Apparel apparatus – Hat making – Blocks and forms
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-09
2001-05-22
Mohanty, Bibhu (Department: 3741)
Apparel apparatus
Hat making
Blocks and forms
C223S024000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06234367
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for quickly and easily bending a cap brim to a desired curvature.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
A cap typically includes a forwardly projecting brim that initially has a generally flat orientation. In order to fit more comfortably on a wearer's head, the brim is manually bent to a desired curvature. Maintaining such curvature over a period of time is difficult in that the brim gradually reverts back to its original configuration. Furthermore, manually bending the brim to a symmetrical curvature is difficult. The present invention provides a device for bending a cap brim to a desired curvature.
Various cap bending devices exist in the prior art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,725,134 issued to Weltge relates to a support device for a cap including a block of compressible, resilient material shaped generally to conform to the inside of the cap and sized somewhat larger than the cap. The support device is compressed, inserted into a cap and released to secure the device therein.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,634,575 issued to Scharrenberg relates to an apparatus and method of reforming cap visors. The device includes a substantially visor shaped upper member having a pair of retention plates thereon for retaining a cap brim. A pair of elongated devices are attached to the upper member which are grasped to bend the upper member and thus the cap brim.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,533,652 issued to Levin relates to a cap brim shaping, transport, storage and display device including a body portion extending downwardly on each side and terminating with an upwardly extending retention arm that forms a receiving area for a side edge of the cap brim. An elastic band extends over the top of the brim to bend the brim to a desired curvature.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,163,589 issued to Biehl relates to a cap press including a cylindrical base portion for stretching the body of the cap and a visor clamp with a pair of jaws operably connected to press the cap visor into a predetermined shape.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,927,063 issued to Fricano relates to a combination cap hanger and visor press including pivotally connected spring loaded gripping members adapted to receive a cap visor that are curved in a direction corresponding thereto.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,805,782 issued to Hale et al relates to a cap shaping and drying apparatus.
Although various devices for bending a cap brim exist in the prior art, most are cumbersome to operate. The present invention provides a pair of interconnected, spaced block members to which a cap brim is attached. The block members may be moved towards and away from each other to form a cap brim having a desired curvature.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for bending a cap brim. The device comprises a pair of block members each having an S-shaped portion upwardly extending from an end thereof. The S-shaped portion forms a groove on the upper surface of the block to receive an edge of a cap brim. A first, movable block includes an elongated threaded shaft rotatably mounted thereto. The shaft threadedly engages an internally threaded bore on the other block member. A pair of guide rails extend from an inwardly facing side of the movable block, each slidably received within a passageway on the second block to maintain the blocks in alignment. One or more straps are attachable to the S-shaped portions and can be positioned above the cap brim to prevent the brim from being inadvertently displaced from the grooves. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a device which quickly and conveniently bends a cap brim to a desired curvature.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device designed to form a symmetrical bend in a cap brim.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a device that can bend a cap brim with minimal effort. Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and the appended claims.
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patent: 5634575 (1997-06-01), Scharrenberg
patent: 5725134 (1998-03-01), Weltge
Mohanty Bibhu
Tolar Kenneth L
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