Cap having a vented bill

Abstract

A cap includes a head cover and a bill extending from the head cover. The head cover is configured to be worn on the head of a user of the cap. The bill includes an inner wall that defines a vent through the bill. The cap may also include a mesh located in or across the vent and configured to allow airflow through the vent. In some embodiments, the vent may have a shape that imparts information to a view of the bill of the cap.

1 . A cap comprising:
 a head cover configured to be worn on the head of a user of the cap; and   a bill that extends from the head cover, wherein the bill includes an inner wall defining a vent through the bill; and   a mesh located in the vent, wherein the mesh is configured to allow an amount of airflow through the vent while the cap is worn by the user.   
     
     
         2 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh comprises a fabric mesh. 
     
     
         3 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh comprises a rigid structure. 
     
     
         4 . The cap of  claim 3 , wherein the rigid structure comprises a rigid frame formed from a plastic material. 
     
     
         5 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein the bill comprises a top substrate and a bottom substrate, wherein a first inner wall of the top substrate and a second inner wall of the bottom substrate cooperate to define the vent, and wherein a periphery of the mesh is positioned between the top substrate and the bottom substrate such that the mesh extends across the vent. 
     
     
         5 . The cap of  claim 4 , wherein the mesh is positioned centrally within the vent when the bill is viewed from a plane perpendicular to the vent and extending through the vent. 
     
     
         6 . The cap of  claim 1 , further comprising a bill covering, wherein the bill covering includes (i) a top cover that wraps around the first inner wall of the top substrate and (ii) a bottom cover that wraps around the second inner wall of the bottom substrate. 
     
     
         7 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh is secured to a bottom side of the bill. 
     
     
         8 . The cap of  claim 7 , wherein the bill comprises a substrate and the mesh is sewn to a bottom side of the substrate. 
     
     
         9 . The cap of  claim 1 , further comprising a detached indicia structure secured to the mesh and spaced apart from the bill. 
     
     
         10 . The cap of  claim 9 , wherein the detached indicia structure is secured to a top side of the mesh. 
     
     
         11 . The cap of  claim 9 , wherein the detached indicia structure comprises a top indicia structure secured to a top side of the mesh and a bottom indicia structure secured to a bottom side of the mesh such that a portion of the mesh is located between the top indicia structure and the bottom indicia structure. 
     
     
         12 . The cap of  claim 11 , wherein the top indicia structure and the bottom indicia structure have an identical shape. 
     
     
         13 . The cap of  claim 9 , wherein the detached indicia structure is formed to have a shape that provides information to a viewer of the bill of the cap when the bill is viewed from a top side of the bill. 
     
     
         14 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein the vent has a shape that provides information to a viewer of the bill of the cap when the bill is viewed from a top side of the bill. 
     
     
         15 . The cap of  claim 14 , wherein the vent has an alphanumerical shape when viewed from the top side of the bill. 
     
     
         16 . The cap of  claim 14 , wherein the vent is shaped as a logo or emoji. 
     
     
         17 . The cap of  claim 16 , wherein the logo or emoji is associated with an entity identified on the head cover of the cap. 
     
     
         18 . A cap comprising:
 a head cover configured to be worn on the head of a user of the cap; and   a bill that extends from the head cover, wherein the bill includes an inner wall defining a vent through the bill and wherein a shape of the vent, when viewed from a top side of the bill by a viewer, provides information to the viewer.   
     
     
         19 . The cap of  claim 18 , wherein the bill includes a substrate, a bill top covering attached to a top side of the substrate, and a bill bottom covering attached to a bottom side of the substrate, wherein the substrate includes the inner wall and the bill top covering and the bill bottom covering are sewn to each other along the inner wall. 
     
     
         20 . The cap of  claim 18 , wherein the bill includes a substrate and a bill covering attached to a top side of the substrate, wherein the substrate includes the inner wall and the bill covering wraps across the inner wall from a top side of the substrate to a bottom side of the substrate and is sewn to the a bottom side of the substrate along a periphery of the vent.