Patent · US Expired

Collapsible hat and method of collapsing the hat

US6216277A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 1999
Grant dateApr 17, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA42B1/201
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

To prevent a top panel of a crown of a collapsible hat from being crushed and creased, first portions of a frame member extending along a periphery of a brim of the hat are folded to overlap an exterior side of the top panel, and second portions of the frame member are folded to overlap an interior side of the top panel. The frame portions maintain a neat appearance for the top panel even after the hat has been repeatedly collapsed.

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