US3309713A
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Self-sizing sweat band
Assignee: Hat Corp of America
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Filing: 1964-09-04
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1984-09-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Theodore M Kaufman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:26
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42C; A42C5/00; A42C5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A SELF-SIZING HEADWEAR WHICH INCLUDES A CROWN PORTION OF A GIVEN HEAD SIZE; AND COMPRISES A SWEAT BAND OF A NORMALLY RELATIVELY SMALLER HEAD SIZE THAN THE GIVEN HEAD SIZE OF SAID CROWN PORTION IN WHICH THE SAID SWEAT BAND IS COMPRISED OF A LAMINATED MATERIAL INCLUDING THE COMBINATION OF A LAYER OF STRETCH MATERIAL INCLUDING A SPANDEX TYPE COMPONENT, SAID SWEAT BAND FURTHER INCLUDING A LAYER OF A FOAMED DEFORMABLE AND RESILIENT MATERIAL, AN INTERMEDIATE LAYER COMPRISING BONDING ADHESIVE MEANS HAVING CHARACTERISTICS OF STRETCH RELATED TO THE STRETCH OF SAID STRETCH MATERIAL BONDING SAID SPANDEX COMPONENT TO SAID FOAMED MATERIAL, SAID DEFORMABLE AND RESILIENT MATERIAL POSITIONED AROUND THE SAID STRETCH MATERIAL AND BETWEEN THE SAID STRETCH MATERIAL AND THE SAID CROWN PORTION; SAID LAMINATED SWEAT BAND ADAPTED TO STRETCH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY FROM ITS NORMAL SIZE TO A SIZE AS LARGE AS SAID CROWN PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A SELF-SIZING HEADWEAR WHICH INCLUDES A CROWN PORTION OF A GIVEN HEAD SIZE; AND COMPRISES A SWEAT BAND OF A NORMALLY RELATIVELY SMALLER HEAD SIZE THAN THE GIVEN HEAD SIZE OF SAID CROWN PORTION IN WHICH THE SAID SWEAT BAND IS COMPRISED OF A LAMINATED MATERIAL INCLUDING THE COMBINATION OF A LAYER OF STRETCH MATERIAL INCLUDING A SPANDEX TYPE COMPONENT, SAID SWEAT BAND FURTHER INCLUDING A LAYER OF A FOAMED DEFORMABLE AND RESILIENT MATERIAL, AN INTERMEDIATE LAYER COMPRISING BONDING ADHESIVE MEANS HAVING CHARACTERISTICS OF STRETCH RELATED TO THE STRETCH OF SAID STRETCH MATERIAL BONDING SAID SPANDEX COMPONENT TO SAID FOAMED MATERIAL, SAID DEFORMABLE AND RESILIENT MATERIAL POSITIONED AROUND THE SAID STRETCH MATERIAL AND BETWEEN THE SAID STRETCH MATERIAL AND THE SAID CROWN PORTION; SAID LAMINATED SWEAT BAND ADAPTED TO STRETCH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY FROM ITS NORMAL SIZE TO A SIZE AS LARGE AS SAID CROWN PORTION.
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