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US5956773A
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Visor guard
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-07-30
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Granted: 1999-09-28
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Expires: 2017-07-30
Abstract
Abstract A visor guard for covering the visor of a baseball-type cap having a crown with a headband about the edge of the crown and an adjusting strap at the rear of the headband for altering the cap size. The guard comprises a pocket made of a washable material, preferably terry cloth, defined by upper and lower panels. The shapes of the panels generally conform to the shape of the visor to be covered and the panels are secured together about their edges which conform to the free edge of the visor. The remainder of the edges of the panels are not connected together so as to form an opening through which the visor may be inserted into the pocket. A sweatband is connected to one of the edges of the opening and is positioned to lie against the inside of the headband and against the forehead of the wearer of the cap, and a retainer is connected to the sweatband and may be tucked in between the headband and the crown of the cap to hold the guard in place on the visor. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a sleeve made of terry cloth encircles the strap attached to the headband, and the sleever acts as a sweatband against the back of the head together with the sweatband on the visor guard when the cap is worn.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark LaMantia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:01
CPC Classifications
A; A42; A42B; A42B1/00; A42B1/24; A42B1/241; A42B1/018; A42B1/0181; A42B1/0182; A42C; A42C5/00; A42C5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
212 words
A guard for the visor of a baseball-type cap having a crown with an inside headband for extending across the forehead of a wearer comprising: a pocket having upper and lower flexible panels of similar size in face-to-face relationship and each having a peripheral edge with a curved portion for approximating the curvature of the forward edge of the visor of the cap to be covered, said curved portions being secured together and said pocket being sized for receiving the visor with the lower panel covering the lower surface of the visor and the upper panel covering the upper surface of the visor said lower panel being made of terry cloth, the remaining portions of the edges of the panels being disconnected from each other to form an opening into the pocket for enabling the visor to be inserted into the pocket, a sweatband attached to the portion of the edge of the lower panel that in part forms the opening in the pocket for lying against an inner surface of the headband in the crown of the cap when the visor is disposed in the pocket, and a retainer attached to the sweatband for insertion between the headband and the crown of the cap to retain the pocket on the visor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
212 words
A guard for the visor of a baseball-type cap having a crown with an inside headband for extending across the forehead of a wearer comprising: a pocket having upper and lower flexible panels of similar size in face-to-face relationship and each having a peripheral edge with a curved portion for approximating the curvature of the forward edge of the visor of the cap to be covered, said curved portions being secured together and said pocket being sized for receiving the visor with the lower panel covering the lower surface of the visor and the upper panel covering the upper surface of the visor said lower panel being made of terry cloth, the remaining portions of the edges of the panels being disconnected from each other to form an opening into the pocket for enabling the visor to be inserted into the pocket, a sweatband attached to the portion of the edge of the lower panel that in part forms the opening in the pocket for lying against an inner surface of the headband in the crown of the cap when the visor is disposed in the pocket, and a retainer attached to the sweatband for insertion between the headband and the crown of the cap to retain the pocket on the visor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
166 words
A visor guard for the visor of a cap also having a crown, a headband inside the crown about its lower edge and a size adjusting strap secured to the ends of the headband at a rear portion of the crown of the cap comprising: a pair of panels made of flexible material having first portions of their respective peripheral edges secured together to form a pocket having upper and lower panels for receiving the visor of the cap with said upper and lower panels lying on the upper and lower surfaces of the visor, the peripheral edges of the panels having second portions not secured together to define an opening for enabling the visor to be inserted into the pocket, the second panel being made of terry cloth, and a retainer secured to the second portion of the lower panel for fitting between the headband and the crown of the cap for retaining the guard on the visor with the visor disposed in the pocket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
166 words
A visor guard for the visor of a cap also having a crown, a headband inside the crown about its lower edge and a size adjusting strap secured to the ends of the headband at a rear portion of the crown of the cap comprising: a pair of panels made of flexible material having first portions of their respective peripheral edges secured together to form a pocket having upper and lower panels for receiving the visor of the cap with said upper and lower panels lying on the upper and lower surfaces of the visor, the peripheral edges of the panels having second portions not secured together to define an opening for enabling the visor to be inserted into the pocket, the second panel being made of terry cloth, and a retainer secured to the second portion of the lower panel for fitting between the headband and the crown of the cap for retaining the guard on the visor with the visor disposed in the pocket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A visor guard as defined in claim 2 wherein the retainer is connected to the lower panel by a sweatband adapted to lie between the surface of the headband and the forehead of a wearer of the cap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
In combination with the visor guard as defined in claim 3, a sleeve made of an absorbent material for recovering the strap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
In the combination as defined in claim 4, the sweatband and sleeve are both made of terry cloth.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
109 words
A combination cap and visor guard comprising: a baseball-type cap having a crown, visor and headband with the headband encircling a major portion of an inside of the crown at a lower edge of the crown, said headband having an exposed surface within the crown, a visor guard having a pocket including upper and lower panels which conform generally to the shape of the visor, said panels substantially covering the upper and lower surfaces of the visor, and an extension including a retainer attached to the pocket and extending into the crown and behind the headband between the headband and crown for releasably retaining the pocket on the visor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
109 words
A combination cap and visor guard comprising: a baseball-type cap having a crown, visor and headband with the headband encircling a major portion of an inside of the crown at a lower edge of the crown, said headband having an exposed surface within the crown, a visor guard having a pocket including upper and lower panels which conform generally to the shape of the visor, said panels substantially covering the upper and lower surfaces of the visor, and an extension including a retainer attached to the pocket and extending into the crown and behind the headband between the headband and crown for releasably retaining the pocket on the visor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A combination as defined in claim 6 wherein the extension includes a sweatband between the pocket and retainer for covering a portion of the exposed surface of the headband when the retainer is behind the headband.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A combination as defined in claim 6 wherein the visor guard carries ornamental indicia.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A combination as defined in claim 8 wherein the cap has a size adjusting strap attached to the headband and a flexible sleeve encircles the strap, the sleeve carrying ornamental indicia related to the indicia on the visor guard.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A combination as defined in claim 6 wherein the cap has a size adjusting strap attached to the headband and a flexible sleeve encircles the strap.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-09-27 | 2003-03-29 | 2003-09-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-09-27 | 2007-03-29 | 2007-09-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-09-27 | 2011-03-29 | 2011-09-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |