Foldable head covering with storage pocket

Abstract

 The present invention relates to a hat provided with internal reversible pocket with zipper included in the lining near one of the crown sides, it being provided that, once turned inside out, the pocket can contain the entire hat suitably folded.

Description

[0001] The present patent application relates to a hat capable of being folded and completely contained inside a pocket with zipper made with the hat lining.

[0002] The present invention has been devised in order to provide for a practical, ordered and safe way of storing away hats, preferably made of light fabric and having a sports design, when not used.

[0003] When not used, today hats are usually stored away in an accidental, disordered way inside pockets, purses, bags, backpacks, etc.

[0004] In this way, hats are easily exposed not only to the risk of assuming irregular, unaesthetic folds (i.e. folds that do not coincide with the main seams), but also of being irremediably and evidently stained, especially if made of light-coloured fabric.

[0005] A careful evaluation of the above risks has resulted in the development of the hat according to the present invention, with the purpose of being an extremely, handy and functional article, especially designed for those wearing light hats during sports, tourism or professional activities.

[0006] The present invention is based on the realisation of a sort of pocket on the internal lining of the hat, provided with a rectilinear opening with a zipper.

[0007] When the hat is used, the zipper is hidden inside the crown of the hat, without altering the normal aesthetic appearance of the hat itself.

[0008] However, the pocket can be easily and rapidly converted into a sort of tight envelope, which can completely contain the fabric of the hat, including the visor.

[0009] Practically, the external fabric of the hat can be inserted in the pocket very easily and very quickly.

[0010] After you open the zipper, the pocket can be completely turned inside out, converting it into an envelope, and the external fabric of the hat can be inserted inside the envelope. After you have completed this operation, the envelope can be closed with the zipper.

[0011] It must be noted that the external fabric must be preferably inserted in the pocket of the lining in an ordered way along the main seams to avoid the creation of anomalous unaesthetic folds.

[0012] For major clarity the description of the invention continues with reference to the enclosed drawings, which are intended for purposes of illustration and not in a limiting sense, whereby:

• Figs. 1 and 2 are an external and internal axonometric view of a baseball hat according to the present invention, respectively.
• Fig. 3 is a cross-section of Fig. 1 with plane III-III;
• Fig. 4 is an axonometric view of the pocket of the hat shown in Fig. 1 after being converted in an envelope capable of containing the entire hat;
• Figs. 5 and 6 are an external and internal axonometric view of a fishing hat according to the present invention, respectively;
• Fig. 7 is a cross-section of Fig. 6 with plane VII-VII;
• Fig. 8 is an axonometric view of the pocket of the hat shown in Fig. 5 after being converted in an envelope capable of containing the entire hat.

[0013] With reference to Figs. 1 - 4, in a first embodiment, the baseball hat (1) according to the present invention comprises a crown made of heavy fabric (4) and a semi-rigid visor (1b).

[0014] The crown (1a) of the hat (1) is internally provided with light lining (2) featuring a pocket (3) located edgeways on the side of the crown (1a), very near to one of the side walls of the crown (1a).

[0015] In particular, Fig. 3 shows the position and structure of the pocket (3) in intermediate position between the side wall of the crown (1a) and the internal lining (2).

[0016] In this position, the rectilinear opening of the pocket (3) is located in parallel position near the side wall of the crown (1a); it being provided that a zipper (3a) is mounted on the opening.

[0017] After you have opened the zipper (3a), the opposite sides of the pocket (3) can be stretched apart until they are completely turned inside out. In this way, the internal walls of the pocket (3) will now become the external walls of the envelope (4) that has just being created.

[0018] As shown in Fig. 4, the envelope (4) has a crescent-shaped profile and is perfectly suitable for containing the crown (1a) and the visor (1b) of the hat according to the present invention, after folding them.

[0019] Figs. 5 - 8 show the a fishing hat (10) according to the present invention.

[0020] Fishing hats usually have a truncated-conical structure (10a) made of a quite heavy fabric and a short sloping visor (10b) around its perimeter. The truncated-conical structure (10a) is provided with lining (12) internally featuring a pocket (13) with circular shape, located just underneath the horizontal wall (10c) closing the hat on top (10).

[0021] With particular reference to Fig. 7, the pocket (13) has a diametral opening with a zipper (13a) on the sides.

[0022] After you have opened the zipper (13a), the pocket (13) can be turned inside out to obtain an envelope (14) with a basically circular profile - as shown in Fig. 8 - in which the body (10a) and the visor (10b) of the hat can be completely contained.

[0023] Although for convenience reasons the present invention is described in two possible embodiments only, the same inventive principle can be applied on hats having a different shape.

[0024] To this end, it will be only be necessary to adapt the shape and location of the pocket on the internal lining to the specific structure of the hat.

Claims

1. A folding hat, characterised in that it features a reversible internal pocket (3 or 13) with zipper (3 or 13) on the lining (2 or 12) near one of the walls of the crown (1a or 10a).

2. A hat according to claim 1, characterised in that the internal pocket (3 or 13) has the same shape as the adjacent wall of the crown (1a or 10a).

3. A hat according to claims 1 or 2 in a first "baseball hat" embodiment, characterised in that the pocket (3) is located edgeways inside one of the side walls of the crown (1a), so that the rectilinear opening with zipper (3a) is located in parallel position with respect to the side of the crown (1a).

4. A hat according to claims 1 and 2 in a second "fishing hat" embodiment, characterised in that the pocket (13) is located just underneath the horizontal circular wall (10c) closing the top of the crown (10a); it being provided that the pocket (13) has a diametral rectilinear opening with zipper (13a).

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