US4599749A
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Cap for women to conceal hair loss
Assignee: Designs for Comfort Inc
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Filing: 1985-11-25
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Granted: 1986-07-15
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Expires: 2005-11-25
Abstract
Abstract A cap for wear by women to conceal a partial or total hair loss. It comprises a main fabric piece with a curved top margin and a straight bottom margin with hems along both margins. A hairpiece retainer band consisting of a fabric strip is sewn at its opposite ends along the inside of the bottom hem and provides between itself and the bottom hem a space to retain a hairpiece simulating bangs. An elastic drawstring is provided in the top hem to gather the curved top margin into a tight loop creating many large folds in the top and back of the cap when worn to conceal the back of the head and give the appearance of a full head of hair while applying tension to the bottom margin and retainer band to hold the hairpiece in place in a readily adjustable manner. In one embodiment, both the main fabric piece and the retainer band are elastically stretchable only in a direction parallel to the bottom hem. In other embodiments, the main fabric piece is non-stretchable either parallel to or perpendicular to the bottom hem.
Inventors
- 👤 Margaret Childs
- 👤 Kathryn R. Costikyan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:30
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41G; A41G5/00; A41G5/0093; A42; A42B; A42B1/00; A42B1/04; A42B1/041; A42B1/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A cap for wear by women to conceal hair loss comprising: a main fabric piece with a periphery including a curved top margin and a straight bottom margin; a bottom hem along the inside of the bottom margin to engage the wearer's forehead when worn; a retainer band consisting of an elongated fabric strip centrally located along the inside of the bottom hem with opposite ends of the strip attached to the bottom hem to provide between itself and the bottom hem an upwardly and a downwardly open space, said retainer band not being visible from the outside when worn; a hairpiece simulating bangs removably located in said space and projecting downwardly beyond the bottom hem; a top hem along the inside of the curved top margin; and a drawstring in the top hem effective when tightened to gather said curved top margin into a tight, multifolded loop at the lower nape of a wearer's neck to conceal the back of the head area and to provide multiple folds giving the appearance of a full head of hair while applying tension to the bottom hem and retainer band to retain the hairpiece in said space against the forehead.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A cap for wear by women to conceal hair loss comprising: a main fabric piece with a periphery including a curved top margin and a straight bottom margin; a bottom hem along the inside of the bottom margin to engage the wearer's forehead when worn; a retainer band consisting of an elongated fabric strip centrally located along the inside of the bottom hem with opposite ends of the strip attached to the bottom hem to provide between itself and the bottom hem an upwardly and a downwardly open space, said retainer band not being visible from the outside when worn; a hairpiece simulating bangs removably located in said space and projecting downwardly beyond the bottom hem; a top hem along the inside of the curved top margin; and a drawstring in the top hem effective when tightened to gather said curved top margin into a tight, multifolded loop at the lower nape of a wearer's neck to conceal the back of the head area and to provide multiple folds giving the appearance of a full head of hair while applying tension to the bottom hem and retainer band to retain the hairpiece in said space against the forehead.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A cap according to claim 1 in which the main fabric piece and the retainer band are elastically stretchable in a direction parallel to the bottom hem and are relatively non-stretchable in a direction perpendicular to the bottom hem.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A cap according to claim 1 in which the main fabric piece is non-elastic in both directions parallel to and perpendicular to the bottom hem and the retainer band is elastically stretchable in one of those directions but not in the other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A cap according to claim 3 in which the retainer band is elastically stretchable only in the direction parallel to the bottom hem.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A cap according to claim 3 in which the retainer band is elastically stretchable only in the direction perpendicular to the bottom hem.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A cap according to claim 1 in which the curved top margin is generally semi-circular.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A cap according to claim 1 in which the drawstring is elastically stretchable.
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