Baseball cap with distorted graphics

Abstract

A baseball cap having distorted graphics applied to the upwardly facing surface of the cap's visor, wherein the graphics are distorted in such a manner as to compensate for perspective and become more easily readable when viewed from a particular viewing position, more particularly, a frontal viewing position. The graphics may be text or pictorial views, and are distorted in such a manner that the distortion compensates for the distortion that normally exists when the visor is viewed from the frontal position whereby the graphics are easier to read or understand when so viewed.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A visor for protecting a wearer's eyes from the sun or the like, said visor having upwardly and downwardly facing surfaces; 
       means for retaining said visor on the head of a wearer;  
       distorted graphics applied to the upwardly facing surface of said visor, the distortion of said graphics being such as to compensate for the distortion that normally exists when non-distorted graphics are applied to the top surface of a visor and the visor is viewed by someone in “face-to-face” relation with a wearer of the visor;  
       said retaining means comprising a baseball cap.  
     
     
       2. A visor as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said distorted graphics are computer generated. 
     
     
       3. A visor as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said distorted graphics are text. 
     
     
       4. A visor as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said distorted graphics are pictorial. 
     
     
       5. A method for making graphics on a slanted surface of an eye visor more easily readable when viewing the surface from a frontal position, comprising the following steps: 
       a.) providing an eye visor having a slanted surface;  
       b.) determining the perspective angle change of the surface between said frontal viewing position, and a 90° viewing position where the line of sight is perpendicular to the surface;  
       c.) distorting normally proportioned graphics so that perspective foreshortening that occurs when the surface is viewed from said frontal position is compensated for so as to make said graphics more easily readable; and  
       d.) providing a means for applying said distorted graphics to said surface.  
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5 , further including the step of providing the visor as a part of a baseball cap. 
     
     
       7. A visor for protecting a wearer's eyes from the sun or the like, said visor having upwardly and downwardly facing surfaces; 
       
         means for retaining said visor on the head of a wearer;  
       
         distorted graphics applied to the upwardly facing surface of said visor, the distortion of said graphics being such as to compensate for the distortion that normally exists when non - distorted graphics are applied to the top surface of a visor and the visor is viewed by someone in “face - to - face” relation with a wearer of the visor.   
     
     
       8. The visor of  claim 7 , wherein said distorted graphics are computer generated. 
     
     
       9. The visor of  claim 7 , wherein said distorted graphics are text. 
     
     
       10. The visor of  claim 7 , wherein said distorted graphics are pictorial. 
     
     
       11. An awning having an upwardly facing surface, the awning comprising: 
         distorted graphics applied to the upwardly facing surface of the awning, the distortion of said graphics being such as to compensate for the distortion that normally exists when non - distorted graphics are applied to the top surface of an awning and the awning is viewed by someone in “face - to - face” relation with the front of the awning.   
     
     
       12. The visor of  claim 11 , wherein said distorted graphics are computer generated. 
     
     
       13. The visor of  claim 11 , wherein said distorted graphics are text. 
     
     
       14. The visor of  claim 11 , wherein said distorted graphics are pictorial.