Reversible rallytime baseball cap

Abstract

A reversible sports or baseball cap that can be worn right side out or inside out with full color and design and any desired indicia, logos or information both on the outside of the cap and on the inside of the cap so that during a crucial time of the game, fans may turn their caps inside out to show a message come rallytime in any sport. An alternate embodiment provides a crown insert with full color and design and any desired indicia, logos or information thereon which may be sold alone and would serve as a cap liner for existing sports caps so that when it is turned inside out the liner is then on the outside displaying appropriate information for rallytime.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other details of my invention will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings, which are furnished only by way of illustration and not in limitation of the invention, and in which drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention with the insert crown aligned for insertion inside the crown of the sports cap;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a bottom of the reversible sports cap of the present invention of FIG. 1, showing the crown insert attached inside the sports cap;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the reversible sports cap of the present invention with the cap turned inside out to reveal the indicia on the crown insert for rallytime.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In FIGS. 1-3, a reversible sports cap 10 that can be inverted during rallytime at sports events to reveal indicia 30B, 30C and 30D on an inside 24A, 22B and 18 of the reversible sports cap 10 indicating that “it's rallytime”. The reversible sports cap 10 comprises indicia 30D on the outside of the sweat band 18, indicia 30C on a bottom side 22B of the bill 21, and indicia 30B on the first side 24A of the crown insert 20B which all may be displayed, as shown in FIG. 3, to indicate rallytime in a sports game attended by a user. The reversible sports cap 10 further comprises indicia 30A on the outer surface of the crown 23A and indicia 30C on the upper surface 22A of the bill 21 which are displayed when it is not rallytime and the reversible sports cap 10 is worn with the outer surface of the crown 23A of the sports cap exposed, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The reversible sports cap 10 comprises a crown insert 20B for inserting within a sports cap 20A having a crown 23A, a bill 21 and sweat band 18 around an interior edge of the crown 23A. The crown insert 20B bears indicia 30B on a first side 24A and is attached to an interior of the crown 23A of the sports cap 20A with a second side 24B of the crown insert 20B facing the inside of the crown 23A of the sports cap 20A, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1. In the preferred embodiment 10, the crown insert 20B is attached to a new sports cap 20A and the outer side of the sweat band 18 bears indicia 30D around the sweat band 18 so that the indicia 30D around the sweat band 18 is visible when the reversible sports cap 10 is turned inside out, as shown in FIG. 3. The crown insert 20B is attached to the crown 23A by a means for attaching fabric 19 with a bottom edge of the crown insert 20B attached between the sweat band 18 and the crown 23A of the sports cap 20A, so that when the reversible sports cap 10 is turned inside out, the first side 24A of the crown insert 20B is exposed revealing the indicia 30B on the first side 24A of the crown insert 20B, as shown in FIG. 3.

The means for attaching fabric 19 to attach the crown insert 20B to the sports cap 20A may be regular or iron-on adhesive attached to the crown insert 20B around the bottom edge, adhesive attached to the sweat band 18, adhesive attached to the interior bottom of the crown 23A of the sports cap 20A, stitching between the sweat band 18 and the crown insert 20B, stitching between the crown insert 20B and the crown 23A of the sports cap 20A, a mating hook and loop fastener between the crown insert 20B and the sweat band 18, or a mating hook and loop fastener between the crown insert 20B and the crown 23A of the sports cap 20A.

An alternate embodiment of the reversible sports cap 10 is also provided wherein the crown insert 20B may be attached to an existing sports cap 20A owned by a user and the means for attaching the fabric comprises a strip of adhesive 19 around a bottom edge of the crown insert 20B. The strip of adhesive 19 is located around a bottom edge of the first side 24A of the crown insert 20B and the bottom edge of the first side 24A of the crown insert 20B is attached to an inner side of the sweat band 18 of the existing sports cap 20A.

In sporting events there is a time when the score is close or it is close to the end of the game. The fans call this Rallytime. During Rallytime all fans turn their hats inside out, and upside down; in doing so they show the ugly inside tag, stitching, or etching of the hat.

In normal use, the reversible sports or baseball cap 10 is worn with a normal side of the crown 23A out, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. During rallytime, the user reverses the Rallytime™ sports cap 10, as shown in FIG. 3, to reveal the indicia “It's Rallytime Dawg” 30B on the reverse side 24A. The reverse side 24A of the crown insert 20B, when exposed, also displays the team logo 30B. The colors of the reverse side 24A and the underside 22B of the bill 21 can be bold and differ from colors on the exterior surface of the crown 23A and the top side 22A of the bill 21. The reversible hat 10 can be used by high school, college and pro sports fans of all ages/genders.

The reversible cap 10 has full color, design and any desired information 30A and 30C on the outside of the cap 10, as shown in FIG. 1. The reversible cap 10 has bold colors and information or indicia 30B and 30D on the inside surface 24A of the crown insert 20B and sweatband 18 of the cap 20A. During a crucial rallytime of the game, fans may turn their caps 10 inside out to show a message 30B and 30D and display bold colors come rallytime in any sport, as shown in FIG. 3. The “Rallytime” indicia 30C will be on both sides 22A and 22B of the brim 21 in various locations.

Each reversible cap 10 will be made for a specific sport (baseball, football, basketball, etc.). Somewhere on the cap there will be a baseball, football, basketball, or etc. An example of baseball indicia 30B is shown in FIG. 3 and football indicia 30B is shown in FIG. 2. One person may buy two or three caps for different sports.

The crown insert 20B may alternately be sold alone for use as a cap liner 20B for existing sports caps 20A so that when it is turned inside out the liner 20B is then on the outside with appropriate information 30B for rallytime. When sold alone, the crown insert 20B may be attached to an existing sports cap 20A owned by a user. The bottom edge of the first side 24A of the crown insert 20B is attached to an inner side of the sweat band 18 of the existing sports cap 20A using a strip of adhesive 19 located around a bottom edge of the first side 24A of the crown insert 20B. The user attaches the insert 20B to the existing sports cap 20A by placing the insert 20B inside the crown 23A of the existing cap 20A, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1. When the crown insert 20B is properly placed with a bottom edge of the first side 24A of the crown insert 20B aligned with an inner side of the sweat band 18, as shown in FIG.2, the insert 20B is ironed thereby heat activating the adhesive 19 and affixing the insert 20B to the sweat band 18 in the existing cap 20A. The Rallytime™ insert 20B can be used with an existing cap 20A with the team colors and with or without the team logo 30B. The insert 20B will show “It's Rallytime Dawg” 30B with the team colors, and with or with out the team logo 30B.

It is understood that the preceding description is given merely by way of illustration and not in limitation of the invention and that various modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Claims

1. A reversible sports cap that can be inverted during rallytime at sports events, the reversible sports cap comprising: a crown insert for inserted within a sports cap comprising a crown and bill and sweat band around an interior edge of the crown, the crown insert bearing indicia on a first side, wherein the crown insert is attached to an interior of the crown of the sports cap with a second side of the crown insert facing the inside of the crown of the sports cap and the crown insert attached to the crown by a means for attaching fabric with a bottom edge of the crown insert attached between the sweat band and the crown of the sports cap, so that when the sports cap is turned inside out, the first side of the crown insert is exposed revealing the indicia on the first side of the crown insert.

2. The reversible sports cap of claim 1 wherein the crown insert is attached to an existing sports cap owned by a user and the mean for attaching fabric comprises a strip of adhesive around a bottom edge of the crown insert.

3. The reversible sports cap of claim 2 wherein the strip of adhesive is located around a bottom edge of the first side of the crown insert and the bottom edge of the first side of the crown insert is attached to an inner side of the sweat band of the sports cap.

4. The reversible sports cap of claim 1 wherein the crown insert is attached to a new sports cap and the outer side of the sweat band bears indicia around the sweat band so that the indicia around the sweat band is visible when the reversible sports cap is turned inside out.

5. The reversible sports cap of claim 4 wherein the indicia on the outside of the sweat band indicates rallytime in a sports game attended by a user.

6. The reversible sports cap of claim 4 further comprising indicia on at least one side of the bill indicating rallytime.

7. The reversible sports cap of claim 4 wherein the means for attaching fabric comprises at least one means of attaching fabric taken from a list of means for attaching fabric comprising adhesive attached to the crown insert, adhesive attached to the sweat band, adhesive attached to the interior bottom of the sports cap, stitching between the sweat band and the crown insert, stitching between the crown insert and the crown of the sports cap, a mating hook and loop fastener between the crown insert and the sweat band, and a mating hook and loop fastener between the crown insert and the crown of the sports cap.

8. The reversible sports cap of claim 1 wherein the indicia on the first side of the crown insert indicates rallytime in a sports game attended by a user.