Protective Covering for a Hat

Abstract

A protective covering for a hat comprising a crown receiving portion and a bill receiving portion. The crown receiving portion forms a domed cavity to cover the crown of a hat, while the bill receiving portion includes a pocket to receive and protect the hat's bill. The protective covering for a hat is composed of clear polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ensuring visibility of the hat while providing waterproof protection against weather and environmental damage. A drawstring tightening mechanism allows for adjustable securement, ensuring the covering remains in place during use. The protective covering for a hat enables a user to protect their hat from water, dirt, and weather conditions while the hat is either on display or being worn.

Claims

1. A protective covering for a hat comprising: a bill receiving portion; a crown receiving portion; and a tightening mechanism; wherein: the bill receiving being a pocket extending outwardly from the crown receiving portion; the tightening mechanism traversing a bottom most portion of the crown receiving portion; the tightening mechanism adjustably manipulating a circumferential size of the crown receiving portion.

2. The protective covering for a hat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the crown receiving portion comprises a plurality of panels, wherein: the plurality of panels composes a domed cavity; and adjacent panels of the plurality of panels are coupled together by stitching.

3. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 2, wherein the crown receiving portion further comprises a waterproof sealant such that said waterproof sealant covers the stitching, thus preventing water from permeating the domed cavity of the crown receiving portion.

4. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bill receiving portion comprises: a first panel; and a second panel; wherein the first panel and the second panel are coupled together by a seam which traverses about distal edges of said first panel and second panel such that a pocket is composed; the pocket comprising an open end; and the open end of the pocket opening into a domed cavity composed by the crown receiving portion.

5. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 2, wherein the tightening mechanism comprises a drawstring wherein said drawstring is integral the crown receiving portion such that the drawstring adjustably manipulates the crown receiving portion when pulled.

6. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 2, wherein the tightening mechanism comprises a locking member wherein said locking member adjustably secures the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion.

7. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 2, wherein the tightening mechanism comprises: a drawstring; a locking member; and a sleeve; wherein the sleeve traverses the bottom most portion of the crown receiving portion; the drawstring traverses the sleeve such that pulling the drawstring through the sleeve manipulates the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion; and the locking member coupling to the drawstring such that the locking member secures the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion.

8. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the crown receiving portion comprises: a plurality of panels; and the tightening mechanism comprises: a drawstring; a locking member; and a sleeve; wherein: the plurality of panels composes a domed cavity; adjacent panels of the plurality of panels are coupled together with stitching; the stitching is covered with a waterproof sealant such that said waterproof sealant prevents water from permeating the domed cavity; the sleeve traverses the bottom most portion of the crown receiving portion; the drawstring traverses the sleeve such that pulling the drawstring through the sleeve manipulates the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion; and the locking member coupling to the drawstring such that the locking member secures the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion.

9. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the crown receiving portion and the bill receiving portion are composed of polyvinyl chloride.

10. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 8, wherein the crown receiving portion and the bill receiving portion are composed of polyvinyl chloride.

11. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 4, wherein the pocket receives a bill of a hat and the domed cavity receives a crown of a hat.

12. A protective covering for a hat comprising: a bill receiving portion; a crown receiving portion; and a tightening mechanism; wherein: the crown receiving portion comprising a plurality of panels; the plurality of panels composing a domed cavity; the bill receiving being a pocket extending outwardly from the crown receiving portion; the tightening mechanism traversing a bottom most portion of the crown receiving portion; and the tightening mechanism comprising a drawstring wherein said drawstring is integral the crown receiving portion such that the drawstring adjustably manipulates the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion when pulled.

13. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 12, wherein the bill receiving portion further comprises: a first panel; and a second panel; wherein: the first panel and the second panel are coupled about distal edges of said first panel and said second panel, composing a pocket; and the pocket opening into the domed cavity of the crown receiving portion.

14. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 12, wherein adjacent panels of the plurality of panels are secured together with stitching, wherein said stitching is covered with a waterproof sealant.

15. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 13, wherein: adjacent panels of the plurality of panels are coupled together with stitching; the stitching is covered with a waterproof sealant such that said waterproof sealant prevents water from permeating the domed cavity; and the first panel and the second panel are coupled together with a seam.

16. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 12, wherein the tightening mechanism further comprises: a locking member; and a sleeve; wherein the sleeve traverses the bottom most portion of the crown receiving portion; the drawstring traverses the sleeve such that pulling the drawstring through the sleeve manipulates the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion; and the locking member coupling to the drawstring such that the locking member secures the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion.

17. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 15, wherein the crown receiving portion and the bill receiving portion are composed of polyvinyl chloride.

18. A protective covering for a hat comprising: a bill receiving portion; a crown receiving portion; and a tightening mechanism; wherein: the crown receiving portion comprising a plurality of panels; the plurality of panels composing a domed cavity; the bill receiving being a pocket extending outwardly from the crown receiving portion; the tightening mechanism traversing a bottom most portion of the crown receiving portion; the tightening mechanism adjustably manipulating a circumferential size of the crown receiving portion; and the bill receiving portion and the crown receiving portion composed of polyvinyl chloride.

19. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 18, wherein: the tightening mechanism comprises: a drawstring; a locking member; and a sleeve; wherein: the sleeve traverses the bottom most portion of the crown receiving portion; the drawstring traverses the sleeve such that pulling the drawstring through the sleeve manipulates a circumferential size of the crown receiving portion; and the locking member coupling to the drawstring such that the locking member secures the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion.

20. The protective covering for a hat, as claimed in claim 19, wherein the bill receiving portion comprises: a first panel; and a second panel; wherein the first panel and the second panel are coupled together by a scam which traverses about distal edges of said first panel and second panel such that a pocket is composed; the pocket comprising an open end; and the open end of the pocket opening into a domed cavity composed by the crown receiving portion.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] FIG. 1 is a rear-bottom perspective view of the present invention.

[0010] FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the present invention.

[0011] FIG. 3 is a side exploded view of the present invention and a hat.

[0012] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention and a hat.

[0013] FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the present invention covering a hat.

[0014] FIG. 6 is a side view of the present invention covering a hat.

DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INVENTION

[0015] All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0016] As a preliminary matter, it will readily be understood by one having ordinary skill in the relevant art that the present disclosure has broad utility and application. As should be understood, any embodiment may incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed aspects of the disclosure and may further incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed features. Furthermore, any embodiment discussed and identified as being preferred is considered to be part of a best mode contemplated for carrying out the embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments also may be discussed for additional illustrative purposes in providing a full and enabling disclosure. Moreover, many embodiments, such as adaptations, variations, modifications, and equivalent arrangements, will be implicitly disclosed by the embodiments described herein and fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0017] Accordingly, while embodiments are described herein in detail in relation to one or more embodiments, it is to be understood that this disclosure is illustrative and exemplary of the present disclosure, and are made merely for the purposes of providing a full and enabling disclosure. The detailed disclosure herein of one or more embodiments is not intended, nor is to be construed, to limit the scope of patent protection afforded in any claim of a patent issuing here from, which scope is to be defined by the claims and the equivalents thereof. It is not intended that the scope of patent protection be defined by reading into any claim a limitation found herein that does not explicitly appear in the claim itself.

[0018] Additionally, it is important to note that each term used herein refers to that which an ordinary artisan would understand such term to mean based on the contextual use of such term herein. To the extent that the meaning of a term used hereinas understood by the ordinary artisan based on the contextual use of such termdiffers in any way from any particular dictionary definition of such term, it is intended that the meaning of the term as understood by the ordinary artisan should prevail.

[0019] Furthermore, it is important to note that, as used herein, a and an each generally denotes at least one, but does not exclude a plurality unless the contextual use dictates otherwise. When used herein to join a list of items, or denotes at least one of the items, but does not exclude a plurality of items of the list. Finally, when used herein to join a list of items, and denotes all of the items of the list.

[0020] The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description to refer to the same or similar elements. While many embodiments of the disclosure may be described, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. For example, substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to the elements illustrated in the drawings, and the methods described herein may be modified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to the disclosed methods. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limit the disclosure. Instead, the proper scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims. The present disclosure contains headers. It should be understood that these headers are used as references and are not to be construed as limiting upon the subjected matter disclosed under the header.

[0021] Other technical advantages may become readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art after review of the following figures and description. It should be understood at the outset that, although exemplary embodiments are illustrated in the figures and described below, the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented using any number of techniques, whether currently known or not. The present disclosure should in no way be limited to the exemplary implementations and techniques illustrated in the drawings and described below.

[0022] Unless otherwise indicated, the drawings are intended to be read together with the specification, and are to be considered a portion of the entire written description of this invention. As used in the following description, the terms horizontal, vertical, left, right, up, down and the like, as well as adjectival and adverbial derivatives thereof (e.g., horizontally, rightwardly, upwardly, radially, etc.), simply refer to the orientation of the illustrated structure as the particular drawing figure faces the reader. Similarly, the terms inwardly, outwardly and radially generally refer to the orientation of a surface relative to its axis of elongation, or axis of rotation, as appropriate.

[0023] The present disclosure includes many aspects and features. Moreover, while many aspects and features relate to, and are described in the context of a protective covering for a hat 1, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to use only in this context.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the present invention is a protective covering for a hat 1 comprising a bill receiving portion 11, a crown receiving portion 12, and a tightening mechanism 13. In the context of the present invention, the bill receiving portion 11 extends outwardly from the crown receiving portion 12. Furthermore, in the context of the present invention, the crown receiving portion 12 is approximately circular, thus comprising a circumference (i.e. a size), wherein the tightening mechanism 13 adjustably manipulates the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion 12.

[0025] In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bill receiving portion 11, as shown in FIG. 1, comprises a plurality of panels including a first panel 111 and a second panel 112, wherein said panels 111,112 compose a pocket 114 comprising an opening. In the preferred embodiment, the first panel 111 and the second panel 112 are coupled together about the distal edges (i.e. the outermost edges), by a seam 113, such that the seam is a waterproof seam traversing the outermost edges of the first panel 111 and the second panel 112, thus forming a waterproof pocket 114; thus preventing water from permeating into the pocket 114 from an extrinsic source.

[0026] Furthermore, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the crown receiving portion 12, as shown in FIG. 2, comprises a plurality of panels 121 wherein said plurality of panels 121 are configured to form a domed cavity 125 (shown in FIG. 1). In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of panels comprises five panels such that the frontmost panel is unimpeded by a scam, thus providing full visibility to a frontmost portion of a hat. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of panels 121 are coupled together by stitching 123 wherein said stitching 123 couples adjacent panels. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the stitching 123 is covered by a waterproof sealant 124, thus preventing water from permeating the domed cavity 125 through the stitching. In some embodiments of the present invention, the waterproof sealant 124 is a tape that is applied over the stitching 123, thus preventing water from permeating the stitching 123. In the context of the present invention, the opening of the pocket 114 of the bill receiving portion 11 opens towards the domed cavity.

[0027] Additionally, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tightening mechanism comprises a drawstring 131, a locking member 132, and a sleeve 133. In the context of the present invention, the sleeve 133 traverses the bottom most edge portion of the crown receiving portion 12. Furthermore, within the context of the present invention, the drawstring 131 traverses the sleeve 133 such that pulling the drawstring 131, reduces the circumferential size of the sleeve 133, and thus the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion 12. The locking member 132, within the context of the present invention, is a mechanism that enables a user to selectively secure the drawstring 131 at a select circumferential size. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the locking mechanism 132 is a spring cord lock wherein the drawstring 131 is pulled through the locking mechanism 132, and said locking mechanism 132 adjustably locks onto the drawstring 131, thereby enabling a user to selectively adjust the circumferential size of the crown receiving portion 12.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 4, in the preferred embodiment, the present invention, including the bill receiving portion 11 and the crown receiving portion 12 are composed of a water impermeable material 20. In some embodiments of the present invention, the bill receiving portion and the crown receiving portion are composed of polyvinyl chloride. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the material 20 is a clear material, thereby enabling a hat to be visible while the present invention is secured to the hat.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, the protective covering for a hat 1 removably couples to a hat. In the context of the present invention, the hat 3 is a cap comprising a crown 31 and a bill 32, wherein the bill 32 extends from a front portion 311 of the crown 31. In the preferred embodiment, the hat 3 further comprises a rear portion 312 wherein said rear portion 312 is opposite the front portion 311 of the crown 31.

[0030] Further regarding FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the crown 31 of the hat 3 is received by the crown portion 12 of the present invention and the bill 32 of the hat 3 is removably inserted into the pocket 14 of the bill receiving portion 11, such that the bill 32 of the hat 3 is interposed between the first panel 111 and the second panel 112 of said bill receiving portion 11. Furthermore, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tightening mechanism 13 is proximate the portion of the present invention that engages within the rear portion 312 of the hat 3. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the crown 31 of the hat 3 is unimpeded by the protective covering for a hat 1, such that a user may wear the hat 3 while utilizing the present invention.

[0031] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.