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System for ventilating brow band area of a cap/sun visor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-12-28
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Granted: 1992-04-07
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Expires: 2010-12-28
Abstract
Abstract The ventilating system is proposed for use with a head cover including a visor like structure engaged to the forehead of a wearer by a sweat band and includes spaced apart resilient, porous, absorbent members removably engaged to an area of the sweat band which would normally engage the forehead of the wearer to space that area of the sweat band away from the forehead. The spaces between the resilient, porous, absorbent members create paths therebetween through which air can pass across the forehead of the wearer. Still further, evaporation of any perspiration collected in the absorbent members will provide a cooling effect to the forehead of the wearer.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J. Scarnato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:46
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42C; A42C5/00; A42C5/04; A42C5/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A ventilating system for creating air paths between a sweat band provided for engagement of a head cover including a visor like structure and the forehead of a wearer thereof, said system consisting of a plurality of individual spaced apart, resilient, porous and absorbent means which are not joined to each other by any means and which are removably attached to the sweat band for spacing the sweat band from the forehead.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
A ventilating system for creating air paths between a sweat band provided for engagement of a head cover including a visor like structure and the forehead of a wearer thereof, said system consisting of a plurality of individual spaced apart, resilient, porous and absorbent means which are not joined to each other by any means and which are removably attached to the sweat band for spacing the sweat band from the forehead.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said spaced apart means for spacing the sweat band from the forehead comprise individual small rounded sections of material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said material is a sponge material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said spaced apart means are engaged to the sweat band by Velcro® fasteners.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said visor including structure comprises a cap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 5 wherein said visor including structure comprises a sun visor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said spaced apart means are engaged to said sweat band by a button/buttonhole arrangement.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 7 wherein a button of the button/buttonhole arrangement is engaged to said spaced apart means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 8 wherein a button hole of said button/buttonhole arrangement is created in the sweat band.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 9 wherein said visor including structure comprises a sun visor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 10 wherein said visor including structure comprises a cap.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 11 wherein said cap includes a crown made of mesh.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 12 wherein said cap includes shape retaining stays along seams of said front panel to maintain said cap crown elevated with respect to the top of the head of the wearer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 11 wherein said cap includes a front panel made of polyester like material with the remainder of the crown made of mesh.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 14 wherein said polyester panel includes a horizontal cutout area therein at a level just above the sweat band of the cap.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 15 wherein said front panel funnels inward toward said horizontal cutout area.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 16 wherein said cutout includes a panel of mesh material therein.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 17 wherein said cap includes shape retaining stays along seams of said front panel to maintain said cap crown elevated with respect to the top of the head of the wearer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
59 words
A ventilating system for use on a cap consisting essentially of a plurality of individual spaced apart resilient, porous, absorbent members which are not joined to each other by any means and which are releasably engaged along an interior surface of a sweat band of said cap in an area engaging the forehead of a wearer of said cap.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
59 words
A ventilating system for use on a cap consisting essentially of a plurality of individual spaced apart resilient, porous, absorbent members which are not joined to each other by any means and which are releasably engaged along an interior surface of a sweat band of said cap in an area engaging the forehead of a wearer of said cap.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
62 words
A ventilating system for use on a sun visor consisting essentially of a plurality of individual spaced apart resilient, porous, absorbent members which are not joined to each other by any means and which are releasably engaged along an interior surface of a sweat band of said sun visor in an area engaging the forehead of a wearer of said sun visor.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
62 words
A ventilating system for use on a sun visor consisting essentially of a plurality of individual spaced apart resilient, porous, absorbent members which are not joined to each other by any means and which are releasably engaged along an interior surface of a sweat band of said sun visor in an area engaging the forehead of a wearer of said sun visor.
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