Functional cap

The present invention relates to a functional cap that is provided with a holder adapted to be attached to a cap body, the holder having a given shape like a square, oval, round, and triangle, with a plurality of ventilating holes or without having any ventilating holes formed thereon, such that a plate having a character formed of a specific picture or letter is detachably mounted to the holder of the cap body. The plate of the present invention has a specific character recognized by naked eyes like a specific letter or picture formed on one surface thereof, and the plate can be detachably mounted to the holder by an external force applied by a wearer. Therefore, the functional cap of the present invention can be utilized for advertising specific organizations or groups when the plate is exchanged for their purpose. Thus, the functional cap of the present invention can have the specific picture on a famous sightseeing site printed on the plate thereof and also can have the specific character for sales promotion of all kinds of groups, organizations, and companies.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a functional cap that is provided with a holder adapted to be attached to a cap body, the holder having a given shape like a square, oval, round, and triangle, with a plurality of ventilating holes or without having any ventilating hole formed thereon, such that a plate having a character formed of a specific picture or letter is detachably mounted to the holder of the cap body.

The holder of the present invention has two kinds, i.e., one having a back plate having the plurality of ventilating holes formed thereon and the other having no back plate. On the other hand, the holder has two kinds, i.e., one having fitting wings and the other having no fitting wings. Thus, the holder is coupled to the cap body by means of sewing or an adhesive.

The holder of the present invention can be used in a mounted relation with the plate or in a separated relation from the plate, in accordance with a wearer's demand.

The plate of the present invention has a specific character recognized by naked eyes like a specific letter or picture formed on one surface thereof, and the plate can be detachably mounted to the holder by an external force applied by a wearer. Therefore, the functional cap of the present invention can be utilized for advertising specific organizations or groups when the plate is exchanged for their purpose. Thus, the functional cap of the present invention can have the specific picture on a famous sightseeing site printed on the plate thereof and also can have the specific character for sales promotion of all kinds of groups, organizations, and companies.

2. Background of the Related Art

In general, a conventional cap has a plate sewn integrally on the front surface thereof, the plate having a specific character, letter or the like additionally provided on one surface thereof. Once the plate has been attached on the cap, it is actually difficult to exchange the plate with another plate, thereby undesirably causing many limitations in the variations of its function and design.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a functional cap that is provided with a holder adapted to be attached to a cap body, the holder having a given shape like a square, oval, round, and triangle, with a plurality of ventilating holes or without having any ventilating holes formed thereon, such that a plate having a character formed of a specific picture or letter is detachably mounted to the holder of the cap body.

To accomplish the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a functional cap including: a holder having a fitting groove formed along the inner edges thereof of the front side thereof, holder wings formed along the outside surface of the fitting groove, and a back plate formed on the bottom surface thereof, the back plate having wing grooves formed opened outwardly by a given depth, fitting wings formed on the outside of the wing grooves, and a plurality of ventilating holes formed thereon for allowing the heat generated from a wearer's skin at the inside of the cap body to be reduced by means of with external fresh air introduced therethrough; a cap body having a cap hole formed at a given position thereof, the cap hole having a cap section adapted to be fit into the wing grooves; and a plate detachably mounted to the holder, the plate having a specific picture, letter, or character printed on one surface thereof.

Most preferably, the holder of the present invention is attached on the front surface of the cap body.

If necessary, however, the holder may be attached at every position including the side, back, and upper surface of the cap body, and it may be appropriately varied in the shape in accordance with the attached positions. The functional cap of the present invention may form the cap hole on the cap body thereof or may not form the cap hole thereon, depending upon the structure of the holder, and the holder can be attached to the cap body by means of sewing or an adhesive.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

FIG. 1ais an exploded perspective view showing a functional cap according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the functional cap is coupled with a holder having a plurality of ventilating holes formed thereon and with a plate having a character like specific letters printed thereon,FIG. 1bis a perspective view showing the functional cap, wherein the holder having the plurality of ventilating holes is attached on a cap body and the plate is separated from the cap body;FIG. 1cis a perspective view showing the functional cap that is completely coupled with the plate separated inFIG. 1b;FIG. 2ais a sectional view showing the functional cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 2bis a sectional view showing the functional cap according to a second embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 3ais a sectional view showing the holder of the functional cap according to the second embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 3bis a partly enlarged sectional view ofFIG. 3a;FIG. 4ais a sectional view showing the holder of the functional cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 4bis a partly enlarged sectional view ofFIG. 4a;FIG. 5ais a perspective view showing a functional cap according to a third embodiment of the present invention; andFIG. 5bis a sectional view ofFIG. 5a.

It is appreciated from the drawings that the functional cap of the present invention includes a cap body10, a holder20, and a plate30. Hereinafter, an explanation of the functional cap according to the present invention will be given with reference to the attached drawings.

According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the cap body10does not have a cap hole12formed thereon, and otherwise, it has the cap hole12formed thereon. As shown inFIG. 1a, in a case where the cap body10has the cap hole12, it is completely punched thereon to form the cap hole12. At this time, a cap section13that is formed cut for the formation of the cap hole12is sewn at a finishing step thereof.

According to a first embodiment of the present invention, further, the holder20adapted to be attached to the cap hole12includes a back plate23having a plurality of ventilating holes24formed thereon and fitting wings26formed on the bottom surface thereof, as shown inFIGS. 2a,4aand4b.

According to a second embodiment of the present invention, further, the holder20adapted to be attached to the cap hole12includes the back plate23having the plurality of ventilating holes24formed thereon, without having any fitting wings26formed on the bottom surface thereof, as shown inFIGS. 2b,3aand3b.

According to a third embodiment of the present invention, further, the holder20adapted to be attached to the cap hole12includes the back plate23, without having the plurality of ventilating holes24and the fitting wings26formed thereon, as shown inFIGS. 5aand5b.

In addition to the first to third embodiments of the present invention, on the other hand, the holder20of the present invention may have different structures.

Especially, the holder10and the plate10of the functional cap according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention may have a triangular, rectangular, square, round, oval, and other shapes. Now, an explanation of the functional cap of the present invention will be in detail described.

FIG. 2ais a sectional view showing the functional cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the holder20includes: a fitting groove21formed along the inner edges thereof in a direction seen by naked eyes in such a manner as to be fittably coupled to the plate30; holder wings22adapted to compress the edges of the plate30fit along the fitting groove21; and the back plate23having the plurality of ventilating holes24adapted to allow the heat generated from a wearer's skin at the inside of the cap body10to be reduced by means of external fresh air introduced therethrough, the fitting wings26having wing grooves27adapted to fittably insert the cap section23thereinto, and contact wings25formed inclined drastically to one direction along the periphery thereof in such a manner as to make the cap body10and the holder20tightly abut each other. Then, the holder20is attached to the cap body10, as shown inFIG. 2a.

A method for attaching the holder20to the cap body10includes the insertion of the cap section13into the wing grooves27, after a predetermined quantity of adhesive is applied onto the wing grooves27and the cap section13, such that the wing grooves27and the cap section13are not separated from each other.

At this time, the adhesive has a good bonding capability, and after it is melted by heat, if necessary, it can be applied thereto.

When the holder20is attached to the cap hole12, the functional cap can have improved design effects and at the same time allow the heat generated from a wearer's skin at the inside of the cap body10to be reduced by means of external fresh air introduced through the plurality of ventilating holes24, thereby effectively removing the wearer's unpleasant feeling and the heat generated at the inside of the cap during the wearing.

On the other hand, after the holder20is attached to the cap body10, the plate30is mounted on the holder20. After mounting, the plurality of ventilating holes24are closed such that the air circulation stops.

The plate30may be a patterned plate on which various pictures or letters are printed or may be a plain plate having no pictures or letters printed thereon. In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the plate30is the patterned plate on which various pictures or letters are printed.

First, the plate30has a defined size capable of being inserted along the fitting groove21of the holder20, and then, it has various pictures, characters, solid patterns, or letters printed on one surface thereof according to the demand of buyers. After that, the plate30is mounted on the holder20attached to the cap body10.

According to a method for mounting the plate30on the holder20, first, the holder wings22coupled to the cap body10are opened by using a tool having a flat end and at this time, the plate30is fit gradually to the fitting groove21. In this case, the holder wings22, which are formed of an elastic material like rubber, return to its original shape and compress the edges of the holder20, thereby making the coupled state between the plate30and the holder20rigidly maintained. Thus, the coupled state of the plate30and the holder20is not released unless an arbitrary force is applied to the holder20. If the plate30is to be detached from the holder20after coupling, however, in the reverse order to the coupling order as mentioned above, one holder wing22is opened to obtain a given space between the plate30and the holder20, and after that, the plate30is pushed from the inside towards the outside and thus separated from the holder20. This is based upon the first embodiment of the present invention.

Next, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the fitting wings26, which are provided in the first embodiment of the present invention, are removed therein, as shown inFIG. 2b.

According to the method for attaching the holder20to the cap body10, as shown inFIG. 2b, at the state where the back plate23is placed on the outer surface of the cap body10it is sewn by means of a sewing means.

If the back plate23is sewn on the cap body10, the contact wings25of the holder25are bent toward the cap body10, such that the holder20and the cap body10are coupled in a tightly closing relation with each other.

Next, the plate30is mounted on the holder20, and a method for mounting the plate30on the holder20is the same as mentioned in the first embodiment of the present invention.

If the plate30is mounted on the holder20, a sewing line40is hidden by placing the plate30on the holder.

Further, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of ventilating holes24and the back plate23having the plurality of ventilating holes24are all removed therein, unlike the second embodiment of the present invention.

In other words, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the back plate23having the plurality of ventilating holes24is removed, and in this case, it is not completely removed therein. That is, the sewing line40between the holder20and the cap body10is formed larger than the holder wings22on the front surface of the holder20, as shown inFIGS. 5aand5b. The method for attaching the holder20to the cap body10is carried out by means of the application of an adhesive, and most preferably by means of the sewing line40, as previously described above. And, the method for mounting the plate30to the holder20is carried out most usefully by their insertion and separation, as described above, but in some cases, the plate30may be mounted to the holder by means of magnets having given flexibility.

On the other hand, in attaching the holder20to the cap body10, the cap body10has the cap hole12having the cap section13formed therealong at a place coupled with the holder20according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, as shown inFIG. 1a. According to the third embodiment of the present invention, otherwise, the cap body10does not have any cap hole12formed thereon, as shown inFIG. 5a, and thus, the holder20is attached to the cap body10having no hole at the position coupled with the holder20.

As set forth in the foregoing, there is provided a functional cap according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention can provide various designs, thereby overcoming the limitation of designs an object like caps has.

Functionally, the functional cap of the present invention can allow the heat generated by a wearer's skin at the inside of the cap body to be reduced by means of the external fresh air introduced through the plurality of ventilating holes of the holder, thereby making the wearer's skin healthy and clean.

More particularly, the functional cap of the present invention can have the plate detachably mounted to the holder, such that the plate serves as a door for opening and closing the plurality of ventilating holes and at the same time, the name or logo of a specific company, organization, or group is printed on the plate, thereby utilizing as the cap for effective sale promotion or advertisement.

Further, the functional cap of the present invention can have the plate printed with a given character indicating a specific meaning in famous sightseeing sites or amusement parks like Disney World or Disney land, thereby serving as excellent sightseeing goods.