Apparel – Head coverings – Having crown and horizontally extending visor
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-11
2001-06-12
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Head coverings
Having crown and horizontally extending visor
Reexamination Certificate
active
06243877
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to advertising or promotional display devices, and is more particularly directed to a hat which displays multiple advertising or promotional messages, logos or indicia.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Advertising and promotional items in the form of clothing are in common use. T-shirts having team logos, or commercial advertising messages, or other indicia, are commonly available.
Similarly, baseball caps having team logos or advertising messages are in common use. Baseball caps are hats having a single bill on one side of the cap. The bill is a generally horizontal plane which protrudes over the wearers face, although, from time to time, baseball caps are worn in a backwards or sideways fashion, so that the single bill extends to the side or back. In any event, a single bill which extends from about one quarter of the circumference of the cap characterizes baseball caps in common use.
Baseball caps also have a generally vertical placard which is adjacent to the bill, and on which a team logo, or alternatively, an advertising display or similar indicia may be located. However, baseball caps in the prior art have only one of such placards. This placard is located over the single bill, since caps in use have only one bill.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention is a baseball cap having not less than three bills, and as many as five bills. Each bill has a placard associated therewith. Multiple team logos may be placed on the cap through the use of multiple placards. For example, if a particular city has three major league sports teams, such as football, baseball and basketball, the team logo for each team can appear on a single baseball style hat. The placard and associated bill can be formed in the appropriate team colors, with the adjacent placard and bill formed in different, but appropriate, colors to the logo. Additionally, or as an alternative, advertising messages and logos, and other designs or indicia can appear on the placards.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2803829 (1957-08-01), Tscharner
patent: 5091994 (1992-03-01), Delane et al.
patent: 5091995 (1992-03-01), Oates
Calvert John J.
Killough B. Craig
Moran Katherine
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