Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Visor with integrated drinking vessel
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Application No.: US17738309Application Date: 2022-05-06
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Publication No.: US11744308B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Alan Joseph Hathcock , James Allen Trumbly , Benjamin Ryan Phelps
- Applicant: Alan Joseph Hathcock , James Allen Trumbly , Benjamin Ryan Phelps
- Applicant Address: US CO Fort Collins
- Assignee: Alan Joseph Hathcock,James Allen Trumbly,Benjamin Ryan Phelps
- Current Assignee: Alan Joseph Hathcock,James Allen Trumbly,Benjamin Ryan Phelps
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Fort Collins
- Main IPC: A42B1/241
- IPC: A42B1/241 ; A42B1/006 ; A42B7/00 ; A42B1/04 ; A45F3/16

Abstract:
It is common for the organizers of endurance sports to provide aid stations along the route where participants may receive water to prevent dehydration. To reduce waste at these events, organizers encourage ‘cupless’ races that requiring participants to carry their own vessels. The present invention comprises a hat with a visor, such as a baseball style cap, with a collapsible drinking vessel integrated into the visor. During the course of the race, a runner may encounter a water stop and require a vessel to contain the liquid for immediate consumption. At such time the runner can simply remove their hat and configure the vessel to the open position to receive the liquid. Post-consumption the vessel is configured back to the closed position and becomes seamlessly integrated into the visor with no negative effects upon the runner.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220256960A1 Visor With Integrated Drinking Vessel Public/Granted day:2022-08-18
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