Patent Application
20250057272
The present invention relates to headwear support structures.
The wearing of headwear such as baseball caps is becoming more popular. Consumers often collect a variety of different types of baseball caps and/or other headwear. A problem with headwear is that, unlike clothes that are hung by hangers in a closet, with headwear there is not a typical convenient way to support or hang it.
An aspect of the disclosure involves a headwear support assembly that not only supports one's favorite headwear, but also has the appearance of a character wearing the headwear, bringing the headwear to life. The headwear support assembly includes one or more bases, which may be in the configuration of feet and/or shoes, one or more legs supported by the one or more bases, and a dome supported by the one or more legs. The dome receives one's headwear to support and store the headwear. The dome is angled at an angle relative to horizontal at a minimum of 10 degrees. In an embodiment of the headwear support assembly, the dome is angled at an angle relative to horizontal at a maximum of 20 degrees. In a more preferred embodiment of the headwear support assembly, the dome is angled at an angle relative to horizontal at a maximum of 15 degrees. A crown of the dome may include a magnet that magnetically attracts the metal in a baseball cap or other headwear to keep the baseball cap (or other headwear) properly oriented and positioned on the crown.
Another aspect of the disclosure involves a headwear support assembly comprising one or more bases; one or more legs supported by the one or more bases; a dome supported by the one or more legs and configured to support headwear thereon, wherein when the headwear is supported on the dome, the headwear, the dome, the one or more legs, and the one or more bases have the appearance of a character wearing the headwear.
One or more implementations of the immediately above aspect of the disclosure includes one or more of the following: the one or more bases include a pair of bases in the configuration of feet and/or shoes; the dome includes a flat lower surface; the dome, including the flat lower surface, is angled relative to horizontal; the dome, including the flat lower surface, is at a minimum angle of 10 degrees relative to horizontal; the dome, including the flat lower surface, is at a maximum angle of 20 degrees relative to horizontal; the dome, including the flat lower surface, is at a maximum angle of 15 degrees relative to horizontal; the dome includes a crown with a magnet configured to attract metal in headwear to keep the headwear centered on the crown; the one or more bases include a pair of bases in the configuration of feet and/or shoes, and the one or more bases, the one or more legs supported by the one or more bases, and the dome have a configuration of a baseball player; the one or more bases include a pair of bases in the configuration of feet and/or shoes, and the one or more bases, the one or more legs supported by the one or more bases, and the dome have a configuration of one of a football player, a hockey player, a basketball player, and a soccer player; the one or more bases include a pair of bases in the configuration of feet and/or shoes, and/or the one or more bases, the one or more legs supported by the one or more bases, and the dome have a configuration of one of an animated character and a musical performer.
A further aspect of the disclosure involves a method of using a headwear support assembly, the headwear support assembly comprising a pair of base in the configuration of feet and/or shoes, a pair of legs supported by the pair of bases; a dome supported by the pair of legs and configured to support headwear thereon, wherein when the headwear is supported on the dome, the headwear, dome, one or more legs, and one or more bases have the appearance of a character wearing the headwear, the method comprising receiving the headwear on the dome so that the pair of bases in the configuration of feet and/or shoes, the pair of legs, and the headwear on the dome give the appearance of a character wearing the headwear.
One or more implementations of the immediately above aspect of the disclosure includes one or more of the following: the dome is angled at a minimum angle of 10 degrees relative to horizontal; the dome is angled at a maximum angle of 20 degrees relative to horizontal; the dome is angled at a maximum angle of 15 degrees relative to horizontal; the dome includes a crown with a magnet configured to attract metal in headwear to keep the headwear centered on the crown, and the method further comprising attracting metal in the headwear with the magnet in the dome to keep the headwear centered on the crown; and/or the dome is angled relative to horizontal.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
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In one or more embodiments, the headwear support assembly 150 may come in one or more colors and/or one or more color combinations, the headwear support assembly 150 may come in one or more configurations (e.g., a Mickey Mouse configuration, a baseball player configuration, a football player configuration, a hockey player configuration, a basketball player configuration, a soccer player configuration, a musical performer configuration, etc.), and/or may come in one or more licensed versions (e.g., MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, MLS, NCAA, Disney, etc.).
In use, a user dons one's headwear 150 on the dome 130 when not in use and to store/display the headwear 150. The pair of bases 110 in the configuration of feet and/or shoes, the legs 120, and the headwear 150 oriented on the dome 130 at the angle A gives the appearance of a character wearing the headwear 150, bringing the headwear 150 to life.
The figures may depict exemplary configurations for the invention, which is done to aid in understanding the features and functionality that can be included in the invention. The invention is not restricted to the illustrated architectures or configurations, but can be implemented using a variety of alternative architectures and configurations. Additionally, although the invention is described above in terms of various exemplary embodiments and implementations, it should be understood that the various features and functionality described in one or more of the individual embodiments with which they are described, but instead can be applied, alone or in some combination, to one or more of the other embodiments of the invention, whether or not such embodiments are described and whether or not such features are presented as being a part of a described embodiment. Thus the breadth and scope of the present invention, especially in the following claims, should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments.
Terms and phrases used in this document, and variations thereof, unless otherwise expressly stated, should be construed as open ended as opposed to limiting. As examples of the foregoing: the term “including” should be read as mean “including, without limitation” or the like; the term “example” is used to provide exemplary instances of the item in discussion, not an exhaustive or limiting list thereof; and adjectives such as “conventional,” “traditional,” “standard,” “known” and terms of similar meaning should not be construed as limiting the item described to a given time period or to an item available as of a given time, but instead should be read to encompass conventional, traditional, normal, or standard technologies that may be available or known now or at any time in the future. Likewise, a group of items linked with the conjunction “and” should not be read as requiring that each and every one of those items be present in the grouping, but rather should be read as “and/or” unless expressly stated otherwise. Similarly, a group of items linked with the conjunction “or” should not be read as requiring mutual exclusivity among that group, but rather should also be read as “and/or” unless expressly stated otherwise. Furthermore, although item, elements or components of the disclosure may be described or claimed in the singular, the plural is contemplated to be within the scope thereof unless limitation to the singular is explicitly stated. The presence of broadening words and phrases such as “one or more,” “at least,” “but not limited to” or other like phrases in some instances shall not be read to mean that the narrower case is intended or required in instances where such broadening phrases may be absent.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/532,762, filed Aug. 15, 2023, under 35 U.S.C. 119 and is incorporated herein its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63532762 | Aug 2023 | US |
