Convertible headwear piece

Abstract

A baseball-style cap having a crown with a front region and a bill at the front region of the crown. The bill has a top and bottom surface. the bill is joined to the crown through a hinge arrangement to be moved selectively between: a) a first position wherein the bill projects forwardly from the front region of the crown; and b) a second position wherein the top surface of the bill is against or adjacent the front region of the crown.

1 . A baseball-style cap comprising:
 a crown having a front region; and   a bill at the front region of the crown,   the ball having a top and bottom surface,   the bill joined to the crown through a hinge arrangement to be moved selectively between: a) a first position wherein the bill projects forwardly from the front region of the crown; and b) a second position wherein the top surface of the bill is against or adjacent the front region of the crown.   
     
     
         2 . The baseball-style cap according to  claim 1  wherein the hinge arrangement is an over-center hinge arrangement that causes the bill to be biased into each of the first and second positions. 
     
     
         3 . The baseball-style cap according to  claim 1  wherein the crown front region has a curvature and the bill has weakening structure that causes the bill to bend in a predetermined manner so as to conform to the curvature of the crown front region. 
     
     
         4 . The baseball-style cap according to  claim 3  wherein the weakening structure comprises at least one fold line. 
     
     
         5 . The baseball-style cap according to  claim 1  wherein there are holding components on the bill and crown that cooperate to releasably maintain the bill in the second position. 
     
     
         6 . The baseball-style cap according to  claim 1  wherein an elastic material connects between the bill and the crown. 
     
     
         7 . The baseball-style cap according to  claim 6  wherein the bill has spaced sides and the elastic material connects between the bill and one of the spaced sides. 
     
     
         8 . The baseball-style cap according to  claim 7  wherein the elastic material comprises separate elastic material pieces one each at the spaced sides. 
     
     
         9 . The baseball-style cap according to  claim 1  wherein the elastic material urges the bill towards the second position.