Cap with opening for passage of hair

Abstract

A cap for accommodating a wearer with long hair. The cap is sized so as to snuggly fit the head of a female wearer, thereby keeping the opening in the rear of the cap at a consistent, predictable height in relation to the head of the wearer. The opening in the rear of the cap is sized and positioned so as to allow the wearer's hair to pass from the point of accumulation on the wearer's head through the opening without passing under the crown of the cap. Consequently, the crown of the cap is not distorted, and the position of the cap is not displaced, by the wearer's hair.

1 . A cap with an opening for the passage of hair comprising: 
 a crown with a bill generally located at the front of said crown;    an opening in the rear of said crown, said opening being bordered on the bottom by an adjustment device; and said opening being positioned in said crown so as to coincide with the location at which an accumulation of hair on the back of the wearer's head departs said wearer's head.    
   
   
       2 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein said cap is a baseball style cap.  
   
   
       3 . The cap of  claim 1  wherein said opening is configured in the shape of an inverted U.  
   
   
       4 . The cap of  claim 1  wherein said opening is configured in the shape of an inverted C.  
   
   
       5 . The cap of  claim 1  wherein said opening is configured in the shape of a star.  
   
   
       6 . The cap of  claim 1  wherein said opening is configured in the shape of a triangle.  
   
   
       7 . The cap of  claim 1  wherein the top of said opening is no greater than approximately 14 cm from the bottom of said crown and the width of said opening is between approximately 3 cm and 12 cm.  
   
   
       8 . The cap of  claim 1  wherein the circumference of the bottom of said crown is between approximately 55 cm and 57 cm.  
   
   
       9 . A cap with a single in the rear of said cap opening for the passage of hair comprising: 
 a cap with a crown wherein said cap is sized smaller than conventionally sized caps so that said cap is positioned higher on the wearer's head when worn;    an opening in the rear of said crown, said opening being bordered on the bottom by an adjustment device; and said opening being positioned in said crown so as coincide with the location at which an accumulation of hair on the back of wearer of said cap's head departs said wearer's head.    
   
   
       10 . The cap of  claim 9  wherein said cap is a baseball style cap.  
   
   
       11 . The cap of  claim 9  wherein said opening is configured in the shape of an inverted U.  
   
   
       12 . The cap of  claim 9  wherein said opening is configured in the shape of an inverted C.  
   
   
       13 . The cap of  claim 9  wherein said opening is configured in the shape of a star.  
   
   
       14 . The cap of  claim 9  wherein said opening is configured in the shape of a triangle.  
   
   
       15 . The cap of  claim 9  wherein the top of said opening is no greater than approximately 14 cm from the bottom of said crown and the width of said opening is between approximately 3 cm and 12 cm.  
   
   
       16 . The cap of  claim 9  wherein the circumference of the bottom of said crown is between approximately 55 cm and 57 cm.