Patent ID: 6567991
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A41D,A42C

Abstract:
A perspiration control device, comprising:(a) a headband having opposite outer and inner sides, bottom and top edges and opposite front and back portions, said front and back portions being constructed of a common material such that said back portion is a pair of elongated ends which are continuous extensions from opposite ends of said front portion on which said elongated ends one of said bottom and top edges of said headband tapers toward the other of said bottom and top edges so as to provide said elongated ends with tapered configurations adapting said ends to be tied in a knot in order to snugly fit said headband about the head of the user; and (b) at least one elongated seal strip applied on and extending along said inner side of said front portion of said headband and disposed between said elongated tapered ends of said headband, said seal strip having a solid cross-sectional configuration which externally is of rounded shape and protrudes outwardly from said front portion of said headband such that said seal strip is adapted to form a water tight seal between said headband and the forehead of the user, said seal strip having opposite ends disposed adjacent to said opposite ends of said front portion of said headband such that said seal strip and said front portion of said headband will cross and contact a forehead of a user when said headband is worn by the user and said seal strip will function to direct perspiration toward said opposite ends of said seal strip and thus toward opposite sides of the forehead and beyond eyes of the user.