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. Openings allow a ponytail to be routed through either crown at a location centrally above the visor. Holders are provided to conveniently secure a golf ball marker and a tube of lip balm/sunscreen.

1 . An adjustable baseball-style competition cap designed to be worn so as to alternately focus attention upon one of two teams involved in a competition, which cap comprises: 
 a crown portion having a dome shape, a lower, generally round to oval rim and inner and outer surfaces, said domed-shaped crown portion includes eight laterally seamed, substantially triangular fabric panels, including 2 front panels, 2 rear panels and 4 lateral panels, which panels each extend upward from a lower rim portion of said crown portion, said domed crown being divided into front half and rear half sections with each said section having an outer surface of a different color, each of which sections represents, by such coloration of its fabric, one or the other of the two teams 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 representative coloration;    a fabric headband adjacent the inner surface thereof, which is circumferentially attached to the rim of the crown portion, which headband is stretchable to facilitate the accommodation of a difference in head size; and    two identically shaped and sized visors of substantially rigid material attached to the rim of the crown portion respectively along either of the respective front and adjacent lateral 4 gore panels or the rear 4 gore panels, 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 in the regions of the respective stretchable segments of the headband, and each visor potentially providing shade for either the wearer's eyes or nape, while the forward facing visor demonstrates support for the team or contender identified by that associated indicia and color complex.    
   
   
       2 . The cap of  claim 1  wherein pairs of said adjacent lateral panels carry indicia which indicate the competition in which said teams or contenders are involved and either the date or location of the competition.  
   
   
       3 . The cap of  claim 1  wherein said lateral panels are made of a stretchable material that further facilitates the accommodation of a plurality of head sizes.  
   
   
       4 . The cap of  claim 3  wherein said headband comprises 2 lateral segments of uni-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       5 . The cap of  claim 4  wherein said 4 lateral gore panels are made of bi-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       6 . The cap of  claim 5  wherein pairs of said adjacent lateral panels have indicia affixed thereto which indicate the competition in which said teams or contenders are involved and either the date or location of the competition.  
   
   
       7 . The cap of  claim 6  wherein said indicia of said competition are sewn onto said lateral panels with elastic thread.  
   
   
       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 at locations spaced vertically above said visors;    vertical slitlike openings in each of said crown portions at locations between said indicia and said visor through which the wearer's ponytail hairdo may be conveniently routed;    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 front and rear crown portions each comprise at least two panels which are seamed to each other at diametrically opposite locations and said vertical openings are provided by interrupting said seams.  
   
   
       10 . 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 and each has a magnetic holder affixed to its undersurface along one edge thereof.  
   
   
       11 . The cap according to  claim 8  wherein elastic retaining means is affixed to a lateral section of said crown which is proportioned to secure a small cylindrical tube to said cap.  
   
   
       12 . The cap according to  claim 8  wherein said elastic headband sections and panels comprise uni-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       13 . The cap according to  claim 8  wherein said laterally located elastic panels and said laterally incorporated sections of said headband comprise bi-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       14 . 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.    
   
   
       15 . The cap of  claim 14 , wherein said lateral segments of the headband comprise uni-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       16 . The cap of  claim 15 , wherein said lateral panels also comprise uni-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       17 . The cap of  claim 14 , wherein both said lateral panels and said lateral segments of the headband fabric comprise bi-axially stretchable material.  
   
   
       18 . The cap of  claim 14  wherein: 
 said crown portion that consists of eight laterally seamed, substantially triangular fabric panels, including 2 front panels, 2 rear panels and 4 lateral panels, which panels each extend upward from a lower rim portion of said crown portion, wherein said indicia of said crown portion respectively spans the seam between said 2 front panels and the seam between said 2 rear panels.    
   
   
       19 . The cap of  claim 18  wherein said  4  lateral panels each comprise bi-axially stretchable material, and said headband two stretchable segments which are located respectively at the locations of said lateral separations between said visors.  
   
   
       20 . The cap of  claim 19  wherein pairs of said lateral panels have indicia with elastic thread which relate to both of said subjects sewn on with elastic thread.