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Hat and logo
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-11-27
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2007-11-27
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides an improved hat with interchangeable patches that can be selectively attached to the hat. In the preferred embodiment, the hat is a standard, billed, baseball-style cap with some portion of a phrase or logo printed on its front surface, and a strip of fastening material or adhesive secured to the hat just below the incomplete phrase. A plurality of separate patches, each printed with a different completion to the hat's printed phrase or logo, and each with a back surface that is attachable to the fastening material on the hat, is provided. Thus the user can select the completion of the phrase with the patch of his choice. In this way a single hat can be used to carry a variety of different, and changing, phrases and logos.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard E. Coleman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:33
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B1/00; A42B1/24; A42B1/248; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24008; Y10T428/24017
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A hat and logo combination comprising: a hat member having at least one surface, said hat surface bearing first permanent markings constituting only a portion of a phrase; at least one patch member bearing second permanent markings constituting completion of said phrase; and fastening means for removably attaching said patch member to said hat surface so that said second markings are discernible adjacent said first markings to complete said phrase.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A hat and logo combination comprising: a hat member having at least one surface, said hat surface bearing first permanent markings constituting only a portion of a phrase; at least one patch member bearing second permanent markings constituting completion of said phrase; and fastening means for removably attaching said patch member to said hat surface so that said second markings are discernible adjacent said first markings to complete said phrase.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The hat and logo combinatin of claim 1 wherein said hat has a front surface, and said first permanent markings are printed on said front surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The hat and logo combination of claim 2 wherein said fastening means comprises a hook-and-loop fastener system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The hat and logo combination of claim 3 wherein said front surface carries a first strip of one material of a hook-and-loop fastener system, and said patch carries a second strip of the other material of said fastener system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The hat and logo combination of claim 4 wherein said first strip is attached to said front surface immediately below said first permanent markings.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The hat and logo combination of claim 1 including a plurality of patch members, each patch member bearing different markings constituting an alternate completion of said phrase.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The hat and logo combination of claim 1 wherein said hat comprises a baseball cap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
A hat logo system comprising a hat member bearing permanently printed indicia identifying a single element of a set of related elements, and a plurality of patch members each bearing permanently printed indicia identifying a different remaining element of said set of elements, so that all the elements of said set are indicated on a separate member, and including fastening means for removably attaching only one patch member at a time to said hat so that the element indicia of said attached patch is juxtaposed with the element indicia of said hat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
A hat logo system comprising a hat member bearing permanently printed indicia identifying a single element of a set of related elements, and a plurality of patch members each bearing permanently printed indicia identifying a different remaining element of said set of elements, so that all the elements of said set are indicated on a separate member, and including fastening means for removably attaching only one patch member at a time to said hat so that the element indicia of said attached patch is juxtaposed with the element indicia of said hat.
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