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KerchiefRelated Patent Categories: Apparel, Head CoveringsKerchief description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070000024, Kerchief. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Applicant claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/695,180, filed Jun. 30, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention is directed to a kerchief, and in particular, the kerchief of the type worn to protect the wearers head, maintain the wearer's hairstyle, and to absorb sweat. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] In recent years, kerchiefs worn on the head have regained their popularity. This return to popularity may be attributed to sports wherein on any football Sunday, the viewer might see a professional football player having a kerchief disposed about his head before donning a football helmet. Construction workers typically wear a kerchief about their head when performing their work while wearing a hard hat. Still further, ordinary people during leisure activities may be seen wearing a kerchief about their heads in order to protect their scalp from the damaging rays of the sun, rather than wearing a hat. [0006] In these instances, the kerchief, being a piece of square fabric, is folded to form a triangle and is fitted about the forehead, and two corners of the fabric serving as the ends are tied at the back of the head with the remaining fabric being tucked beneath the knot. Since the individual must tie the knot behind his head and not within view, the positioning and securing of a kerchief about the head requires some practice. [0007] Applicant has developed a kerchief with a preformed securing means which eliminates the need for the wearer to secure the kerchief by tying a knot out of view behind the user's or wearer's head. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION [0008] An object of the present invention is to provide for a novel kerchief having formed thereon a preformed securing means for securing the kerchief about the head of the user. [0009] A further object of the present invention is to provide for a novel kerchief in which the securing means is elastic. [0010] A still further object of the present invention is to provide for a novel kerchief for securing about the head of a wearer wherein the securing means is a preformed hook and loop fastener. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0011] A kerchief member for wearing about the head, the kerchief member having a preformed securing means which is engagable at the rear portion of the wearer's head. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0012] These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent, particularly when taken in light of the following illustrations wherein: [0013] FIG. 1 is a planar view of the pattern of the kerchief of the present invention; [0014] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the kerchief of the present invention; [0015] FIG. 3 is a side view of an individual's head and the present invention secured in one manner thereto; and [0016] FIG. 4 is a side view of the user's head with the second embodiment of the kerchief and the present invention secured thereto in an alternative manner. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0017] FIG. 1 is a planar view of the pattern of the kerchief of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled kerchief. The kerchief 10 consists of a head piece 12 which is cut generally rectangular and defines an outer peripheral edge 14 formed by opposing lateral edges 14A and 14B and opposing longitudinal edges 14C and 14D. The outer peripheral edge 14 is turned on itself and double hemmed 16 about the peripheral edge 14. A neck or nape engaging member 18 is generally rectangular in shape having opposing longitudinal edges 18A and 18B and opposing lateral edges 18C and 18D. Neck or nape engaging member 18 is cut and designed to encapsulate a resilient elastic member 20 which is positioned centrally longitudinally on neck or nape member 18, neck or nape member 18 is then folded about the resilient elastic member 20 and seamed, joining edges 18A and 18B. The neck or nape engaging member 18 is then pleated 22 so that lateral edges 18C and 18D coincide with ends 20A and 20B of elastic member 20 and is then engaged with head piece 12 by having ends 18C and 18D of neck or nape engaging member 18 sewn at opposing points 24 of the peripheral edge of the head piece 12. In doing so, the head piece 12 proximate points 24 are folded or pleated 26 to give a shape to the head member. Additionally, neck or nape engaging member 18 is pleated 22 along its entire length, so as to allow for expansion when the elastic resilient member 20 is stretched about the nape or neck of the back of the head of the individual. [0018] FIG. 3 is a perspective side view of one embodiment of the kerchief 10 of the present invention and a manner in which it is worn. In this embodiment, the head piece 12 is placed over the head of the individual, with the front peripheral edge portion 14 abutting the forehead 32 and being taut with the head. The neck or nape engaging member 18 with resilient elastic member 20 is positioned proximate the rear of the ear 34 of the wearer and extends downwardly and about the nape of the neck or head 36. In this embodiment, the head piece so worn, presents a tail portion 38 which hangs over the neck or nape engaging member 18. Continue reading about Kerchief... Full patent description for Kerchief Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Kerchief patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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