Sports cap

Abstract

A sport cap includes a hat having an inner peripheral surface that defines a portion of a headband to circumscribe a wearer's head between a forehead region and an occipital bone region and above the wearer's ears. The hat includes a bill. The sport cap further includes a securement strap of an inelastic webbing coupled to the headband at a center of a forward area of the forehead region, and adapted to circumscribe the wearer's head between the forehead region and a lower occipital bone region below the headband and above a nape of the wearer. The securement strap further includes a number of cushions coupled with the inelastic webbing, each cushion being positioned between the securement strap and the wearer's head at least at the forehead region and at side regions near the wearer's ears.

1 . A sport cap comprising:
 a hat formed of one or more panels, each of the one or more panels having a top that terminates at a top point and a bottom having an inner peripheral surface that defines a portion of a headband, the headband being adapted to circumscribe a wearer's head between a forehead region and an occipital bone region and above the wearer's ears;   a bill coupled to the hat and being adapted to extend outward from the forehead region of the wearer's head, the bill having an up position and a down position relative to the forehead region of the wearer's head; and   a securement strap comprising an inelastic webbing coupled to the headband at a center of a forward area of the forehead region, and adapted to circumscribe the wearer's head between the forehead region and a lower occipital bone region below the headband and above a nape of the wearer, the securement strap further comprising a plurality of cushions coupled with the inelastic webbing, each of the plurality of cushions for being positioned between the securement strap and the wearer's head at least at the forehead region and at side regions near the wearer's ears.   
     
     
         2 . The sport cap in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment mechanism coupled between a back portion of the hat a back portion of the securement strap, the adjustment mechanism to raise or lower an angle of the hat on a wearer's head. 
     
     
         3 . The sport cap in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the adjustment mechanism includes:
 a connection strap connected with the back portion of the securement strap;   a rigid loop connected with the back portion of the hat; and   an adjustment strap having a first end connected with the connection strap, the adjustment strap being looped through the rigid loop to have a second end adjustably connect with the connection strap, the adjustment strap raising or lowering the angle of the hat on the wearer's head by respectively decreasing or increasing a length of the adjustment strap.   
     
     
         4 . The sport cap in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising a length adjustment buckle on the securement strap, to adjust a size of a perimeter length formed by the securement strap. 
     
     
         5 . The sport cap in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the hat is water-resistant. 
     
     
         6 . A sport cap comprising:
 a hat to cover at least a portion of a wearer's head and having a lower peripheral portion;   a headband connected with the lower peripheral portion of the hat, the headband being adapted to circumscribe a wearer's head between a forehead region and an occipital bone region and above the wearer's ears;   a securement strap comprising an inelastic webbing coupled to the headband at a center of a forward area of the forehead region, and adapted to circumscribe the wearer's head between the forehead region and a lower occipital bone region below the headband and above a nape of the wearer, the securement strap further comprising a plurality of cushions coupled with the inelastic webbing, each of the plurality of cushions for being positioned between the securement strap and the wearer's head at least at the forehead region and at side regions near the wearer's ears; and   an adjustment mechanism coupled between a back portion of the hat a back portion of the securement strap, the adjustment mechanism to raise or lower an angle of the hat on a wearer's head.   
     
     
         7 . The sport cap in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the hat is formed of one or more panels, each of the one or more panels having a top that terminates at a top point and a bottom having an inner peripheral surface that defines a portion of the headband. 
     
     
         8 . The sport cap in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the hat further includes a bill coupled to the hat and being adapted to extend outward from the forehead region of the wearer's head, the bill having an up position and a down position relative to the forehead region of the wearer's head. 
     
     
         9 . The sport cap in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the adjustment mechanism includes:
 a connection strap connected with the back portion of the securement strap;   a rigid loop connected with the back portion of the hat; and   an adjustment strap having a first end connected with the connection strap, the adjustment strap being looped through the rigid loop to have a second end adjustably connect with the connection strap, the adjustment strap raising or lowering the angle of the hat on the wearer's head by respectively decreasing or increasing a length of the adjustment strap.   
     
     
         10 . A securing apparatus for a sport cap that includes a hat to cover at least a portion of a wearer's head, and a headband connected with a lower peripheral portion of the hat, the headband being adapted to circumscribe a wearer's head between a forehead region and an occipital bone region and above the wearer's ears, the securing apparatus comprising;
 a securement strap comprising an inelastic webbing for being coupled to the headband at a center of a forward area of the forehead region, and adapted to circumscribe the wearer's head between the forehead region and a lower occipital bone region below the headband and above a nape of the wearer, the securement strap further comprising a plurality of cushions coupled with the inelastic webbing, each of the plurality of cushions for being positioned between the securement strap and the wearer's head at least at the forehead region and at side regions near the wearer's ears; and   an adjustment mechanism for being coupled between a back portion of the hat a back portion of the securement strap, the adjustment mechanism to raise or lower an angle of the hat on a wearer's head.