Hats bearing related indicia

Abstract

Caps and hats are constructed to focus attention on one of two somehow related but different subjects. A baseball-style cap may have two identical fixed visors or bills positioned opposite to each other, a harlequin type of color scheme (front versus rear) and permanently affixed front and rear indicia that depict two opponents or contenders in a competition. It may also commemorate a competition or game, as by one or more laterally placed event indicia, and it may be adjustable to promote the fitting of different head sizes through the use of stretchable material in the lateral aspects of both the crown and the headband. By a simple front to rear rotation of the cap, the wearer might reverse his or her loyalty as, for example, should the team of preference suffer defeat in the contest.

1 . An adjustable baseball-style competition cap comprising: 
 a crown portion that comprises a plurality of laterally seamed, substantially triangular fabric panels including front, rear and lateral panels, only said lateral panels being made of a stretchable material that facilitates the accommodation of a plurality of head sizes,    said crown portion having a dome shape, a lower, generally round to oval rim and inner and outer surfaces;    said crown portion's outer surface being divided into front half and rear half sections, each of which sections represents, by coloration of its fabric, one or the other of the two teams or contenders in the subject competition;    indicia that identify the teams or contenders in the competition being affixed respectively to the front or rear section of the outer surface of the crown, which section is of the representative coloration;    a headband adjacent the inner surface thereof, which is circumferentially attached to the rim of the crown portion, which headband is composed of non-stretchable fabric except for two lateral segments of stretchable material that further facilitate the accommodation of a plurality of head sizes; and    two substantially identically shaped and sized visors of substantially rigid material attached to the rim of the crown portion of the respective front and rear sections, each visor having an upper surface, the color of which depicts the same team color scheme as the section of the crown portion to which it is attached, both visors being separated on each side by a distance about equal to the lengths of the respective stretchable segments of the headband, each visor potentially providing shade for the wearer's eyes or nape while the forward facing visor demonstrates support for the contender identified by the associated indicia and color complex.    
   
   
       2 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein said lateral segments of the headband comprise uni-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       3 . The cap of  claim 2 , wherein said lateral panels also comprise uni-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       4 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein both said lateral panels and said lateral segments of the headband fabric comprise bi-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       5 . An adjustable competition hat comprising: 
 a non-domed crown portion which includes a fabric top, a sidewall portion and a lower rim;    the outer surface of said crown portion being divided into front half and rear half sections, each of said sections representing, by coloration of its fabric, one or the other of the two contenders in the subject competition;    indicia that identifies the name of one contender in the competition being affixed to the front section of the crown in its appropriate coloration, indicia that identifies the other contender being similarly affixed to the rear section of the crown portion in its respective coloration;    a headband composed primarily of a non-stretchable fabric, which incorporates lateral segments of stretchable material, being circumferentially attached to the inner surface of the crown portion at said rim; and    a broad brim having a substantially round to oval periphery that is reinforced by stiffeners that are attached by concentric rows of stitching, which brim circumferentially surrounds and is attached to said crown portion at said rim, the colors of the upper surface of the front section of said brim having the same coloration as the section of the crown portion to which it is attached, and the color of the upper surface of the rear section of said brim is of the same coloration as the crown portion to which it is attached.    
   
   
       6 . The hat of  claim 5  wherein the laterally incorporated segments of the headband comprise uni-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       7 . The hat of  claim 5  wherein the laterally incorporated segments of the headband comprise bi-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       8 . A cap designed to be worn so as to alternately focus attention upon one of two related but different subjects, which cap comprises: 
 a crown portion that includes a plurality of laterally seamed, substantially triangular fabric panels, which extend upward from a lower rim portion of said crown portion which is divided into front half and rear half sections, each said section being of a different color, which coloration of fabric may be normally associated with one of the two subjects;    indicia representative of one of said two subjects carried on said front half section of said outer surface of said crown portion;    indicia representative of the other of said two subjects carried on said rear half section of said outer surface of said crown portion;    a headband circumferentially attached to said crown portion at the interior of said rim; and    two substantially identically shaped and sized visors of substantially rigid material attached to said rim respectively along the front and rear sections of said crown portion.    
   
   
       9 . The cap according to  claim 8  wherein said visors are separated from each other on each lateral side along said rim of the crown portion.  
   
   
       10 . The cap according to  claim 9  wherein said headband includes elastic sections located respectively at the locations of said lateral separations.  
   
   
       11 . The cap according to  claim 10  wherein laterally located panels adjacent to and above said elastic headband sections are made of elastic fabric.  
   
   
       12 . The cap according to  claim 11  wherein said elastic headband sections and panels comprise uni-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       13 . The cap according to  claim 11  wherein said laterally located elastic panels and said laterally incorporated sections of said headband comprise bi-axially stretchable material.