HAT WITH ROTATABLE AND REMOVABLE BRIM
A hat with a rotatable and removable brim is provided with a better mechanism for attaching the visor to the crown portion of the hat, allowing the user to easily remove the brim while minimizing accidental separation.
1 . A hat with a rotatable and removable brim, comprising:
a crown portion having an interior side, an exterior side, a lower peripheral edge, and a headband attached to the interior side of the crown portion proximate the lower peripheral edge;
a brim portion having a visor extending in a distal direction away from the exterior side of the crown portion and a visor track at a proximal edge of the visor; wherein
a crown track extending substantially around the circumference of the crown portion proximate the lower peripheral edge, having an inside wall attached to the headband, a bottom runner integral with and extending from the inside wall supporting the visor track, and an outside wall attached to the interior side of the crown portion forming a slot with the inside wall in which the lip of the visor track is received;
a gap at the bottom of said slot between the bottom runner and the bottom of the front wall of the crown track in which the visor track is inserted, whereby the visor track slides in the gap along the crown track and the visor rotates with respect to the crown portion; and
a gap formed between opposite longitudinal ends of the outside wall forming an ejection port through which the visor track is inserted and removed from the crown track.
2 . A hat with a rotatable and removable brim, comprising:
a crown portion having an interior side, an exterior side, a lower peripheral edge, and a headband attached to the interior side of the crown portion proximate the lower peripheral edge;
a brim portion having a visor extending in a distal direction away from the exterior side of the crown portion and a visor track at a proximal edge of the visor; wherein
a head band support extending substantially around the circumference of the crown portion proximate the lower peripheral edge, having a flat inside wall attached to the headband, a brim support sewn into the brim, attached to and extending from the head band support.
3 . The hat according to claim 2 , wherein the head band support includes an angular protuberance facing away from the flat back portion of the head band support.
4 . The hat according to claim 2 , wherein the brim support includes two converging runners receiving the angular protuberance.