Adjustable headwear

Abstract

There is provided headwear comprising, a crown defining an opening for receiving a head of a wearer, an actuator configured to receive an application of a force, and a force transmission member coupled to the actuator. The actuator is configured to effect, when a head is received within the crown, and relative to the head received within the crown, a change in disposition of the force transmission member to any one of a plurality of conditions in response to an application of force to the actuator, wherein, in at least one of the plurality of conditions, an operative surface of the force transmission member is bearing against a surface fraction of the head received within the crown. The surface fraction of the head extends substantially continuously from: a point within a first distance of about two inches from a first temple reference plane defined by one of the temples of one side of the head and rearwardly towards the rear of the head, about the rear of the head and towards the other side of the head, and to a point within a second distance of about two inches from a second temple reference plane defined by the other one of the temples of the other side of the head, wherein the first distance is measured along an axis normal to the first reference plane and wherein the second distance is measured along an axis normal to the second reference plane, hi each one of the at least one of the plurality of conditions where the operative surface is bearing against a surface fraction of a head received within the crown, the bearing of the operative surface against the surface fraction of the head is limited to a surface fraction disposed rearwardly of the forehead.

1 .- 72 . (canceled) 
     
     
         73 . Headwear comprising:
 a crown defining an opening for receiving a head of a wearer;   an actuator configured for receiving an application of force, and including a force transmission member coupling unit;   a force transmission member coupling portion; and   a force transmission member including an operative force transmission member section, wherein the operative force transmission member section includes an actuator coupling portion and a crown coupling portion, and wherein the actuator coupling portion is coupled to the force transmission coupling unit of the actuator, and wherein the crown coupling portion is coupled to the force transmission member coupling portion, and wherein the force transmission member includes a relatively harder portion and a relatively softer portion;   such that, the actuator is configured to effect, when a head is received within the crown, an application of a force to the operative force transmission member section, such that the operative force transmission member section changes its condition relative to a surface fraction of the head received within the crown to any one of a plurality of conditions in response to an application of force to the actuator, wherein, in at least one of the plurality of conditions, an operative surface of the operative force transmission member section is bearing against a surface fraction of the head received within the crown.   
     
     
         74 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 73 , wherein the force transmission member is a strap. 
     
     
         75 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 73 , wherein the force transmission member includes a strap. 
     
     
         76 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 73 , wherein the crown includes the force transmission member coupling portion. 
     
     
         77 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 76 , wherein the force transmission member includes a strap. 
     
     
         78 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 76 , wherein the force transmission member is attached to the force transmission member coupling portion. 
     
     
         79 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 73 , wherein the relatively softer portion includes a resilient portion, and the resilient portion is at least about 5.5% of the length of the operative force transmission member section. 
     
     
         80 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 79 , wherein the resilient portion is less than about 18.5% of the length of the operative force transmission member section. 
     
     
         81 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 73 , wherein the length of the relatively harder portion is less than about 33% of the length of the operative force transmission member section. 
     
     
         82 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 73 , wherein the relatively harder portion is a plastic. 
     
     
         83 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 80 , wherein the relatively harder portion is a plastic. 
     
     
         84 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 83 , wherein the relatively softer portion also includes a substantially inelastic strap portion. 
     
     
         85 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 80 , wherein the length of the relatively harder portion is less than about 33% of the length of the operative force transmission member section. 
     
     
         86 . The headwear as claimed in  claim 81 , wherein the relatively harder portion is a plastic.