Abstract: A protective headwear liner may include an encasement and a moldable and hardenable material within the encasement. The encasement is deformable to a U-shape while containing the material prior to hardening of the material. The U-shape may have a flat front and two flat sides corresponding to a front and sides of a person's head, respectively, wherein the two flat sides are joined to the flat front by curves. The material is configured to retain the U-shape following hardening of the material.

Abstract: Brim templates, covers and methods of modifying and changing brims on caps and visors. Novel digitally printed on indicia designs, words and/or colors can be placed on fabric brim covers. The brim covers can have an upper cover with overhanging edges that wrap about perimeter edges of existing hat brim, and a lower cover for covering a lower surface of the existing hat brim. The covers can be attached with by peeling off backing layers that reveal sticky surfaces that allow the covers to be easily attached to existing brims and easily removable from the existing brims without damaging the brims.

Abstract: Methods of forming collapsible hats are provided. One method includes forming a front portion of the collapsible hat, and forming at least one band portion of the collapsible hat extending from the front portion. The method further includes forming a plurality of top portions of the collapsible hat extending from the at least one band portion. The plurality of top portions are formed to be coupled at a single point in a use configuration of the collapsible hat to form a top portion of the collapsible hat. The single point at which the plurality of top portions are configured to be coupled is proximate to a center of the top portion of the collapsible hat.

Abstract: A collapsible hat comprises a front portion, at least one band portion extending from the front portion, at least one first top portion extending from the at least one band portion, and a plurality of second top portions extending from the at least one band portion. The first top portions include a connector and the second top portions include a slot, and the connector of the first top portions are configured to extend through the slots of the second top portions.

Abstract: A headpiece having a first section and a second section separated along a fold-line. The sections have a decorative design printed thereon and are cut from a piece of material such that a top edge and bottom edge have the shape of the decorative design. The first section has a tab extending from the top edge that is received within a slit on the second section. A strap extends outwardly from the side edge of the second section and has at least one slit that receives a tab that extends outwardly from the side edge of the first section.

Abstract: Enhanced wearing comfort and a free-size feature of a hat may be achieved, without deteriorating exterior aesthetical features, when the hat includes a crown portion for being worn on a head of a wearer and an elastic brim formed by a plurality of fabric panels and combined to the crown portion, wherein the elastic brim includes a first fabric panel that is non-elastic and disposed as a most exterior panel among the plurality of fabric panels, a second fabric panel that is elastic and disposed as a most interior panel among the plurality of fabric panels, and sewing stitches combining the first and second fabric panels by sewing them along a circumferential direction in an outer portion of the elastic brim.

Abstract: The present invention includes a hat having a dome portion that substantially matches a person's head and a bill portion that is integrated with the dome portion. The dome portion and the bill portion are formed from a slurry of fibrous pulp material and has a substantially rigid structure.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing headgear of a peeling off effect adopts papers in the headgear manufacture, i.e. pluralities of laminated papers are combined with a fabric, and then integrally colored, cut and sewn to form a headgear. After a wash treatment, the paper material of the headgear will gradually peel off to engender a cracked effect of different degrees on the appearance depending the length of the use time, thereby obtaining an ancient, pioneering and special style.

Abstract: A hat is made from a can carton that has a pattern marked on it. The pattern is cut out and the hat is assembled from the pieces. An 18 or 24 can carton can be used to make the brim of the hat and 12 and 18 can cartons can be used to make the crown. Hats of various shapes and styles can be made from the cartons.

Abstract: A head covering particularly adapted for use as a promotional item to be worn by patrons at sporting events and other types of entertainment venues. The head covering includes first, second and third panel sections which are adapted to cooperate to form a head covering that at least partially covers the head of a wearer. The panel sections comprising the head covering may be configured to simulate virtually any other object, thing or design that may be desired for a particular promotion, giveaway, or event.

Abstract: An economical to manufacture and easy to assemble billed hat constructed from a sheet of material having a base portion with a left and right headband portion and a central cap portion extending therefrom is disclosed. The distal ends of the left and right headband portions include an adjustable fastener to detachably secure these portions together to form an adjustable headband. The central cap portion includes at least one fastener to detachably and adjustably secure the cap portion to the headband, thereby defining an adjustable cap of the hat. In preferred embodiments, the base portion has a bill and the hat forms a baseball hat, and the hat is reversible such that a wearer may select one of two different surface indicia to display thereon.

Abstract: This invention is a paper hat made from a legal size (8.5″×14″) sheet of card stock paper.

Abstract: A head covering particularly adapted for use as a promotional item to be worn by patrons at sporting events and other types of entertainment venues. The head covering includes first, second and third panel sections which are adapted to cooperate to form a head covering that at least partially covers the head of a wearer. The panel sections comprising the head covering may be configured to simulate virtually any other object, thing or design that may be desired for a particular promotion, giveaway, or event.

Abstract: An open top fully adjustable chef's hat preferably made of paper or paper equivalent. The hat comprises an upright preferably pleated sidewall adapted to be formed into a closed generally curvilinear shape. An adjustable headband is attached to the lower part of the pleated sidewall and adapted to adjustably fit a range of head sizes. A stiffening strip is attached to the upper part of the sidewall with at least part of the strip positioned in the interior of the hat when it is assembled. The free ends of the flap are adapted for overlapping telescoping fit of one end of the flap within the other. A foldable flap is provided on the headband to facilitate sliding assembly of one end of the headband inside the other.

Abstract: An adjustable disposable cap which includes a headband and an accordion pleated crown. The headband is folded to form an outer panel and upper and lower longitudinally extending inner panels. The headband is further folded to form a central section and two end sections with the first of said end sections of said headband being slideably insertable into the other section of said headband so that the first end is moveable with respect to the other end. An accordion pleated crown is folded to form four panels in the crosssectional configuration of a “M” or “W”. The lateral two panels of the crown are adhesively attached to the lower or upper inner panel of the headband at the central section and at the second of the two end sections of the headband. The first of the two end sections remains substantially free of the crown so that the head size of the cap is adjustable.

Abstract: A partyware makeup kit for allowing users to personalize their own parties. The partyware makeup kit includes party hats being storable in a container having compartments being separated with partitions; and further includes pairs of strap members being storable in the container and being detachably attached to the party hats with each of the pairs of strap members being fastenable to one another with fastening members; and also includes place mats being storable in the container; and further includes decorating items being storable in the container and being used to decorate the party hats and the place mats.

Abstract: Headgear for advertisements, public relations and cheering as well as shading is disclosed. A head insertion hole and a sign part are defined on the center portion of a plate by a circumferential cut line and a front folding line. A plurality of linear cut lines, which are extended radially outwardly from the circumferential cut line, are formed on the portion of the plate outside of the sign part while being spaced apart from each other, thereby forming head holding portions between every two linear cut lines. In another embodiment, auxiliary traverse cut lines are formed to pass through the ends of the alternate linear cut lines, respectively, so that a resilient action of the head holding is easily performed.