Hat keeper

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hat keeper showing my new design seen in relaxed position as it would appear lying on a surface, and including the connection string, slip fitting and circular end pieces;

FIG. 2 is a front view;

FIG. 3 is a right side view;

FIG. 4 is a left side view;

FIG. 5 is a rear view;

FIG. 6 is a top end view;

FIG. 7 is a bottom end view;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a hat keeper showing my new design, the end piece is shown separate for purposes of illustration, the opposite side is a mirror image;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the second embodiment, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of a hat keeper showing my new design, the end piece is shown separate for purposes of illustration, the opposite side is a mirror image;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a right side view of the third embodiment, the left side being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a side perspective view of the first embodiment of the hat keeper, the broken lines showing of the human form and hat is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D389987 February 3, 1998 O'Byrne et al.
867814 October 1907 Fornander
921856 May 1909 Loubrie
1055676 March 1913 Soneshein
1406622 February 1922 Donlin
2339077 January 1944 Hoffeld
4991236 February 12, 1991 Pritchett
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5504943 April 9, 1996 Han
5611118 March 18, 1997 Bibbee
5675841 October 14, 1997 Jackson
Patent History
Patent number: D399994
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 6, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 27, 1998
Inventor: James Y. Saka (Long Beach, CA)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer
Attorney: Curtis L. Harrington
Application Number: 0/77,557
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2891
International Classification: 0203;