Cap with size adjustment mechanism
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the adjustable cap with size adjustment mechanism showing my new design as viewed from above the rearward end of the right-hand side of the cap;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, as viewed from below the rearwared end of the left-hand side of the cap;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof, as viewed from below the forward end of the right-hand side of the cap;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cap with size adjustment mechanism illustrated in FIG. 3, the brim is broken way for purposes of illustration;
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of a back portion of the cap illustrated in FIG. 1, wherein an alternate size adjustment mechanism of the cap is shown;
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a back portion of the cap illustrated in FIG. 1, wherein a second alternate size adjustment mechanism of the cap is shown;
FIG. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of the back portion of the cap illustrated in FIG. 5, as viewed from below the forward end of the right-hand side of the cap;
FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the back portion of the cap illustrated in FIG. 6, as viewed from below the forward end of the right-hand side of the cap; and,
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a third alternate design, similar to the design illustrated in FIG. 1-4, wherein the cap is illustrated without stitching and vent holes. In each embodiment of the cap the right-hand side of the cap in the above-referenced designs is substantially the same as the left-hand side of the cap. Additionally, the dashed lines in FIG. 1 through 8 represent conventional stitching.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 31, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 1999
Inventor: Gary F. Thorpe (Bay Head, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer
Law Firm: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman, P.C.
Application Number: 0/78,815
International Classification: 0203;
