Abstract:
A detachable brim ball cap system including a cap body and a visor brim. The cap body and visor brim are removably couplable via the at least one primary connector and at least one secondary connector. The cap body and visor brim work together in functional combination for providing a means by which to cover a head and shade eyes of a wearer. The cap body and visor brim work together in functional combination for providing a means by which to by which to display team logos, colors, and other graphical information.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
       [0001]    The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/344,625 filed 2016 Jun. 2, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. 
       1. Field of the Invention 
       [0003]    The present invention relates generally to the field of hat or cap attachments of existing art and more specifically relates to having crown and horizontally extending visor. 
       2. Description of Related Art 
       [0004]    People often wear baseball-style caps to display ‘fandom’ for specific sports teams, brands, and/or styles. Many people typically own numerous types of hats for different outfits, sporting events, and the like. It may be difficult to keep hats clean while eating and drinking. Furthermore, the hat visor tends to be handled more and therefore wears quicker than the cap portion. As a result of dirt and wear, people are forced to replace their hat completely, which is undesirable. The typical one piece baseball style hat limits the ability to display different graphics and colors. A suitable solution is desired. 
         [0005]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,557,180 to McKenzie relates to a hat with a reversible crown and detachable, reversible visor. The described hat with reversible crown and detachable, reversible visor includes a headwear assembly includes a reversible crown, shaped to fit the head of a wearer with a prong buckle, fabric with hook and loop fasteners, fabric ties, plastic, one-size-fits-all or other size adjustment mechanisms, having first and second opposing major surfaces and a detachable and reversible single visor with first and second opposing major surfaces. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known hat or cap attachments of existing art and more specifically relates to hats having a crown and horizontally extending visor art, the present disclosure provides a novel detachable brim ball cap system. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a detachable brim ball cap system. 
         [0007]    A detachable brim ball cap system is disclosed herein. The detachable brim ball cap system includes a cap body and a visor brim. The cap body and visor brim are removably couplable via the at least one primary connector and at least one secondary connector. The cap body and visor brim work together in functional combination for providing a means by which to cover a head and shade the eyes of a wearer. The cap body and visor brim work together in functional combination for providing a means by which to display team logos, colors, and other graphical information. 
         [0008]    The cap body in preferred embodiments has a connector flap having at least one primary connector. The visor brim has a visor inner support having, at least one secondary connector; and a visor outer covering having an anti-fraying strip, and at least one sleeve opening. The at least one sleeve opening provides access to insert the visor inner support. The visor outer covering extends to cover the full length of the visor inner support. The anti-fray strip provides a means by which to reduce fraying on the at least one sleeve opening. The at least one secondary connector opening is for accessing the at least one secondary connector. The connector flap and at least one secondary connector work together in functional combination to rigidly mount the visor brim and to seal the at least one sleeve opening of the visor outer covering when the visor brim is connected to the cap body. The visor outer covering and visor inner support work together in functional combination for providing a means by which to form a slim cavity for providing a means by which to store items. 
         [0009]    According to another embodiment, a detachable brim ball cap system is also disclosed herein which includes a reversible visor outer covering. In this embodiment, the visor outer covering is made of a washable material. Also in this embodiment, the connector flap includes a plurality of primary connectors and the visor inner support includes a plurality of secondary connectors. According to this embodiment the plurality of primary connectors are snaps and the plurality of secondary connectors are snaps. Alternate embodiments may include various connectors such as buttons, zippers, magnets or hook and loop (VELCRO). 
         [0010]    According to a further embodiment the visor brim includes an LED assembly for illuminating the cap body. According to a further embodiment the visor brim is a single interchangeable unit comprising of the visor inner support and the visor outer covering. 
         [0011]    According to yet a further embodiment the visor outer covering is interchangeable. According to another further embodiment the detachable brim ball cap system is sold with a plurality of visor brims. 
         [0012]    According to a further embodiment the visor brim contains side curtains for shielding the eyes wherein the side curtains contain a primary hook and loop connector. In this embodiment the visor outer covering has a secondary hook and loop connector for retracting and securing the side curtains under the visor brim. 
         [0013]    In yet another embodiment, the least one primary connector is a hook and loop connector mechanism and the at least one secondary connector is a hook and loop design. 
         [0014]    For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0015]    The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a detachable brim ball cap system, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure. 
           [0016]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the detachable brim ball cap system during an ‘in-use’ condition, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0017]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the detachable brim ball cap system of  FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0018]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the detachable brim ball cap system of  FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0019]      FIG. 4  is a view of the detachable brim ball cap system of  FIG. 3 , during an ‘in-use’ condition, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0020]      FIG. 5  is a flow diagram illustrating a method of use for the detachable brim ball cap system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
       
    
    
       [0021]    The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements. 
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0022]    As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to hat or cap attachments having a crown and horizontally extending visor and more particularly to a detachable brim ball cap system as used to improve the versatility and longevity of a cap for shielding the head and shading the eyes. 
         [0023]    Generally speaking, the detachable brim ball cap system disclosed is a cap with a detachable brim. The ball cap as two parts, a cap body and a visor brim that are removably coupleable via at least one primary connector and at least one secondary connector. The ball cap functions similar to a traditional ball cap with the option of replaceable visor brims and other features disclosed herein. 
         [0024]    Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in  FIGS. 1-4 , various views of a detachable brim ball cap system  100 .  FIG. 1  shows a detachable brim ball cap system  100  during an ‘in-use’ condition  150 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Here, the detachable brim ball cap system  100  may be beneficial for use by a user  140  to shield the head and shade the eyes. As illustrated, the detachable brim ball cap system  100  may include a cap body  110  and visor brim  120  wherein cap body  110  and visor brim  120  are removably couplable. 
         [0025]    According to one embodiment, the detachable brim ball cap system  100  may be arranged as a kit  105 . In particular, the detachable brim ball cap system  100  may further include a set of instructions  155 . The instructions  155  may detail functional relationships in relation to the structure of the detachable brim ball cap system  100  (such that the detachable brim ball cap system  100  can be used, maintained, or the like, in a preferred manner). 
         [0026]      FIG. 2  shows the detachable brim ball cap system  100  of  FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As above, the detachable brim ball cap system  100  may include cap body  110  and visor brim  120 . 
         [0027]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the detachable brim ball cap system  100  of  FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, visor brim  120  includes visor outer covering  124  and visor inner support  126 . Visor inner support  126  is inserted into visor outer covering  124  through at least one sleeve opening  129 . In alternate embodiments visor outer covering  124  is reversible in order to show a clean exterior or a new graphic design or color. Visor outer covering  124  has at least one secondary connector  122  for connecting to cap body  110 . Visor outer covering  124  has at least one connector opening  125  to allow at least one secondary connector  122  to connect to at least one primary connector  114 . Visor outer covering  124  has anti-fray strip  116  to prevent the fabric located at the at least one sleeve opening  129  from fraying. 
         [0028]    Referring further to  FIG. 3 , at least one secondary connector  122  and at least one primary connector  114  can be of a hook and loop design in an alternate embodiment. In still another embodiment, at least one secondary connector  122  and at least one primary connector  114  can be a plurality of connectors such as snaps or buttons or zippers. 
         [0029]      FIG. 4  is an ‘in-use’  150  view of the detachable brim ball cap system  100  of  FIG. 3 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In this view, a credit card  10  is shown being inserted into a cavity formed between visor outer covering  124  and visor inner support  126  as a means for storing valuables. The credit card  10  is inserted through the opening formed by at least one sleeve opening  129 . 
         [0030]      FIG. 5  is a flow diagram  550  illustrating a method of use  500  for a detachable brim ball cap system  100 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In particular, the method of use  500  may include one or more components or features of the detachable brim ball cap system  100  as described above. As illustrated, the method of use  500  may include the steps of: step one  501 , connecting cap body  110  and visor brim  120  and step two  502 , wearing the detachable brim ball cap system  100 . The cap body  110  and visor brim  120  are able to be coupled and uncoupled as desired for various variations of the present invention. Method of use  500  may further include step three  503  storing a credit card  10  inside the visor outer covering  124 . 
         [0031]    It should be noted that step  503  is an optional step and may not be implemented in all cases. Optional steps of method of use  500  are illustrated using dotted lines in  FIG. 5  so as to distinguish them from the other steps of method of use  500 . It should also be noted that the steps described in the method of use can be carried out in many different orders according to user preference. The use of “step of” should not be interpreted as “step for”, in the claims herein and is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §112(f). It should also be noted that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., other methods for hat wearing and coupling/uncoupling, variations thereof (e.g., different step orders within above-mentioned list, elimination or addition of certain steps, including or excluding certain maintenance steps, etc.), are taught herein. 
         [0032]    The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.