Brimmed hat imitation

Abstract

Method for providing a cost effective imitation to brimmed fur hats of the designs known to their users as “Flat Beaver Hat” and “High Beaver Hat” is disclosed. Imitation brimmed hats that may be used as substitute to the real fur hats of these designs being disclosed as well.

1 . A hat comprising a substrate having a cylinder-like central member elevating from a horizontally oriented surrounding brim the brim ends with upwardly oriented edge, the substrate is covered by an outer layer of short black hair-like fibers attached thereto substantially parallel to one another and in substantially vertical orientation respective to the substrate, the hat contour and ornamental design together with the hair like fibers provide a substitute being a substantially perfect imitation for close-cropped rabbit or beaver's fur hat of a known design.  
   
   
       2 . The hat of  claim 1  wherein the fibers having a length of between 0.5-3.0 mm.  
   
   
       3 . The hat of  claim 1  wherein the fibers are attached to the substrate by means of adhesive material.  
   
   
       4 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the fibers are selected from the group consisting of cotton fibers, viscose fibers, polyamide fibers, polyester fibers and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       5 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein said substrate comprises acrylic-reinforced cardboard.  
   
   
       6 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein said brim extending outwardly of the cylinder-like central member for a distance of 3-15 centimeters.  
   
   
       7 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the cylinder-like central member is covered by fibers from its outer side only, and the brim is covered by fibers from both its sides.  
   
   
       8 . The hat of  claim 1 , further comprising a fabric strip sewn to brim circumference end and covering its upwardly oriented edge.  
   
   
       9 . The hat of  claim 8 , wherein the strip being sewn by a pair of parallel sews with a gap of between 2 and 7 millimeters in between.  
   
   
       10 . The hat of  claim 1 , further comprising a decorative ribbon applied at the lower end of the cylinder-like member.  
   
   
       11 . The hat of  claim 1 , further comprising lather strip at the lower inner end of the cylinder-like central member.  
   
   
       12 . The hat of  claim 11 , further comprising a lining cloth member hiding the insides of the cylinder-like central member.  
   
   
       13 . Method for imitating a close-cropped beaver or rabbit's fur hat of a known design according which the hat has a central cylinder-like member elevating from a surrounding brim, the brim ends with upwardly oriented edge, the method comprising; (a) providing a substrate in the form of a hat to be imitated; (b) providing a portion of said substrate with a layer of adhesive material; (c)_maintaining a fiber releasing device aligned to release stream of hair-like fibers toward the layer of adhesive material; (d) providing high voltage electrostatic field between the adhesive material and the fiber releasing device; (e) covering the adhesive layer by an array of parallel fibers attached to the substrate by the adhesive wherein at least the majority of the fibers are each in a substantially perpendicular orientation to the substrate portion to which it is attached; (f) repeating steps ‘b’ to ‘e’ on another portions of the substrate to be covered if any.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising sewing a fabric strip to brim circumference end and covering its upwardly oriented edge.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the strip is sewn by a pair of parallel sews with a gap of between 4 and 8 millimeters in between.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising applying a decorative ribbon at the lower end of the cylinder-like member.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising applying a lather strip at the lower inner end of the cylinder-like central member.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising applying a cloth member hiding the insides of the cylinder-like central member.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising shaving the hair-like fibers over at least part of the array.