Information
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Patent Grant
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6460194
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Patent Number
6,460,194
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Date Filed
Monday, May 14, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, October 8, 200221 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
- Nerbun; Peter
- Moran; Katherine
Agents
- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 002 2003
- 002 901
- 002 2001
- 002 20911
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International Classifications
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Abstract
An adjustable disposable cap which includes a headband and an accordion pleated crown. The headband is folded to form an outer panel and upper and lower longitudinally extending inner panels. The headband is further folded to form a central section and two end sections with the first of said end sections of said headband being slideably insertable into the other section of said headband so that the first end is moveable with respect to the other end. An accordion pleated crown is folded to form four panels in the crosssectional configuration of a “M” or “W”. The lateral two panels of the crown are adhesively attached to the lower or upper inner panel of the headband at the central section and at the second of the two end sections of the headband. The first of the two end sections remains substantially free of the crown so that the head size of the cap is adjustable. The apex of the juncture of the middle panels of the crown is positioned above or below the location of the adhesive for attaching the two lateral panels of the crown to the headband. The width of the upper and lower panels of the crown is such that the free edges thereof are substantially spaced apart to define a wide gap therebetween. The width of the two lateral panels of the “M” shaped crown is such that the crown covers the gap between the upper and lower inner panels of the headband even when the hat is positioned on a wearer's head. Another embodiment includes a “W” shaped crown with two additional inner panels.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to disposable caps having an adjustable headband and an accordion folded crown. More particularly, the present invention relates to improvements in the structure of such caps making them more comfortable to wear; making the caps so they do not pop open at the crown; reducing their thickness for less costly packaging; making it easier to control the materials from which the caps are made during the manufacturing process; making facing, opposed crown panels less prone to being inadvertently joined during manufacture due to adhesive leaking through the crown material; and requiring less material to manufacture while retaining an appearance similar to that of caps that use more material for their manufacture.
Disposable paper caps are widely used for a number of purposes where it is necessary to prevent hair and other particles shed by food handlers from getting into work product, i.e. where it is necessary to maintain sanitary conditions such as during the preparation of food. Disposable caps suitable for this purpose typically include an adjustable headband and an accordion folded crown adhesively attached to the headband. Despite being in long and widespread use such caps still suffer from certain defects. One such defect is caps made with narrow multiple accordion pleats where the accordion fold is placed midway to high on the headband side panel. See for example U.S. Pat. No. 4,651,352 where the accordion folded crown 18 is positioned relatively high on the headband 20. This type of manufacture has a tendency to allow the free end of the crown paper material to pop open when the cap is pulled downward on the head especially when the cap is worn backwards. This exposes the wearer's head thus in part defeating the purpose of the cap.
Another issue is the thickness of the cap due to the use of eight or more overlying accordion folded panels in the crown. It therefore is desirable to reduce the number of accordion panels used to make the crown. For example, reducing the number of panels from eight to six or four makes the folded crown paper approximately 25% to 50% thinner in its folded condition. This means the cap itself is thinner in its folded condition. A cap having reduced thickness occupies less volume when packaged and is therefore less costly to ship. However, the overall dimensions and therefore the area of the crown must not be reduced as it must remain sufficiently expandable to cover a wearer's head.
Still another problem is the rising cost of paper which is the most common material used for the manufacture of disposable caps. It therefore is desirable to reduce the amount of paper used to manufacture the headband. This may be accomplished by reducing the width of the upper and lower inner panels of the headband. However, such reduction in width leaves a substantial gap between the free marginal edges of the upper and lower inner panels. This gap is perceptible when the cap is on the wearer's head and is considered to be a commercial defect. The problem of the perceptible gap between the inner panels is eliminated if the crown is attached to the lower inner panel of the headband. By this construction the crown obscures the gap.
Yet another problem is that during manufacture the glue used to adhesively attach the crown to the headband may leak through pin holes in the crown paper material. The leaking glue can cause unwanted attachment of opposed panels of the crown. It therefore is desirable to provide a cap structure that keeps the panels spaced apart until the glue or other adhesive dries.
During manufacture it can be difficult to control the tissue used to make the crown especially as it is folded into an accordion configuration. Control problems increase in proportion to the number of folds in the crown. It therefore follows that an accordion pleated crown with less panels and therefore less folds is easier to control.
These problems are resolved by the disposable cap construction described herein.
Paper caps having an adjustable headband and a tissue paper accordion pleated crown are known. See for example U.S. Pat. No. 4,651,352 issued to the present inventor and assigned to Keystone Adjustable Cap Co. The accordion pleated crown has eight panels and is adhesively attached to the upper panel 22. Keystone Adjustable Cap Co. has for a number of years manufactured and sold a paper cap corresponding to the cap shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of U.S. Pat. No. 4,651,352. The free marginal edges of the upper and lower inner panels of the headband for this cap are spaced about one-quarter inch apart.
Cellucap/Melco of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has for many years made and sold a disposable paper cap having an adjustable headband and an accordion folded tissue paper pleated crown. The crown has eight panels with the outer most lateral panels being adhesively joined to the lower inner panel of the headband. The free edges of the upper and lower inner headband panels are spaced about seven-eighths inch apart.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,055,857 describes a disposable cap having an adjustable headband and an accordion folded crown. The upper and lower inner panels of the headband overlap to form a tubular headband structure. The crown has four panels formed into a “M” cross section configuration. The two lateral panels are adhesively attached to the upper inner panel of the headband.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,383,709 describes a cap with an adjustable headband and a pleated accordion crown. In one embodiment described in the patent the crown has only one fold to form two panels (FIGS. 3, 4, and 5). In another embodiment the crown has six panels (FIGS. 9 and 11). In both embodiments the crown is adhesively attached to the lower inner panel of the headband. The adjustable headband is either tubular or the free edges of the upper and lower inner panels are spaced apart. The crown is partly adhesively adhered to the upper inner panel of the headband, to the lower inner panel and to the outer panel at the space between the free ends of the upper and lower inner panels.
It therefore is an object of the present invention to provide a disposable adjustable cap having an adjustable headband and accordion folded crown. The cap has reduced thickness in its folded condition. The amount of paper or other material used to make the headband is reduced by reducing the width of the upper and lower inner panels of the headband leaving a substantial gap between the panels. The thickness of the crown is reduced by using a folded accordion crown having only four panels, or six in one embodiment. The lateral panels of the crown are adhesively joined to the lower inner panel of the headband. Accordingly, the crown generally covers the gap between the free edges of the upper and lower inner panels. This structure uses the same amount of material for the crown while providing a cap that is at least as comfortable as the prior art caps described above and at the same time eliminating the problem of exposure of the head when the cap is worn backwards.
The cross sectional structure of the crown reduces if not eliminates the problem of crown panels being adhesively joined due to leaking adhesive by positioning the apex of the two central panels above or below the location of the adhesive thus using the two central panels to space apart the opposed lateral panels.
By this construction the crown paper front side is held securely and glued on both sides making it impossible for the crown to pop up or outward from the headband.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An adjustable disposable cap in accordance with the present invention includes an adjustable headband and an accordion folded crown. The headband is folded to form an outer panel and upper and lower longitudinally extending inner panels. The headband is further folded to form a central section and two end sections with the first of said end sections of said headband being slideably insertable into the other section of said headband so that the first end is moveable with respect to the other end. An accordion folded crown is folded to form four panels (or six in one embodiment of the invention) while maintaining the required width when the crown is expanded to accommodate larger head sizes. The lateral two panels of the crown are adhesively attached to the lower inner panel of the headband at the central section and to the second of the two end sections of the headband. In another embodiment of the invention the lateral panels are attached to the upper inner panel. The first of the two end sections remains substantially free of the crown so that the head size of the cap is adjustable. The apex of the juncture of the middle panels of the crown is positioned below or above the location of the adhesive for attaching the two lateral panels of the headband thus spacing those two panels apart to prevent inadvertent adhesive joining. The width of the upper and lower panels of the crown is such that the free edges thereof are substantially spaced apart to define a wide gap therebetween. The width of the two lateral panels of the crown in one embodiment is such that the crown covers the gap between the upper and lower inner panels of the headband even when the hat is positioned on a wearer's head.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention, will be better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in the drawings embodiments which are presently preferred. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown. In the drawings:
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of an adjustable cap embodying the present invention;
FIG. 2
is an elevational view of the longitudinal sheet of flexible material which, when folded, will form the headband of the adjustable cap;
FIG. 3
is an elevational view of the elongated sheet which, when folded, will form the pleated crown of the adjustable cap;
FIG. 4
is a perspective view of a partly folded headband with the pleated, collapsed crown secured to the central section of the headband;
FIG. 5
is a perspective view of the adjustable cap showing how one end section of the headband is telescopically joined to the other end section to provide an adjustable headband;
FIG. 6
is a vertical sectional of another embodiment of the invention similar to the section in FIG.
7
.
FIG. 7
is a vertical sectional view of the adjustable cap taken along the line
6
—
6
in FIG.
1
.
FIG. 8
is a vertical sectional view of another embodiment of the adjustable cap.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Certain terminology may be used in the following description for convenience only and is not limiting. The words “left, ” “right,” “upper,” and “lower” designate directions in the drawings to which reference is made. The words “inwardly” and “outwardly” refer to directions toward and away from, respectively, the geometric center of the walker and designated parts thereof. The terminology includes the words above specifically mentioned, derivatives thereof, and words of similar import.
Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein like numerals indicate like structural elements, there is shown in
FIG. 1
a perspective view of an adjustable cap in accordance with the present invention indicated generally as
10
. The cap
10
is preferably made of flexible paper although it can be made of other flexible materials including woven and non-woven fabrics capable of being folded and assembled into the structures described herein. The assembled cap
10
includes an adjustable headband
12
and an accordion folded crown
14
. The headband
12
is constructed from a sheet of flexible material
16
folded to form three sections; namely a central section
18
, a first end section
20
and a second end section
22
. As explained in more detail, the pleated crown
14
is adhesively attached to the headband
12
and extends across and over the length of the headband
12
to cover a wearer's head.
Headband
12
is formed of a rectangular horizontally extending sheet of material
16
, such as paper of sufficient thickness so as to be self-supporting either by itself or when folded into the headband configuration described herein. The headband is preferably made from paper stock. Sheet
16
is folded along a pair of substantially parallel longitudinally extending fold lines
24
and
26
. The result of folding along fold lines
24
and
26
is the formation of an outer panel
28
, an upper inner panel
30
, and a lower inner panel
32
. The headband is then folded along a pair of parallel, transversely extending fold lines
33
and
37
. This folding results in the central section
18
, the first end section
20
and the second end section
22
. All fold lines are show in phantom. Lower inner panel
32
may be somewhat wider than upper inner panel
30
to better accommodate printed instructions and labeling as desired. The width of the upper and lower inner panels should, however, be reduced as much as possible while still maintaining the structural integrity of the headband
12
. This provides a savings in the amount of paper used to make the headband. For example, the upper inner panel may be approximately ⅞ of an inch wide and the lower inner panel approximately 1¼ inches wide.
As show in
FIG. 5
, to form the assembled cap, the end section
20
is telescopically inserted into end section
22
. The end section
22
is substantially not attached to the pleated crown. Thus it is freely movable with respect to the end section
22
so that the headband
12
may be adjusted in size to accommodate different wearer head sizes.
The crown
14
is formed of an elongated rectangular sheet of paper which is folded along three substantially parallel, longitudinally extending fold lines
34
,
36
and
38
. The fold lines
34
,
36
, and
38
are equally spaced apart from each other but fold lines
34
and
38
are preferably, but not necessarily, at a greater distance from the longitudinal marginal edges
40
and
42
of crown than they are from central fold line
36
. All fold lines for the crown are shown in phantom.
The crown is folded along fold lines
34
,
36
and
38
to form an accordion structure which in cross section has the general configuration of a “W” as shown in
FIG. 6
or a “M” as shown in FIG.
7
. The crown is made from a sheet of material that is relatively thinner than the material from which the headband is constructed. The crown is preferably made from tissue paper.
The transverse width of the crown
14
is sufficient to cover the ear to ear width of the largest anticipated head dimension allowing for a thick head of hair. Typically a width of about 9¼ inches has been found to be about right for a commercially acceptable cap. The longitudinal dimension of the crown
14
is typically slightly greater than the longitudinal length of the central section
18
of the headband
12
. Thus a short length
44
of pleated crown extends a short distance beyond the transverse fold line
37
(
FIG. 4
) which normally defines the rear of the adjustable cap
10
. The crown
14
may also be of a length so that a small length
46
of the crown extends past the fold line
33
. The portions
44
and
46
are folded over at the fold lines
37
and
33
when the cap is assembled as show in FIG.
5
.
The crown
14
is attached to the headband
12
by adhesive, preferably a line of adhesive applied to the central section
18
and end section
22
of the lower inner panel. As shown in
FIGS. 4 and 6
, the adhesive is applied so as to attach the lateral panels
48
and
50
to the lower inner panel
32
of the headband. Preferably the adhesive is a narrow longitudinal strip
52
applied to the central section
18
and to the end section
22
of the lower inner panel
32
as shown in FIG.
4
. Lateral panel
48
of the rear portion
44
may be, but does not have to be, attached to the lower panel
32
of the first end section
20
. However the first end section
20
needs to remain substantially free and not attached to the crown so it can be inserted into the second end section and remain moveable for adjustment of the headband. When the cap is fully assembled, the second end section
22
is folded along the fold line
33
and is adhesively attached to the lateral panel
50
of the crown
12
by the adhesive strip
52
.
As shown in
FIG. 7
, the apex
54
where the two middle panels
56
and
58
of the crown are formed by fold line
36
is positioned above the adhesive strip
52
. This is the result of making the distances between fold lines
34
,
36
and
38
, respectively, less than the distance between fold line
34
and marginal edge
40
and fold line
38
and marginal edge
42
. Because tissue paper or other relatively thin material is used for the crown, the adhesive
52
sometimes leaks through the holes in the material. This can result in one or both lateral panels
48
or
50
becoming attached to each other or to a middle panel if the adhesive is placed too high. When this happens, the cap must be discarded. To prevent this unwanted condition the apex
54
is located above the line of adhesive
52
. Consequently the middle panels
56
and
58
form a spacer holding the panels
48
and
50
apart at least until the adhesive dries. Of course in the present embodiment of the invention leaking adhesive cannot attach to the middle panels because of their physical location above the adhesive line
52
.
The use of an accordion folded crown having only four panels in the illustrated configuration has the advantage of providing an adjustable cap that is overall thinner than caps that have six, eight or more folded panels. Compare the crown
18
in U.S. Pat. No. 4,651,352. This means that more caps can be stacked in a container thus reducing the cost of packaging as well as shipping which depends primarily on the volume of the shipped goods. Also less space is required for storage. The use of a four fold crown is about as comfortable as those adjustable caps that use more folds. Moreover, it has the same approximately 9¼ inch width.
Attaching the outer two panels of the crown to the lower inner panel resolves the problem crown pop-out associated with wearing the cap backwards or pulling the cap tightly down over the skull. As noted above, wearing a prior adjustable cap backwards or too tightly would at times cause the unattached rear portion of the crown to project above the headband thereby exposing the wearer's head. This of course defeats the protective purpose of the cap. Attaching the crown to the lower inner panel prevents crown “pop-out” even when the cap is worn backwards or too tightly.
An advantage of attaching the crown to the lower inner panel of the headband is that it permits a reduction in the amount of paper needed to form the headband. Headbands are typically made in tubular form or with the free marginal edges fairly close together. This makes the headband generally two layers thick and therefore relatively opaque. The overall width of the headband is reduced in accordance with the present invention by reducing the width of the upper and lower inner panels
30
and
32
as explained above. This presents a commercial problem in that the exposed band of material between the free marginal edges of the upper and lower inner panels is relatively translucent and therefore visible. This is considered to be commercially undesirable. However, the problem of perceptible translucence is greatly reduced because the outer two panels of the crown are attached to the lower inner panel and extend upward over the exposed intermediate part of the band. The translucent part of the band is therefore not as readily perceived. At the same time the cost of making the headband is lowered by reducing the amount of paper used to manufacture it. In the preferred embodiment, the height of the headband remains approximately 3⅜ inches which is conventional. The width of the upper inner panel
30
is approximately ¾ inches. The width of the lower inner panel
32
is approximately 1⅜ inches. This leaves an exposed gap in the outer panel
28
of approximately 1¼ inches which is substantial compared to the gap in prior commercial paper caps. As shown in
FIGS. 5 and 7
, the crown
14
fully overlies this gap.
Ease of manufacture is another advantage attributable to a cap with a crown pleated with only four folded panels. Tissue paper, which is preferably used for the crown, is harder to handle than thicker paper stock primarily because tissue is not self supporting. It is significantly easier to crease and fold crown tissue paper with less fold lines as compared to imparting seven fold lines to create eight pleated panels as in the adjustable cap disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,651,352.
FIG. 6
illustrates another embodiment of the present invention where the four panel accordion folded crown
14
′ is adhesively attached to the upper inner panel
30
rather than the lower inner panel
32
as illustrated in FIG.
7
. As shown, the crown
14
′ includes four panels including outer panels
48
′,
50
′ and inner panels
56
′,
58
′. Inner panels
56
′ and
58
′ are joined to each other at the apex
54
′. As shown, the outer panels
48
′ and
50
′ are adhesively joined to the upper inner panels along the line of adhesive
52
′. The apex
54
′ is below the line of adhesive. Thus the spacing effect of panels
56
′ and
58
′ remains present to prevent glue
52
′ that leaks through pinholes in the crown tissue paper from causing adjacent panels to adhere to each other. The cap
10
′ shown in
FIG. 6
is essentially an inverted version of the cap
10
shown in the remaining figures. The difference is that when the cap
10
′ when placed on a wearer's head the outer panels of the crown will no longer cover the space between the free marginal edges of the upper inner panel
30
and the lower inner panel
32
.
The advantage of the configuration shown in
FIG. 6
is that the cap
10
provides somewhat more headroom since the crown
14
′ is the same except with respect to the positioning of the glue lines. Reversing the cap as shown in
FIG. 7
results in a more snug fit for a smaller head and also provides the desirable concealment of the gap between the upper and lower inner panels. Yet another advantage of the cap shown in both
FIGS. 6 and 7
is that a crown with only four folds conforms to the shape of the head better than those which use six or eight folds of narrower width.
The advantage of the configuration shown in
FIG. 8
is that the cap
10
provides somewhat more headroom since the crown
14
″ is attached to the upper inner panel
30
″.
FIG. 8
illustrates another embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment illustrated in
FIG. 8
, the accordion folded crown
14
″ is adhesively attached to the upper inner panel
30
″ by the line of glue
52
″. As shown, the crown
14
″ is folded to provide six panels including the outer panels
48
″ and
50
″. In this embodiment, the inner panels are folded into four panels
80
,
82
,
84
and
86
. Thus the crown
14
″ has a total of six panels. The overall width of the crown
14
″, however, is the same as the embodiments described above, for example 9¼ inches. In principle, the crown
14
″ of
FIG. 8
is the same as the “W” shaped crown
14
″ of
FIG. 6
except the additional two panels
82
and
84
provide for somewhat better vertical expansion, particularly at the front and back of the cap. The apices
88
and
90
of the inner panels are below the line of adhesive
52
″. Stated differently, the outer panels
48
″ and
50
″ are wider than the inner panels
80
,
82
,
84
and
86
. Thus the spacing effect of the inner panels remains present to prevent glue
52
″ that leaks through pinholes in the crown tissue paper from causing adjacent panels to adhere to each other. The use of six panels as opposed to eight panels reduces the amount of paper required for the crown and the overall thickness of a folded cap.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes could be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the broad inventive concept thereof. It is understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but it is intended to cover modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
- 1. An adjustable disposable cap made of a flexible material or materials such as paper or the like, said cap comprising:a. a headband; and b. an accordion folded crown adhesively attached to the headband; c. said headband comprising a longitudinal sheet of flexible material having a pair of longitudinally extending fold lines, said sheet being folded about said fold lines to form an outer panel and upper and lower inner panels, said headband further including a pair of substantially parallel, transversely extending fold lines, said headband being folded about said transversely extending fold lines to form a central section and two end sections with the first of said end sections of said headband being slideably insertable into the other end section of said headband so that said first end is moveable with respect to said other end; d. said accordion folded crown comprising an elongated sheet folded to form four panels in the cross sectional configuration of a “M”, the lateral two panels of the crown being adhesively attached to the lower inner panel of the headband at the central section and at the second of the two end sections of the headband, the first of the two end sections of the headband being substantially free of the crown so that the head size of said cap is adjustable; e. the apex of the juncture of the two middle panels of the crown being above the location of the adhesive for attaching the two lateral panels of the crown to the headband; f. the width of the upper and lower inner panels of the headband being such that the free edges thereof are substantially spaced apart to define a wide gap therebetween; g. the width of the two lateral panels of the crown being such that the crown covers the gap between the upper and lower inner panels of the headband even when the hat is positioned on a wearer's head.
- 2. An adjustable disposable cap in accordance with claim 1 wherein the headband is made of self-supporting paper and the crown is made of tissue paper.
- 3. An adjustable disposable cap in accordance with claim 1 wherein the combined width of the four panels of the crown is wide enough to cover a wearer's head of all conventional sizes.
- 4. An adjustable disposable cap made of a flexible material or materials such as paper or the like, said cap comprising:a. a headband; and b. an accordion folded crown adhesively attached to the headband; c. said headband comprising a longitudinal sheet of flexible material having a pair of longitudinally extending fold lines, said sheet being folded about said fold lines to form an outer panel and upper and lower inner panels, said headband further including a pair of substantially parallel, transversely extending fold lines, said headband being folded about said transversely extending fold lines to form a central section and two end sections with the first of said end sections of said headband being slideably insertable into the other end section of said headband so that said first end is moveable with respect to said other end; d. said accordion folded crown comprising an elongated sheet folded to form four panels in the cross sectional configuration of a “M”, the lateral two panels of the crown being adhesively attached to the lower inner panel of the headband at the central section and to the second of the two end sections of the headband, the first of the two end sections of the headband being substantially free of the crown so that the head size of said cap is adjustable; e. the width of the upper and lower inner panels of the headband being such that the free edges thereof are substantially spaced apart to define a wide gap therebetween; f. the width of the two lateral panels of the crown being such that the crown covers the gap between the upper and lower inner panels of the headband even when the hat is positioned on a wearer's head.
- 5. An adjustable disposable cap in accordance with claim 4 wherein the headband is made of self-supporting paper and the crown is made of tissue paper.
- 6. An adjustable disposable cap in accordance with claim 4 wherein the combined width of the four panels of the crown in combination is wide enough to cover a wearer's head of all conventional sizes.
- 7. An adjustable disposable cap made of a flexible material or materials such as paper or the like, said cap comprising:a. a headband; and b. an accordion pleated crown adhesively attached to the headband; c. said headband comprising a longitudinal sheet of flexible material having a pair of longitudinally extending fold lines, said sheet being folded about said fold lines to form an outer panel and upper and lower panels, said headband further including a pair of substantially parallel, transversely extending fold lines, said headband being folded about said transversely extending fold lines to form a central section and two end sections with the first of said end sections of said headband being slideably insertable into the other end section of said headband so that said first end is moveable with respect to said other end; d. said accordion pleated crown comprising an elongated sheet folded to form four panels in the cross sectional configuration of a “M”, the lateral two panels of the crown being adhesively attached to the lower inner panel of the headband at the central section and to the second of the two end sections of the headband, the first of the two end sections of the headband being substantially free of the crown so that the head size of said cap is adjustable; e. the apex of the juncture of the two middle panels of the crown being above the location of the adhesive for attaching the two lateral panels of the crown to the headband.
- 8. An adjustable disposable cap in accordance with claim 7 wherein the headband is made of self-supporting paper and the crown is made of tissue paper.
- 9. An adjustable disposable cap in accordance with claim 7 wherein the combined width of the four panels of the crown in combination is wide enough to cover a wearer's head of all conventional sizes.
- 10. An adjustable disposable cap made of a flexible material or materials such as paper or the like, said cap comprising:a. a headband; and b. an accordion folded crown adhesively attached to the headband; c. said headband comprising a longitudinal sheet of flexible material having a pair of longitudinally extending fold lines, said sheet being folded about said fold lines to form an outer panel and upper and lower inner panels, said headband further including a pair of substantially parallel, transversely extending fold lines, said headband being folded about said transversely extending fold lines to form a central section and two end sections with the first of said end sections of said headband being slideably insertable into the other end section of said headband so that said first end is moveable with respect to said other end; d. said accordion folded crown comprising an elongated sheet folded to form four panels, the lateral two panels of the crown being adhesively attached to the upper inner panel of the headband at the central section and to the second of the two end sections of the headband, the first of the two end sections of the headband being substantially free of the crown so that the head size of said cap is adjustable; e. the apex of the juncture of the two middle panels of the crown being below the location of the adhesive for attaching the two lateral panels of the crown to the headband; f. the width of the upper and lower inner panels of the headband being such that the free marginal edges thereof are substantially spaced apart to define a wide gap therebetween.
- 11. An adjustable disposable cap made of a flexible material or materials such as paper or the like, said cap comprising:a. a headband; and b. an accordion folded crown adhesively attached to the headbhand; c. said headband comprising a longitudinal sheet of flexible material having a pair of longitudinally extending fold lines, said sheet being folded about said fold lines to form an outer panel and upper and lower inner panels, said headband further including a pair of substantially parallel, transversely extending fold lines, said headband being folded about said transversely extending fold lines to form a central section and two end sections with the first of said end sections of said headband being slideably insertable into the other end section of said headband so that said first end is moveable with respect to said other end; d. said accordion folded crown comprising an elongated sheet folded to form six panels, the lateral two panels of the crown being adhesively attached to the upper inner panel of the headband at the central section and at the second of the two end sections of the headband, the first of the two end sections of the headband being substantially free of the crown so that the head size of the cap is adjustable; e. the upper apices of the juncture of the middle panels of the crown being below the adhesive for attaching the two lateral panels of the crown to the headband.
- 12. An adjustable disposable cap made of a flexible material or materials such as paper or the like, said cap comprising:a. a headband; and b. an accordion folded crown adhesively attached to the headbhand; c. said headband comprising a longitudinal sheet of flexible material having a pair of longitudinally extending fold lines, said sheet being folded about said fold lines to form an outer panel and upper and lower inner panels, said headband further including a pair of substantially parallel, transversely extending fold lines, said headband being folded about said transversely extending fold lines to form a central section and two end sections with the first of said end sections of said headband being slideably insertable into the other end section of said headband so that said first end is moveable with respect to said other end; d. said accordion folded crown comprising an elongated sheet folded to form six panels, the free edges of the lateral two panels of the crown extending upwardly in relation to the headband, said lateral two panels being adhesively attached to the upper inner panel of the headband at the central section and at the second of the two end sections of the headband, the first of the two end sections of the headband being substantially free of the crown so that the head size of the cap is adjustable.
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1129863 |
Oct 1968 |
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