Sports cap having detachable belt

Abstract

A sports cap having a crown and a fastening mechanism having two coupling devices coupled to the crown and a belt detachably coupled to the coupling devices. The belt can be resiliently elastic, or may not be significantly elastic. The belt can also have indicia thereon. Because the belt is detachable, it can be replaced by a second belt.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . Headwear, comprising: 
 a crown; and    a fastening mechanism having two coupling devices coupled to the crown and a belt detachably coupled to the coupling devices.    
     
     
         2 . The headwear as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the belt is resiliently elastic.  
     
     
         3 . The headwear as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the belt is not significantly elastic.  
     
     
         4 . The headwear as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the belt has indicia thereon.  
     
     
         5 . The headwear as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a second belt for replacing the belt.  
     
     
         6 . The headwear as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the coupling devices are buckles.  
     
     
         7 . The headwear as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the coupling devices are selected from a group consisting of: buckles implementing compression fittings for holding the belt in place, snap type fasteners, hooks or loops type fasteners, a buckle having a catch or prong that is insertable through complementary holes in the belt, and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         8 . The headwear as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising fixing bands extending between the coupling devices and the crown.  
     
     
         9 . The headwear as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the fixing bands are resiliently elastic.  
     
     
         10 . The headwear as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the fixing bands are positionable between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the crown.  
     
     
         11 . The headwear as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the fixing bands extend from pockets formed in the crown.  
     
     
         12 . The headwear as recited in  claim 1 , wherein pockets are formed in the crown for receiving ends of the belt.  
     
     
         13 . Headwear, comprising: 
 a crown;    opposing fixing bands coupled to the crown along a lower periphery thereof;    first and second coupling devices each coupled to one of the fixing bands; and    a belt detachably coupled to the coupling devices.    
     
     
         14 . The headwear as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the belt is resiliently elastic.  
     
     
         15 . The headwear as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the belt is not significantly elastic.  
     
     
         16 . The headwear as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the belt has indicia thereon.  
     
     
         17 . The headwear as recited in  claim 13 , further comprising a second belt for replacing the belt.  
     
     
         18 . The headwear as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the coupling devices are selected from a group consisting of: buckles, buckles implementing compression fittings for holding the belt in place, snap type fasteners, hooks or loops type fasteners, a buckle having a catch or prong that is insertable through complementary holes in the belt, and combinations thereof  
     
     
         19 . The headwear as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the fixing bands are resiliently elastic.  
     
     
         20 . The headwear as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the fixing bands are positionable between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the crown.  
     
     
         21 . The headwear as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the fixing bands extend from pockets formed in the crown.  
     
     
         22 . The headwear as recited in  claim 13 , wherein pockets are formed in the crown for receiving ends of the belt.  
     
     
         23 . Headwear, comprising: 
 a generally hemisphereically-shaped crown formed of multiple gores, the crown having a front, a rear, and a lower periphery;    a bill coupled to the front of the crown;    opposing fixing bands coupled to the crown along the lower periphery thereof towards the rear of the crown;    first and second coupling devices each coupled to one of the fixing bands;    a first belt detachably coupleable to the coupling devices; and    a second belt detachably coupleable to the coupling devices;    wherein the fixing bands are resiliently elastic;    wherein the coupling devices are selected from a group consisting of: buckles, buckles implementing compression fittings for holding the belt in place, snap type fasteners, hooks or loops type fasteners, a buckle having a catch or prong that is insertable through complementary holes in the belt, and combinations thereof;    wherein the first belt has indicia thereon;    wherein the second belt has indicia thereon that is different from the indicia on the first belt;    wherein pockets are formed in the crown along the lower periphery thereof, wherein ends of the belts are receivable in the pockets.    
     
     
         24 . The headwear as recited in  claim 23 , wherein the first and second belts are resiliently elastic.  
     
     
         25 . The headwear as recited in  claim 23 , wherein the first belt is resiliently elastic, wherein the second belt is not significantly elastic.  
     
     
         26 . The headwear as recited in  claim 23 , wherein the fixing bands are resiliently elastic.  
     
     
         27 . The headwear as recited in  claim 23 , wherein the fixing bands are positionable between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the crown.  
     
     
         28 . The headwear as recited in  claim 23 , wherein the fixing bands extend from the pockets formed in the crown.  
     
     
         29 . Headwear, comprising: 
 a crown;    a resiliently elastic belt having a first end thereof coupled to the crown and a second end thereof being free;    a coupling device coupled to the crown for detachable coupling to the belt.    
     
     
         30 . The headwear as recited in  claim 29 , wherein the belt has indicia thereon.  
     
     
         31 . The headwear as recited in  claim 29 , further comprising a fixing band extending between the coupling device and the crown.