Claims
- 1. The method of making a folding paper hat comprising:
- cutting a blank of stiffly flexible paper-like sheet material having a central rectangular crown with four side panels extending therefrom respectively to four arcuate brim panels;
- connecting the side panels to each other along hinge lines extending from the crown to the brim; and
- connecting the brim panels to each other along fold lines flaring the brim panels outwardly of the side panels;
- so that opposite side panels and the crown can be folded into flat parallel planes.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the blank is cut from a single sheet of material.
- 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the side panels are cut to flare outwardly to their lower arcuate borders.
- 4. The method according to claim 1 including forming a fold line perpendicular to the crown extending between the crown and arcuate brim panels.
- 5. The method according to claim 4 including the step of forming fold lines diverging from the perpendicular fold line to the crown.
- 6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the brim is shaped with an ovate brim edge lying generally in a plane.
- 7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the side panels are flared outwardly to arcuate borders lying generally in a plane.
- 8. The method according to claim 1 including forming a brim with material stiffer than the crown and side panels.
- 9. The method according to claim 8 including adding a stiffening layer or coating to brim panels.
- 10. The method according to claim 9 wherein the stiffening layer or coating is formed on the underside of the brim.
- 11. The method according to claim 1 including folding the hat on a line along each of two opposite side panels extending from the crown to the brim, allowing the flattened hat to be folded again on itself.
- 12. The method according to claim 1 wherein the hat is formed of water repellent material.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application No. 08/025,672, filed Mar. 3, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,254,709
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Divisions (1)
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