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  Cap with removable and rotatable visorUSPTO Application #: 20070017003Title: Cap with removable and rotatable visor Abstract: A cap comprises a crown sized to fit on a wearer's head and a visor. The cap includes a track mounted to the crown and a slide member to which said visor is mounted. The visor can be removably mounted in the slide member to allow for changing the cap's visor. The slide member can move axially along the track, to allow for selective positioning of the visor on the cap. Additionally, the slide member can be an articulated slide member which allows for altering the relative angular position of the visor relative to the crown. (end of abstract) Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi - St. Louis, MO, US Inventors: William C. Harris, Jocelyn L. Harris USPTO Applicaton #: 20070017003 - Class: 002195100 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Apparel, Head Coverings, Having Crown And Horizontally Extending Visor (e.g., Baseball Cap, Etc.) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070017003. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not Applicable. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not Applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] This invention relates to caps or hats, such as baseball caps, and in particular to caps with visors that can be rotated and removed to be replaced with a different visor. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] A cap comprises a crown portion and a visor. The visor is mounted to the crown portion by a track member and a slide member to allow the visor to be moved circumferentially about the cap crown. As will be apparent from the description below, the track can be provided on a fitted cap, on a cap the flexes or stretches to fit a small range of sizes, or a cap provided with a sizing band to enable the cap to fit a broad ranges of sizes (a one-size-fits-all cap). [0005] The slide member includes a pair of vertically spaced apart plates defining a gap therebetween, the slide member gap is at least in part equal to, or slightly narrower than, the width of the visor such that the visor is frictionally received between the plates. The visor can be removably received in the slide member gap between the plates or permanently fixed to the slide member. [0006] In one variation, the slide member is articulated to allow for altering of the angular position of the visor relative to the crown. That is, the visor can be pivoted up and down. In this embodiment, the slide member comprises a first part and a second part. The first part is slideably received by the track to be moveable axially along the track and the second part includes the plates to receive the visor. The second part is pivotally connected to the first part to allow for selectively altering the angle of the visor relative to the cap crown. To allow for pivotal movement of the visor, one of the slide member first part and second part includes an axially extending tube having an axially extending opening and the other of the slide member first and second parts includes a pivot bar which sized and shaped to be received in the tube and to be pivotal relative to the tube. At least one projection is formed in either the tube or on the bar, and at least one groove or depression is formed on the other of the tube and bar. The projection and depression are sized and shaped to engage each other to maintain the visor in a desired angular position relative to the cap crown. [0007] The a track member track extends fully around the crown portion. The track member includes a major portion which is substantially adjacent the crown and a nape portion which is spaced from the crown. Preferably, the nape portion is at the back of the crown. The track member is flexible, and the provision of the nape portion allows for small adjustments in the circumference of the crown, thereby enabling people having differing sized heads to wear the cap. A band, which may be integrally formed with the track member, is positioned between the track member and the crown. The band has a length substantially equal to the length of the major portion of the track member, and extends from one end of the major portion to the opposite end of the major portion. The track member includes a channel which is partially closed by at least one flange--the flange defining an opening into the channel. The channel extends at least the length of the track member major portion. Although the channel preferably does not, but can, extend through the nape portion. By omitting the channel from the nape portion, the track member is more flexible in the nape portion, allowing the shape of the track to more easily change when the circumference of the cap is changed, for example, when the cap is stretched. When the channel is omitted, the nape section is defined by the flanges, and, the flange in the nape section defines a connector which extends between the flanges of the opposing ends of the channel. [0008] The track member is preferably provided as a strip having a first end and a second end. The major portion of the track member is defined by the center of the strip or band, and the nape section is defined by the opposite ends of the strip or band. Preferably one-half, of the track member nape portion is formed at each end of the strip or band. The track member strip is provided with a connector half at each of the ends which are connectable together to form a continuous track member about the cap crown. Preferably, the connector halves are provided along an inner surface of the track member, so as not to interfere with the track channel. Additionally, because the track member nape portion is formed by the ends of the strip, the connector halves will not interfere with the securement of the track member to the cap crown. [0009] As noted, the track member includes a channel and at least one flange which partially closes the channel to define an opening into the channel. The slide member comprises a bar sized and shaped to be received in the channel for axial movement about the channel. The bar is provided with a plurality of generally vertical spaced apart slits to enhance the flexibility of the bar. The bar and channel sized and shaped to substantially prevent removal of the slide member from the track member. The bar has a width greater than the width of the opening into the groove. Hence, the bar and the at least one flange define an interference fit to substantially prevent removal of the bar from the channel. Preferably, the bar and channel are shaped complimentarily to each other. [0010] The slide member also includes at least one flange extending towards the bar. The slide member flange is spaced vertically from the bar a distance sufficient to enable the flange to ride on an outer surface of the track member. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] FIG. 1 is a front perspective exploded view of an illustrative embodiment of a cap of the present invention; [0012] FIG. 2 is a rear perspective exploded view of the cap; [0013] FIG. 3 is a top plan exploded view of the cap; [0014] FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the cap; [0015] FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the cap; [0016] FIG. 6 is an enlarged side elevational view of the crown of the cap showing in detail the track along which the visor can move; [0017] FIG. 7 is a fragmentary top plan view of the track showing the connection of the ends of the track to form a continuous track; [0018] FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the track ends; [0019] FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a slide member which is received in the track and to which the cap visor is connected; Continue reading... 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