US 12,268,262 B2
Ball cap with high brim
Jeffrey C. Weller, Fredericktown, OH (US)
Filed by Jeffrey C. Weller, Fredericktown, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/465,239.
Application 18/465,239 is a division of application No. 17/810,886, filed on Jul. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,766,082.
Application 17/810,886 is a division of application No. 16/255,982, filed on Jan. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,382,374, issued on Jul. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0041146 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A42B 1/0182 (2021.01); A42B 1/241 (2021.01); A42C 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 1/0182 (2021.01) [A42B 1/241 (2013.01); A42C 5/02 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ball cap, comprising:
a crown that has a front section and a back section that are oriented next to one another in a longitudinal direction of the ball cap, wherein the front section has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface of the front section engages a head of a wearer of the ball cap when worn, wherein the back section has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface of the back section engages the head of the wearer of the ball cap when worn;
wherein the crown has a central axis, wherein the front section of the crown extends 180 degrees about the central axis, and wherein the back section of the crown extends 180 degrees about the central axis, wherein the crown has a base at a bottom end of the crown in a vertical direction;
a brim that extends in the longitudinal direction and covers a majority of the top surface of the front section, wherein a tailing edge of the brim is attached to and engages the top surface of the front section constantly from the base on a left side of the crown and continuously upward in the vertical direction to a highest brim point and then continuously downward in the vertical direction to the base on an opposite right side of the crown, wherein the brim is non-adjustable relative to the crown, and wherein the brim extends from a first location of the tailing edge that is higher than the base in the vertical direction to a second location of a leading edge of the brim that is lower than the base in the vertical direction; and
a stretchable segment that engages the brim and the crown, wherein the stretchable segment stretches to accommodate a head size of the wearer of the ball cap.