Patent ID: 6748606
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: A42B,A42C

Abstract:
An adjustable hat having a front portion, a back portion, a brim and a crown, the adjustable hat further comprising:an interior margin disposed between the brim and the crown; a primary sweatband fixedly secured adjacent the interior margin and including an inner surface disposed adjacent the interior margin and an opposing outer surface; a first opening and a second opening disposed through the primary sweatband adjacent the front portion of the hat and spaced a predetermined distance from each other; a secondary sweatband having a first end, an opposing second end, an inner surface, an outer surface and being sized to fit within the first and second openings; a first pair of fastening members, one of the first pair of fastening members supported on the first end of the secondary sweatband, and the other of the first pair of fastening members supported on the second end of the secondary sweatband; a second pair of fastening members, one of the second pair of fastening members supported on the inner surface of the primary sweatband, the other of the second pair of fastening members supported on the inner surface of the primary sweatband, the second pair of fastening members being constructed and arranged to matingly engage corresponding members of the first pair of fastening members; and wherein the secondary sweatband is removable from engagement with the primary sweatband so that the sweatband can be replaced, and wherein the secondary sweatband has a length which extends only adjacent about the front portion of the hat so as to aid in adjusting the fit of the hat to maintain the hat on the head of the wearer.