Perspiration band for headgear

Abstract

This perspiration band provides for more comfortable wearing and non-allergic reaction for its user, when attached to the existing band of a safety hat or other headgear. Primarily, it consists of a washable terrycloth strip, which includes snap fasteners for attachment to the existing hat band.

We claim: 
     
       1. A perspiration band for headgear, comprising.[., in combination,.]. a .[.rectangular-shaped.]. .Iadd.substantially rectangularly shaped .Iaddend.strip of .[.washable terrycloth.]. .Iadd.flexible, moisture absorbing .Iaddend.material, a plurality of spaced-apart .[.male snap.]. fastener elements fixedly secured near a top longitudinal .[.side.]. edge of said strip and a like plurality of .[.female snap.]. .Iadd.mating .Iaddend.fastener elements near a bottom longitudinal edge of said strip, .[.and.]. said top longitudinal .[.side.]. edge .[.including.]. .Iadd.being provided with .Iaddend.a plurality of cut-out notches dividing said edge into a plurality of tabs .[.each of which contains a pair of said male snap fastener elements so as to adapt fastening said perspiration band to a conventional six strap headband of a safety hat.]. .Iadd., said fastener elements being attached to one side of the perspiration band, so that the perspiration band is secured in covering relationship over at least a part of a safety hat headband, allowing said top longitudinal edge and said bottom longitudinal edge to engage each other above an upper edge of the headband in face-to-face engagement.Iaddend.. .Iadd. 
     
     
       2.  A perspiration band for headgear, having a headband with upper and lower edges, the perspiration band comprising: a substantially rectangular strip of flexible moisture absorbing material having top and bottom edges, and a plurality of fasteners attached adjacent the top and bottom edges of said strip for securing the perspiration band in covering relationshp over at least a part of the headband, so that top and bottom edges of the perspiration band extend above the upper edge of the headband and are secured above the upper edge of the headband in face-to-face engagement. .Iaddend. .Iadd.3. A perspiration band for headgear having a headband with upper and lower edges, the perspiration band comprising:   a substantially rectangular strip of flexible moisture-absorbing material having a continuous top edge and a continuous bottom edge, said flexible strip having a plurality of fasteners attached in spaced-apart relationship along the top edge of the strip on a first side thereof and a matching number of mating fasteners attached in spaced-apart relationship along the bottom edge of said strip on said first side thereof for securing of the perspiration band in wrappingly covering relationship over at least a part of the headband, so that the top edge and the bottom edge of the perspiration band extend above the upper edge of the headband allowing the fastener elements to be fastened together above the upper edge of the headband and the top and bottom edges of the same side of the perspiration band contacting each other above the upper edge of the headband in face-to-face engagement. .Iaddend.