Patent Application
20230329457
The present disclosure relates generally to the technical field of furniture, and more particularly to a cap support and a method of using a cap support for supporting caps.
With the development of the economy, people’s life is getting richer and richer, and the demand for their own dressing is also rising.
The baseball caps and baseball styled caps, such caps with long bills, will take up a lot of space if placed in the conventional wardrobe, due to their irregular shapes.
However, the existing coat racks which are used to hang coats and hats are also bulky. It is less practical for a room with a small usable area, and this kind of coat rack can only store a very limited number of coats and hats.
In view of the above situation, the existing technical solution provides some baseball cap supports for store multiple baseball caps in a stacked manner. However, the stacked baseball caps are not inconvenient for users to access, and may easily cause deformation, soiling or wear of the baseball caps.
To solve the problem that the caps stored on the existing baseball cap supports are inconvenient to access, the present disclosure provides a cap support and a method of using a cap support for supporting caps.
To solve the technical problem, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cap support. The cap support is mounted on a mounting surface for storing a single baseball styled cap or a plurality of stacked baseball styled caps. The baseball styled cap includes a dome and a bill which are connected. The cap support includes a front member and a back member which are connected. The back member is configured to mount the cap support on the mounting surface. The front member and the back member, or, the front member and the mounting surface, or, the front member and the back member and the mounting surface, together define an accommodating space with an opening, so that the bill can be placed into the accommodating space through the opening, and the dome is supported on the front member. An end of the front member away from the opening is inclined toward a side close to the accommodating space, so that the front member is disposed at an angle to the mounting surface for mounting the cap support.
Preferably, the front member includes an arc section at the end thereof close to the opening. The arc section is adapted to an outer surface of a side of the dome close to the bill, and the arc section supports the side of the dome close to the bill.
Preferably, the arc section is directly connected to the back member; or, the front member further includes a side section, and the arc section is connected to the back member via the side section.
Preferably, along a length direction of the cap support, from the middle area of the cap support to two sides thereof, the distance between the front member and the mounting surface gradually decreases.
Preferably, the surface of the front member close to the accommodating space is an arc surface or a flat surface.
Preferably, at least one side of the front member is connected to the mounting surface via the back member.
Preferably, the projection of the back member on the mounting surface falls in the projection of the front member on the mounting surface; or, the projection of the back member on the mounting surface partially falls in the projection of the front member on the mounting surface; or, the projection of the back member on the mounting surface coincides with the projection of the front member on the mounting surface; or, the projection of the back member on the mounting surface is at an edge of the projection of the front member on the mounting surface.
Preferably, a notch is defined at an end of the cap support away from the opening, and the notch communicates with the accommodating space and the outside.
Preferably, the area of the notch is smaller than that of the opening.
Preferably, the front member and the back member are integrally formed; or, the front member and the back member are detachably connected.
Preferably, the cap support further includes a hook member disposed on a side of the front member or back member away from the mounting surface. The hook member is disposed at two ends of the cap support and/or the hook member is disposed at an end of the cap support away from the opening and/or the hook member is disposed at a side of the front member away from the accommodating space.
Preferably, the back member includes a connecting member on a side thereof away from the front member, and the cap support is fastened to the mounting surface via the connecting member. The connecting member includes an adhesive structure and/or a magnetic attraction structure and/or a thread connection structure and/or a clamping structure.
To solve the technical problem, another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cap support. The cap support is mounted on a mounting surface for storing a single baseball styled cap or a plurality of stacked baseball styled caps. The baseball styled cap includes a dome and a bill which are connected. The cap support includes a front member and a back member which are connected. The back member is configured to mount the cap support on the mounting surface. The front member and the back member, or, the front member and the mounting surface, or, the front member and the back member and the mounting surface, together define an accommodating space with an opening. The size of the opening in a direction parallel to the mounting surface is greater than or equal to the width of the bill. When the cap support is mounted on the mounting surface for use, the projection of an end of the front member away from the opening falls in the projection of an end thereof close to the opening.
Preferably, the front member includes a front portion in contact with the dome, and a side portion. The front portion is connected to the back member via the side portion.
Preferably, the front member includes a first front member and a second front member. One sides of the two front members are respectively connected to the back member, the other sides of the two front members together form a front portion in contact with the dome.
Preferably, an end of the front member close to the opening has an arc-shaped structure.
Preferably, the back member is parallel to the mounting surface, and the front member is disposed at an angle to the mounting surface.
To solve the technical problem, another embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a method of using a cap support for supporting caps. The cap includes a bill and a dome which are connected. The method includes the following steps:
Preferably, before placing the baseball styled cap on the cap support, folding the part of the dome of the baseball styled cap away from the bill to the part of the dome close to the bill, so as to provide space for placing the dome of the next baseball styled cap.
Preferably, when placing the bill of the cap into the accommodating space through the opening, a side where an inner surface of the dome is located faces the mounting surface.
Compared with the prior arts, the cap support and the method of using a cap support for supporting caps provided in the present disclosure have the following beneficial effects.
The cap support of the present disclosure includes a front member and a back member which are connected; the back member is configured to mount the cap support on the mounting surface. This design can complete the storage of the baseball styled cap via the cooperation of the front member, the back member and the mounting surface. The structure is simple, the production cost is low, and the occupied space is very small, which is suitable for most occasions.
The front member and the back member, or, the front member and the mounting surface, or, the front member and the back member and the mounting surface, together define an accommodating space with an opening, so that the bill can be placed into the accommodating space through the opening, and the dome is supported on the front member. It can be understood that there are various ways of defining the accommodating space, which enriches the structural diversity of the cap support.
An end of the front member away from the opening is inclined toward a side close to the accommodating space, so that the front member is disposed at an angle to the mounting surface for mounting the cap support. By this design, the dome placed on the cap support can be better inclined toward a direction away from the mounting surface, which facilitates the user to quickly access the baseball styled cap. Meanwhile, keeping the cap away from the mounting surface also prevents soiling or wear of the cap.
The front member includes an arc section at the end thereof close to the opening, the arc section is adapted to an outer surface of a side of the dome close to the bill, and the arc section supports the side of the dome close to the bill. This design can improve the fit of the baseball styled cap and the front member, thereby enhancing the stability of the baseball styled cap placed on the cap support and preventing the baseball styled cap from shaking or accidentally falling, which improves the user experience.
The arc section is directly connected to the back member; or, the front member further includes a side section, and the arc section is connected to the back member via the side section. It can be understood that the arc section can be arranged in various ways, which enriches the structural diversity of the cap support.
Along a length direction of the cap support, from a middle area of the cap support to two sides thereof, the distance between the front member and the mounting surface for mounting the cap support gradually decreases. That is, the width of the accommodating space corresponding to the two sides of the cap support is smaller, so that the cap support can better limit the bill, thereby further enhancing the stability of the baseball styled cap placed on the cap support and preventing the baseball styled cap from shaking or accidentally falling.
The surface of the front member close to the accommodating space is an arc surface or a flat surface. It can be understood that the front member can be arranged in various ways, which further enriches the structural diversity of the cap support of the present disclosure. In addition, at least a part of the bill entering into the accommodating space is in contact with the side of the front member close to the accommodating space, and the arc surface enables the side of the front member close to the accommodating space to better match the bill . This design can effectively prevent the baseball styled cap from shaking due to external factors, which further enhances the stability of the baseball styled cap placed on the cap support.
At least one side of the front member is connected to the mounting surface via the back member. It can be understood that the front member and the back member can be arranged in various ways, which further enriches the structural diversity of the cap support of the present disclosure.
The projection of the back member on the mounting surface falls in the projection of the front member on the mounting surface; or, the projection of the back member on the mounting surface partially falls in the projection of the front member on the mounting surface; or, the projection of the back member on the mounting surface coincides with the projection of the front member on the mounting surface; or, the projection of the back member on the mounting surface is at an edge of the projection of the front member on the mounting surface. It can be understood that the back member can be arranged in various ways, which further enriches the structural diversity of the cap support of the present disclosure.
A notch is defined at an end of the cap support away from the opening, and the notch communicates with the accommodating space and the outside. This design can reduce the overall volume of the cap support, reduce the materials consumption, and reduce the production cost of the cap support.
The area of the notch is smaller than that of the opening. This design can prevent the baseball styled cap from falling from the notch, which further enhances the stability of the baseball styled cap placed on the cap support.
The front member and the back member are integrally formed; or, the front member and the back member are detachably connected. It can be understood that the front member and the back member can be connected in various ways, which further enriches the structural diversity of the cap support of the present disclosure.
The cap support further includes a hook member disposed on a side of the front member or back member away from the mounting surface. This design enables the cap support of the present disclosure to hang coats or keys and other items through the hook member in addition to the baseball styled cap, which enriches the functional diversity of the cap support of the present disclosure. In addition, the hook member is disposed at two ends of the cap support and/or the hook member is disposed at an end of the cap support away from the opening and/or the hook member is disposed at a side of the front member away from the accommodating space. It can be understood that, the hook member can be arranged in various ways, which further enriches the structural diversity of the cap support of the present disclosure.
The back member includes a connecting member on a side thereof away from the front member, and the cap support is fastened to the mounting surface via the connecting member. It can be understood that, the connecting surface of the cap support cooperates with the mounting surface, which increases the connection area between the cap support and the mounting surface, and further improves the connection stability of the cap support. In addition, the connecting member includes an adhesive structure and/or a magnetic attraction structure and/or a thread connection structure and/or a clamping structure. It can be understood that, the connecting member can be arranged in various ways, which further enriches the structural diversity of the cap support of the present disclosure. Moreover, via the cooperation of various structures, the connection stability between the cap support and the mounting surface can be further improved.
To solve the technical problem, another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a cap support. The cap support is mounted on a mounting surface for storing a single baseball styled cap or a plurality of stacked baseball styled caps. The baseball styled cap includes a dome and a bill which are connected. The cap support includes a front member and a back member which are connected. The back member configured to mount the cap support on the mounting surface. The front member and the back member, or, the front member and the mounting surface, or, the front member and the back member and the mounting surface, together define an accommodating space with an opening. The size of the opening in a direction parallel to the mounting surface is equivalent to the width of the bill. When the cap support is projected along the vertical direction, the projection of the end of the front member away from the opening falls into the projection of the end close to the opening. This cap support has the same beneficial effects as the above cap support. The size of the opening in a direction parallel to the mounting surface is equivalent to the width of the bill, which facilitates the user to better access the baseball styled cap.
The front member includes a front portion in contact with the dome, and a side portion, the front portion is connected to the back member via the side portion. This design further improves the stability of the front member supporting the dome.
The front member includes a first front member and a second front member, and one sides of the two front members are respectively connected to the back member, the other sides of the two front members together form a front portion in contact with the dome. It can be understood that, the front member can be arranged in various ways, which further enriches the structural diversity of the cap support of the present disclosure.
The back member is parallel to the mounting surface, and the front member is disposed at an angle to the mounting surface. This design ensures that the cap can be better positioned away from the mounting surface.
The present disclosure also provides a method of using a cap support for supporting caps, which is used to guide the use of the above-mentioned cap support, and has the same beneficial effects as the above-mentioned cap support.
In the method, before placing the baseball styled cap on the cap support, folding the part of the dome of the baseball styled cap away from the bill to the part of the dome close to the bill, so as to provide space for placing the dome of the next baseball styled cap. This method can make the stacking of the caps more convenient and stable, which increases the capacity of the cap support for the baseball styled caps.
In the method, when placing the bill of the cap into the accommodating space through the opening, a side where an inner surface of the dome is located faces the mounting surface. This design reduces the difficulty for the user to access the baseball styled cap.
In order to more clearly describe technical solutions of the present disclosure, the following will make reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Obviously, the drawings are shown for illustrative purpose only, for those skilled in the art, other drawings obtained from these drawings without paying creative labor should be within scope of the present disclosure.
In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the present disclosure is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are provided for illustration only, and not for the purpose of limiting the disclosure.
As used herein, the terms “vertical”, “horizontal”, “left”, “right”, “top”, “bottom”, “top left”, “top right”, “bottom left”, “bottom right” and the like expressions are for illustrative purposes only.
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When storing the baseball styled cap 20, the dome 201 is usually folded into the state shown in
It can be understood that, the bill 202 of the baseball styled cap 20 can be flat, such as a peaked cap. The bill 202 of the baseball styled cap 20 can also be arc-shaped, such as a baseball cap.
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Further, the front member 1A and the back member 2A, or, the front member 1A and the mounting surface 10, or, the front member 1A and the back member 2A and the mounting surface 10, together define an accommodating space 3 with an opening 31, so that the bill 202 can be placed into the accommodating space 3 through the opening 31, and the dome 201 is supported on the front member 1A. It can be understood that, due to the variety of structures of the cap support, there are various ways of defining the accommodating space.
Further, an end of the front member 1A away from the opening 31 is inclined toward a side close to the accommodating space 3, so that the front member 1A is disposed at an angle to the mounting surface 10 for mounting the cap support 100.
It can be understood that, by this design, the dome 201 placed on the cap support 100 can be better inclined toward a direction away from the mounting surface 10, which facilitates the user to quickly access the baseball styled cap 20.
It can be understood that, preferably, the size of the opening 31 in a direction parallel to the mounting surface 10 is greater than or equal to the width of the bill 202, so that the bill 202 can easily and completely enter into the accommodating space 3. Further, the accommodating space 3 can accommodates multiple bills 202. It can be understood that, this design can enable the cap support 100 to satisfy the stacking of multiple caps with the bills 20, which improves the space utilization rate and enhances the practicability of the cap support 100.
Further, the cap support 100 is projected along the direction parallel to the mounting surface 10, and the projection of the end of the front member 1A away from the opening 31 falls into the projection of the end close to the opening 31.
It can be understood that, the mounting surface 10 can be a general wall or a vertical surface of a cabinet. Further, the back member 2A is parallel to the mounting surface 10, and the front member 1A is disposed at an angle to the mounting surface 10. Specifically, the plane where the front member 1A is located and the mounting surface 10 form an acute angle.
Further, the inclination range of the front member 1A is greater than 0° and less than or equal to 60°. Specifically, the inclination angle of a certain area of the front member 1A may be 5° or 10° or 15° or 20° or 25° or 30° or 35° or 40° or 45° or 50° or 55°.
Preferably, the inclination range of the front member 1A is 10°~50°; more preferably, the inclination range of the front member 1A is 15°~45°.
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Further, the end of the front member 1A close to the opening 31 is provided with an arc section 1A1. The arc section 1A1 is adapted to the outer surface of a side of the dome 201 close to the bill 202.
It can be understood that, this design can improve the fit of the baseball styled cap 20 and the front member 1A, thereby enhancing the stability of the baseball styled cap 20 placed on the cap support 100 and preventing the baseball styled cap 20 from shaking or accidentally falling, which improves the user experience.
Optionally, the entire area of the end of the front member 1A close to the opening 31 may be set as the arc section 1A1, or only a partial area of the end of the front member 1A close to the opening 31 may be set as the arc section 1A1. That is, the front portion 1A2 and the side portion 1A3 may form the arc section 1A1 as a whole; or, only the part of the front portion 1A2 in contact with the outer surface of the dome 201 is the arc section 1A1, and the rest is a side section 1A4. The arc section 1A1 is connected to the back member 2A via the side section 1A4.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the arc section 1A1 is disposed corresponding to the front portion 1A2, and the side section 1A4 is disposed corresponding to the side portion 1A3.
Specifically, in this embodiment, only the partial area of the end of the front member 1A close to the opening 31 is set as the arc section 1A1.
Further, the middle area of the end of the front member 1A close to the opening 31 is set as the arc section 1A1. More specifically, it is the end surface of the front member1A close to the opening 31 that defines an arc-shaped notch, to form the arc section 1A1 adapted to the outer surface of the dome 201.
Further, along the length direction of the cap support 100, from the middle area of the cap support 100 to its two sides, the distance between the front member 1A and the mounting surface 10 for mounting the cap support 100 gradually decreases. That is, the width of the accommodating space 3 corresponding to the two sides of the cap support 100 is smaller, so that the cap support 100 can better limit the bill 202, thereby further enhancing the stability of the baseball styled cap 20 placed on the cap support 100 and preventing the baseball styled cap 20 from shaking or accidentally falling.
Further, the surface of the front member 1A directly communicated with the accommodating space 3 is an arc surface or a flat surface. In addition, at least a part of the bill 202 entering into the accommodating space 3 is in contact with the surface of the front member 1A close to the accommodating space 3. However, the arc surface enables the side of the front member 1A close to the accommodating space 3 to better match the bill 202. This design can effectively prevent the baseball styled cap 20 from shaking due to external factors, which further enhances the stability of the baseball styled cap 20 placed on the cap support 100. It can be understood that, the depth of the accommodating space 3 is greater than or equal to the length of the bill 202. so that the entire bill 202 can be completely accommodated in the accommodating space 3.
Optionally, at least one side of the front member 1A is connected to the mounting surface 10 via the back member 2A. It can be understood that, the front member 1A and the back member 2A of the present disclosure can be arranged in various ways.
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It can be understood that, the back member 2A of the present disclosure can be arranged in various ways.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the back member 2A is disposed corresponding to at least a part of the accommodating space 3.
Further, a notch 32 is defined at an end of the cap support 100 away from the opening 31. The notch 32 communicates with the accommodating space 3 and the outside. In this case, the accommodating space 3 is an up-to-down space communicated with the outside. It can be understood that, this design can reduce the overall volume of the cap support 100, reduce the materials consumption, and reduce the production cost of the cap support 100. It can be understood that, in this case, the depth of the accommodating space 3 can be smaller than the length of the bill 202, because part of the bill 202 can protrude from the accommodating space 3 through the notch 32. It can be understood that, since the end of the front member 1A away from the opening 31 is inclined toward the accommodating space 3, at this time, the farthest distance from a side of the notch 32 away from the mounting surface 10 to the mounting surface 10, is smaller than the farthest distance from a side of the opening 31 away from the mounting surface 10 to the mounting surface 10. That is, the maximum distance from the notch 32 to the mounting surface 10 in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface 10, is smaller than the maximum distance from the opening 31 to the mounting surface 10 in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface 10.
In other embodiments, the notch 32 may not be provided, and the bill 202 is accommodated in the accommodating space 3.
Further, the area of the notch 32 is smaller than that of the opening 31. This design can prevent the baseball styled cap 20 from falling from the notch 32, which further enhances the stability of the baseball styled cap 20 placed on the cap support 100.
Optionally, the front member 1A and the back member 2A are integrated; or, the front member 1A and the back member 2A are detachably connected.
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Further, a side of the back member 2A away from the front member 1A is defined as a connecting surface. A connecting member 2A1 is provided on the connecting surface, and the cap support 100 is fastened to the mounting surface 10 via the connecting member 2A1. It can be understood that, the connecting surface of the cap support 100 cooperates with the mounting surface 10, which increases the connection area between the cap support 100 and the mounting surface 10, and further improves the connection stability of the cap support 100 and the mounting surface 10.
Optionally, the connecting member 2A1 includes an adhesive structure and/or a magnetic attraction structure and/or a thread connection structure and/or a clamping structure.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the connecting member 2A1 includes the clamping structure.
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It can be understood that, this design can reduce the overall volume of the cap support 200, reduce the materials used, and reduce the production cost of the cap support 200.
Different from the first embodiment, the cap support 200 may also be provided with a hook member 4, and the hook member 4 is disposed on a side of the front member 1B or back member 2B away from the mounting surface 10.
It can be understood that, this design enables the cap support 200 of the present disclosure to hang coats or keys and other items through the hook member 4 in addition to the baseball styled cap 20, which enriches the functional diversity of the cap support 200 of the present disclosure.
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It can be understood that, the hook member 4 can be arranged in various ways, which further enriches the structural diversity of the cap support 200 of the present disclosure.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the hook member 4 is also disposed on the side of the front member 1B away from the mounting surface 10.
It can be understood that, the hook member 4 can also be disposed only at two sides of the cap support 200, or at the side of the front member 1B away from the mounting surface 10.
Further, two sides of the front member 1B are respectively bent and extended to form the back member 2B, and an end of the back member 2B away from the front member 1B is bent and extended toward a direction away from the mounting surface 10 to form the hook member 4. That is, in this embodiment, the front member 1B, the back member 2B and the hook member 4 are integrally formed.
In other embodiments, the hook member 4 can also be detachably mounted on the front member 1B and/or the back member 2B, for example, the hook member 4 is mounted on the front member 1B and/or the back member 2B in a magnetic attraction manner or an adhesive manner or a thread connection manner.
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It can be understood that,
Further, an end of the front member 1C close to the opening 31 has an arc-shaped structure.
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Optionally, the materials of the front member 1D and the back member 2D may be the same or different.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the materials of the front member 1D and the back member 2D are different.
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Further, the multiple front members 1E are arranged in an array on the back member 2E.
Optionally, the front member 1E and the back member 2E are integrally formed or detachably connected.
Specifically, in this embodiment, the front member 1E and the back member 2E are detachably connected.
Further, a sixth embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a method of using a cap support for supporting caps, which specifically includes the following steps:
Further, before placing the baseball styled cap on the cap support, folding the part of the dome of the baseball styled cap away from the bill to the part of the dome close to the bill, so as to provide space for placing the dome of the next baseball styled cap.
It can be understood that, this method can make the stacking of the caps more convenient and stable, which increases the capacity of the cap support for the baseball styled caps.
It can also be understood that, when placing the bill into the accommodating space through the opening, a side where an inner surface of the dome is located faces the mounting surface.
The foregoing descriptions of the embodiments according to the present disclosure should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure but as merely providing illustrations of some of the preferred embodiments thereof. Thus the scope of the disclosure should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents. Furthermore, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, equivalents and improvements can be made herein within the scope of the disclosure.
