Hat Adjustment Device and Method

Abstract

A hat adjustment device is provided to affect the inside space of a hat. The device may include a pad and a strap. The pad may be locatable adjacent to an inner surface of a hat, the pad being removably attachable to the inner surface via the strap. The pad may include a filling to affect an inside space of the hat. The filling of the pad may vary in thickness, being thicker approximately at a bottom edge and thinner approximately at a side edge. The strap may be insertable behind an extension of the hat. A method is provided for adjusting the inside space of a hat using the device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hat adjustment device comprising:
 a pad;   a strap attached to the pad;   wherein the pad is locatable adjacent to an inner surface of a hat, the pad being removably attachable to the inner surface via the strap;   wherein the pad comprises a filling to affect an inside space of the hat.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the pad comprises a single piece of material comprising a first end and a second end; wherein the single piece of material is folded to locate the first end approximately adjacent to the second end, the first end being fixed to the second end to create a side edge and the filling being enclosed therein; and wherein a bottom edge is formed approximately about a line at which the single piece of material is folded. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the pad comprises a first pad side, a second pad side, and the filling; and wherein the filling is located between the first pad side and second pad side. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the pad effectively reduces a circumferential measurement about a base of the hat. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the filling reduces the inside space of the hat. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the thickness of the filling varies, and wherein the thickness is greater approximately at a bottom edge and thinner approximately at a side edge. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the thickness of the filling tapers approximately from the bottom edge to approximately the side edge. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the strap is insertable behind an extension of the hat. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the extension is a tag sewn to at least part of the inner surface of the hat. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the strap comprises a first strap piece and a second strap piece, the first strap piece being insertable behind the extension and the second strap piece being removably connectible to the first strap piece to removably attach the pad to the hat. 
     
     
         11 . A hat adjustment device comprising:
 a pad comprising a first pad side, a second pad side, and a filling located between the first pad side and the second pad side; and   a strap attached to the pad;   wherein the filling creates a thickness to reduce an inside space of a hat;   wherein the pad is removably locatable adjacent to an inner surface of the hat by performing the steps comprising:
 (a) locating the pad adjacent to the inner surface of the hat, 
 (b) passing at least part of the strap through an extension of the hat, and 
 (c) securing the strap to removably attach the pad to the hat. 
   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the pad comprises a piece of material comprising a first end and a second end; and wherein the pad is created by performing the steps comprising:
 (d) folding the piece of material to locate the first end approximately adjacent to the second end to form the first pad side and the second pad side;   (e) locating the filling between the first pad side and the second pad side;   (f) fixing the first end to the second end to create a side edge and enclose the filling; and   (g) forming a bottom edge approximately about a line at which the piece of material is folded.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the pad effectively reduces a circumferential measurement about a base of the hat, the thickness of the pad being variable to be greater approximately at the bottom edge and thinner approximately at the side edge. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the thickness of the filling tapers approximately from the bottom edge to approximately the side edge. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the strap comprises a first strap piece and a second strap piece, and wherein step (c) further comprises:
 (i) inserting the first strap piece through the extension; and   (ii) connecting the second strap piece to the first strap piece to removably fix the pad to the hat.   
     
     
         16 . A method of adjusting a hat using a hat adjustment device comprising a pad and a strap attached to the pad, the method comprising:
 (a) locating the pad adjacent to an inner surface of the hat;   (b) passing at least part of the strap through an extension of the hat; and   (c) securing the strap to removably attach the pad to the hat;   wherein the pad comprises a first pad side, a second pad side, and a filling located between the first pad side and the second pad side;   wherein the filling creates a thickness to reduce an inside space of the hat.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the pad comprises a piece of material comprising a first end and a second end; and wherein the pad is created by performing the steps comprising:
 (d) folding the piece of material to locate the first end approximately adjacent to the second end to form the first pad side and the second pad side;   (e) locating the filling between the first pad side and the second pad side;   (f) fixing the first end to the second end to create a side edge and enclose the filling; and   (g) forming a bottom edge approximately about a line at which the piece of material is folded.   
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the thickness is variable to be greater approximately at the bottom edge and thinner approximately at the side edge. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 18 , wherein the thickness of the filling tapers approximately from the bottom edge to approximately the side edge. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the strap comprises a first strap piece and a second strap piece, and wherein step (c) further comprises:
 (i) inserting the first strap piece behind the extension; and   (ii) connecting the second strap piece to the first strap piece to removably fix the pad to the hat.