Chef's cap and method of making
Abstract
Abstract A CHEF''S TYPE OF HAT HAVING A CROWN PIECE OF LIGHTWEIGHT FLEXIBLE MATERIAL WHICH IS DOVETAIL PLEATED, EDGE-SEALED AND SO FOLDED AS TO PROVIDE THE SAME WITH AN INFOLDED CENTRAL PORTION WHICH MAY BE OUTWARDLY PRESSED TO FORM A CLOSED TOP HIGH RISE CROWN FOR THE HAT. A HEAD BAND FORMED OF FLEXIBLE BUT STIFFER MATERIAL THAN THAT OF THE CROWN PIECE IS PERMANENTLY SECURED TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE CROWN PIECE AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY EMBRACES THE SAME. THE HEAD BAND IS ADJUSTABLE IN ITS HEAD SIZE AND THE CROWN PIECE IS SECURED THERETO WITH ALL OF ITS PLEAT FOLDS BONDED TOGETHER AT THEIR ENDS EXCEPT WITHIN A LIMITED AREA WHEREIN THE PLEAT FOLDS ARE OPENABLE TO PROVIDE FOR EXPANSION OF THE CROWN GIRTH IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH EXPANSION TO HEAD SIZE OF THE HEAD BAND. THE HEAD BAND MAY BE INTERIORLY PROVIDED WITH A SWEAT BAND. THE HAT IS PRODUCED AS A FLAT UNIT WHICH MAY BE EXPANDED TO SHAPE BY ITS WEARER.
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- 👤 Gilbert B Wagenfeld
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