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US3237209A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hair covering cap

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-04-07
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1985-04-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lillian L Gettinger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 14:34
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B1/00; A42B1/04; A42B1/041; A42B1/049

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 251 words
A HAIR COVERING CAP COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED SECTIONS ADAPTED TO OVERLIE A WEARER''S HAIR; RESILIENT MEANS EXTENDING ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID INTERCONNECTED SECTIONS AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A WEARER''S HEAD TO RETAIN SAID CAP THEREON IN HAIR COVERING RELATIONSHIP; EACH OF SAID SECTIONS INCLUDING SUPERPOSED UPPER AND LOWER SHEETS OF OPEN MESH MATERIAL; SAID UPPER AND LOWER SHEETS EACH BEING GENERALLY WEDGE SHAPED AND THUS HAVING AN OUTER EDGE WITH A PAIR OF SIDE EDGES CONVERGING TOWARD ONE ANOTHER FROM THE ENDS OF SAID OUTER EDGE AND MERGING TOGETHER AT A CENTRAL POINT; SAID UPPER AND LOWER SHEETS BEING FOLDED DOWNWARDLY ALONG A LINE BETWEEN SAID CENTER POINT AND SAID OUTER EDGE, WITH THAT PORTION BETWEEN SAID CENTRAL POINT AND SAID FOLD LINE DEFINING A CROWN PORTION AND THAT PORTION BETWEEN SAID FOLD LINE AND SAID OUTER EDGE DEFINING A SKIRT PORTION; AND REINFORCING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER SHEETS IN THE CROWN PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS; SAID OUTER EDGES OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS BEING SHIRRED TO FORM UPWARDLY EXTENDING PLEATS IN EACH OF SAID SKIRT PORTIONS; EACH OF SAID SIDE EDGES IN ANY SECTION BEING SECURED TO SIDE EDGES OF ADJACENT SECTIONS, THEREBY ASSURING THAT ALL OF SAID SECTIONS ARE INTERCONNECTED TO FORM A CAP; SAID RESILIENT MEANS BEING FORMED AS AN ELASTIC BAND EXTENDING ALONG SAID OUTER EDGES AND HENCE ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID INTERCONNECTED SKIRT PORTIONS TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID CAP ON A WEARER''S HEAD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 251 words
A HAIR COVERING CAP COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED SECTIONS ADAPTED TO OVERLIE A WEARER''S HAIR; RESILIENT MEANS EXTENDING ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID INTERCONNECTED SECTIONS AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A WEARER''S HEAD TO RETAIN SAID CAP THEREON IN HAIR COVERING RELATIONSHIP; EACH OF SAID SECTIONS INCLUDING SUPERPOSED UPPER AND LOWER SHEETS OF OPEN MESH MATERIAL; SAID UPPER AND LOWER SHEETS EACH BEING GENERALLY WEDGE SHAPED AND THUS HAVING AN OUTER EDGE WITH A PAIR OF SIDE EDGES CONVERGING TOWARD ONE ANOTHER FROM THE ENDS OF SAID OUTER EDGE AND MERGING TOGETHER AT A CENTRAL POINT; SAID UPPER AND LOWER SHEETS BEING FOLDED DOWNWARDLY ALONG A LINE BETWEEN SAID CENTER POINT AND SAID OUTER EDGE, WITH THAT PORTION BETWEEN SAID CENTRAL POINT AND SAID FOLD LINE DEFINING A CROWN PORTION AND THAT PORTION BETWEEN SAID FOLD LINE AND SAID OUTER EDGE DEFINING A SKIRT PORTION; AND REINFORCING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER SHEETS IN THE CROWN PORTION OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS; SAID OUTER EDGES OF EACH OF SAID SECTIONS BEING SHIRRED TO FORM UPWARDLY EXTENDING PLEATS IN EACH OF SAID SKIRT PORTIONS; EACH OF SAID SIDE EDGES IN ANY SECTION BEING SECURED TO SIDE EDGES OF ADJACENT SECTIONS, THEREBY ASSURING THAT ALL OF SAID SECTIONS ARE INTERCONNECTED TO FORM A CAP; SAID RESILIENT MEANS BEING FORMED AS AN ELASTIC BAND EXTENDING ALONG SAID OUTER EDGES AND HENCE ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID INTERCONNECTED SKIRT PORTIONS TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID CAP ON A WEARER''S HEAD.

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