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In a collapsible top hat which can be used as a novelty item or for formal wear, elongated plastic support members are attached between the brim and the crown of the hat along the riser, each of the support members having a medial hinge formed by a transverse slit so that they can swing apart or fol

In a collapsible top hat which can be used as a novelty item or for formal wear, elongated plastic support members are attached between the brim and the crown of the hat along the riser, each of the support members having a medial hinge formed by a transverse slit so that they can swing apart or fold together as the hat is extended and collapsed and an attached resilient member to snap and hold the support member in the swung apart or folded condition when the hat is extended or collapsed.

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In a collapsible top hat having a flat generally oval shaped top or crown, an oval shaped annular brim and a collapsible riser between the outer edge of the crown and the annular edge of the brim; (a) a thin, generally oval shaped plate stiffener in the crown of the hat; (b) a narrow, thin, stiff re

In a collapsible top hat having a flat generally oval shaped top or crown, an oval shaped annular brim and a collapsible riser between the outer edge of the crown and the annular edge of the brim; (a) a thin, generally oval shaped plate stiffener in the crown of the hat; (b) a narrow, thin, stiff retainer band resting on edge along the inner annular edge of the hat brim; (c) a plurality of extendible and foldable snap-action support members attached between said crown stiffener and said retainer band spaced apart around the hat riser, each of said support members comprising a pair of identical elongated leg members hindgedly attached together at one end and each having a hingedly attached foot member at the other end; (d) means for attaching the foot on one of said legs to said stiffener plate; (e) means for attaching the foot on the other of said legs to said retainer band; and (f) resilient means coupled to each of said legs across said first mentioned hinge attachment for holding the ends of said legs at said hinge attachment abutting one another when the hat riser is extended and for holding said legs folded together when said hat riser is collapsed.