Patent ID: 6728972
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
A hat formed in situ on a head for one-time wearing, comprising:a) fabric means for being draped over the head in a manner that permits a central portion of the fabric means to cover at least a major part of a crown of the head while peripheral portions that are connected to and surround the central portion drape downwardly from a bottom portion of the crown of the head to extend about lower portions of the head; b) means for defining a generally annular brim core member having an inner periphery that is adapted to extend about the bottom portion of the crown when the fabric means is draped over the head in said manner, having an outer periphery, and having a reach of relatively stiff material that extends outwardly away from the inner periphery to the outer periphery to space the outer periphery from the inner periphery, with the reach of relatively stiff material having opposite sides that define an upper surface of the brim core member and a lower surface of the brim core member; and, c) wherein the hat has a crown that is defined at least in part by the central portion of the fabric means covering at least said major part of the crown of the head, and a brim that is formed by wrapping the peripheral portions of the fabric means about the brim core member when the inner periphery of the brim core member extends about the bottom portion of the crown, wherein a first reach of the peripheral portions that is connected to the central portion extends outwardly from the inner periphery to the outer periphery to cover the bottom surface of the brim core member, a second reach connected to the first reach extends upwardly to cover the outer periphery, a third reach connected to the second reach extends inwardly from the outer periphery to the inner periphery to cover the top surface of the brim core member, and a fourth reach connected to the third reach is retainingly engaged at the inner periphery.