Patent ID: 6460194
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
An adjustable disposable cap made of a flexible material or materials such as paper or the like, said cap comprising:a. a headband; and b. an accordion folded crown adhesively attached to the headband; c. said headband comprising a longitudinal sheet of flexible material having a pair of longitudinally extending fold lines, said sheet being folded about said fold lines to form an outer panel and upper and lower inner panels, said headband further including a pair of substantially parallel, transversely extending fold lines, said headband being folded about said transversely extending fold lines 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 end section of said headband so that said first end is moveable with respect to said other end; d. said accordion folded crown comprising an elongated sheet folded to form four panels in the cross sectional configuration of a â€œMâ€ , the lateral two panels of the crown being adhesively attached to the lower 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 of the headband being substantially free of the crown so that the head size of said cap is adjustable; e. the apex of the juncture of the two middle panels of the crown being above the location of the adhesive for attaching the two lateral panels of the crown to the headband; f. the width of the upper and lower inner panels of the headband being such that the free edges thereof are substantially spaced apart to define a wide gap therebetween; g. the width of the two lateral panels of the crown being such that the crown covers the gap between the upper and lower inner panels of the headband even when the hat is positioned on a wearer's head.