BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a visor for fastening to a cap.
More particularly, the invention further relates to the combination of a cap or a headband or a clip with such a visor.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
The present invention refers to visors which are suitable for protecting the face of a person. Such visors may have fastening components with which they are fastened directly to the head of their wearer. However, visors are often also fastened to headgear, for example to protective helmets.
The present invention refers to a visor primarily consisting of transparent plastic. This is intended particularly to protect the wearer of the visor from droplet infection by other persons whom the wearer of the visor encounters. Also, the other persons who encounter the wearer of the visor are protected from saliva droplets directly moving from the wearer of the visor to the other persons.
Nowadays, such tasks often are carried out by face protection masks. However, it is often laborious and exhausting to wear such face protection masks. Inside such face protection masks it becomes warm, and the wearer of the face protection mask needs to permanently increase his/her breathing frequency, since a dead volume of low-oxygen air is transported with each breath.
However, such visors should not only be used for protection against infections. Visors of the present type are also used in numerous artisanal activities, such as forestry work, gardening, and construction work.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the invention is to further develop a visor in such a way that it can be connected reliably and variably to its wearer.
The invention consists of a visor for fastening to a cap or a headband or a clip by means of press studs, wherein the visor comprises as its main component a panel which has an upper edge and two side edges, wherein one press stud component is provided in each of the upper corner regions of the panel where the upper edge and the side edges meet, and wherein at least one stop component is provided at least partially below a path connecting the press stud components to one another. The press stud components, which are directly connected to the visor, are thus connected to counterparts, which are directly connected to the cap or the headband or the clip. The press studs are arranged in the corner regions of the panel, so that they are positioned essentially laterally on the head of the wearer after the visor has been attached to the cap. Consequently, the rotatability of the press stud components relative to their counterparts can be used to pivot the visor. Thus, by pivoting, it can take a working position in front of the face of the wearer, a parking position above the head of the wearer, and any desired intermediate position. In order to ensure that the visor, when it is in its working position, does not pivot further downward, so that an upper face region of the wearer would be uncovered, at least one stop component is provided on the panel. Using such stop component, the visor rests, for example, on the bill of the cap, and a further pivoting of the visor downward will not take place unintentionally. The stop component acts as a brake in every position. This is particularly advantageous in the case of a headband or a clip. The visor according to the invention is preferably borderless.
The present invention is described by using the example of a visor having two press stud components for fastening the visor to the cap. It is also possible to provide several press stud components in one or each of the corner regions. In this way, positioning of the visor relative to the cap or the headband or the clip can be varied, and/or caps of different shapes can be equipped with the same visor according to the invention.
It is usefully provided that the panel is transparent at least to a large extent. A transparent panel offers all-round visibility and, simultaneously, protection against external influences.
It is particularly advantageous that the panel consists of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at least to a large extent. This is a resistant material having sufficient elasticity and still a certain stiffness when the appropriate material thickness is selected, so that the visor can be self-supporting, while the press studs still can be brought to the appropriate points of the head of the wearer by bending the visor, independently of the head size of the wearer.
It may be advantageous that both press stud components are female press stud components. Correspondingly, the counterparts on the cap or the headband or the clip are male press stud components.
However, it may also be provided that both press stud components are male press stud components. The counterparts on the cap or the headband or the clip are then female press stud components.
In another embodiment, it is provided that one press stud component is a male press stud component, and the other press stud component is a female press stud component. Then, the counterparts on the cap or the headband or the clip are to be selected accordingly. For example, when thinking of visors with a shape in which it is not clear from the outset how they are to be attached to the cap, the possibility of using a male and a female press stud component on the visor ensures that the visor is attached precisely in one way and thus always correctly to the cap or the headband or the clip.
Furthermore, it is particularly preferred that the at least one stop component is a male press stud component. The male press stud component is then attached to the visor in such a way that the projecting part of the press stud component is directed onto the head of the wearer. The male press stud component always remains above the cap bill since the stop between cap bill and male press stud component prevents further lowering of the visor.
In this context, it is particularly useful that two stop components are arranged symmetrically to a vertical axis of symmetry of the visor. This ensures that the visor is always aligned properly. Furthermore, the bearing force of the visor is distributed over several points of the bill. It is understood that more than two stop components can also be provided.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the at least one stop component is at least one elongate stop strip. Such elongate stop strip is fastened on the inside of the visor. For example, the stop strip extends horizontally, projecting inward. When the visor is lowered into its working position, the stop strip is placed, for example, on the bill of the cap, thereby preventing further lowering of the visor. The stop component can also act as a brake along the swivel path. It is also possible to provide two or more parallel stop strips. In this way, depending on chosen stop strip, the visor has several working positions. When lowering, the visor will first come to rest with the lowest stop strip on the bill of the cap. If the bill is not lowered to a sufficient extent for the wearer of the visor at this moment, the visor may be further lowered by applying a little force, so that the further stop strip placed above it then comes to rest on the bill. If there are more than two stop strips, further working positions can be selected in a similar manner.
It is usefully provided that the elongate stop strip is a foam strip. A foam strip is particularly suitable because of its high flexibility. On the one hand, the flexible foam strip does not hinder bending of the visor, which is necessary to fasten the visor to the cap or the headband or the clip. On the other hand, the flexible foam strip rest with a large contact surface, for example, on the bill of the cap, so that the bearing force is distributed over a large region. The flexibility of the foam strip also helps to pivot the visor further downwards than would be required by a lowermost stop strip, precisely in order to select a lower working position if several parallel stop strips are present.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention, it is provided that the elongate stop strip is a wedge-shaped stop strip. In particular, the stop strip is at least partially wedge-shaped. The stop strip(s) are then fastened to the visor in such a way that, when lowering in the case of a cap, the thinner part of the wedge-shaped stop strip first comes into the region of the bill. The stop strip can thus be pivoted over the edge of the bill, coming into contact with the bill immediately or only later. In any case, the contact force between the stop strip and the bill increases with further pivoting. From a certain point, the contact force is sufficient to prevent unintentional further pivoting of the visor downwards. From this point, subsequently there is a continuous infinite quantity of working positions, with the contact force between the stop strip and the bill being increased as lowering continues. In all the above-mentioned solutions with stop strips, it is useful that these are glued to the visor. Preferably, self-adhesive stop strips are used. There are several variants for the wedge shape of the stop strip. On the one hand, the stop strip can be wedge-shaped generally in one direction. Thus, the stop strip thus becomes increasingly thicker from bottom to top. Furthermore, the stop strip can be partially wedge-shaped. It becomes increasingly thicker from bottom to top until reaching a maximum thickness. From then on, the stop strip always maintains the same thickness. It is also possible that the stop strip becomes thinner again upwards after a region in which it always maintains the same thickness. Thus, the stop strip ramps up in thickness from both directions. There is a plateau between the ramps. The plateau can also be omitted. Thus, the stop strip can become thicker with a wedge shape from both directions, the wedge-shaped regions meeting in one edge. The wedge shape of the stop strip in the upper region serves in particular for reliably assuming the parking position of the visor. If the visor is folded all the way up or back, the upper region of the stop strip will come into contact with a rear region of the cap. The wedge shape of the stop strip brakes pivoting of the visor, and the contact of the wedge-shaped stop strip prevents the visor from unintentionally leaving the parking position.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the visor is further developed in such a way that two stop components made of foam are provided, each stop component being arranged above a press stud component and being penetrable by the press stud component. The functional part of the press stud component is arranged on the inside of the visor. The associated stop component is also fastened on the inside of the visor and covers the press stud component and/or surrounds it. Thus, a stop component made of foam is provided around the press stud component, and the functional part of the press stud component can nevertheless be coupled to the cap with its counterpart. This arrangement of the stop components has the advantage that a stable parking position of the visor is achieved already when the visor is positioned in forward direction, i.e., in the viewing direction of the wearer. The stop component acts as a brake in every position. It is no longer necessary to pivot the visor further upward to achieve a stable parking position. This has the advantage that there is no danger of hitting an object with the raised visor, which is in the parking position, for example when walking through a door. The stop components made of foam can be designed with identical thickness over their entire surface. However, it can also be provided that they are again wedge-shaped in cross section, with different wedge shapes being possible, similar to the elongate stop strips. In particular, the stop components may become thinner towards edge regions.
According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one Velcro component is provided for fastening a textile component by means of a Velcro connection. Such a textile component allows for extending the protective effect of the visor downwards. Furthermore, the textile component can be removed from the visor and replaced by loosening the Velcro connections. The textile component can also be used as a cloth for cleaning the visor.
It is particularly advantageous that the upper edge of the visor is concave. This is useful with regard to pivoting of the visor into its parking position because this avoids the upper edge of the visor striking against the head. As a result, the visor can also be pivoted very far to the rear to assume a position, which is stable, i.e., which it will not leave without the intended action of the wearer, also in the parking position.
According to a further embodiment, a hump is arranged centrally on the upper edge of the visor. As a result, the visor can be brought into a very low working position, while it still protects the face of the wearer in a central region. Laterally of the hump, however, there are ventilation paths which make it possible, in the case of a cap, for warm and moist air to emerge upwards from the space behind the visor and under the bill of the cap.
A ventilation function can also be made available in that at least one ventilation slot is provided in an upper region of the visor.
According to another embodiment of the visor according to the invention, it is provided that at least two band fastening devices on the side of the visor are provided in an upper region of the visor for fastening one elastic band each. An elastic band, which is fastened both to the visor and to the cap, may help in lifting the visor from the working position into the parking position and stabilize the visor in a parking position, in which the visor is positioned in forward direction, i.e., in the direction of view of the wearer. Thus, the useful forward-facing parking position can also be made available on the basis of the use of elastic bands.
According to a useful embodiment, it is provided that the band fastening devices on the side of the visor are holes penetrating the visor. The elastic band is then simply inserted through a hole and fixed, for example, by attaching a knot or another lock.
The invention further consists of a combination of a cap or a headband or a clip and a visor according to the invention.
According to one of the embodiments of the present invention, it is provided that in a lower edge region of the cap or of the headband or of the clip at least two band fastening devices on the head side are provided for fastening one elastic band each. Depending on the application, the fastening device on the head side is a fastening device on the cap side, the headband side or the clip side. If the fastening device on the head side is present in the vicinity of the edge of the cap, the band fastening device on the visor side can be selected at such a height on the visor that the elastic band in the working position of the visor extends essentially parallel to the edge of the cap. In the working position, the elastic band then has its maximum tension since the band fastening device on the head side and the band fastening device on the visor side have a maximum distance. This principle can be deviated from. For example, the maximum tension of the elastic band also can be achieved only slightly above the working position or slightly below the working position. In any case, the elastic band loses tension when the visor is pivoted into the parking position since the band fastening devices on the visor side and the band fastening devices on the head side approach each other.
As in the case of the visor, it may be provided in connection with the cap or the headband or the clip that the fastening devices on the head side are holes penetrating the cap or the headband or the clip.
Here, it is useful that the holes are realized by means of hollow rivets.
The combination according to the invention is preferably designed in such a way that two elastic bands are provided, each elastic band being fastened both to a band fastening device on the visor side and to a band fastening device on the head side.
In a useful embodiment, it is provided that each elastic band is equipped with one latch each at its ends. Such a latch can be designed such that it both can be aligned in extension of the band and can also be perpendicular to the band. In the extension position, the latch assists in threading the band through the holes in the visor and cap or headband or clip. After threading through, the latch is then placed into crosswise position, so that the band remains in the respective hole.
The combination according to the invention is preferably designed in such a way that at least two press stud components are provided on the cap or the headband or the clip, which are couplable to the press stud components of the visor. A press stud component on each side of the cap or the headband or the clip is sufficient to securely fasten the visor thereto. Particularly in the case of caps, which by definition have a bill, this may be sufficient because a best possible termination between bill and visor in the working position is always desired. A variation of the fastening can therefore be dispensable.
This is different in the case of headbands or clips, so that the combination can advantageously be designed such that at least two press stud components are provided on the cap or the headband or the clip on each side, which are selectively couplable to the press stud components of the visor. If there are two or more press stud components on each side, the visor can be attached at various points of the headband or the clip. Thus, the distance between the visor and the head and/or face of the wearer can be varied. This is particularly useful in the case of headbands and clips, which have no bill; however, the possibility of variation can also be desired in the case of caps.
The invention further relates to a set comprising at least one panel for a visor according to the invention, at least one stop component to be variably fastened thereto, and at least two press stud components for fastening to a cap or a headband or a clip, the panel having an upper edge and two side edges, wherein a press stud component is provided in each case in upper corner regions of the panel in which the upper edge and the side edges meet. The press stud components should be selected in such a way that they can be fastened in a simple manner to a cap or the headband or the clip, i.e., without expensive tools. The press stud components can, for example, each consist of a part placed on the inside of the cap or the headband or the clip, and an outer part, wherein at least one of the parts penetrates the fabric of the cap or the headband or the clip to be clipped together with the other part. The stop components provided in the set can then be individually fastened to the visor, i.e., preferably glued to the visor. This allows the visor to be individually adapted to the cap to be used.
In the embodiment with elastic bands, the set is equipped in such a way that it contains two elastic bands.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be explained by way of examples with reference to the accompanying drawings based on particularly preferred embodiment.
FIG. 1 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 2 shows a top view of an upper edge of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 3 shows a cap to which a visor according to the invention can be fastened.
FIG. 4 shows a combination of cap and visor, the visor being in its working position.
FIG. 5 shows a cap and a visor, the visor being in an intermediate position.
FIG. 6 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in a parking position.
FIG. 7 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention in a side view, the visor being in a working position.
FIG. 8 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 9 shows a top view of an upper edge of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 10 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention in a side view, the visor being located just above its working position.
FIG. 11 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 12 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 13 shows a top view of an upper edge of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 14 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in a parking position.
FIG. 15 shows a combination of cap and visor, the visor being in a working position.
FIG. 16 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 17 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 18 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 19 shows a combination of cap and visor.
FIG. 20 shows various shapes of a stop strip in side view.
FIG. 21 shows a combination of cap and visor, the visor being in a working position.
FIG. 22 shows a combination of cap and visor, the visor being in an intermediate position.
FIG. 23 shows a combination of cap and visor, the visor being in a parking position.
FIG. 24 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 25 shows an end region of an elastic band with a latch, the latch being in a first position.
FIG. 26 shows an end region of an elastic band with a latch, the latch being in a second position.
FIG. 27 shows an elastic band with a latch whilst being introduced into a hole in a cap.
FIG. 28 shows an elastic band with a latch in the fixed state.
FIG. 29 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in a working position.
FIG. 30 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in an intermediate position.
FIG. 31 shows a combination of cap and visor, the visor being in a parking position.
FIG. 32 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention.
FIG. 33 shows a perspective view of a headband with a visor partially attached thereto.
FIG. 34 shows a perspective view of a headband with a visor attached thereto.
FIG. 35 shows a headband and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in a working position.
FIG. 36 shows a headband and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in an intermediate position.
FIG. 37 shows a headband and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in a parking position.
DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In the following description of the drawings, identical reference numerals designate identical or comparable components.
FIG. 1 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention. The visor 10, having a panel 22 of transparent material as an essential component, has an upper edge 24 and two side edges 26, 28. The edges can be shaped in many ways. For example, any corners can be avoided, or other polygons can be selected as the basic shape of the visor. The regions in which the upper edge 24 and the side edges 26, 28 meet are referred to as corner regions 30, 32 of the visor 10, although also smooth transitions between the edges without an actual corner are possible here. Press stud components 14, 16 are provided in the corner regions 30, 32 of the visor 10. At some distance from the upper edge 24 and also from the side edges 26, 28, two stop components 34, 36 are arranged in a horizontal line. These are arranged symmetrically with respect to the vertical axis of symmetry of the visor below a line that connects the press stud components 14, 16.
FIG. 2 shows a top view of an upper edge of a visor according to the invention. Here, the press stud components 14, 16 are shown as female press stud components. They penetrate the panel 22 near the upper edge. The stop components 34, 36 are male press stud components. They are arranged below the press stud components 14, 16, which cannot be seen here, but is understandable in conjunction with FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows a cap to which a visor according to the invention can be fastened. The cap 12 can be a conventional cap, as is often worn nowadays. In particular, the cap 12 has a bill 38. Press stud components 18, 20 form the counterparts to the press stud components of the visor are arranged on the cap 12. The bill 38 serves as a counterpart to the stop components of the visor.
FIG. 4 shows a combination of cap and visor, the visor being in its working position. Figure 5 shows a cap and a visor, the visor being in an intermediate position. FIG. 6 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in a parking position. FIG. 7 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention in a side view, the visor being in a working position. In FIG. 4, the visor is in its working position. It's pivoted down, and it protects the face of the wearer. Further downward-pivoting of the visor 10 is not possible and/or does not occur unintentionally, since the stop components 34, 36 rest on the bill 38 of the cap 12. As can be seen in FIG. 5, the visor 10 can be pivoted upwards out of the working position in a simple manner by using the relative rotatability of the press stud components 14, 18; 16, 20. Here, the visor 10 is in an intermediate position. In FIG. 6, the visor has reached its parking position. The parking position can always be designated as a position in which the visor 10 remains stable, i.e., does not fall back in front of the face of the wearer. The parking position may also be further forward or further rearward than is shown in FIG. 6. FIG. 7 shows, again in a side view, the working position and in particular the bearing of the stop components 34, 36 on the bill 38 of the cap 12. The position of the visor 10 relative to the face of the wearer can be effected not only by pivoting the visor 10 relative to the cap 12. Different positions of the visor 10 can be realized also by varying the position of the cap 12 relative to the face of the wearer, i.e., by wearing it, for example, with the bill 38 directed further upward.
FIG. 8 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention. FIG. 9 shows a top view of an upper edge of a visor according to the invention. In this embodiment of the visor according to the invention, the stop component is formed by a stop strip 40. This stop strip 40 preferably consists of foam. Usefully, the foam strip is self-adhesive and glued from the inside to the panel 22 of the visor 10.
FIG. 10 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention in a side view, the visor being located just above its working position. When lowering the visor 10 further downward, the stop strip 40 is placed on the bill 38 of the cap 12, thus reaching the working position of the visor 10.
FIG. 11 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention. With this visor 10, two stop strips 40, 41 are provided so that the visor 10 has two working positions. When lowering the visor 10, the stop strip 41 is first placed on the bill of the cap. Particularly in the case of a flexible stop strip 41, the visor can be moved further downward with a little expenditure of force, so that the stop strip 40 then rests on the bill of the cap, thus assuming the second working position.
FIG. 12 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention. FIG. 13 shows a top view of an upper edge of a visor according to the invention. Here, two stop strips 42, 44 are fastened, preferably glued, to the panel 22 of the visor 10, wherein the stop strips 42, 44 usefully have a self-adhesive side also here. The stop strips 42, 44 are wedge-shaped. The thinner end of the wedge is the lower end of the stop strip 42, 44 in each case. When the visor 10 is lowered, this first comes into the vicinity of the bill of the cap, so that the visor 10 initially can be easily pivoted above the bill of the cap. With further pivoting, the thicker regions of the wedge come into the vicinity of the bill of the cap, so that the force between the bill and the cap increases. In this way, the working position of the visor 10 can be varied continuously.
FIG. 14 shows a cap and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in a parking position. Here, attachment of the wedge-shaped stop strips can be seen. Here, the stop strips are only partially wedge-shaped.
FIG. 15 shows a combination of cap and visor, the visor being in a working position. Here, the visor 10 is located in one of its working positions, in which case an already very thick region of the wedge-shaped stop strip 42, 44 is connected to the bill 38 of the cap 12. Even with the visor 10 pivoted further upward, the visor 10 would hold securely already in the working position then taken.
FIG. 16 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention. Here, a textile component 52 is fastened to the panel 22 of the visor 10 from the inside via Velcro connections 46, 48, 50. The textile component 52 extends the visor 10 downwards, thereby providing increased protection. Furthermore, the textile component 52 can be replaced. Furthermore, the textile component 52 can be used for cleaning the visor 10. The present embodiment of the visor 10 with the textile component 52 is shown in connection with the embodiment of the visor 10 in which wedge-shaped stop strips 42, 44 are used. However, the textile component 52 attached to the visor 10 via Velcro connections 46, 48, 50 can also be a supplement to any other embodiment of visors 10 described herein. The textile component can also be coupled to the visor in another manner. It can be clipped, clamped, glued or magnetically connected to the visor.
FIG. 17 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention. Two ventilation slots 54, 56 are provided in the vicinity of the upper edge 24 of the visor 10. This makes working with the visor 10 more pleasant since accumulated warm and moist air may escape upwards.
FIG. 18 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention. FIG. 19 shows a combination of cap and visor. A hump 58 is arranged centrally on the upper edge 24 of the visor 10. This offers the possibility of bringing the visor into a comparatively low working position, wherein the visor 10 nevertheless provides protection in a central region in such position. However, ventilation paths 60, 62 can be provided to the left and to the right of the hump 58 to allow moist and warm air to escape upwards.
FIG. 20 shows various shapes of a stop strip in side view. The stop strips are each shown in a side view, i.e., using their bottom side they are fastened, preferably glued, to the inside of the visor. The cuboid stop strip 40 according to FIG. 20a is preferably used in the embodiments according to the FIGS. 9 to 11 and 17. The wedge-shaped and/or partially wedge-shaped stop strips 42 according to FIG. 20b, FIG. 20c and FIG. 20d are preferably used in conjunction with the embodiments according to the FIGS. 12 to 16 and the FIGS. 18 and 19.
FIG. 21 shows a combination of cap 12 and visor 10, the visor 10 being in a working position. FIG. 22 shows a combination of cap 12 and visor 10, the visor 10 being in an intermediate position. FIG. 23 shows a combination of cap 12 and visor 10, the visor being in a parking position. The visor 10 and/or the combination of visor 10 and cap 12 is similar in many respects to the embodiments according to the FIGS. 12 to 15. In particular, wedge-shaped stop strips are provided on the visor 10, wherein only the left wedge-shaped stop strip 44 is visible here. On the right-hand side, the visor 10 is equipped in the same or comparable manner. However, a fastening device 64 on the visor side is additionally provided on the visor 10 shown here. Likewise, a fastening device 68 on the head side is provided on the cap 12. An elastic band 66, for example a rubber band, is fastened to such fastening devices 64, 68. The rubber band 66 extends externally on the visor 10 and externally on the cap 12. The fastening devices 64, 68 are preferably holes in the visor 10 and cap 12, wherein the elastic band 66 is inserted from the outside through the holes 64, 68 for locking it from the inside. Such locking can be effected, for example, simply by knotting the elastic band 66 at its ends. In the working position according to FIG. 21, the fastening devices have a maximum or nearly maximum spacing, so that the elastic band 66 is tensioned at a maximum or almost a maximum. The elastic band 66 extends essentially parallel to the edge of the cap 12. It stabilizes the working position of the visor 10. If the visor 10 is pivoted upwards out of the working position, i.e., via the intermediate position according to FIG. 22 into the parking position according to FIG. 23, the elastic band assists in raising the visor 10. The elastic band 66 helps to hold the visor 10 in its parking position, wherein the visor 10 is projecting here, namely by a force equilibrium between the weight of the visor 10 and the elastic force of the band 66. In the representations according to the FIGS. 21 to 23, only one elastic band 66 is visible. Preferably, the design is also symmetrical with respect to such features, i.e., an elastic band is also fixed in corresponding fastening devices on the right-hand side of the combination of cap 12 and visor 10.
FIG. 24 shows a frontal view of a visor 10 according to the invention. Here, the stop strips are not visible because they are covered by stickers 78, 80, which are affixed on the outside onto the visor 10. In addition to the features already known from other embodiments, the fastening devices 64, 65 on the visor side can be seen here. On each side of the visor there are three fastening devices 64, 65 on the visor side, each penetrating the visor 10 as holes. Depending on the mechanical conditions, a specific one of the fastening devices 64, 65 on the visor side can be selected on each side for fastening the elastic band. The fastening devices 64, 65 on the visor side can also be combined. For example, the elastic band can be guided through an inner fastening device 64 on the visor side from the outside to the inside, and can be guided out again through a fastening device on the visor side located further outside or through a fastening device 64 on the visor side located further below or further above. In this way, the tensioning force of the elastic band can be changed.
FIG. 25 shows an end region of an elastic band 66 with a latch 72, the latch 72 being in a first position. FIG. 26 shows an end region of an elastic band 66 with a latch 72, the latch 72 being in a second position. A latch 72 is provided at the end of the elastic band 66 shown here. This makes it unnecessary to prevent the elastic band 66, by knotting, from leaving the hole in the visor or cap. In the position of the latch 72 shown in FIG. 25, the band 66 together with the latch 72 can be easily guided through a hole. In the transverse position of the latch 72, the band 66 is prevented from slipping out of the hole.
FIG. 27 shows an elastic band 66 with a latch 72 whilst being introduced into a hole in a cap 12. It can be seen here that the fastening device 68 on the head side is realized by means of a hollow rivet 70. The latch 72 is substantially in extension of the elastic band 66, so that the elastic band 66 together with the latch 72 can be guided in a simple manner through the hollow rivet 70 in the cap 12.
FIG. 28 shows an elastic band with a latch 66 in the fixed state. It is shown here that the latch 72 is transverse to the elastic band 66. Thus, the band 66 may no longer slip out of the hole in the cap 12.
FIG. 29 shows a cap 12 and a visor 10 according to the invention, the visor being in a working position. FIG. 30 shows a cap 12 and a visor 10 according to the invention, the visor being in an intermediate position. FIG. 31 shows a combination of cap 12 and visor 10, the visor being in a parking position. In this embodiment of the visor 10 according to the invention, it is equipped with two stop components 74 made of foam, each stop component being arranged at the location of one of the press stud components 14. In the present side view, the press stud component 14 and the associated stop component 74 can be seen, wherein the design on the other side of the visor is the same or comparable. The stop components 74 made of foam are glued onto the visor 10 from the inside. The stop component 74 makes it possible for the functional part of the press stud component 14 to be coupled to the counterpart on the cap 12. The stop component 74 stabilizes the visor 10 in each of the shown positions, i.e., the working position according to FIG. 29, the intermediate position according to FIG. 30 and the parking position according to Figure 31. The stop components 74 serve as “brakes” in this respect, preventing unintentional pivoting of the visor 10 relative to the cap 12.
FIG. 32 shows a frontal view of a visor according to the invention. In addition to the features of the visor 10 according to the invention already explained, stickers 78, 80 can be seen here, covering the stop components made of foam applied to the other side of the visor 10. The stickers 78, 80 essentially have the shape of the stop components of foam lying underneath. They essentially follow the contours of the visor, with an upper side initially running essentially straight, and then forming a downward curve. Such curve continues until reaching the inner, essentially straight edge of the stickers 78 and/or the stop components made of foam. An upper edge and an adjoining inner edge of the stop component are straight. For example, they may be essentially perpendicular to one another. Preferably, the corner connecting the upper edge and the inner edge of the stop component to one another is rounded. The other ends of the upper edge and of the inner edge are connected to one another via an arcuate outer edge. In another embodiment, it can also be provided that the stop component is circular. It is then preferably penetrated in its center by the press stud component. In addition to foam, which is often relatively soft, it is also possible to use harder plastics and/or plastics that, due to their elasticity, always return to their basic shape even after long or frequent squeezing. For example, PU foams, PVC foams, latex foams, silicone foams, hard rubber or combinations of such materials can be used.
FIG. 33 shows a perspective view of a headband with a visor partially attached thereto. The headband 82 comprises a front component 84 and a rear head component 86. The front component 84 is selected to be wider than the rear head component 86. The front component 84 is essentially inelastic, whilst the rear head component 86 is an elastic rubber band. Four press stud components 18, 18′, 20, 20′ are attached to the end component 84 of the end band 82 in such a way that, when someone is wearing the head band 82, they are arranged laterally on the head, for example slightly above and in front of the ears. The visor 10 with a stop component 76, which can be seen, is mounted on the left-hand side on one of the press stud components 20, 20′, here on the press stud component 20. On the right-hand side, the visor 10 is detached from the headband 82 so that both press stud components 18, 18′ are visible. By arranging two or more press stud components on the headband, the position of the visor 10 relative to the headband 82 and thus also relative to the head of the wearer can be varied.
FIG. 34 shows a perspective view of a headband with a visor attached thereto. Here, the fastening of the visor 10 to the frontal, now covered press stud component 20 (see FIG. 33) can be seen, whilst the rear press stud component 20′ is unused.
FIG. 35 shows a headband and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in a working position. FIG. 36 shows a headband and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in an intermediate position. FIG. 37 shows a headband and a visor according to the invention, the visor being in a parking position. In FIG. 35, the visor 10 is in its working position. The stop component 76 can be seen in the region of the left-hand press stud component 16. The stop component 76, which is preferably a foam component, rubs on the headband 82, thus making available a braking effect. Without the intervention of the wearer, the visor is not adjusted or only unintentionally in rare cases. In FIG. 36, the visor 10 is slightly raised. It could also remain in this position since the stop component 76 acting as a brake always applies a braking effect. In FIG. 37, a usable parking position has been reached already and the visor faces essentially horizontally forward. The stop component 76 brakes the visor 10 also in this position by means of friction on the headband 82.
In the illustrated embodiments of the present invention, different types of caps are shown, namely caps with a closed head part and caps with an open head part. The various visors can be combined with any of the cap variants shown. Also, all features shown in connection with headbands can be realized in connection with caps. The same applies to all features shown in connection with caps in the reverse way, unless it is crucial that the cap has a bill. In addition to caps and headbands, it is also within the scope of the invention to use clips, for example those which are normally used for hairstyles. A clip is worn so that it is closed at the front and open at the rear. A visor can be attached to a clamp in the same way as to a headband.
The features of the invention disclosed in the preceding description, in the figures as well as in the claims can be essential for the implementation of the invention both individually and in any combination.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
10 visor
12 cap
14 press stud component
16 press stud component
18 press stud component
18′ press stud component
20 press stud component
20′ press stud component
22 panel
24 upper edge
26 side edge
28 side edge
30 corner region
32 corner region
34 stop component/male press stud component
36 stop component/male press stud component
38 bill
40 stop component/stop strip/foam strip
41 stop component/stop strip/foam strip
42 stop component/stop strip/wedge-shaped foam component
44 stop component/stop strip/wedge-shaped foam component
46 Velcro connection
48 Velcro connection
50 Velcro connection
52 textile component
54 ventilation slot
56 ventilation slot
58 humps
60 ventilation path
62 ventilation path
64 band fastening device on visor side
65 band fastening device on visor side
66 elastic band
68 band fastening device on head side
69 band fastening device on head side
70 hollow rivet
72 latch
74 stop component
76 stop component
78 sticker
80 sticker
82 headband
84 front component
86 rear head component
Patent Application
20230121536
