Hair Style Accommodating Ball Cap

Abstract

A hair style accommodating ball cap has an enlarged aperture in the rear of the crown that allows for a ponytail, french braid, or other hair clip or hair accessory to protrude therethrough. The width of the aperture in the back of the crown is at least seventy percent of the overall width of the cap crown. Furthermore, the height of the aperture in the back of the crown is at least ninety percent of the overall height of the crown of the cap. The top of the aperture is further constrained to lie behind the peak of the crown. There are closure straps at the back of the cap that accommodate a variety of head sizes.

1 . A ball cap comprising:
 A sweatband configured to encircle the head of a wearer having a top edge and a bottom edge, an inside surface and an outside surface, and having a forward portion extending around the wearer's forehead and a rear portion extending around the sides and rear of the wearer's head,   A bill attached to and extending forwardly from the bottom edge of the forward portion of the sweatband,   A dome-shaped crown having a height and a width attached to the bottom edge of the outside surface of the sweatband and extending upwardly from the forward and rear portions of the sweatband to cover the forehead, sides and back of the wearer's head,   Said crown defined by at least four panels made at least in part from a flexible material and joined to each other,   Said crown presenting an opening above the center of the rear portion of the sweatband extending upwardly from the top edge of the sweatband for passage of wearer's hair,   Said opening having a round shape, a height greater than ninety percent of the height of the crown and a width greater than seventy percent of the width of the crown.   
     
     
         2 . The ball cap of  claim 1  wherein the sweatband includes means to adjust its diameter to accommodate different size wearer's heads.