VISOR FOR FASTENING TO A CAP OR A HEADBAND OR A CLIP
A visor or a headband used for fastening to a cap using press studs. The visor includes as its main component a panel, which has an upper edge and two side edges. One press stud component is provided in each of the upper corner regions of the panel where the upper edge and the side edges meet. At least one stop component is provided at least partially below a path connecting the press stud components to one another.
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The invention relates to a visor for fastening to a cap.
More particularly, the invention further relates to the combination of a cap or a headband or a clip with such a visor.
2. Discussion of the Related ArtThe present invention refers to visors which are suitable for protecting the face of a person. Such visors may have fastening components with which they are fastened directly to the head of their wearer. However, visors are often also fastened to headgear, for example to protective helmets.
The present invention refers to a visor primarily consisting of transparent plastic. This is intended particularly to protect the wearer of the visor from droplet infection by other persons whom the wearer of the visor encounters. Also, the other persons who encounter the wearer of the visor are protected from saliva droplets directly moving from the wearer of the visor to the other persons.
Nowadays, such tasks often are carried out by face protection masks. However, it is often laborious and exhausting to wear such face protection masks. Inside such face protection masks it becomes warm, and the wearer of the face protection mask needs to permanently increase his/her breathing frequency, since a dead volume of low-oxygen air is transported with each breath.
However, such visors should not only be used for protection against infections. Visors of the present type are also used in numerous artisanal activities, such as forestry work, gardening, and construction work.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe object of the invention is to further develop a visor in such a way that it can be connected reliably and variably to its wearer.
The invention consists of a visor for fastening to a cap or a headband or a clip by means of press studs, wherein the visor comprises as its main component a panel which has an upper edge and two side edges, wherein one press stud component is provided in each of the upper corner regions of the panel where the upper edge and the side edges meet, and wherein at least one stop component is provided at least partially below a path connecting the press stud components to one another. The press stud components, which are directly connected to the visor, are thus connected to counterparts, which are directly connected to the cap or the headband or the clip. The press studs are arranged in the corner regions of the panel, so that they are positioned essentially laterally on the head of the wearer after the visor has been attached to the cap. Consequently, the rotatability of the press stud components relative to their counterparts can be used to pivot the visor. Thus, by pivoting, it can take a working position in front of the face of the wearer, a parking position above the head of the wearer, and any desired intermediate position. In order to ensure that the visor, when it is in its working position, does not pivot further downward, so that an upper face region of the wearer would be uncovered, at least one stop component is provided on the panel. Using such stop component, the visor rests, for example, on the bill of the cap, and a further pivoting of the visor downward will not take place unintentionally. The stop component acts as a brake in every position. This is particularly advantageous in the case of a headband or a clip. The visor according to the invention is preferably borderless.
The present invention is described by using the example of a visor having two press stud components for fastening the visor to the cap. It is also possible to provide several press stud components in one or each of the corner regions. In this way, positioning of the visor relative to the cap or the headband or the clip can be varied, and/or caps of different shapes can be equipped with the same visor according to the invention.
It is usefully provided that the panel is transparent at least to a large extent. A transparent panel offers all-round visibility and, simultaneously, protection against external influences.
It is particularly advantageous that the panel consists of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at least to a large extent. This is a resistant material having sufficient elasticity and still a certain stiffness when the appropriate material thickness is selected, so that the visor can be self-supporting, while the press studs still can be brought to the appropriate points of the head of the wearer by bending the visor, independently of the head size of the wearer.
It may be advantageous that both press stud components are female press stud components. Correspondingly, the counterparts on the cap or the headband or the clip are male press stud components.
However, it may also be provided that both press stud components are male press stud components. The counterparts on the cap or the headband or the clip are then female press stud components.
In another embodiment, it is provided that one press stud component is a male press stud component, and the other press stud component is a female press stud component. Then, the counterparts on the cap or the headband or the clip are to be selected accordingly. For example, when thinking of visors with a shape in which it is not clear from the outset how they are to be attached to the cap, the possibility of using a male and a female press stud component on the visor ensures that the visor is attached precisely in one way and thus always correctly to the cap or the headband or the clip.
Furthermore, it is particularly preferred that the at least one stop component is a male press stud component. The male press stud component is then attached to the visor in such a way that the projecting part of the press stud component is directed onto the head of the wearer. The male press stud component always remains above the cap bill since the stop between cap bill and male press stud component prevents further lowering of the visor.
In this context, it is particularly useful that two stop components are arranged symmetrically to a vertical axis of symmetry of the visor. This ensures that the visor is always aligned properly. Furthermore, the bearing force of the visor is distributed over several points of the bill. It is understood that more than two stop components can also be provided.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the at least one stop component is at least one elongate stop strip. Such elongate stop strip is fastened on the inside of the visor. For example, the stop strip extends horizontally, projecting inward. When the visor is lowered into its working position, the stop strip is placed, for example, on the bill of the cap, thereby preventing further lowering of the visor. The stop component can also act as a brake along the swivel path. It is also possible to provide two or more parallel stop strips. In this way, depending on chosen stop strip, the visor has several working positions. When lowering, the visor will first come to rest with the lowest stop strip on the bill of the cap. If the bill is not lowered to a sufficient extent for the wearer of the visor at this moment, the visor may be further lowered by applying a little force, so that the further stop strip placed above it then comes to rest on the bill. If there are more than two stop strips, further working positions can be selected in a similar manner.
It is usefully provided that the elongate stop strip is a foam strip. A foam strip is particularly suitable because of its high flexibility. On the one hand, the flexible foam strip does not hinder bending of the visor, which is necessary to fasten the visor to the cap or the headband or the clip. On the other hand, the flexible foam strip rest with a large contact surface, for example, on the bill of the cap, so that the bearing force is distributed over a large region. The flexibility of the foam strip also helps to pivot the visor further downwards than would be required by a lowermost stop strip, precisely in order to select a lower working position if several parallel stop strips are present.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention, it is provided that the elongate stop strip is a wedge-shaped stop strip. In particular, the stop strip is at least partially wedge-shaped. The stop strip(s) are then fastened to the visor in such a way that, when lowering in the case of a cap, the thinner part of the wedge-shaped stop strip first comes into the region of the bill. The stop strip can thus be pivoted over the edge of the bill, coming into contact with the bill immediately or only later. In any case, the contact force between the stop strip and the bill increases with further pivoting. From a certain point, the contact force is sufficient to prevent unintentional further pivoting of the visor downwards. From this point, subsequently there is a continuous infinite quantity of working positions, with the contact force between the stop strip and the bill being increased as lowering continues. In all the above-mentioned solutions with stop strips, it is useful that these are glued to the visor. Preferably, self-adhesive stop strips are used. There are several variants for the wedge shape of the stop strip. On the one hand, the stop strip can be wedge-shaped generally in one direction. Thus, the stop strip thus becomes increasingly thicker from bottom to top. Furthermore, the stop strip can be partially wedge-shaped. It becomes increasingly thicker from bottom to top until reaching a maximum thickness. From then on, the stop strip always maintains the same thickness. It is also possible that the stop strip becomes thinner again upwards after a region in which it always maintains the same thickness. Thus, the stop strip ramps up in thickness from both directions. There is a plateau between the ramps. The plateau can also be omitted. Thus, the stop strip can become thicker with a wedge shape from both directions, the wedge-shaped regions meeting in one edge. The wedge shape of the stop strip in the upper region serves in particular for reliably assuming the parking position of the visor. If the visor is folded all the way up or back, the upper region of the stop strip will come into contact with a rear region of the cap. The wedge shape of the stop strip brakes pivoting of the visor, and the contact of the wedge-shaped stop strip prevents the visor from unintentionally leaving the parking position.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the visor is further developed in such a way that two stop components made of foam are provided, each stop component being arranged above a press stud component and being penetrable by the press stud component. The functional part of the press stud component is arranged on the inside of the visor. The associated stop component is also fastened on the inside of the visor and covers the press stud component and/or surrounds it. Thus, a stop component made of foam is provided around the press stud component, and the functional part of the press stud component can nevertheless be coupled to the cap with its counterpart. This arrangement of the stop components has the advantage that a stable parking position of the visor is achieved already when the visor is positioned in forward direction, i.e., in the viewing direction of the wearer. The stop component acts as a brake in every position. It is no longer necessary to pivot the visor further upward to achieve a stable parking position. This has the advantage that there is no danger of hitting an object with the raised visor, which is in the parking position, for example when walking through a door. The stop components made of foam can be designed with identical thickness over their entire surface. However, it can also be provided that they are again wedge-shaped in cross section, with different wedge shapes being possible, similar to the elongate stop strips. In particular, the stop components may become thinner towards edge regions.
According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one Velcro component is provided for fastening a textile component by means of a Velcro connection. Such a textile component allows for extending the protective effect of the visor downwards. Furthermore, the textile component can be removed from the visor and replaced by loosening the Velcro connections. The textile component can also be used as a cloth for cleaning the visor.
It is particularly advantageous that the upper edge of the visor is concave. This is useful with regard to pivoting of the visor into its parking position because this avoids the upper edge of the visor striking against the head. As a result, the visor can also be pivoted very far to the rear to assume a position, which is stable, i.e., which it will not leave without the intended action of the wearer, also in the parking position.
According to a further embodiment, a hump is arranged centrally on the upper edge of the visor. As a result, the visor can be brought into a very low working position, while it still protects the face of the wearer in a central region. Laterally of the hump, however, there are ventilation paths which make it possible, in the case of a cap, for warm and moist air to emerge upwards from the space behind the visor and under the bill of the cap.
A ventilation function can also be made available in that at least one ventilation slot is provided in an upper region of the visor.
According to another embodiment of the visor according to the invention, it is provided that at least two band fastening devices on the side of the visor are provided in an upper region of the visor for fastening one elastic band each. An elastic band, which is fastened both to the visor and to the cap, may help in lifting the visor from the working position into the parking position and stabilize the visor in a parking position, in which the visor is positioned in forward direction, i.e., in the direction of view of the wearer. Thus, the useful forward-facing parking position can also be made available on the basis of the use of elastic bands.
According to a useful embodiment, it is provided that the band fastening devices on the side of the visor are holes penetrating the visor. The elastic band is then simply inserted through a hole and fixed, for example, by attaching a knot or another lock.
The invention further consists of a combination of a cap or a headband or a clip and a visor according to the invention.
According to one of the embodiments of the present invention, it is provided that in a lower edge region of the cap or of the headband or of the clip at least two band fastening devices on the head side are provided for fastening one elastic band each. Depending on the application, the fastening device on the head side is a fastening device on the cap side, the headband side or the clip side. If the fastening device on the head side is present in the vicinity of the edge of the cap, the band fastening device on the visor side can be selected at such a height on the visor that the elastic band in the working position of the visor extends essentially parallel to the edge of the cap. In the working position, the elastic band then has its maximum tension since the band fastening device on the head side and the band fastening device on the visor side have a maximum distance. This principle can be deviated from. For example, the maximum tension of the elastic band also can be achieved only slightly above the working position or slightly below the working position. In any case, the elastic band loses tension when the visor is pivoted into the parking position since the band fastening devices on the visor side and the band fastening devices on the head side approach each other.
As in the case of the visor, it may be provided in connection with the cap or the headband or the clip that the fastening devices on the head side are holes penetrating the cap or the headband or the clip.
Here, it is useful that the holes are realized by means of hollow rivets.
The combination according to the invention is preferably designed in such a way that two elastic bands are provided, each elastic band being fastened both to a band fastening device on the visor side and to a band fastening device on the head side.
In a useful embodiment, it is provided that each elastic band is equipped with one latch each at its ends. Such a latch can be designed such that it both can be aligned in extension of the band and can also be perpendicular to the band. In the extension position, the latch assists in threading the band through the holes in the visor and cap or headband or clip. After threading through, the latch is then placed into crosswise position, so that the band remains in the respective hole.
The combination according to the invention is preferably designed in such a way that at least two press stud components are provided on the cap or the headband or the clip, which are couplable to the press stud components of the visor. A press stud component on each side of the cap or the headband or the clip is sufficient to securely fasten the visor thereto. Particularly in the case of caps, which by definition have a bill, this may be sufficient because a best possible termination between bill and visor in the working position is always desired. A variation of the fastening can therefore be dispensable.
This is different in the case of headbands or clips, so that the combination can advantageously be designed such that at least two press stud components are provided on the cap or the headband or the clip on each side, which are selectively couplable to the press stud components of the visor. If there are two or more press stud components on each side, the visor can be attached at various points of the headband or the clip. Thus, the distance between the visor and the head and/or face of the wearer can be varied. This is particularly useful in the case of headbands and clips, which have no bill; however, the possibility of variation can also be desired in the case of caps.
The invention further relates to a set comprising at least one panel for a visor according to the invention, at least one stop component to be variably fastened thereto, and at least two press stud components for fastening to a cap or a headband or a clip, the panel having an upper edge and two side edges, wherein a press stud component is provided in each case in upper corner regions of the panel in which the upper edge and the side edges meet. The press stud components should be selected in such a way that they can be fastened in a simple manner to a cap or the headband or the clip, i.e., without expensive tools. The press stud components can, for example, each consist of a part placed on the inside of the cap or the headband or the clip, and an outer part, wherein at least one of the parts penetrates the fabric of the cap or the headband or the clip to be clipped together with the other part. The stop components provided in the set can then be individually fastened to the visor, i.e., preferably glued to the visor. This allows the visor to be individually adapted to the cap to be used.
In the embodiment with elastic bands, the set is equipped in such a way that it contains two elastic bands.
The invention will now be explained by way of examples with reference to the accompanying drawings based on particularly preferred embodiment.
In the following description of the drawings, identical reference numerals designate identical or comparable components.
In the illustrated embodiments of the present invention, different types of caps are shown, namely caps with a closed head part and caps with an open head part. The various visors can be combined with any of the cap variants shown. Also, all features shown in connection with headbands can be realized in connection with caps. The same applies to all features shown in connection with caps in the reverse way, unless it is crucial that the cap has a bill. In addition to caps and headbands, it is also within the scope of the invention to use clips, for example those which are normally used for hairstyles. A clip is worn so that it is closed at the front and open at the rear. A visor can be attached to a clamp in the same way as to a headband.
The features of the invention disclosed in the preceding description, in the figures as well as in the claims can be essential for the implementation of the invention both individually and in any combination.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
- 10 visor
- 12 cap
- 14 press stud component
- 16 press stud component
- 18 press stud component
- 18′ press stud component
- 20 press stud component
- 20′ press stud component
- 22 panel
- 24 upper edge
- 26 side edge
- 28 side edge
- 30 corner region
- 32 corner region
- 34 stop component/male press stud component
- 36 stop component/male press stud component
- 38 bill
- 40 stop component/stop strip/foam strip
- 41 stop component/stop strip/foam strip
- 42 stop component/stop strip/wedge-shaped foam component
- 44 stop component/stop strip/wedge-shaped foam component
- 46 Velcro connection
- 48 Velcro connection
- 50 Velcro connection
- 52 textile component
- 54 ventilation slot
- 56 ventilation slot
- 58 humps
- 60 ventilation path
- 62 ventilation path
- 64 band fastening device on visor side
- 65 band fastening device on visor side
- 66 elastic band
- 68 band fastening device on head side
- 69 band fastening device on head side
- 70 hollow rivet
- 72 latch
- 74 stop component
- 76 stop component
- 78 sticker
- 80 sticker
- 82 headband
- 84 front component
- 86 rear head component
Claims
1.-27. (canceled)
28. A visor for fastening to a cap or a headband or a clip using press studs, the visor comprising:
- a panel as a main component, the panel comprising an upper edge and two side edges;
- wherein one press stud component is provided in each of the upper corner regions of the panel where the upper edge and the side edges meet, and
- wherein at least one stop component is provided at least partially below a path connecting the press stud components to one another.
29. The visor according to claim 28, wherein the panel is transparent at least to a large extent.
30. The visor according to claim 28, wherein the at least one stop component is a male press stud component.
31. The visor according to claim 28, wherein the at least one stop component is an elongate stop strip.
32. The visor according to claim 31, wherein the elongate stop strip is a foam strip.
33. The visor according to claim 31, wherein the elongate stop strip is a wedge-shaped stop strip.
34. The visor according to claim 28,
- wherein two stop components are made of foam are provided,
- wherein each stop component is arranged above a press stud component and is penetrable by the press stud button component.
35. The visor according to claim 28, wherein at least one Velcro component is provided for fastening a textile component using a Velcro connection.
36. The visor according to claim 28, wherein at least one ventilation slot is provided in an upper region of the visor.
37. The visor according to claim 28, wherein at least two band fastening devices on the visor side are provided in an upper region of the visor for fastening one elastic band each.
38. A combination comprising:
- a cap or a headband or a clip; and
- a visor for fastening to the cap or the headband or the clip using press studs, the visor comprising: a panel as a main component, the panel comprising an upper edge and two side edges; wherein one press stud component is provided in each of the upper corner regions of the panel where the upper edge and the side edges meet, and wherein at least one stop component is provided at least partially below a path connecting the press stud components to one another.
39. A set for a visor for fastening to a cap or a headband or a clip using press studs, the visor comprising a panel as a main component, the panel comprising an upper edge and two side edges, wherein one press stud component is provided in each of the upper corner regions of the panel where the upper edge and the side edges meet, wherein at least one stop component is provided at least partially below a path connecting the press stud components to one another, the set comprising:
- the panel,
- the least one stop component for variably fastening to the panel, and
- at least two press stud components for fastening the panel to the cap or the headband or the clip,
- wherein the panel has an upper edge and two side edges, wherein a press stud component is provided in each case in upper corner regions of the panel in which the upper edge and the side edges meet.
40. The set according to claim 39, further comprising two elastic bands.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 17, 2021
Publication Date: Apr 20, 2023
Applicant: Pfanner Schutzbekleidung GmbH (Koblach)
Inventors: Anton PFANNER (Hohenems), Fabian SALZGEBER (Goefis)
Application Number: 17/917,866