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EP0712585A1
EP0712585A1 EP94308542A EP94308542A EP0712585A1 EP 0712585 A1 EP0712585 A1 EP 0712585A1 EP 94308542 A EP94308542 A EP 94308542A EP 94308542 A EP94308542 A EP 94308542A EP 0712585 A1 EP0712585 A1 EP 0712585A1
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cap
wall
rear walls
intermediate wall
swimming cap
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Sup HA c/o Room 703 Heung
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FROXFIELD Ltd
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Priority to ES94308542T priority patent/ES2117986T3/en
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Priority to HK98105261A priority patent/HK1006206A1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A42—HEADWEAR
    • A42B—HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
    • A42B1/00—Hats; Caps; Hoods
    • A42B1/04—Soft caps; Hoods
    • A42B1/12—Bathing caps

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  • a swimming cap which is of substantially pouch-like form comprising a substantially flat front wall, a substantially flat rear wall, and a generally U-shaped intermediate wall between the said front and rear walls, the intermediate wall having opposite side regions and a crown region.
  • the said front and rear walls are substantially parallel, i.e. substantially the same distance apart, between the said crown portion and the opening of the cap. Consequently the side regions of the intermediate wall are of substantially constant width.
  • Such known caps have certain disadvantages.
  • One of these is that they tend not to fit closely to a user's head, with the result that wrinkles are formed in the cap when it is being worn, which cause increased resistance to movement through the water, i.e. reduced speed, and are also unsightly.
  • the cap becomes uncomfortably tight and tends to slip off.
  • the present invention is characterised in that the said front and rear walls of the cap converge towards one another in the direction from the crown portion towards the opening of the cap.
  • the angle between the said front and rear walls is in the range of about 4° to about 10°.
  • the cap is made of hydrophobic silicone rubber or soft synthetic resin material.
  • the swimming cap of this embodiment is made as a one-piece moulding from hydrophobic silicone rubber or soft synthetic resin material. It is of substantially pouch-like form having a substantially flat front wall 1, a substantially flat rear wall 2, and a generally U-shaped intermediate wall 3 between the front and rear walls, all formed as a one-piece moulding and of substantially uniform thickness.
  • the intermediate wall 3 has opposite side regions 4 and also provides a crown region 5 of the cap.
  • the opening of the cap is indicated at 6.
  • This configuration of the cap has the benefit that, when in use, the upper part of the cap fits closely to the user's head, without any substantial amount of empty space being left inside, whereby the tendency for wrinkles to be formed is greatly reduced, the cap is comfortable to wear, and it does not tend to slip off.

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Abstract

A swimming cap of substantially pouch-like form comprising a substantially flat front wall (1), a substantially flat rear wall (2), and a generally U-shaped intermediate wall (3) between the said front and rear walls, the intermediate wall having opposite side regions (4) and a crown region (5), the said front and rear walls converging towards one another in the direction from the crown portion towards the opening (6) of the cap, whereby the said side regions of the intermediate wall become wider in the direction from the opening towards the crown.

Description

  • This invention relates to swimming caps. A swimming cap is known which is of substantially pouch-like form comprising a substantially flat front wall, a substantially flat rear wall, and a generally U-shaped intermediate wall between the said front and rear walls, the intermediate wall having opposite side regions and a crown region. In such a known cap, when it is in a relaxed condition, i.e. not being worn by a user, the said front and rear walls are substantially parallel, i.e. substantially the same distance apart, between the said crown portion and the opening of the cap.
    Consequently the side regions of the intermediate wall are of substantially constant width.
  • Such known caps have certain disadvantages. One of these is that they tend not to fit closely to a user's head, with the result that wrinkles are formed in the cap when it is being worn, which cause increased resistance to movement through the water, i.e. reduced speed, and are also unsightly. Furthermore, if the user pulls the cap tightly down on his head in an effort to reduce this problem, the cap becomes uncomfortably tight and tends to slip off.
  • The present invention is characterised in that the said front and rear walls of the cap converge towards one another in the direction from the crown portion towards the opening of the cap.
  • We have found that such a cap, in use, has a substantially reduced tendency to form wrinkles, and is more comfortable to wear, compared with the known caps referred to above.
  • Preferably the angle between the said front and rear walls is in the range of about 4° to about 10°.
  • Preferably the cap is made of hydrophobic silicone rubber or soft synthetic resin material.
  • An embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
    • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a swimming cap according to the invention, in its relaxed condition; and
    • Figure 2 is a cross-section on the line II-II of Figure 1.
  • The swimming cap of this embodiment is made as a one-piece moulding from hydrophobic silicone rubber or soft synthetic resin material. It is of substantially pouch-like form having a substantially flat front wall 1, a substantially flat rear wall 2, and a generally U-shaped intermediate wall 3 between the front and rear walls, all formed as a one-piece moulding and of substantially uniform thickness. The intermediate wall 3 has opposite side regions 4 and also provides a crown region 5 of the cap. The opening of the cap is indicated at 6.
  • As will be clear from Figure 2, the front and rear walls 1 and 2 converge towards one another in the direction from the crown 5 towards the opening 6 of the cap, the angle A between them being approximately 10°. This naturally results in the side regions 4 of the intermediate wall 3 becoming wider in the direction from the opening 6 towards the crown 5.
  • This configuration of the cap has the benefit that, when in use, the upper part of the cap fits closely to the user's head, without any substantial amount of empty space being left inside, whereby the tendency for wrinkles to be formed is greatly reduced, the cap is comfortable to wear, and it does not tend to slip off.
  • It is to be understood that the references herein to the "front", "rear" and "sides" of the swimming cap do not necessarily bear any relation to the orientation in which it is to be worn by a user, but are used only for convenience of description.

Claims (4)

  1. A swimming cap of substantially pouch-like form comprising a substantially flat front wall (1), a substantially flat rear wall (2), and a generally U-shaped intermediate wall (3) between the said front and rear walls, the intermediate wall having opposite side regions (4) and a crown region (5), characterised in that the said front and rear walls converge towards one another in the direction from the crown portion towards the opening (6) of the cap.
  2. A swimming cap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the angle (A) between the said front and rear walls (1,2) is in the range of about 4° to about 10°.
  3. A swimming cap as claimed in claim 2, wherein the said angle (A) is about 10°.
  4. A swimming cap as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, which is made of hydrophobic silicone rubber or soft synthetic resin material.
EP94308542A 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 Swimming cap Expired - Lifetime EP0712585B1 (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE69410272T DE69410272T2 (en) 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 Swimming cap
EP94308542A EP0712585B1 (en) 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 Swimming cap
ES94308542T ES2117986T3 (en) 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 SWIMMING CAP.
HK98105261A HK1006206A1 (en) 1994-11-18 1998-06-13 Swimming cap

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EP94308542A EP0712585B1 (en) 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 Swimming cap
HK98105261A HK1006206A1 (en) 1994-11-18 1998-06-13 Swimming cap

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EP0712585A1 true EP0712585A1 (en) 1996-05-22
EP0712585B1 EP0712585B1 (en) 1998-05-13

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2318500A (en) * 1994-02-18 1998-04-29 Vaughan Adrian Lovelock Headband
WO2011032239A1 (en) * 2009-09-18 2011-03-24 Costa Antonio Jose Dos Santos Bathing cap

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR650378A (en) * 1928-03-03 1929-01-08 Further development in the manufacture of bathing or swimming caps, and new industrial products resulting therefrom
GB347336A (en) * 1930-02-06 1931-04-30 Leyland & Birmingham Rubber Co Improvements in or relating to bathing caps
JPH0531214A (en) * 1991-08-02 1993-02-09 Shin Etsu Chem Co Ltd Swimming cap made of silicone rubber and its production

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR650378A (en) * 1928-03-03 1929-01-08 Further development in the manufacture of bathing or swimming caps, and new industrial products resulting therefrom
GB347336A (en) * 1930-02-06 1931-04-30 Leyland & Birmingham Rubber Co Improvements in or relating to bathing caps
JPH0531214A (en) * 1991-08-02 1993-02-09 Shin Etsu Chem Co Ltd Swimming cap made of silicone rubber and its production

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 17, no. 321 (C - 1072) 18 June 1993 (1993-06-18) *

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2318500A (en) * 1994-02-18 1998-04-29 Vaughan Adrian Lovelock Headband
GB2318500B (en) * 1994-02-18 1998-06-17 Vaughan Adrian Lovelock A headband
WO2011032239A1 (en) * 2009-09-18 2011-03-24 Costa Antonio Jose Dos Santos Bathing cap

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DE69410272T2 (en) 1998-09-03
EP0712585B1 (en) 1998-05-13
HK1006206A1 (en) 1999-02-12
DE69410272D1 (en) 1998-06-18
ES2117986T3 (en) 1998-09-01

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