Eight Point Military Utility Cover

Abstract

The device herein disclosed and described provides an eight point military utility cover that does not require pressing to maintain its shape. The utility cover has a cup shaped crown portion, an outer circular rim portion, an inner circular rim portion and a semi-rigid bill portion. The crown portion is prepared from a first piece and a second piece of cloth, wherein a plurality of semi-rigid material sections are adhered to the first piece of cloth; one section on the front, one section on the back, three sections on the left side and three sections on the right side. The second piece of cloth is adhered to the plurality of semi-rigid material sections on the first piece of cloth forming a three layered sheet. This three layered sheet is folded into the cup-shaped crown and the folds are stitched to maintain the cup-shape of the crown.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An eight point military utility cover comprising:
 a cup-shaped crown portion having an enclosed top, an open circular bottom, a front, a back, a left side and a right side, said circular bottom having an inner and an outer side;   an outer circular rim portion affixed to said outer circular bottom of said cup-shaped crown portion;   an inner circular rim portion affixed to said inner circular bottom of said cup-shaped crown portion; and   a semi-rigid bill portion affixed to said circular rim oriented and extending from said front of said cup-shaped crown portion, wherein said crown portion is prepared from a first piece and a second piece of cloth, wherein a plurality of semi-rigid material sections are adhered to said first piece of cloth; one semi-rigid material section on said front, one semi-rigid material section on said back, three semi-rigid material sections on said left side and three semi-rigid material sections on said right side, wherein said second piece of cloth is adhered to said plurality of semi-rigid material sections on said first piece of cloth forming a three layered sheet, wherein said three layered sheet is folded into said cup-shaped crown and wherein said folds are stitched to maintain said cup-shape of said crown.   
     
     
         2 . The utility cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said cup-shaped crown, said circular rim and said bill portion are prepared from a canvas-type material. 
     
     
         3 . The utility cover according to  claim 2 , wherein said canvas-type material is Marpat™. 
     
     
         4 . The utility cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said semi-rigid material sections are adhered to said first and/or said second piece of cloth by an adhesive tape. 
     
     
         5 . The utility cover according to  claim 4 , wherein said adhesive tape is double-sided adhesive tape. 
     
     
         6 . The utility cover according to  claim 5 , wherein said adhesive tape is Killer Red™. 
     
     
         7 . The utility cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said semi-rigid material sections are made of a polymer. 
     
     
         8 . The utility cover according to  claim 7 , wherein said polymer is polypropylene or polycarbonate. 
     
     
         9 . The utility cover according to  claim 8 , wherein said polypropylene is 0.030 to 0.20 inches in thickness. 
     
     
         10 . The utility cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said outer circular rim portion comprises a semi-rigid material core covered by cloth. 
     
     
         11 . The utility cover according to  claim 10 , wherein said cloth material is a canvas-type material. 
     
     
         12 . The utility cover according to  claim 11 , wherein said canvas-type material is Marpat™. 
     
     
         13 . The utility cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said semi-rigid bill portion bill portion is comprises a compressed polymer foam core covered by cloth. 
     
     
         14 . The utility cover according to  claim 13 , wherein said compressed polymer foam core is made of polyvinylchloride. 
     
     
         15 . The utility cover according to  claim 13 , wherein said cloth of said semi-rigid bill portion is made of a canvas-type material. 
     
     
         16 . The utility cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising vent apertures on either or both of said left side or said right side of said cup-shaped crown portion. 
     
     
         17 . The utility cover according to  claim 1 , further comprising a stretchable portion on said outer circular rim portion and/or said inner circular rim portion such that when affixed to said circular bottom, said stretchable portion is positioned on said circular bottom on the back side of said cup-shaped crown portion. 
     
     
         18 . The utility cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said semi-rigid material sections are made of a polymer fiber that when heated becomes semi-rigid. 
     
     
         19 . The utility cover according to  claim 19 , wherein said polymer fiber is Fosshape™. 
     
     
         20 . The utility cover according to  claim 1 , wherein said outer circular rim portion is made of a semi-rigid material covered by cloth.