U.S. patent application number 11/281689 was filed with the patent office on 2007-05-17 for karate cap.
Invention is credited to Joseph P. JR. Mansfield.
Application Number | 20070107113 11/281689 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38039203 |
Filed Date | 2007-05-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070107113 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Mansfield; Joseph P. JR. |
May 17, 2007 |
Karate cap
Abstract
A Karate Cap is disclosed for use as both a head cover and as a
defense weapon. The Karate Cap has a visor with an outer edge. A
crown has a center point and an outer edge. The visor is secured to
the crown along a portion of the outer edge and extends from the
crown. The crown has an inner surface and an outer surface. An
impact disk is mounted generally at the center point on the outside
surface of the crown and the impact disk being circular and made
from a hard dense material with a diameter in the range of three
quarters of an inch to one and a quarter inches and with a
thickness in the range of three sixteenths of an inch to five
sixteenths of an inch. An outer disk cover is located over the
impact disk opposite from the outside surface of the crown. The
outer disk cover is circular. An inner disk cover is located on the
inside surface of the crown. The inner disk cover is circular. The
inner disk cover is secured to the inside surface of the crown. The
inner disk cover and the outer disk cover are sewn together into
the crown.
Inventors: |
Mansfield; Joseph P. JR.;
(Poughkeepsie, NY) |
Correspondence
Address: |
JOHN MAIER, III
660 AARON COURT
KINGSTON
NY
12401
US
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Family ID: |
38039203 |
Appl. No.: |
11/281689 |
Filed: |
November 17, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/411 ;
2/410 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 71/10 20130101;
A42B 1/006 20130101; F41B 15/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
002/411 ;
002/410 |
International
Class: |
A42B 1/06 20060101
A42B001/06; A42B 3/00 20060101 A42B003/00 |
Claims
1. A Karate Cap for use as both a head cover and as a defense
weapon, such Karate Cap comprising: a visor; a crown having an
outside surface and an outer edge and having a center point, the
visor being secured to a portion of the crown along the outer edge
of the crown, the crown further including an inside surface and an
inner disk cover on the inside surface of the crown and being
aligned with the outer disk cover; an impact disk being circular
and formed from a hard dense material and having a diameter of at
least three quarters of an inch and having a thickness of at least
three sixteenths of an inch; an outer disk cover located over the
impact disk, the outer disk cover being secured to the outside
surface of the crown at the center point.
2. (canceled)
3. A Karate Cap according to claim 1 wherein the crown further
includes a cushion located between the inside surface of the crown
and the inner disk cover.
4. A Karate Cap according to claim 1 wherein the impact disk has a
diameter in the range of three quarters of an inch to an inch and a
quarter.
5. A Karate Cap according to claim 1 wherein the impact disk has a
thickness in the range of three sixteenths of an inch to five
sixteenths of an inch.
6. A Karate Cap according to claim 1 wherein the impact disk has a
diameter in the range of three quarters of an inch to an inch and a
quarter and wherein the impact disk has a thickness in the range of
three sixteenths of an inch to five sixteenths of an inch.
7. A Karate Cap according to claim 1 wherein the impact disk has a
diameter of substantially one inch and a thickness of a quarter of
an inch.
8. A Karate Cap according to claim 1 wherein the impact disk is
made from rattan.
9. A Karate Cap according to claim 1 wherein the impact disk is
made from oak.
10. A Karate Cap according to claim 1 wherein the impact disk is
made of aluminum.
11. A Karate Cap for use as both a head cover and as a defense
weapon, such Karate Cap comprising: a visor; a crown having a
center point and an outer edge, the visor being secured to the
crown along a portion of the outer edge and extending from the
crown, the crown having an inner surface and an outer surface; an
impact disk mounted generally at the center point on the outer
surface of the crown, the impact disk being circular and made from
a hard dense material with a diameter in the range of three
quarters of an inch to one and a quarter inches and with a
thickness in the range of three sixteenths of an inch to five
sixteenths of an inch; an outer disk cover located over the impact
disk opposite from the outer surface of the crown, the outer disk
cover being circular; and an inner disk cover on the inside surface
of the crown, the inner disk cover being circular, the inner disk
cover and the outer disk cover and the inside surface of the crown
being sewn together into the crown.
12. A Karate Cap according to claim 11 wherein the crown is formed
in sections secured together along seams extending from the center
edge to the center point.
13. A Karate Cap according to claim 11 having a cushion located
between the inner disk and the inside surface of the crown.
14. A Karate Cap for use as both a head cover and as a defense
weapon, such Karate Cap comprising: a visor; a crown having a
center point and an outer edge and being formed in sections secured
together along seams extending from the outer edge to the center
point, the visor being secured to the crown along a portion of the
outer edge and extending from the crown, the crown having an inner
surface and an outer surface; an impact disk mounted generally at
the center point on the outside surface of the crown, the impact
disk being circular and made from a hard dense material with a
diameter in the range of three quarters of an inch to one and a
quarter inches and with a thickness in the range of three sixteenth
of an inch to five sixteenths of an inch; an outer disk cover
located over the impact disk on the outside surface of the crown,
the outer disk cover being circular; an inner disk cover on the
inside surface of the crown, the inner disk cover being circular;
and a cushion located between the inner disk cover and the inside
surface of the crown, the inner disk cover and the outer disk cover
being sewn together into the crown.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to caps worn on the head and, more
specifically, to caps that also may be used as a karate weapon.
[0003] 2. Prior Art
[0004] Caps of the general type utilized by this invention are well
known and widely used. Some of the existing caps, commonly referred
to a baseball caps, have a button covered with cloth and attached
to the top center point of the cap. Such a button is essentially
ornamental and is comparatively small and thin.
[0005] The use of an article of clothing as a weapon has previously
been taught in the McKenna Patent, U.S. Pat. No. 4,126,902 issued
on Nov. 28, 1978. McKenna, however, does not involve a cap but
rather relates to a belt. The belt has a chain section between two
strap sections. At the end of one strap section is a buckle. By
winding the section without a buckle about the hand, the buckle
section can be whipped against an assailant causing obvious injury.
If the belt is worn loose, free of belt loops, quick deployment
might be possible. However, if held within belt loops, ready
deployment would be virtually impossible.
OBJECTS
[0006] The objects of this invention are to provide as follows:
[0007] 1. A readily accessible karate weapon that is virtually
undectable. [0008] 2. A cap that serves both as a cap as well a
karate weapon. [0009] 3. A karate weapon that is economical. [0010]
4. A karate weapon that is dependable. [0011] 5. A karate weapon
that can not be readily used by an assailant against the one
wearing the karate cap.
[0012] These and other objects of the invention, as well as many of
the intented advantages thereof, will become more readily apparent
when reference is made to the following description taken in
conjuction with the accompanying drawings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0013] A Karate Cap for use as both a head cover and as a defense
weapon is provided. Such a Karate Cap has a visor and a crown. The
crown has an outside surface and an outer edge and has a center
point. The visor is secured to a portion of the crown along the
outer edge of the crown. An impact disk, which is circular and
formed from a hard dense material, has a diameter of at least three
quarters of an inch and has a thickness of at least three
sixteenths of an inch. An outer disk cover is located over the
impact disk and is secured to the outside surface of the crown.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of the cap showing the visor and
the crown of the cap with an cipact disk at the centerpoint of the
crown.
[0015] FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view along line 2-2 of FIG. 1
showing the impact disk secured to the top of the crown of the
cap.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NUMERALS
[0016] TABLE-US-00001 NUMERAL DESCRIPTION 11 Visor 13 Crown 15
Impact Disk 17 Center point 19 Outer Edge 21 Inside Surface 23
Outside Surface 25 Crown Sections 27 Crown Section Seams 29 Outer
Disk Cover 31 Inner Disk Cover 33 Cushion
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0017] Referring now to FIG. 1, the Karate Cap is shown and, as
with other caps, in general, has a visor 11 and a crown 13. In
addition, the Karate Cap has an impact disk 15 at the center point
17 of the crown 13.
[0018] The visor 11, as is well known, extends from the crown 13.
The visor 11 has an outer edge 19 extending around it from the
crown 13. The visor 11 is securely sewn to the crown 13 at the
outer edge 19. The crown 13 has an inside surface 21 which is
directed toward the head of a wearer and is opposite from an
outside surface 23 which is exposed to the weather. The crown 13 is
dome-shaped and extends from the center point 17 to the outer edge
19. The outer edge 19 is generally circular. The crown 13 is made
from a flexible material usually a strong cloth. The crown 13 is
usually formed from crown sections 25. The crown sections 25 are
sewn along crown section seams 27 which extend from the outer edge
19 to the center point 17 of the crown 13. The crown sections 25
when sewn together form the crown 13. The need for strongly sewn
crown section seams 27 is particularly important with the Karate
Cap as compared to a regular cap. Strong crown section seams 27 are
necessary to provide body to the Karate Cap when used as a karate
weapon.
[0019] Referring now to FIG. 2, the impact disk 15 is shown. The
impact disk 15, which is circular, is located on the outside
surface 27 of the crown 13 at the center point 17 of the crown 13
where the crown sections 25 come together at the center point.
Substantially, the center of the impact disk 15 is located on the
center point 17 of the crown 13. An outer disk cover 29, which is
also preferably circular, is placed over the impact disk 15 on the
side of the impact disk 15 opposite from the crown 13. The outer
disk cover 29 is sewn to the crown 13 about the periphery or
outside edge of the outer disk cover 29 securely to hold the outer
disk cover 29 to the crown 13. Beneath the impact disk 15 and on
the inside surface 21 of the crown 13 is an inner disk cover 31.
The inner disk cover 31 is located against the head of anyone
wearing the Karate Cap. The inner disk cover 31, which also is
preferably circular, is sewn about its periphery to the crown
13.
[0020] Between the inner disk cover 31 and the inside surface 21 of
the crown 13 is a cushion 33 to provide added material between the
impact disk 15 and the inner disk cover 31. Thus, added material
prevents some one wearing the Karate Cap on their head from
inadvertently striking their head and inadvertently causing
discomfort with the impact disk 15 when placing the Karate Cap on
their head. The outer disk cover 29, the cushion 33, are all
preferably circular and of a substantially similar size and are all
sewn together onto the crown 13.
[0021] The impact disk 15 is crucial to the sucessful operation of
the Karate Cap. Preferably, the impact disk 15 is substantially one
inch in diameter and one quarter inch thick. More generally, the
impact disk 15 is in the range of three quarters of an inch to an
inch and a quarter in diameter and with a thickness in the range of
three sixteenths of an inch to five sixteenths of an inch. These
ranges provide a discreet appearance and adequate bulk to inflict
sufficient discomfort to an assailant.
[0022] The material from which the impact disk is made can vary. It
must be a hard material that does not break on impact. Rattan and
Oak are suitable. A laminated impact disk is also a practical
solution. Metals, such as aluminum, also are suitable either alone
or as one part of a laminate.
[0023] Use of a Karate Cap is simple. When the assailant's hand or
wrists are exposed, the Karate Cap is whipped off the head. The
Karate Cap is held by the visor. The outside surface 23 of the
Karate Cap and the impact disk 15 is forcefully struck preferably
against the wrist and, in the alternative against the hand. The
impact disk 15 causes a sharp disabling pain which stops the
assailant for a sufficient time for the person wearing the Karate
Cap to escape.
[0024] It is understood that the drawings and the descriptive
matter are in all cases to be interpreted as merely illuistrative
of the prinjciples of the invention, rather than as limiting the
same in any way, since it is contemplated that various changes may
be made in various elements to achieve like results without
departing from the spirit or the invention or the scope of the
appended claims.
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