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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David R Cross, Fox Point, WI (US);
Keith M Baxter, Brookfield, WI (US);
Thomas L Maser, Mequon Court, WI (US);
Assignee:
Blowhard Industries Inc., Mequon, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2171 ; 22002 ; 2DIG / ;
Abstract
An inflatable hat provides a concave pocket constructed of flexible material that opens to freely receive the user's head in the manner of a conventional hat by virtue of supports resisting the outward extension of the pocket when the hat is inflated. In one embodiment, the pocket is a cylindrical tube extending between parallel walls of the hat structure. A bowing in of the tube provides varying sizes of hat openings depending on the amount of inflation to provide a comfortable fit to different users.