Segmented cap assembly

Claim 2

A segmented cap assembly comprising a crown component comprising a central crown portion and two side crown portions, said side crown portions being fixedly attached to respective sides of said central crown portion, a length of elastic being fixedly attached at a rear part of said central crown portion, said crown component having crown attachment means fixedly attached to an inside portion thereof; and a sweatband component comprising a length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material fixedly attached back-to-back to a length of terrycloth material, the ends of the respective lengths of material being selectively attachable to each other, said crown component being selectively attachable to said sweatband component by engagement of said crown attachment means to said length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material.

Claim 3

A segmented cap assembly as in claim 1 wherein said crown attachment means comprises a length of the hook portion of hook and loop tape material.

Claim 4

A segmented cap assembly as in claim 1 wherein the ends of the respective lengths of material are selectively attachable to each other by means of an adjustable strap assembly fixedly attached at respective ends of said length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material.

Claim 5

A segmented cap assembly comprising three separable components consisting of a crown component, a sweatband component and a visor component, said crown component and said visor component being respectively singularly or jointly selectively attachable to said sweatband component, said crown component comprising a body of material having crown attachment means fixedly attached to an inside portion of said body of material; said sweatband component comprising a length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material fixedly attached back-to-back to a length of terrycloth material, the ends of the respective lengths of material being selectively attachable to each other, and said visor component comprising an integrally-formed bill portion and forehead portion, said forehead portion extending substantially vertical from said bill portion, visor attachment means being fixedly disposed on an inside surface of said forehead portion, said crown component being selectively attachable to said sweatband component by engagement of said crown attachment means to said length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material, said visor component being selectively attachable to said sweatband component by engagement of said visor attachment means to said length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material.

Claim 6

A segmented cap assembly comprising three separable components consisting of a crown component, a sweatband component and a visor component, said crown component and said visor component being respectively singularly or jointly selectively attachable to said sweatband component, said crown component comprising a body of material having crown attachment means fixedly attached to an inside portion of said body of material; said sweatband component comprising a length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material fixedly attached back-to-back to a length of terrycloth material, the ends of the respective lengths of material being selectively attachable to each other, and said visor component comprising an integrally-formed bill portion and forehead portion, said forehead portion extending substantially vertical from said bill portion, visor attachment means being fixedly disposed on an inside surface of said forehead portion, said crown component being selectively attachable to said sweatband component by engagement of said crown attachment means to said length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material, said visor component being selectively attachable to said sweatband component by engagement of said visor attachment means to said length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material.

Claim 7

A segmented cap assembly as in claim 4 wherein said visor attachment means comprises a length of the hook portion of hook and loop tape material.

Claim 8

A segmented cap assembly as in claim 4 wherein said visor component is formed from a plastic material of moderate stiffness.

Claim 9

A segmented cap assembly as in claim 4 wherein the width of said sweatband component is at least the combined width of the crown attachment means of said crown component and the visor attachment means of said visor component, said crown attachment means being attachable to the upper half of said sweatband component and said visor attachment means being attachable to the lower half of said sweatband component.

Claim 10

A segmented cap assembly comprising a crown component comprising a body of flaccid material having crown attachment means fixedly attached to an inside portion of said body of material, said crown component comprising a central crown portion and two side crown portions, said side crown portions being fixedly attached to respective sides of said central crown portion, a length of elastic being fixedly attached at a rear part of said central crown portion, and a visored headband component comprising a bill portion, a forehead portion and a sweatband portion, said forehead portion having a forward face formed from hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material, said forehead portion being fixedly attached at a lower end thereof to said bill portion, said sweatband portion being fixedly attached at a lower end thereof to said bill portion opposite to the attachment of said forehead portion to said bill portion and disposed to an inside of said forehead portion, said crown component being selectively attachable to said visored headband component by engagement of said crown attachment means to the forward face of said forehead portion formed from said hook and loop take hook portion-engaging material.

Claim 11

A segmented cap assembly comprising a crown component comprising a body of flaccid material having crown attachment means fixedly attached to an inside portion of said body of material, said crown component comprising a central crown portion and two side crown portions, said side crown portions being fixedly attached to respective sides of said central crown portion, a length of elastic being fixedly attached at a rear part of said central crown portion, and a visored headband component comprising a bill portion, a forehead portion and a sweatband portion, said forehead portion having a forward face formed from hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material, said forehead portion being fixedly attached at a lower end thereof to said bill portion, said sweatband portion being fixedly attached at a lower end thereof to said bill portion opposite to the attachment of said forehead portion to said bill portion and disposed to an inside of said forehead portion, said crown component being selectively attachable to said visored headband component by engagement of said crown attachment means to the forward face of said forehead portion formed from said hook and loop take hook portion-engaging material.

Claim 12

A segmented cap assembly comprising a crown component comprising a central crown portion and two side crown portions, said side crown portions being fixedly attached to respective sides of said central crown portion, a length of elastic being fixedly attached at a rear part of said central crown portion, said crown component being formed from a body of flacid material, crown attachment means being fixedly attached to an inside portion of said crown component, said crown attachment means comprising a length of the hook portion of hook and loop tape material a sweatband component comprising a length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material fixedly attached back-to-back to a length of terrycloth material, the ends of the respective lengths of material being selectively attachable to each other, said crown component being selectively attachable to said sweatband component by engagement of said crown attachment means to said length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material.

Claim 13

A segmented cap assembly comprising a crown component comprising a central crown portion and two side crown portions, said side crown portions being fixedly attached to respective sides of said central crown portion, a length of elastic being fixedly attached at a rear part of said central crown portion, said crown component being formed from a body of flacid material, crown attachment means being fixedly attached to an inside portion of said crown component, said crown attachment means comprising a length of the hook portion of hook and loop tape material a sweatband component comprising a length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material fixedly attached back-to-back to a length of terrycloth material, the ends of the respective lengths of material being selectively attachable to each other, said crown component being selectively attachable to said sweatband component by engagement of said crown attachment means to said length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material.

Claim 14

A segmented cap assembly as in claim 9 further including a visor component formed from a plastic material of moderate stiffness comprising an integrally-formed bill portion and forehead portion, said forehead portion extending substantially vertical from said bill portion, visor attachment means being fixedly disposed on an inside surface of said forehead portion, said visor attachment means comprising a length of the hook portion of hook and loop tape material said visor component being selectively attachable to said sweatband component by engagement of said visor attachment means to said length of hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material, the width of said sweatband component being at least the combined width of the crown attachment means of said crown component and the visor attachment means of said visor component, said crown attachment means being attachable to the upper half of said sweatband component and said visor attachment means being attachable to the lower half of said sweatband component.

Claim 15

A segmented cap assembly comprising a crown component comprising a central crown portion and two side crown portions, said side crown portions being fixedly attached to respective sides of said central crown portion, a length of elastic being fixedly attached at a rear part of said central crown portion, said crown component being formed from a body of flaccid material, crown attachment means being fixedly attached to an inside portion of said crown component, said crown attachment means comprising at length of the hook portion of hook and loop tape material, and a visored headband component comprising a bill portion, a forehead portion and a sweatband portion, said forehead portion having a forward face formed from hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material, said forehead portion being fixedly attached at a lower end thereof to said bill portion, said sweatband portion being fixedly attached at a lower end thereof to said bill portion opposite to the attachment of said forehead portion to said bill portion and disposed on an inside of said forehead portion, said crown component being selectively attachable to said visored headband component by engagement of said crown attachment means to the forward face of said forehead portion formed from said hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material.

Claim 16

A segmented cap assembly comprising a crown component comprising a central crown portion and two side crown portions, said side crown portions being fixedly attached to respective sides of said central crown portion, a length of elastic being fixedly attached at a rear part of said central crown portion, said crown component being formed from a body of flaccid material, crown attachment means being fixedly attached to an inside portion of said crown component, said crown attachment means comprising at length of the hook portion of hook and loop tape material, and a visored headband component comprising a bill portion, a forehead portion and a sweatband portion, said forehead portion having a forward face formed from hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material, said forehead portion being fixedly attached at a lower end thereof to said bill portion, said sweatband portion being fixedly attached at a lower end thereof to said bill portion opposite to the attachment of said forehead portion to said bill portion and disposed on an inside of said forehead portion, said crown component being selectively attachable to said visored headband component by engagement of said crown attachment means to the forward face of said forehead portion formed from said hook and loop tape hook portion-engaging material.