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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5659896 | Removable washable cover for visor An improved visor includes a C-shaped band which fits around the head of the user and includes a brim attached to the band. A pliable cloth sleeve is provided which removably fits over the visor. The sleeve is removed for washing when soiled.... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5634575 | Apparatus and method of reforming visors of baseball caps Apparatus and method for reforming a visor of a baseball type cap including a flexible member to be positioned adjacent the visor and having retention plates along the sides or center thereof that form visor receiving slots to position and retain the viso... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5626267 | Garment shaping tape and method A tape for shaping garments comprised of a thin narrow malleable metal strip, a thin narrow backing strip of a flexible material, coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, bonded to the metal strip, and an easily removable protective strip ov... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5605261 | Laundered shirt stabilizer A convenient disposable flat collar blank having an arcuate upper portion attached to an enlarged lower portion for keeping a freshly laundered shirt in a desired configuration, avoiding wrinkles and/or preventing creases. The back surface of the blank be... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5575410 | Collar and cuff protecting device A collar and cuff protecting device comprised of a protective collar portion fabricated of a pliable material. The protective collar has a central circular portion and a pair of end portions extending from opposing edges of the central circular portion wh... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5556013 | Intimate garment protector An intimate garment protector for protecting a garment or multiple garments, namely bras, during laundering. The device comprises first and second basket members that are designed and configured to receive the cup portions of at least one bra. Preferably,... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5533652 | Cap brim shaping, transport, storage and display device A device for bowing the brim of a cap and for storing, transporting and/or displaying such cap having a central body portion extending downward on each side and terminating with upwardly extending retention arms at each side thereof forming first and seco... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5526967 | Methods and devices for shaping garment collars and conveying discountcoupons and other advertising media Methods and devices for shaping garment collars and conveying discount coupons and other advertising media are disclosed in which the collar shaping devices consist of a single piece of paperboard or other resiliently flexible material, the paperboard bei... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5480073 | Cap holder apparatus A cap holder apparatus includes a base assembly adapted to be attached to a support surface. A plurality of clamp members project from the top surface of the base assembly. Each of the clamp members includes a round contour adapted to contact a round cont... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5377883 | Necktie insert By providing an elongated, substantially continuous body portion having a size and shape corresponding to a major length of conventional neckties, with said body portion incorporating a plurality of apertures formed therein, a necktie insert for promoting... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5310099 | Mannequin-type clothing display assembly composed of rubberized acrylic material A mannequin-type display assembly (10) for modeling clothing ensembles which includes a body form (16) having a torso portion (20) and a pair of shoulder portions (22). Each shoulder portion (22) includes an upwardly facing shoulder top (24) and an outwar... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5248047 | Accessory display and storage apparatus The present invention relates generally to a space efficient garment storage and display apparatus that includes a support stand and a plurality of display units. The display units include display racks supported by an upright support frame and having sto... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5172837 | Device for washing a ball cap in a dish washer A device for washing a ball cap in a dishwasher formed from a male top frame assembly and a female bottom frame assembly that nest together in a stacked formation. The front ends of the respective frame assemblies are pivotally secured to each other and t... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5161719 | Device for supporting and shaping pliable ball caps A cap shaping and drying device having a mesh (16) covered support frame (12) conforming to the shape of the crown of ball caps (42). Also consisting of a conformable interconnected frame projection (14) used to support and shape the bill of ball caps (44... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5096100 | Garment display former A display former or frame is adapted to receive folded on or about it a garment such as a shirt and has a support for the shirt collar. A locking support frame provides two bars, over one of which a lower or tail portion of the shirt is folded and the oth... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5094369 | Hat strecher with releaseable pawl and collar A first arcuate band and a second arcuate band include a threaded rod and a ratchet rod, respectively, secured to one another by an adjustment block to define the operative elements of a hat stretcher. A pair of pawls, lockable in place, extend from the a... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5074410 | Hinged portable hat box having strap abutments A portable hat box for a brimmed hat having an upper member and a lower member. The upper member being pivotal relative to the lower member about a pivot axis between a closed position and an open position. The members in the closed position completely en... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5011053 | Glove support apparatus An apparatus including a main body member configured as a hand to receive a glove thereon to maintain the glove in a stretched and shaped configuration to prevent drying and shrinking of the glove. The main body includes a matrix of openings therethrough ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4998992 | Wig stand with ventilation channels An improved wig stand made of a compressible, open cell foam formed to resemble the shape of the human head and having a substantially flat base and a plurality of channels sufficient to ventilate the area under a wig resting on the wig stand.... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4964549 | Two piece torso display device for stockings A device for displaying panty hose comprises a hollow body formed from front and back portions joined together. The front and back portions include outer surfaces contoured to simulate a human trunk and abdomen. The hollow body is somewhat flattened so th... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4930693 | Body relief display device A body relief display device comprises a first torso form shaped as a relief of a body part and including a first outer contour, and a second torso form shaped as a relief of a body part and including a second outer contour, the second torso form being su... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4927063 | Combination cap hanger and visor press A combination cap hanger and visor press includes pivotally connected spring loaded gripping members, adapted to receive a cap visor between them and curved in the direction appropriate to the cap visor. The curvature of the gripping members and the force... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4805782 | Cap shaping and drying apparatus A cap shaping and drying apparatus (10) for caps (100) having a crown (101) and a bill (102); wherein, the apparatus (10) includes: a suspension unit (11); a bill capturing unit (12) operatively associated with the suspension unit (11) and adapted to capt... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4637077 | Form-retaining insert for caps A form-maintaining insert for a cap which underlies the crown of a cap in face-to-face relation and provides tension in order to resist wrinkling or creasing of the crown so that the rear wall of the cap may be folded inwardly thereby reducing the space o... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4629101 | Display devices for articles of clothing In order to maintain the shape of a folded garment, and to hold it in the folded position, there is provided a display device comprising a first support element adapted to extend across the shoulders of the garment at the back, a second support element ad... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4569441 | Packaging of shirt-type garment A shirt-type garment having a turn-down collar and a central row of buttons is folded longitudinally and transversely folded into approximately rectangular shape with a button at the back of the folded garment near a lower transverse fold. A cardboard pan... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4418849 | Baseball glove former & carrier A former and carrier for maintaining the shape of a baseball glove placed within it, which comprises an integral, molded plastic clam shell-like body which is closed upon the glove, maintaining pressure upon it during carrying and storage.... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4063637 | Device for providing a storage compartment for a helmet A convenience device for a motorcycle helmet formed of pivotally interconnected flexible structural elements or members which unfold from a compact storage condition into encircling relation about the helmet, to thereby bound a compartment in which the he... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4011973 | Cap shape preserving device A device for preserving the shape of a visored uniform cap, or the like, is of compact size to fit in pocket of the user. It is formed of at least two elements of rigid material movable longitudinally from pocket length to cap length while held together l... | 03/15/1977 |
