Granted Patent B2

US 11,006,688 · App. 16/412,113 · Granted May 18, 2021

Inventor: Katy Craft Lim (Las Vegas, NV)

A42B1/002A42B1/225

Abstract

Claims (41)

1. A hat, comprising:

a first portion;

a second portion; and

a plurality of straps coupling the first portion and the second portion,

wherein:

the plurality of straps comprises a first pair of crisscrossed straps including a top strap and a bottom strap,

the top strap in the first pair of crisscrossed straps comprises a top layer and a bottom layer, wherein the top layer is detachably coupleable to the bottom layer,

the plurality of straps, the first portion, and the second portion create a plurality of ports located at a rear portion of the hat and extending from a crown of the hat to a bottom of the hat, and

each port in the plurality of ports is open to an interior of the hat and includes a size that allows hair of a person to be placed from the interior of the hat through each port in the plurality of ports.

2. The hat of claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of straps further comprises a third strap located below the first pair of crisscross straps and adjacent to the bottom of the hat;

the plurality of ports comprises at least a first port and a second port; and

the first port and the second port include respective sizes that allows the hair of the person to be placed there through.

3. The hat of claim 2 , wherein the first pair of crisscross straps defines a boundary between the first port and the second port.

4. The hat of claim 3 , wherein the first pair of crisscross straps is located at one of:

closer to the crown of the hat than to the bottom of the hat;

closer to the bottom of the hat than to the crown of the hat; and

equidistant from the crown of the hat and the bottom of the hat.

5. The hat of claim 4 , wherein:

the plurality of ports further comprises a third port and a fourth port;

the first port is located toward the crown of the hat;

the second port is located toward to the bottom of the hat;

the third port is located toward a left side of the hat; and

the fourth port is located toward a right side of the hat.

6. The hat of claim 1 , wherein:

the top layer of the top strap is detachably coupleable to the bottom layer of the top strap via a hook and loop mechanism; and

the hook and loop mechanism on the top and bottom layers of the top strap allows a size of the hat to be adjusted.

7. The hat of claim 6 , wherein the size comprises one of a circumference of the hat, a volume of the hat, and both the circumference and the volume of the hat.

8. The hat of claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of straps further comprises a second pair of crisscrossed straps;

the plurality of ports comprises at least a first port, a second port, and a third port;

the first port is located between the first and second pairs of crisscrossed straps;

the second port is located toward the crown of the hat; and

the third port is located toward the bottom of the hat.

9. The hat of claim 8 , wherein:

the first pair of crisscrossed straps is located closer to the crown of the hat than the second pair of crisscrossed straps; and

the second pair of crisscrossed straps is located closer to the bottom of the hat than the first pair of crisscrossed straps.

10. The hat of claim 1 , wherein the first pair of crisscross straps is located at one of:

closer to the crown of the hat than to the bottom of the hat;

closer to the bottom of the hat than to the crown of the hat; and

equidistant from the crown of the hat and the bottom of the hat.

Assignments (1)

Continuity (2)

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