Baseball cap attachment assembly

Abstract

An attachable ornamental assembly ( 100 ) is disclosed, that is adapted for releasably connecting to a conventional baseball cap ( 90 ). The ornamental assembly ( 100 ) has a base ( 102 ) with a generally concave lower surface ( 104 ). The lower surface includes a central recess ( 106 ) that houses a connector ( 120 ), for example a rare earth magnet. The connector engages the cap button ( 94 ), in one embodiment pulling the button into the recess. The ornamental assembly also includes an ornamental member ( 130 ) that connects to the base, for example with a post ( 224 ) by a friction fit or the like. The ornamental member ( 130 ) may be removable, whereby a number of different ornamental members may be selectively attached to the base ( 102 ) and cap ( 90 ) at different times.

1 . A attachable ornamental assembly adapted to be attached to a baseball cap having a top button, the ornamental assembly comprising: 
 a base having a concave lower surface with a central recess, and an upper surface having a first engagement element;    a connector disposed in the central recess of the base element, the connector adapted to releasably engage the baseball cap top button; and    a first ornamental member having a second engagement element that engages the first engagement element, to releasably connect the first ornamental member to the base element.    
   
   
       2 . The ornamental assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the base is generally disc-shaped with a diameter greater than about one and one-half inches.  
   
   
       3 . The ornamental assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a magnet.  
   
   
       4 . The ornamental assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the magnet is a rare-earth magnet.  
   
   
       5 . The ornamental assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a second ornamental member that is interchangeable with the first ornamental member.  
   
   
       6 . The ornamental assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the connector is adapted to retain the button in the recess when the connector engages the baseball cap top button.  
   
   
       7 . The ornamental assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the connector is a generally concave member with a narrowed opening that is sized to attach to the baseball cap top button by a friction fit.  
   
   
       8 . The ornamental assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the narrowed opening of the concave member is smaller than the baseball cap top button, and further wherein the concave member is sufficiently elastic to receive the baseball cap top button.  
   
   
       9 . The ornamental assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the connector is a clip having a generally C-shaped lower portion that is sized to engage the baseball cap top button, and an upper portion that includes an upwardly-extending post that is sized to engage the recess in the base.