Abstract A hat having an adjustable sweat band for controlling the tightness of the fit of the hat. A hat is provided with a sweat band of a flexible material having a draw strap secured at one end to the band and extending circumferentially of the sweat band on the side of the band adjacent the crown. Cooperating fastening means at the free end of the strap and on the band are employed to adjustably locate the free end of the strap relative to the band so that the effective circumference of the sweat band, and thus the fit or size of the hat can be adjusted by a draw loop or drawstring arrangement which is shielded from contact with the wearer's head by the sweat band. A strip of resilient padding which may be of a moisture absorbent material extends circumferentially of the sweat band between the strap and sweat band to provide a further cushion between the fastening means and the head of the wearer.
In a hat having a crown and a continuous inturned sweat band of flexible material secured along its lower edge to the lower internal periphery of the crown and lying along the inner surface of the crown; the improvement comprising draw band means permanently secured at one end to said sweat band at the inner side of said sweat band adjacent said crown and extending circumferentially along a portion of the interior circumference of the sweat band, a passage defining strip overlying said draw band means and secured to said sweat band above and below said draw band means to define a pasage loosely enclosing said draw band means, said passage defining strip being of a circumferential extent less than that of the draw band, and cooperating flexible universally adjustable fastening means on said sweat band and said draw band for detachably securing the opposite end of said draw band to said sweat band, said fastening means being operable for adjusting the circumferential position of said draw band relative to said sweat band at any position falling within a given range of adjustment thereby to selectively adjust the fit of said hat to the head and comfort of a wearer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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In a hat having a crown and a continuous inturned sweat band of flexible material secured along its lower edge to the lower internal periphery of the crown and lying along the inner surface of the crown; the improvement comprising draw band means permanently secured at one end to said sweat band at the inner side of said sweat band adjacent said crown and extending circumferentially along a portion of the interior circumference of the sweat band, a passage defining strip overlying said draw band means and secured to said sweat band above and below said draw band means to define a pasage loosely enclosing said draw band means, said passage defining strip being of a circumferential extent less than that of the draw band, and cooperating flexible universally adjustable fastening means on said sweat band and said draw band for detachably securing the opposite end of said draw band to said sweat band, said fastening means being operable for adjusting the circumferential position of said draw band relative to said sweat band at any position falling within a given range of adjustment thereby to selectively adjust the fit of said hat to the head and comfort of a wearer.