Patent Application
20250057274
The disclosure relates to hood securing devices and more particularly pertains to a new hood securing device for attaching a hood of a hooded sweatshirt to an article of headwear. The device includes a plurality of bags which each has a unique engagement element with respect to each other for engaging an article of headwear and band that can be slipped over a headband. The device includes a plurality of first disks each integrated into a respective bag and band and which are each comprised of a magnetic material. The device includes a coupler that has a second disk which is comprised of a magnetic material for compressing a hood of a hooded sweatshirt between the second disk and the first disk associated with a respective bag or band for retaining the hood in a preferred orientation.
The prior art relates to hood securing devices including a variety of hooded garments that has various engagement elements integrated into a hood of the hooded garment for retaining the hood in a preferred orientation and a hook coupler that is attached to a hood of a hooded garment and which releasably engages an article of headwear. In no instance does the prior art disclose a plurality of bags that each has a unique engagement element for engaging a respective article of headwear and a coupler that is positionable on top of a hood which removably engages the bag that is attached to the article of headwear.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of bags which each has a unique engagement element with respect to each other to releasably engage a respective type of article of head wear that is worn on a user's head. A band is included which is continuous such that the band can be positioned around a headband that is worn on the user's head. A plurality of first disks is positioned within a respective one of the plurality of bags and the band. A coupler is provided that has a coupling element which is releasably matable to the first disk associated with a respective one of the plurality of bags. The coupler can be positioned on a hood of a hooded sweatshirt thereby facilitating the coupler to attach the hood to the article of headwear to which the respective receiver is attached.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The engagement element 14 associated with the beanie bag 28 comprises a pin 38 that has a coupled end 40 which is coupled to a top side 42 of the beanie bag 28 such that the pin 38 is oriented to extend along the top side 42. In this way the pin 38 can be inserted through a beanie 22 for attaching the beanie bag 28 to the beanie 22. The engagement element 14 associated with the beanie bag 28 includes a pair of members 44 and each of the members 44 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the top side 42 of the beanie bag 28. Each of the members 44 has a series of bends 46 to define a first portion 48 extending upwardly from the top side 42 of the beanie bag 28 and a second portion 50 that is perpendicularly oriented with the first portion 48 and a third portion 52 that is perpendicularly oriented with the second portion 50 such that the third portion 52 of oriented parallel to the first portion 48. The pair of members 44 are spaced apart from each other and each of the pair of members 44 is displaced from the pin 38. In this way a free end 54 of the pin 38 is positionable between the first portion 48 and the third portion 52 of each of the members 44 for retaining the pin 38 to extend along a line that is oriented substantially parallel to the top side 42 of the beanie bag 28. Thus, the pair of members 44 retain the pin 38 in the beanie 22.
A band 56 is provided which is continuous such that the band 56 defines a closed loop. In this way the band 56 can be positioned around a headband 24 that is being worn on the user's head 18. The band 56 has an outwardly facing surface 58 and an inwardly facing surface 60. Additionally, the band 56 may be comprised of a textile, including but not being limited to, nylon or cotton. A plurality of first disks 62 is included and respective ones of the first disks 62 is positioned within a respective one of the plurality of bags 12. Additionally, a respective one of the first disks 62 is integrated into the band 56 and each of the first disks 62 is comprised of a magnetic material. The first disk 62 associated with the band 56 is positioned between the inwardly facing surface 60 and the outwardly facing surface 58 of the band 56.
A coupler 64 is provided that has a coupling element 66 which is releasably matable to a respective one of the plurality of bags 12. In this way the coupler 64 can be positioned on a hood 68 of a hooded sweatshirt 70, or other type of hooded garment, thereby facilitating the coupler 64 to attach the hood 68 to the article of headwear 16 to which the respective bag 12 or band 56 is attached. In this way the hood 68 can be retained in a preferred orientation on the user's head 18. Often times the hood 68 of a hooded sweatshirt 70 partially covers the user's face 72 or the hood 68 of the hooded sweatshirt 70 falls rearwardly from the user's head 18 when the user 74 pulls the hood 68 away from their face 72. The coupler 64 ensures that the hood 68 is retained in a preferred orientation such the hood 68 neither covers the user's face 72 nor falls rearwardly from the user's head 18.
The coupler 64 comprises a panel 76 that has a rearward surface 78 and a forward surface 80 and the panel 76 has indicia 82 is applied to the forward surface 80 comprising an image or a logo. The coupler 64 includes a second disk 84 that has a back side 86 and a front side 88 and the back side 86 is bonded to the lower surface 78 of the panel 76 such that the second disk 84 defines the coupling element 66 of the coupler 64. Furthermore, the second disk 84 is comprised of a magnetic material. The front side 88 of the second disk 84 magnetically engages the first disk 62 of a respective one of the hat bag 26 or the beanie bag 28 or the band 56. In this way the hood 68 is compressed between the second disk 84 and the first disk 62 associated with the respective hat bag 26 or beanie bag 28 or band 56 thereby attaching the hood 68 to the baseball cap 20 or the beanie 22 or the headband 24.
In use, the annular ring 30 is positioned around the button 36 on the baseball cap 20 for attaching the hat bag 26 to the baseball cap 20 and the hood 68 is placed over the baseball cap 20. The coupler 64 is positioned on top of the hood 68 such that the second disk 84 magnetically engages the first disk 62 associated with the hat bag 26. In this way the hood 68 is secured to the baseball cap 20 to retain the hood 68 in a preferred orientation on the user 74. The pin 38 is extended through the beanie 22 and the free end 54 of the pin 38 is positioned between the first portion 48 and the third portion 52 of the pair of members 44 thereby securing the beanie bag 28 to the beanie 22. The hood 68 is placed over the beanie 22 and the coupler 64 is positioned on top of the hood 68 such that the second disk 84 magnetically engages the first disk 62 associated with the beanie bag 28. In this way the hood 68 is secured to the beanie 22 to retain the hood 68 in a preferred orientation on the user 74. The headband 24 is slipped through the band 56 such that the first disk 62 associated with the band 56 is directed upwardly from the headband 24. The hood 68 is placed over the headband 24 and the coupler 64 is positioned on top of the hood 68 such that the second disk 84 magnetically engages the first disk 62 associated with the band 56. In this way the hood 68 is secured to the headband 24 to retain the hood 68 in a preferred orientation on the user 74.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, device and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded.
A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present. unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
