Hat with removable faux front crown panel containing storage pocket(s)

Abstract

A hat has a removable faux front crown panel with storage pocket(s) located on the inner face of said removable faux front crown panel. The removable faux front crown can be securely fastened over the outside face of the original front crown of the hat to conceal the unique storage area entirely. TABLE-US-00001 References Cited U.S. Patent Documents D160404 October 1950 Levine 1,172,927 February 1916 Bloch 1,190,427 July 1916 Kromer, Jr. 1,422,435 July 1922 Gooding 1,575,130 March 1926 Schiff 1,808,966 June 1931 Morgan 2,597,447 May 1952 Bruns 2,615,168 October 1952 Tannenbaum 2,708,273 May 1955 Bonaventura 2,744,256 May 1956 Slotkin et al. 3,128,474 April 1964 Feldman 3,285,307 November 1966 Dormaier 4,165,542 August 1979 McLaughlin 4,312,076 January 1982 Gamm 4,317,238 March 1982 Amin 4,386,437 June 1983 Fosher 4,451,935 June 1984 Henschel 4,472,837 September 1984 Saxton 4,586,280 May 1986 Dane 4,610,038 September 1986 Dennard 4,630,317 December 1986 Brown et al. 4,776,043 October 1988 Coleman 4,873,726 October 1989 Tapia 4,899,887 February 1990 Cachero 4,989,270 February 1991 Boughten 5,070,545 December 1991 Tapia 5,075,898 December 1991 Bedient 5,111,366 May 1992 Rife et al. 5,119,514 June 1992 Woehl 5,136,726 August 1992 Kellin et al. 5,167,559 December 1992 Power-Fardy 5,173,970 Dedember 1992 Shifrin 5,214,802 June 1993 McCallum 5,233,703 August 1993 Galka 5,367,713 November 1994 McCallum 5,410,761 May 1995 Connelly et al. 5,428,844 July 1995 Dougherty 5,452,479 September 1995 Mostert 5,459,881 October 1995 Fagan et al. 5,465,426 November 1995 Beaton 5,477,629 December 1995 Gleason, Jr. 5,509,145 April 1996 Stevenson et al. 5,704,070 January 1998 Stogner 5,724,678 March 1998 McCallum et al. 5,887,287 March 1999 Potochnik Foreign Patent Documents 1472626 March, 1967 FR 139374 March, 1920 GB

Description

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/382,092, entitled Hat With Removable Faux Front Crown Panel Containing A Storage Pocket, filed on Sep. 13, 2010.

FIELD OF INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to an article of clothing and more particularly to a hat with removable faux front crown panel containing storage pocket(s)

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention relates generally to hats, and is particularly concerned with a removable faux front crown panel with storage pocket(s) located on the inner face of said removable faux front crown panel, which is entirely secured over the outer face of the original front crown panel of a hat.

[0004] Hats with pockets are known. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,023,788 of McCallum describes a hat with a triangular pocket located entirely on the inside of the hat in a dead space above the hat band and rim. When the hat is worn, small items may be inserted for carrying purposes. However, since the pocket is located on the inside of the hat, such items are only accessible when the person wearing the hat first removes the hat from the head, causing an inconvenience for the hat wearer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The present invention is an improved hat having a removable faux front crown panel containing pocket(s) for securely storing items such as money, keys, mp3 players, credit cards, lighters, pen and paper, and the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0006] Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent, and may best be understood, by reference to the ensuing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and in which;

[0007] FIG. 1: A perspective view of a standard hat

[0008] 1--The perspective view of the original front crown panel of a standard hat

[0009] 2--The perspective view of the hat's bill

[0010] FIG. 2: A front view of the hat with the "loop" Velcro attached to the perimeter of the original front crown panel

[0011] 3--The front view of the original front crown panel

[0012] 4--The "loop" Velcro sewn to the perimeter of the original front crown panel

[0013] 5--The front view of the hat's bill

[0014] FIG. 3: A side view of the faux front crown panel as it is placed over the entire outer face of the original front crown panel

[0015] 6--The outer face of the faux front crown panel

[0016] 7--The perimeter "hook" Velcro on the inner face of the faux front crown panel

[0017] 8--The pull-tab sewn to the faux front crown panel

[0018] 9--The outer face of original front crown panel

[0019] 10--The perimeter "loop" Velcro on the outer face of the original front crown panel

[0020] FIG. 4: A close-up front view of the outer face of the faux front crown panel

[0021] 11--A close-up front view of the outer face of the faux front crown panel

[0022] 12--The pull-tab sewn to the faux front crown panel

[0023] FIG. 5: A close up back view of the inner face of the faux front crown panel containing the storage pocket(s)

[0024] 13--The perimeter of the storage pocket(s) as sewn into the seam on the inner face of the faux front crown panel

[0025] 14--The inner face of the faux front crown panel

[0026] 15--A storage pocket(s) containing numerous slots for items such as money, keys, mp3 players, credit cards, lighters, pen and paper and the like

[0027] 16--The "hook" Velcro is sewn to the perimeter of the inner face of the faux front crown panel

[0028] 17--The pull-tab sewn to the faux front crown panel

DESCRIPTION OF PREFFERED EMBODIMENTS

[0029] It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved hat with a removable faux front crown panel containing storage pocket(s) on the inner face of said removable faux front crown panel, which is then entirely secured to the outside face of the original front crown panel of the hat.

[0030] The preferred method for securing the removable faux front crown panel to the outside of the original front crown panel is to use Velcro. A piece of fabric covered with tiny hooks called "hook side Velcro" is sewn to the perimeter seam on the inner face of the faux front crown panel and what is called "loop side Velcro", which is covered with even smaller and "hairier" loops is permanently sewn to the perimeter seam of the outside front panel of the original front panel crown. When the removable faux front crown panel is placed onto the outside face of the original front crown panel the two parts are joined and secured. Alternatively, the faux front crown panel may be secured to the original front crown panel with other securing devices such as snap fasteners, buttons, zippers, magnets or the like.

[0031] The storage pocket(s) is preferably sewn into the perimeter seams on the inner face of the faux front crown panel to permanently secure the storage pocket(s) on the inside face of the faux front crown panel. However, the storage pocket(s) may be attached to the faux front crown panel using Velcro or may alternatively use snap fasteners, buttons, zippers, magnets or the like. The storage pocket(s) have a width essentially equal to the width of the faux front crown panel and preferably does not extend over the sides of the faux front crown panel. Preferably, the depth of the storage pocket(s) is such that it extends up to the top of the faux front crown panel. The storage pocket(s) can be made of waterproof materials for items which could be damaged by water contact. The storage pocket(s) may be formed separately from the faux front crown panel, or the inner wall of the faux front crown panel may form a layer of the storage pocket(s) with the outer wall of the storage pocket sewn around its periphery.

[0032] The removable faux front crown panel with storage pocket(s) allows small items such as money, keys, mp3 players, credit cards, lighters, pen and paper, and the like to be stored conveniently while walking, running, paddle boarding, biking, skateboarding, boating, surfing or the like.

[0033] Preferably, a pull-tab is secured to the faux front crown panel adjacent to the hat's bill to be pulled by a user for easy removal of the faux front crown panel.

[0034] The faux front crown panel is preferably made from foam, nylon, cotton, or similar material. It is the preferred embodiment that the faux front crown panel material matches that of the original front crown panel of the hat.

[0035] Although some preferred embodiments of the invention have been described above by way of example only, it will be understood by those skilled in the field that modifications may be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A hat, comprising: a) A head covering member shaped for forming a hat for covering part of the head of a wearer and having a first peripheral edge defining a head receiving opening, a front crown panel, a rear panel, opposite side panels and a band for covering the circumference of a wearer's head, the head covering member having an outer face and an inner face; b) A removable faux front crown panel having essentially the same shape and size as the original front crown panel so as to permit the faux front crown panel to completely cover said original front crown panel; c) A securing device such as Velcro, snap fasteners, buttons, zippers, magnets or the like affixed to the inner face of the faux front crown panel and to the outer face of the original front crown panel, so that the faux front crown panel may be securely attached to the outer face of the original front crown panel;

2. The hat of claim 1 wherein a pull-tab is affixed to the peripheral edge of the faux front crown panel.

3. The hat of claim 1 wherein the faux front crown panel is made from essentially the same material as the original front crown panel.

4. The hat of claim 1 wherein the faux front crown panel contains a storage pocket(s) affixed to the inner face of said faux front crown panel.

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