspiration band provides for more comfortable wearing and non-allergic reaction for its user, when attached to the existing band of a safety hat or other headgear. Primarily, it consists of a washable terrycloth strip, which includes snap fasteners...
09/04/1984
4434514Bicyclists helmet with air flow and perspiration control
A bicyclist's helmet comprises: (a) an outer shell containing distributed openings through which air streams may enter the helmet, (b) a liner in said outer shell and supporting same adjacent such openings, (c) the liner forming left and right air flow channels com...
03/06/1984
4390998Prefabricated cap frame
The cap frame is intended for use in a uniform cap of the type used by military officers, and is a unitary structure of synthetic resin including a perforated band portion with a thickened upper edge for reinforcement and an integral vertical stay portion...
07/05/1983
 
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