Patent Application
20190059489
The present disclosure generally relates to a hat or a cap that displays a particular insignia, such as an advertisement, logo, design, or emblem of a sports team, company, or organization, through a cutout in the brim, visor, or bill portion of the hat or cap.
The existing caps include an advertisement, logo, design, or emblem of a sports team, company, or organization swan, stitched, or adhered into one of more panels of the cap. In some caps, the advertisement, logo, design, or emblem of a sports team, company, or organization can be positioned on one or more panels of the cap and extend into the brim, visor, or bill portion of the cap or hat.
In an aspect, a cap includes at least one panel and a brim having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization.
In another aspect, the opening is positioned off-center of the brim.
In yet another aspect, the opening includes a depth that is the same as the thickness of the brim.
In a further aspect, the brim creates a shaded area that covers at least a portion of the user's face and wherein the opening is positioned such that light passing through the opening creates an image of the opening on the face of the user.
In an aspect, the opening is in a shape of a handgun.
In another aspect, the opening is in a shape of a cannabis leaf
In yet another aspect the at least one panel includes at least a statement and a design.
In a further aspect, the at least one panel includes at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization that is in a shape of the opening.
Additional features and advantages of various embodiments will be set forth, in part, in the description that follows, and will, in part, be apparent from the description, or may be learned by the practice of various embodiments. The objectives and other advantages of various embodiments will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the description herein.
The present disclosure in its several aspects and embodiments can be more fully understood from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Throughout this specification and figures like reference numbers identify like elements.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are intended to provide an explanation of various embodiments of the present teachings.
In the drawings and in the description that follows, the terms “brim,” “visor,” or “bill” refers to the portion of the cap that protrudes outward (to shade the eyes from sunlight and to keep rain off the face) and are used interchangeably.
In its broad and varied embodiments, disclosed herein is a cap 100, as shown in
In an example, the brim 108 can include an opening 110 in a shape of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization. For example, as shown in
In an example, as shown in
In an example, the brim 108 creates a shaded area that covers at least a portion of the user's face. Given that the opening extends all the way though the thickness of the brim 108, when the light passes though the opening 110, it can reflect the shape of the opening on the face of the user.
In an example, as shown in
From the foregoing description, those skilled in the art can appreciate that the present teachings can be implemented in a variety of forms. Therefore, while these teachings have been described in connection with particular embodiments and examples thereof, the true scope of the present teachings should not be so limited. Various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the teachings herein.
This scope disclosure is to be broadly construed. It is intended that this disclosure disclose equivalents, means, systems and methods to achieve the devices, activities and mechanical actions disclosed herein. For each device, article, method, mean, mechanical element or mechanism disclosed, it is intended that this disclosure also encompass in its disclosure and teaches equivalents, means, systems and methods for practicing the many aspects, mechanisms and devices disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to encompass the equivalents, means, systems and methods of the use of the device and/or article of manufacture and its many aspects consistent with the description and spirit of the operations and functions disclosed herein. The claims of this application are likewise to be broadly construed.
The description of the inventions herein in their many embodiments is merely exemplary in nature and, thus, variations that do not depart from the gist of the invention are intended to be within the scope of the invention. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention.
This application claims the benefit of Design U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 29/615,668 and 29/615,672, both filed on Aug. 30, 2017, the content of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference thereto.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | 29615668 | Aug 2017 | US |
| Child | 15906952 | US | |
| Parent | 29615672 | Aug 2017 | US |
| Child | 29615668 | US |
