Abstract:
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.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    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. 
         [0003]    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. 
         [0004]    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&#39;s demand. 
         [0005]    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. 
         [0006]    2. Background of the Related Art 
         [0007]    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 
       [0008]    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. 
         [0009]    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&#39;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. 
         [0010]    Most preferably, the holder of the present invention is attached on the front surface of the cap body. 
         [0011]    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. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0012]    The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
           [0013]      FIG. 1   a  is 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; 
           [0014]      FIG. 1   b  is 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; 
           [0015]      FIG. 1   c  is a perspective view showing the functional cap that is completely coupled with the plate separated in  FIG. 1   b;    
           [0016]      FIG. 2   a  is a sectional view showing the functional cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 2   b  is a sectional view showing the functional cap according to a second embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0018]      FIG. 3   a  is a sectional view showing the holder of the functional cap according to the second embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0019]      FIG. 3   b  is a partly enlarged sectional view of  FIG. 3   a;    
           [0020]      FIG. 4   a  is a sectional view showing the holder of the functional cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0021]      FIG. 4   b  is a partly enlarged sectional view of  FIG. 4   a;    
           [0022]      FIG. 5   a  is a perspective view showing a functional cap according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and 
           [0023]      FIG. 5   b  is a sectional view of  FIG. 5   a.    
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0024]      FIG. 1   a  is 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. 1   b  is 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. 1   c  is a perspective view showing the functional cap that is completely coupled with the plate separated in  FIG. 1   b;    FIG. 2   a  is a sectional view showing the functional cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention;  FIG. 2   b  is a sectional view showing the functional cap according to a second embodiment of the present invention;  FIG. 3   a  is a sectional view showing the holder of the functional cap according to the second embodiment of the present invention;  FIG. 3   b  is a partly enlarged sectional view of  FIG. 3   a;    FIG. 4   a  is a sectional view showing the holder of the functional cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention;  FIG. 4   b  is a partly enlarged sectional view of  FIG. 4   a;    FIG. 5   a  is a perspective view showing a functional cap according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and  FIG. 5   b  is a sectional view of  FIG. 5   a.    
         [0025]    It is appreciated from the drawings that the functional cap of the present invention includes a cap body  10 , a holder  20 , and a plate  30 . Hereinafter, an explanation of the functional cap according to the present invention will be given with reference to the attached drawings. 
         [0026]    According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the cap body  10  does not have a cap hole  12  formed thereon, and otherwise, it has the cap hole  12  formed thereon. As shown in  FIG. 1   a,  in a case where the cap body  10  has the cap hole  12 , it is completely punched thereon to form the cap hole  12 . At this time, a cap section  13  that is formed cut for the formation of the cap hole  12  is sewn at a finishing step thereof. 
         [0027]    According to a first embodiment of the present invention, further, the holder  20  adapted to be attached to the cap hole  12  includes a back plate  23  having a plurality of ventilating holes  24  formed thereon and fitting wings  26  formed on the bottom surface thereof, as shown in  FIGS. 2   a,    4   a  and  4   b.    
         [0028]    According to a second embodiment of the present invention, further, the holder  20  adapted to be attached to the cap hole  12  includes the back plate  23  having the plurality of ventilating holes  24  formed thereon, without having any fitting wings  26  formed on the bottom surface thereof, as shown in  FIGS. 2   b,    3   a  and  3   b.    
         [0029]    According to a third embodiment of the present invention, further, the holder  20  adapted to be attached to the cap hole  12  includes the back plate  23 , without having the plurality of ventilating holes  24  and the fitting wings  26  formed thereon, as shown in  FIGS. 5   a  and  5   b.    
         [0030]    In addition to the first to third embodiments of the present invention, on the other hand, the holder  20  of the present invention may have different structures. 
         [0031]    Especially, the holder  10  and the plate  10  of 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. 
         [0032]      FIG. 2   a  is a sectional view showing the functional cap according to the first embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the holder  20  includes: a fitting groove  21  formed along the inner edges thereof in a direction seen by naked eyes in such a manner as to be fittably coupled to the plate  30 ; holder wings  22  adapted to compress the edges of the plate  30  fit along the fitting groove  21 ; and the back plate  23  having the plurality of ventilating holes  24  adapted to allow the heat generated from a wearer&#39;s skin at the inside of the cap body  10  to be reduced by means of external fresh air introduced therethrough, the fitting wings  26  having wing grooves  27  adapted to fittably insert the cap section  23  thereinto, and contact wings  25  formed inclined drastically to one direction along the periphery thereof in such a manner as to make the cap body  10  and the holder  20  tightly abut each other. Then, the holder  20  is attached to the cap body  10 , as shown in  FIG. 2   a.    
         [0033]    A method for attaching the holder  20  to the cap body  10  includes the insertion of the cap section  13  into the wing grooves  27 , after a predetermined quantity of adhesive is applied onto the wing grooves  27  and the cap section  13 , such that the wing grooves  27  and the cap section  13  are not separated from each other. 
         [0034]    At this time, the adhesive has a good bonding capability, and after it is melted by heat, if necessary, it can be applied thereto. 
         [0035]    When the holder  20  is attached to the cap hole  12 , the functional cap can have improved design effects and at the same time allow the heat generated from a wearer&#39;s skin at the inside of the cap body  10  to be reduced by means of external fresh air introduced through the plurality of ventilating holes  24 , thereby effectively removing the wearer&#39;s unpleasant feeling and the heat generated at the inside of the cap during the wearing. 
         [0036]    On the other hand, after the holder  20  is attached to the cap body  10 , the plate  30  is mounted on the holder  20 . After mounting, the plurality of ventilating holes  24  are closed such that the air circulation stops. 
         [0037]    The plate  30  may 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 plate  30  is the patterned plate on which various pictures or letters are printed. 
         [0038]    First, the plate  30  has a defined size capable of being inserted along the fitting groove  21  of the holder  20 , 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 plate  30  is mounted on the holder  20  attached to the cap body  10 . 
         [0039]    According to a method for mounting the plate  30  on the holder  20 , first, the holder wings  22  coupled to the cap body  10  are opened by using a tool having a flat end and at this time, the plate  30  is fit gradually to the fitting groove  21 . In this case, the holder wings  22 , which are formed of an elastic material like rubber, return to its original shape and compress the edges of the holder  20 , thereby making the coupled state between the plate  30  and the holder  20  rigidly maintained. Thus, the coupled state of the plate  30  and the holder  20  is not released unless an arbitrary force is applied to the holder  20 . If the plate  30  is to be detached from the holder  20  after coupling, however, in the reverse order to the coupling order as mentioned above, one holder wing  22  is opened to obtain a given space between the plate  30  and the holder  20 , and after that, the plate  30  is pushed from the inside towards the outside and thus separated from the holder  20 . This is based upon the first embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0040]    Next, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the fitting wings  26 , which are provided in the first embodiment of the present invention, are removed therein, as shown in  FIG. 2   b.    
         [0041]    According to the method for attaching the holder  20  to the cap body  10 , as shown in  FIG. 2   b,  at the state where the back plate  23  is placed on the outer surface of the cap body  10  it is sewn by means of a sewing means. 
         [0042]    If the back plate  23  is sewn on the cap body  10 , the contact wings  25  of the holder  25  are bent toward the cap body  10 , such that the holder  20  and the cap body  10  are coupled in a tightly closing relation with each other. 
         [0043]    Next, the plate  30  is mounted on the holder  20 , and a method for mounting the plate  30  on the holder  20  is the same as mentioned in the first embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0044]    If the plate  30  is mounted on the holder  20 , a sewing line  40  is hidden by placing the plate  30  on the holder. 
         [0045]    Further, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of ventilating holes  24  and the back plate  23  having the plurality of ventilating holes  24  are all removed therein, unlike the second embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0046]    In other words, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the back plate  23  having the plurality of ventilating holes  24  is removed, and in this case, it is not completely removed therein. That is, the sewing line  40  between the holder  20  and the cap body  10  is formed larger than the holder wings  22  on the front surface of the holder  20 , as shown in  FIGS.5a and 5b . The method for attaching the holder  20  to the cap body  10  is carried out by means of the application of an adhesive, and most preferably by means of the sewing line  40 , as previously described above. And, the method for mounting the plate  30  to the holder  20  is carried out most usefully by their insertion and separation, as described above, but in some cases, the plate  30  may be mounted to the holder by means of magnets having given flexibility. 
         [0047]    On the other hand, in attaching the holder  20  to the cap body  10 , the cap body  10  has the cap hole  12  having the cap section  13  formed therealong at a place coupled with the holder  20  according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, as shown in  FIG. 1   a.  According to the third embodiment of the present invention, otherwise, the cap body  10  does not have any cap hole  12  formed thereon, as shown in  FIG. 5   a,  and thus, the holder  20  is attached to the cap body  10  having no hole at the position coupled with the holder  20 . 
         [0048]    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. 
         [0049]    Functionally, the functional cap of the present invention can allow the heat generated by a wearer&#39;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&#39;s skin healthy and clean. 
         [0050]    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. 
         [0051]    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. 
         [0052]    While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by the embodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.