SUN HAT
A sun hat includes a hat body which has a crown portion, a peak portion extended forwards from the bottom of the crown portion and an annular brim portion extended rearwards from two sides of the peak portion. The brim portion is embedded with at least one flexible wire set by stitching. The sun hat thus formed not only can block sunshine, the brim portion also can be flipped upwards in a set profile through the flexible wire embedded inside, hence provides improved air ventilation to enhance comfort and usability.
The present invention relates to a hat and particularly to a sun hat.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThere are numerous types of hats on the market. Most of them are used to block sunshine. Some earlier hats have a peak portion extended in the front to form the so-called peaked caps to prevent sunshine from directly shining on wearer's face. Such a peaked cap still exposes wearer's neck to the sunshine. To remedy this drawback, another type of sun hat 1 has been developed as shown in
One hat producer has provided improvements as shown in
In view of the aforesaid disadvantages and deficiency in usability occurred to the conventional sun hats the present invention provides a sun hat that can improve sunshine blocking effect and air ventilation, and offer more comfort to users.
To achieve the foregoing object, the sun hat according to the invention includes a hat body which has a crown portion, a peak portion extended forwards from the bottom of the crown portion, and an annular brim portion extended rearwards from two sides of the peak portion. The brim portion is embedded with at least one flexible wire set by stitching. The flexible wire can be laid inside the entire brim portion and formed in various shapes, such as radial, meshed or wavy.
Through the foregoing structure, compared with the conventional techniques, the present invention provides many advantages, notably:
1. A brim portion is added to the hat body with a peak portion, hence can provide more shade areas to block sunshine from shining user's face and neck. Moreover, the brim portion is extended rearwards from two sides of the peak portion with the gradually increasing size, hence can well block the sunshine without restraining user's visual sight. It is ergonomic in design.
2. The conventional sun hats mostly have the brim portion surrounding the circumference of the crown portion that often confuses the users about the front side and rear side and results in wearing on the wrong side. Thus the invention provides the peak portion in addition to the brim portion, thereby can show the users the correct wearing direction to improve practicality.
3. The flexible wire is embedded in the entire brim portion. After the brim portion has been bent and shaped into various profiles, the flexible wire still provides desirable holding forces. Moreover, 20 users can adjust the shade area of the brim portion according to sunshine positions. When the position of the brim portion is not shined by the sunshine, it can be flipped up to improve air ventilation.
The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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In short, the sun hat of the invention can eliminate the shortcomings of the conventional sun hats and provide significant improvements.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, they are not the limitations of the invention, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims
1. A sun hat, comprising a hat body which includes a crown portion and a peak portion extended forwards from a bottom of the crown portion, wherein:
- the peak portion is extended rearwards from two sides thereof to form an annular brim portion which is embedded with at least one flexible wire thereinside.
2. The sun hat of claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible wire is bent in a wavy shape.
3. The sun hat of claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible wire is bent to form a plurality of curves which are equally spaced from each other.
4. The sun hat of claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible wire is formed in a radial shape.
5. The sun hat of claim 1, wherein the at least one flexible wire is formed in a meshed shape.
6. The sun hat of claim 1, wherein the crown portion includes an adjustable fastener opposite to the peak portion.
7. The sun hat of claim 2, wherein the crown portion includes an adjustable fastener opposite to the peak portion.
8. The sun hat of claim 3, wherein the crown portion includes an adjustable fastener opposite to the peak portion.
9. The sun hat of claim 4, wherein the crown portion includes an adjustable fastener opposite to the peak portion.
10. The sun hat of claim 5, wherein the crown portion includes an adjustable fastener opposite to the peak portion.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 23, 2012
Publication Date: Feb 27, 2014
Inventor: Yung-Fa SU (Kaohsiung City)
Application Number: 13/592,929