STRETCHABLE CAP HAVING SIZE CONTROLLER
A stretchable cap having a size controller according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a crown portion stretchable to at least one direction, a sweat absorbing portion disposed in a lower portion of the crown portion to absorb sweat and stretchable to at least one direction, and a size controller provided for the crown portion adjusting the size of the cap to fit a wearer's head. With such a configuration, the stretchable cap provided with the size controller offers the superior wearing comfort without causing either pressure or looseness to the head of a wearer. The size controller, after being adjusted at a predetermined size, can control the cap to fit the wearer's head as the crown portion and the sweat absorbing portion positioned along the lower edge of the crown are formed to be stretchable.
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This application claims the priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0132223 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Dec. 9, 2011, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a stretchable cap having a size controller, and particularly, it relates to a stretchable cap having a size controller that prevents feeling tight on the forehead or feeling loose by adjusting the cap to fit the forehead of a wearer.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONIn general, a size adjustable cap having a size controller in the head circumferential direction of a lower crown portion of the cap has been commonly used without regard to the size of a wearer's head.
Such a size controller is widely used because it is easy to use and the controlled size is not easily loosened.
However, after long hours of wearing, the wearer of the cap may feel pressure on the forehead when the size controller is initially set too short or may feel looseness when the size controller is set too long.
In particular, a conventional cap having the size controller is provided with a sweat absorbing portion along an inner lower edge of a crown portion thereof such that the wearer may have increasing feeling of either pressure or looseness on the forehead.
That is, most people tend to avoid the cap having the size controller because the cap provides less wearing comfort.
The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the invention and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention provides a cap having a size controller that can control the size of the cap to fit a wearer's head.
A stretchable cap having a size controller according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a crown portion stretchable to at least one direction, a sweat absorbing portion disposed in a lower portion of the crown portion to absorb sweat and stretchable to at least one direction, and a size controller provided for the crown portion and controlling the size of the cap to be worn on a wearer's head.
According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, after adjusting the cap to a predetermined size, the size controller further controls the cap to fit the wearer's head using the crown portion and the sweat absorbing portion stretchable to at least one direction so that the cap may fit the wearer's head without causing feeling of pressure or feeling of looseness.
Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in further detail with the accompanying drawings.
In the drawings, explanatorily irrelevant portions are omitted to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.
Furthermore, in case it is judged that the detailed description of the well-known function or structures relevant to the embodiments may needlessly obscure the gist of the present invention, such a description will be omitted.
In the present specification, a cap may be of various types, including a hat, a visor, and the like, and a size controller may be formed of various materials such as plastic, cloth, and leather and may be formed as a male and female coupling type, a string, a band, or a buckle. The various materials and the various shapes may be provided through the way of coupling of, for example, the string and the buckle, the male-female coupling type and the band, or cloth, plastic, and leather. The material and the shape of the size controller may be variously modified as long as the length of the head circumferential direction of the crown portion is controllable.
Hereinafter, a stretchable cap having a size controller according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to
Referring to
As shown in
The sweat absorbing portion 105 includes a freely disposed upper portion 105-1, a lower portion 105-2 coupled by sewing to a lower edge of the crown portion 101, and a body portion 105-3. As shown in
As shown in
In the cap 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the size controller 110 is provided to control the head circumference directional length of the cap 100 between both lower sides of a dome-shaped opening portion 100a.
The size controller 110 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be formed of a pair of plate-shaped members having a male and female fastener that can be altered by predetermined interval, and the male and female fastener may be formed as a snap fastener, or may be formed to have an embossed or engraved pattern with a shape of hook or loop, or may be formed to have a woven fabric with a shape of hook or loop, being provided to the crown of the cap by sewing.
Further, the size controller 110 may be formed of various materials including plastic, cloth, or leather, and may be formed in the shape of a string, a buckle, or a band.
In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the sweat absorbing portion 105 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be used by being exposed through the opening portion 100a instead of the size controller 110.
Hereinafter, referring to
Here, the wearing comfort is represented by a load applied to a wearer's head, and a range from 1000gf to 2000gf indicates “comfort”, a range from 2000gf to 3000gf indicates “fit”, and a range from 3000gf to 4000gf indicates “tightly fit”, a range from 4000gf to 5000gf indicates “too small”, and a range exceeding 5000gf indicates “unwearable”.
As shown in the graph of
That is, according to the exemplary embodiment, the cap was wearable without further adjustment of the size controller 110 once the size is set at 57 cm through 59.5 cm.
While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
Thus, the present invention is well adapted to carry out the objectives and attain the ends and advantages mentioned above as well as those inherent therein. While presently preferred embodiments have been described for purposes of this disclosure, numerous changes and modifications will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. Such changes and modifications are encompassed within the spirit of this invention as defined by the claims.
Claims
1. A stretchable cap provided with a size controller, comprising a crown portion stretchable to at least one direction, a sweat absorbing portion disposed in a lower portion of the crown portion to absorb sweat and stretchable to at least one direction, and a size controller provided for the crown portion to adjust the size of the cap to fit a wearer's head.
2. The stretchable cap of claim 1, wherein the crown portion is formed by coupling a plurality of fabric panels that are stretchable to at least one direction.
3. The stretchable cap of claim 1, wherein the sweat absorbing portion has a body portion formed of a stretchable band.
4. The stretchable cap of claim 1, wherein a body portion of the sweat absorbing portion is formed of a stretchable band and a cover portion covering the stretchable band.
5. The stretchable cap of claim 1, wherein the size controller is formed as at least one of such types as a pair of plate members having a male and female fastener, a string, a buckle, and a band.
6. The stretchable cap of claim 2, wherein the fabric panel is formed of woven.
7. The stretchable cap of claim 2, wherein the fabric panel is formed of knit.
8. The stretchable cap of claim 5, wherein the size controller is formed by coupling at least one of the pair of plate members having the male and female fastener, the string, the buckle, and the band.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 3, 2012
Publication Date: Jun 13, 2013
Applicant: YUPOONG, INC. (Seoul)
Inventor: BYOUNG-WOO CHO (SEOUL)
Application Number: 13/438,226
International Classification: A42B 1/22 (20060101);