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US3739401A
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Collapsible hat with retaining means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-06-21
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Granted: 1973-06-19
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Expires: 1991-06-21
Abstract
Abstract This is a roll up hat in which provision is made on the hat itself by means of snap fastener elements to hold the hat in its rolled up condition and so that it can be stored in a small space. Cooperating snap fastener elements are respectively provided upon opposite sides of the hat and upon the band. The hat is collapsed along the forward and rearward edges and one of the snap fastener elements is located on one side of the hat adjacent to the rear edge and the other snap fastener element is located on the other side of the hat intermediate the front and rear edge. To secure the hat when it is rolled, the sides of the hat are collapsed upon one another and the end of the hat bearing the respective cooperative fastener elements are rolled from opposite directions until the fastener elements are aligned with one another so as to be joined. The snap fastener elements are then readily joined together and as a result the hat is kept rolled from the opposite directions and will take up little space when stored.
Inventors
- 👤 J Fekete
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:11
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B1/00; A42B1/201
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A collapsible hat comprising a crown and brim integrally formed with one another providing thereby a composite hat having front and rear edges, the material of the hat being sufficiently flexible to permit a flattening of opposite sides thereof upon itself and the rolling thereof in the flattened state, and cooperating fastening means joinable to one-another respectively located at sides of the hat in juxtaposition to the respective front and rear edges and alignable with one-another when the hat in the flattened state is rolled upon itself in a direction bringing said fastening means toward one-another to aligned joinable positions one relative to the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A collapsible hat comprising a crown and brim integrally formed with one another providing thereby a composite hat having front and rear edges, the material of the hat being sufficiently flexible to permit a flattening of opposite sides thereof upon itself and the rolling thereof in the flattened state, and cooperating fastening means joinable to one-another respectively located at sides of the hat in juxtaposition to the respective front and rear edges and alignable with one-another when the hat in the flattened state is rolled upon itself in a direction bringing said fastening means toward one-another to aligned joinable positions one relative to the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
A collapsible hat as defined in claim 1, and said hat having a fold-down brim as said brim permitable of the brim to be turned downwardly into a flattened hat rollable from the front and rear edges of flattened opposite sides one side flattened upon the other side, the fastening means being male and female snap elements and being located such that when the respective front and rear edges are each rolled upon itself the male and female snap elements are thereby aligned for snap-joining to one-another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A collapsible hat as defined in claim 2 and a hat band extending circumscribingly about the crown adjacent to the brim one of said snap elements being on and secured to one exterior side of the band and the other of the snap elements being on and secured to an about opposite exterior side of the band.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A collapsible hat as defined in claim 3, in which one of the snap elements is located laterally of and near the front edge of the hat and the other snap element is located about centrally of the rear of the hat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A collapsible hat as defined in claim 1, in which one of said fastening elements is located laterally of and near the front edge of the hat and the other fastening element is located about centrally of the rear of the hat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
82 words
A collapsible hat as defined in claim 4, and said crown being formed of double thickness material with one thickness extending about the lower edge of the other thickness and secured thereto to provide a triple thickness brim, the upper end of the other thickness material extending over the upper edge of the one thickness material and joined therewith and inwardly turned therefrom and a circular top piece joined by its periphery with the inwardly turned end of the other thickness material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A collapsible hat as defined in claim 1 and said crown being formed of double thickness material with one thickness extending about the lower edge of the other thickness and secured thereto to provide a triple thickness brim.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
A collapsible hat as defined in claim 7 and the upper end of the other thickness material extending over the upper edge of the one thickness material and joined therewith and inwardly turned therefrom and a circular top piece joined by its periphery with the inwardly turned end of the other thickness material.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-06-18 | 1976-12-18 | 1977-06-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-06-18 | 1980-12-18 | 1981-06-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-06-18 | 1984-12-18 | 1985-06-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |