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Field	Value
Publication number	US-11890510-B2
Application number	US-202217661871-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2022
Priority date	Jun 14, 2018
Publication date	Feb 6, 2024
Grant date	Feb 6, 2024

Abstract

A swimming cap including a main body including a first thickness; a rim portion, arranged around a rim of the swimming cap, including a second thickness; two overhang portions configured to be arranged symmetrically on either side of a spine of a wearer; and a recess configured to be arranged in proximity to the spine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A swimming cap comprising:
a main body comprising a first thickness between 0.3 and 0.5 mm;
a rim portion, arranged around a rim of the swimming cap, comprising a second thickness greater than the first thickness; and
two overhang portions configured to be arranged symmetrically on either side of a spine of a wearer and a recess configured to be arranged in proximity to the spine.

2. The swimming cap according to claim 1 , wherein the second thickness is between 1.5 and 2.5 mm.

3. The swimming cap according to claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises a first material and the rim portion also comprises the first material.

4. The swimming cap according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the rim portion as measured along an exterior surface of the swimming cap from the rim toward a top of the swimming cap varies around the rim between 10 mm and 30 mm.

5. The swimming cap according to claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises a shore A hardness of between 20 and 50.

6. The swimming cap according to claim 1 , wherein the two overhang portions protrude from a surrounding edge of the swimming cap by at least 1 cm and the recess represents an indentation from the surrounding edge by at least 1 cm.

7. The swimming cap according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the rim portion as measured along an exterior surface of the swimming cap from the rim toward a top of the swimming cap varies around the rim.

8. The swimming cap according to claim 7 , wherein the width of the rim portion in a front portion of the swimming cap is less than the width of the rim portion in a rear portion of the swimming cap.

9. A swimming cap comprising:
a main body comprising a first thickness;
a rim portion, arranged around a rim of the swimming cap and extending from the rim toward a top of the swimming cap, comprising a second thickness; and
two overhang portions configured to be arranged symmetrically on either side of a spine of a wearer and a recess configured to be arranged in proximity to the spine;
wherein a width of the rim portion as measured along an exterior surface of the swimming cap from the rim toward the top of the swimming cap varies around the rim between 10 mm and 30 mm.

10. The swimming cap according to claim 9 , wherein the first thickness is smaller than the second thickness.

11. The swimming cap according to claim 9 , wherein the first thickness is between 0.2 and 0.6 mm.

12. The swimming cap according to claim 9 , wherein the second thickness is between 1.5 and 2.5 mm.

13. The swimming cap according to claim 9 , wherein the main body comprises a first material and the rim portion also comprises the first material.

14. The swimming cap according to claim 9 , wherein the width of the rim portion in a front portion of the swimming cap is less than the width of the rim portion in a rear portion of the swimming cap.

15. The swimming cap according to claim 9 , wherein the main body and/or the rim portion comprises a shore A hardness of between 20 and 60.

16. The swimming cap according to claim 9 , wherein the two overhang portions protrude from a surrounding edge of the swimming cap by at least 1 cm and the recess represents an indentation from the surrounding edge by at least 1 cm.

17. A swimming cap comprising:
a main body comprising a first thickness between 0.2 and 0.6 mm and a shore A hardness of between 20 and 50;
a rim portion, arranged around a rim of the swimming cap, comprising a second thickness, wherein the rim portion is defined by an increase in thickness with respect to the main body; and
two overhang portions configured to be arranged symmetrically on either side of a spine of a wearer and a recess configured to be arranged in proximity to the spine.

Assignees

• Adidas Ag

Inventors

• Yeomans Deborah June
• Sabberton Iain James
• Wilsher Simon Peter
• JACKSON Keir Samuel
• Price Oliver Nathaniel Ambrose
• Dittrich Marco Albert
• Hanson Henry
• Walter Alain
• Suessmuth Jochen

Classifications

• G06F30/10

  Geometric CAD · CPC title

• G06F2111/16

  Customisation or personalisation · CPC title

• A63B33/00 Primary

  Swimming equipment attachable to the head, e.g. swim caps or goggles (diving masks B63C11/12; breathing aids, e.g. snorkels, B63C11/18) · CPC title

• A42C1/00

  Manufacturing hats · CPC title

• G06T17/00 Primary

  Three-dimensional [3D] modelling for computer graphics · CPC title