Self-Sizing Cap

Abstract

A self-sizing baseball cap has a visor, a crown, and a hem around the bottom edge of the crown. Within the hem is an elastic band stitched in place, while a slidable woven band is separately stitched to the elastic band. The elastic bands are anchored within the hem that are then stitched to the woven band in order to secure the woven band to the baseball cap. The woven band extends outside the hem across the bottom of a semicircular opening on the back of the crown. The woven band's ability to slide allows the opening to deform in order to allow the cap to accommodate the shape and size of the wearer's head. The elastic bands hold the cap snugly against the wearer's head when in place. Thus, the cap automatically resizes to fit the wearer's head.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A self-sizing cap, comprising:
 a crown comprising a hem along a bottom perimeter;   an elastic band having a first end and a second end, the first end secured inside the hem by stitching on a first side of the crown, and the second end secured inside the hem by stitching on a second side of the crown; and   a woven band around and secured to the elastic band,   wherein the woven band is slidable within the hem.   
     
     
         2 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic band is concealed by the hem and the woven band during use. 
     
     
         3 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 2 , wherein a portion of the woven band is visible along a bottom of an arc-shaped aperture on the crown. 
     
     
         4 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 3 , further comprising a visor attached along the bottom perimeter of the crown opposite the aperture. 
     
     
         5 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 1 , wherein the crown comprises a plurality of panels stitched together. 
     
     
         6 . A self-sizing cap, comprising:
 a crown comprising a hem along a bottom perimeter;   a woven band having a first end and a second end;   a first elastic band having a first end and a second end, the first end secured inside the hem by stitching on a first side of the crown, and the second end secured to the first end of the woven band by stitching; and   a second elastic band having a first end and a second end, the first end secured inside the hem by stitching on a second side of the crown, and the second end secured to the second end of the woven band by stitching   wherein the woven band is slidable within the hem.   
     
     
         7 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 6 , wherein the first elastic band and the second elastic band are concealed by the hem. 
     
     
         8 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 6 , wherein the crown comprises an aperture, and wherein a portion of the woven band is visible along a bottom of the aperture. 
     
     
         9 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 8 , wherein the aperture is arc-shaped. 
     
     
         10 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 8 , wherein the visible portion of the woven band is increased or decreased as the first and second elastic band fits it snugly against a wearer's head. 
     
     
         11 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 8 , further comprising a visor attached along the bottom perimeter of the crown opposite the aperture. 
     
     
         12 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 11 , wherein the crown comprises a plurality of panels stitched together. 
     
     
         13 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 12 , wherein the panels meet at a top of the crown, and further comprising a button where the panels meet. 
     
     
         14 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 12 , further comprising an eyelid on each panel of the plurality of panels. 
     
     
         15 . A self-sizing cap, comprising:
 a plurality of panels stitched together to define a crown having a hem along a bottom perimeter;   a visor attached to the crown along the bottom perimeter;   an aperture open along the bottom perimeter of the crown opposite the visor;   a woven band located across the aperture and having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end movably anchored to the cap; and   means for sizing the cap to a wearer's head.   
     
     
         16 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 15 , wherein the means for sizing the cap to a wearer's head further anchors the woven band to the cap. 
     
     
         17 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 15 , wherein the means for sizing the cap to a wearer's head is concealed during ordinary use of the cap. 
     
     
         18 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 17 , wherein the means for sizing the cap to a wearer's head comprises one or more elastic bands. 
     
     
         19 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 17 , wherein the means for sizing the cap to a wearer's head comprises:
 a first elastic band secured inside the hem by stitching on a first side of the crown and secured to the first end of the woven band by stitching; and   a second elastic band secured inside the hem by stitching on a second side of the crown and secured to the second end of the woven band by stitching.   
     
     
         20 . The self-sizing cap of  claim 17 , wherein the means for sizing the cap to a wearer's head comprises an elastic band passing through the woven band and having a first end and a second end, the first end secured inside the hem by stitching on a first side of the crown, and the second end secured inside the hem by stitching on a second side of the crown.