Free-size headwear
Disclosed is a headwear which is mainly made of non-stretchable fiber. The headwear comprises a head receiving portion including a first stretchable fabric made of high twist yarn and a sweat band peripherally attached to the inside of the head receiving portion. Since the head receiving portion is mainly made of high twist yarn, the headwear has a fixed peripheral size but is adjustable within a predetermined range corresponding to small changes of head size. Also, the headwear can fit the head size to provide a comfortable sense of wearing.
1. A headwear comprising
a head receiving portion including a first stretchable fabric made of high twist yarn, the high twist yarn being twisted over 800 times per meter;
a sweat band peripherally attached to the inside of the head receiving portion; and
a shape tape attached to the head receiving portion along a lower edge of the head receiving portion, the shape tape having a free upper portion not attached to the head receiving portion or the sweat band, the shape tape including inner and outer surfaces that are in contact with the head receiving portion, wherein lower end portions of the head receiving portion and the sweat band are wholly pressed and stitched together with a stretchable yarn, along the lower edge of the crown, wherein the shape tape does not contact the sweatband.
2. The headwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the head receiving portion is a crown of a hat or a cap for covering a head, the crown having panels of the first stretchable fabric, the panel being stitched to form the crown.
3. The headwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first stretchable fabric is one selected from a group comprising a woven fabric, knitted fabric and non-woven fabric.
4. The headwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first stretchable fabric includes the high twist yarn as weft.
5. The headwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sweat band includes a band core for softly pressing a head and a second stretchable fabric for partially covering the band core against the head.
6. The headwear as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the second stretchable fabric includes high twist yarn.
7. The headwear as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second stretchable fabric includes an elastic material therein.
8. The headwear as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the band core includes at least one selected from a group comprising woven fabric, knitted fabric, non-woven fabric and resin foam.
9. The headwear as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the band core includes an elastic band layer and a polyurethane foam layer.
10. The headwear as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the band core and the second stretchable fabric are stitched with a stretchable yarn.
11. The headwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the head receiving portion is a separate element from the shape tape.
12. The headwear as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shape tape has a top portion that does not contact the head receiving portion or the sweat band.