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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020218 | Baseball cap with neck protection visor The head covering includes a skull portion, a visor and an expandable section for connecting the visor and the skull portion. The expandable section is moveable between an expanded position and a retracted position to move the visor between a generally horizontal po... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7707657 | Headgear provided with a ponytail The present invention provides a top knot cap (headgear provided with a ponytail) comprising the upper top knot portion (22) formed by extending the top knot portion (20) connected to the crown (10) and the said upper top knot portion (22... | 05/04/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7278173 | Adjustable 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 |
| 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 |
| 7243377 | Hat with interchangable advertising media Embodiments of the invention generally provide a wearable hat that contains an interchangeable advertising media location positioned on an exterior portion thereof. The interchangeable advertising media location is generally configured to receive an advertising medi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225475 | Hat having elasticity and method of manufacturing the same Enhanced wearing comfort and a free-size feature of a hat may be achieved, without deteriorating exterior aesthetical features, when the hat includes a crown portion for being worn on a head of a wearer and an elastic brim formed by a plurality of fabric panels and ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7203971 | Baseball style hat with size adjustment An adjustable baseball or sports type hat is disclosed having an adjustable circumferential portion along the bottom of the crown. A visor may be attached to the front or rear portion of the crown. A pair of adjustment clasps are affixed near each temple of the crow... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188374 | Hat with scarf A hat member has a lower rim with a scarf attached thereto which extends between the temple areas around the back of the head. The scarf has and eye edge proximate the lower part of the eye sockets and extends from there to an area proximate the juncture of the neck... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178173 | Apparatus for shaping and/or placing information on a baseball-style cap The combination of a headwear piece and an attachment. The headwear piece has a crown with a circumference and a bill projecting away from the crown and extending less than fully around the circumference of the crown. The bill has a peripheral edge including a front... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7146649 | Ornamentation for apparel article A headwear piece defining an opening for receiving a wearer's head with the headwear piece in an operative position on the wearer's head. The crown has an exposed surface. Ornamentation is applied to the exposed surface of the crown. The ornamentation has a substrat... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143450 | Dual access cargo system for outerwear A convertible garment, such as from a garment to a fanny pack, having a first material portion affixed to the outside surface of the garment over an opening formed in the garment defining a first chamber for holding an object therein, including a first zipper provid... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137149 | Ornamentation for apparel article A headwear piece having a crown defining an opening for receiving a wearer's head with the headwear piece in an operative position on the wearer's head. The headwear piece has an exposed surface. Ornamentation is applied to the exposed surface of the headwear piece.... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137146 | Versatile visor cap A visored headwear is disclosed which has a first visor portion which is operatively associated with the headwear and wherein a second visor overlies the first visor and is positionable in a rearward position relative to the first visor to provide a neck shading. | 11/21/2006 |
| 7114198 | Helmet attachment A helmet attachment includes a structure representing at least one of an animal feature, an insect feature, a historical helmet feature, mythical creature part, and a vehicle feature. The helmet attachment further includes an attachment mechanism for securing the st... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7093305 | Protective helmet with card displaying or recording data unique to authorized wearer and readable through helmet pocket window A protective helmet, which is intended to be only worn by a wearer who is authorized to pass through a security perimeter, comprises an outer shell, a pocket, which is mounted to the outer shell and which defines a window, a flap, which is movable between a position... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082620 | Head protective device incorporating a sweatband bandana A head protective device incorporating a sweat band bandana having a front portion secured to a head protective device and the rear portion bandana unsecured. The bandana in the first position has the free ends of the bandana overlapping and stored withthin the head... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082618 | Cap with hinged vent flaps in visor A visored cap, such as a baseball cap, has the visor is formed with one or more openings through which air can pass from beneath the visor. The visor is provided with hinged flaps formed of two members to close the openings when no air is blowing the openings and pi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073206 | Cap with unique rubber piping Piping for the crown of a cap and a cap so disposed with piping. The piping is formed into the crown as by attachment to cloth covers, gores, or otherwise. The piping may be made if plastic and may have a logo attached or formed therein as by embossment, engraving, ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069745 | Ear adornment A ear adornment for allowing a user to adorn an ear of the user. The ear adornment includes a frame member being designed for selectively engaging the ear of the user. A sleeve member is selectively coupled to the frame member whereby the sleeve member is designed f... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069599 | Collapsible headgear Headgear which can be formed into a compact unit such as a carrying case comprising a headband portion and a bill portion, the bill portion being comprised of at least two bill sections which are hingedly connected to one another, the bill sections being made of a s... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7011030 | Attachment method and arrangement for softgood logo patch A logo patch arrangement for a piece of garment includes a background patch made of non-fabric materials, an affixing element, and a logo patch. The logo patch is overlapped on the affixing element to cover the affixing element, wherein the affixing element is hidde... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003809 | Cap with a tapered exterior pocket An improved cap has an open tapered exterior pocket for easily securely storing a marking device. The marking device, such as a pencil, pen, felt tip market, etc. readily accessible is highly accessible while at the same time safely secured on the user. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6993794 | Hat with reversible crown and detachable reversible dual visor A headwear assembly that includes a reversible crown, shaped to fit the head of a wearer with fabric with hook and loop fasteners, fabric ties, plastic, one-size-fits-all or other size adjustment mechanisms, having first and second opposing major surfaces and a deta... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6990692 | Cap with curved visor A cap with a curved visor includes a crown formed of a plurality of panels and a visor consisted of a rigid material and inner and outer fabric panels, which covers the rigid material. The visor is secured to a front side of the crown. At least one incision line is ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6931667 | Headwear piece with object holding capability A headwear piece has a crown defining an opening to receive the head of a wearer. The crown has (a) an inside surface having at least a portion for engaging a wearer's head to maintain the headwear piece operatively situated on a wearers head and (b) an exposed exte... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910226 | Cap 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 |
| 6868559 | Multi-size cap A multi-size cap comprises a crown portion having a plurality stretchable gores, a double-layer, seamless headband composed of a stretchable material connected to the peripheral edge of the crown portion, and an elastic band external to the headband extending the en... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6752146 | Civilian anti-terrorist attack gas mask A civilian anti-terrorist attack gas mask used as an emergency measure to remove hazardous air pollutants present in air drawn from an ambient atmosphere to provide a person with suitably breathable air is provided in the form of a cap fitted over the person's head ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6728972 | Hats, hat components, and method of forming hats A hat is temporarily or permanently formed from fabric that matches or complements the appearance of one's ensemble by wrapping and tucking peripheral portions of the fabric about a relatively stiff yet pliable annular brim core member after a central portion of the... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6718557 | Baseball style hat with size adjustment An adjustable baseball or sports type hat is disclosed having an adjustable circumferential portion along the bottom of the crown. A visor may be attached to the front portion of the crown. At least two, but eventually four, two-part adjustment clasps are affixed ne... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6694526 | Rotatable clip A golf accessory clip is provided with a garment fastener that clips onto a golf garment, such as the bill of a golf hat or the edge of a golf shirt. The golf accessory clip is provided with a shield portion that is rotatable relative to a mounting base. ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6647553 | Cap with opening in front 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 aperture on the crown adjacent the brim for allowing an accumulation of hair to extend therethrough. The brim is p... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6643848 | Convertible hat with bill option A hat that extends beyond conventional hats and caps has two fundamental parts that provide substantially increased functionality. The hat comprises a crown to cover the head and a channel rim that makes the hat adaptable to varying conditions. This chann... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6557180 | Hat with reversible crown and detachable, reversible visor A headwear assembly that includes a reversible crown, shaped to fit the head of a wearer with a prong buckle, fabric with hook and loop fasteners, fabric ties, plastic, one-size-fits-all or other size adjustment mechanisms, having first and second opposin... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6546559 | Auxiliary visor for rider's helmet An auxiliary visor for a standard riding helmet. The visor includes a bill fixed to an elongated flexible band. Facing sides of the ends of the band include mating fasteners that permit the band to surround and apply an inwardly-directed force to the exte... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6519779 | Apparel with interchangeable indicia This invention is directed to an article of apparel, more particularly to a customizable baseball-style cap, wherein removable portions having indicia displayed thereon may be replaced by alternate portions displaying an alternate form of indicia. The ind... | 02/18/2003 |
