Elastic sizing mechanism

Abstract

Embodiments are disclosed for headwear including a crown and an elasticizing kit, the elasticizing kit including a double-sided sew flange, the double-sided sew flange having a first terminating end opposite a second terminating end, each of the first and second terminating ends including a respective slot for inserting material, a size-adjusting mechanism including at least one strap and adapted to selectively adjust a size of the headwear, the size-adjusting mechanism being coupled to the double-sided sew flange, and an elastomeric strap coupled to the size-adjusting mechanism, the elastomeric strap being attached directly to the slot of the first terminating end of the double-sided sew flange or the slot of the second terminating end of the double-sided sew flange.

1 - 10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . Headwear comprising:
 a crown;   a ballistic size-adjusting mechanism extending around only a portion of a perimeter of the crown and adapted to selectively adjust a size of the crown, the ballistic size-adjusting mechanism comprising a double-sided sew flange, a strap coupled to an inner surface of the perimeter of the crown via the double-sided sew flange and a fixed loop structure directly coupled to an outer surface of the perimeter of the crown, the strap further comprising a hook adapted to be inserted into a selected loop of the fixed loop structure to adjust a circumference of the headwear, and the double-sided sew flange including a first slot and a second slot disposed on opposing terminating ends of the double-sided sew flange from one another.   
     
     
         12 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein the hook is coupled to a first terminating end of the strap and the double-sided sew flange is coupled directly to a second terminating end of the strap, opposite the first terminating end of the strap, via the first slot. 
     
     
         13 . The headwear of  claim 12 , wherein the double-sided sew flange includes elastomeric material disposed between the first slot and the second slot, and wherein the double-sided sew flange is directly coupled to the inner surface of the perimeter of the crown at the second slot. 
     
     
         14 . The headwear of  claim 12 , further comprising an elastomeric strap inserted in and attached directly to the second slot of the double-sided sew flange, the elastomeric strap coupled to the inner surface of the perimeter of the crown. 
     
     
         15 . The headwear of  claim 14 , wherein the double-sided sew flange is at least semi-rigid. 
     
     
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         21 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein first the slot and the second slot of the double-sided sew flange form an “H” bracket with the first slot forming a top opening of the “H” bracket, the second slot forming a bottom opening of the “H” bracket, and an internal body of the double-sided sew flange forming a crossbar of the “H” bracket, the internal body extending from the top opening to the bottom opening. 
     
     
         22 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein the ballistic size-adjusting mechanism is centered at a rear of the headwear. 
     
     
         23 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein the crown is a cap configured to extend over a top of a wearer's head. 
     
     
         24 . The headwear of  claim 11 , further comprising a visor coupled to the crown.