Patent · US Expired

Free-size hat

US6163888A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 14, 1999
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA42B1/22
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A free-size hat is capable of fitting wearers having a range of head sizes. The free-size cap including both cap and hat regardless of the fabric can provide a free-size function by accommodating various head sizes of the wearers with slits being formed on the crown and the brim. The structure of the present invention permits either a hat or a cap to be designed which is produced easily, attractive in use or other time by keeping shape, comfortable for the wearer by causing no oppression, and further provides the advantageous feature of multiple size capability.

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