Headwear with ponytail holder

Abstract

Embodiments are disclosed for headwear configured to accommodate a ponytail of a wearer. In some examples, a headwear includes a crown comprising a first crown portion terminating at a first edge at a rear of the crown and a second crown portion terminating at a second edge at the rear of the crown, with the second crown portion overlapping the first crown portion at the rear of the crown. Each of the first crown portion and second crown portion may be coupled along a bottom circumferential edge to a crown band. The first crown portion, the second crown portion, the first edge, and the second edge may be flexible and/or stretchable to enable access to an opening in the headwear, the opening framed by the crown band, the first edge, and the second edge and configured to accommodate a ponytail of a wearer of the headwear.

1 . Headwear, comprising:
 a crown comprising a first crown portion terminating at a first edge at a rear of the crown and a second crown portion terminating at a second edge at the rear of the crown, the second crown portion overlapping the first crown portion at the rear of the crown, each of the first crown portion and second crown portion coupled along a bottom circumferential edge to a crown band, wherein the first crown portion, the second crown portion, the first edge, and the second edge are flexible and/or stretchable to enable access to an opening in the headwear framed by the crown band, the first edge, and the second edge, and wherein the opening is configured to accommodate a ponytail of a wearer of the headwear.   
     
     
         2 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the second edge overlaps the first crown portion along an entirety of the second edge. 
     
     
         3 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the second edge overlaps the first crown portion except at a bottom region where the first edge and the second edge couple to the crown band, the opening visible at the bottom region. 
     
     
         4 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the second edge extends from a first side dart of the crown to the crown band and the first edge extends from a second side dart of the crown to the crown band, wherein the first side dart is positioned on an opposite side of the crown than the second side dart. 
     
     
         5 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein, when the opening is not accessed, only a portion of the first edge is visible from an outside of the headwear and wherein an entirety of the second edge is visible from the outside of the headwear. 
     
     
         6 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein, when the opening is not accessed, an entirety of the second edge is visible from an outside of the headwear and none of the first edge is visible from the outside of the headwear. 
     
     
         7 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the crown band is configured to extend under the ponytail of the wearer. 
     
     
         8 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is configured to be visible when the headwear is worn by the wearer. 
     
     
         9 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is not configured to be visible when the headwear is worn by the wearer and the opening is not being accessed or accommodating the ponytail. 
     
     
         10 . The headwear of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first edge and second edge curves with a radius of curvature that is greater than zero. 
     
     
         11 . A headwear, comprising:
 a crown comprised of a single continuous panel of material shaped to conform to a head of a wearer via at least a first dart and a second dart, a first end portion of the panel of material terminating at a first edge and overlapped by a second end portion of the panel of material at a rear of the crown, the second end portion of the panel of material terminating at a second edge; and   a crown band coupled around a bottom circumferential edge of the crown, wherein the crown band, the first edge, and the second edge form an opening configured to accommodate a ponytail of the wearer.   
     
     
         12 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein the first edge extends from the second dart to the crown band and the second edge extends from the first dart to the crown band, the first dart located on a first side of the crown, the second dart located on a second side of the crown, opposite the first side. 
     
     
         13 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein the first edge extends from the second dart to the crown band and the second edge extends from the first dart to the crown band, the first dart and the second dart each located on the rear of the crown. 
     
     
         14 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein the first edge is fixedly coupled to the second dart and to the crown band but not to any other portion of the crown, and wherein the second edge is fixedly coupled to the first dart and to the crown band but not to any other portion of the crown. 
     
     
         15 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein the first end portion, the second end portion, the first edge, and the second edge are stretchable and movable relative to each other to enable access to the opening. 
     
     
         16 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein the first edge and the second edge each curve inward to form C-shaped edges. 
     
     
         17 . The headwear of  claim 11 , wherein the first edge and the second edge each curve outward. 
     
     
         18 . A headwear, comprising:
 a crown comprised of one or more segments of material, the crown shaped to conform to a head of a wearer, a first end portion of the crown overlapping a second end portion of the crown at a rear of the crown, the first end portion terminating at a first edge and a first bottom circumferential edge, and the second end portion terminating at a second edge and a second bottom circumferential edge; and   a crown band extending around a bottom of the crown and coupled to the first bottom circumferential edge and the second bottom circumferential edge, wherein the crown band, the first edge, and the second edge form an opening configured to accommodate a ponytail of the wearer.   
     
     
         19 . The headwear of  claim 18 , wherein each of the first edge and the second edge curves with a radius of curvature that is greater than zero. 
     
     
         20 . The headwear of  claim 18 , wherein the first end portion, the second end portion, the first edge, and the second edge are stretchable and movable relative to each other to enable access to the opening.