Apparel – Head coverings – Having crown and horizontally extending brim
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-15
2001-08-14
Mohanty, Bibhu (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Head coverings
Having crown and horizontally extending brim
C002S209120, C002S195100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06272689
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to headwear and, more particularly, to headwear with information applied thereto.
2. Background Art
Designers in the headwear industry are constantly seeking out innovative designs and concepts to increase public awareness of, and interest in, their product. One highly competitive area is in baseball-style caps and visors which are offered to myriad different customer bases.
Baseball-style caps and visors are commonly adorned with information related to academic institutions. Typically, this information is provided on the front, external surface of a crown. The information commonly identifies the academic institution and/or an activity and/or department associated with the academic institution. The information has been in the form of color, logos, words, simulations of animate and inanimate objects, etc.
It is also known to place information on a visor or bill projecting angularly away from the crown. U.S. Pat. No. 5,983,400, assigned to the assignee herein, discloses an exemplary structure using this concept.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one form, the invention is directed to the combination of a crown having an internal surface for engaging a wearer's head and an external surface with information thereon relating to a first subject, a first visor surface having information thereon relating to the first subject, and a second visor surface having information thereon relating to the first subject that is different than the information on the first visor surface. The first and second visor surfaces are selectively interchangeably mountable to the crown so as to project angularly away from the external surface of the crown.
In one form, the crown has an inverted cup shape for receiving the head of a wearer.
The information relating to the first subject may be at least one color.
The information relating to the first subject may be at least one of a) a logo, b) written information, and c) a representation of at least one of an animate and an inanimate object.
In one form, the first subject is an academic institution, the information on the first visor surface relates to one activity for the academic institution, and the information on the second visor surface relates to a second activity for the academic institution.
At least one of the one and second activities may be an athletic activity.
The information on at least one of the first and second visor surfaces may be a date.
The information on at least one of the first and second visor surfaces may be at least one of a) a location, b) an address, and c) an electronic mail address.
In one form, the first visor surface is applied to a support layer that is attached to the crown and projects angularly away from the external surface of the crown.
The first visor surface may be attached to each of the support layer and the crown.
The first visor surface may be attached to the support layer using either adhesive or stitching.
In one form, the crown has a front and rear and laterally spaced sides. With the first visor surface mounted to the crown the first visor surface has an inverted U shape with an upwardly facing surface portion and laterally oppositely facing surface portions, and the information on the first visor surface is located at least partially on one of the laterally oppositely facing surface portions.
In one form, with the first visor surface mounted to the crown, the first visor surface is part of a visor having a peripheral edge having a contour and the information on the first visor surface follows the contour of the peripheral edge of the visor.
In one form, the first and second visor surfaces each consist of at least one sheet layer.
The first visor surface may be a sheet with the information applied to the sheet before the first visor surface is applied to the support layer.
The information on the first visor surface may be applied by at least one of a dye/paint and embroidery.
The invention is also directed to a headwear piece having a crown with an internal surface for engaging a wearer's head and an external surface with information thereon relating to the identity of an academic institution. A visor projects angularly away from the external surface of the crown. The visor has a surface with information thereon relating to a program at the academic institution.
The information on the visor may relate to at least one of a) an athletic team, b) a non-athletic extracurricular activity at the academic institution, c) a date, and d) information that is at least one of i) a location, ii) an address, iii) an electronic mail address.
In one form, the visor has a support layer to which the surface is applied and the information is applied to the surface before the surface is applied to the support layer.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2855604 (1958-10-01), Austin
patent: 5070545 (1991-12-01), Tapia
patent: 5437062 (1995-08-01), Douglas
patent: 5481759 (1996-01-01), Rinaldi
patent: 5613246 (1997-03-01), Alexander
patent: 5701607 (1997-12-01), Kaiser
patent: 5715534 (1998-02-01), Mobley
patent: 5903923 (1999-05-01), Morse et al.
Mohanty Bibhu
Wood Phillips VanSanten Clark & Mortimer
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