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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074296 | Hair retaining headwear system A hair retaining headwear system for efficiently covering a user's head and retaining their ponytail outside of the headwear. The hair retaining headwear system generally includes a body adapted to be worn over a head of a user, wherein the body includes a forward e... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8024818 | Retractable neckpiece for headwear Apparatus for shading a user's neck. In some embodiments, a support device comprises a flexible, generally U-shaped structure with a laterally extending central portion to accommodate attachment of a proximal edge of a neckpiece, and opposing leg portions which exte... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7454799 | Hat for accommodating hair and method A method of wearing a hat is accomplished by providing a hat with a crown and a brim projecting from the crown. A hole is provided in a sidewall of the crown and a hole in the brim. The hat is positioned on a wearer's head and the hair of the wearer is passed throug... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7406721 | Protection attachment for a safety helmet A safety construction helmet is provided with an attachment which extends over the top of the helmet and provides sun protection. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7337475 | Wavecup A cap and cap extension. The cap is a standard cap and includes an incorporated visor. The cap extension is attached to the rear section of the cap and is designed to cover an individual's neck when the individual is wearing the cap. The cap extension includes a des... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322693 | Focus-enhancing blinders Focus enhancing blinders for usage in sporting activities and other activities that require visual focus and concentration. More particularly, the invention is a perspiration-absorbing headband worn by players of tennis and other sports where hand-eye coordination i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310829 | Neck guard accessory for baseball caps and the like A neck guard accessory includes a body that has monolithically formed UV blocking panels. A plurality of creases define the overlapping panels into first, second and third panels respectively, which is critical for effectively allowing the user to adjust each panel ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299574 | Advertising medium for helmet or hat A method of advertising comprising providing a sheet of advertising material having a front surface, front surface having advertising information thereon. The method also includes providing a sporting helmet having a head accepting portion and a facemask and connect... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258436 | Personal vision field blocker A blocking apparatus for positioning in front of a person's face, the apparatus in certain aspects having a front member disposable in front of a person's face, the front member having two spaced-apart ends, two tab members, each tab member projecting from one of th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240372 | Multi-purpose hat A multi-purpose head covering is disclosed. The multi-purpose head covering includes a hat capable of covering at least a portion of a wearer's head and a mask capable of covering at least a portion of a wearer's face. The mask has a central body and two extensions ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225475 | Hat having elasticity and method of manufacturing the same Enhanced wearing comfort and a free-size feature of a hat may be achieved, without deteriorating exterior aesthetical features, when the hat includes a crown portion for being worn on a head of a wearer and an elastic brim formed by a plurality of fabric panels and ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7152252 | Convertible face and head covering An enhanced mask system including a mask portion, for covering the nose, mouth and lower face of a wearer. The mask portion has an inner surface for being closer to the wearer and an outer surface for being further from the wearer. A head covering or balaclava is se... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134147 | Protective ear shades for caps Protective ear shades for headwear such as caps, which shades include a pair of cupped or oblate shades extending from stitched or sewn attachment to the sides of the cap over the ears to protect the ears from ultraviolet radiation. In a preferred embodiment the pro... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131227 | Advertising medium for helmet or hat A method of advertising comprising providing a sheet of advertising material having a front surface, front surface having advertising information thereon. The method also includes providing a sporting helmet having a head accepting portion and a facemask and connect... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117544 | Article of headwear There is provided an article of headwear to be worn over the head and ears of the individual encircling around the circumference of the individual's neck, and extending down a portion of the individual's chest. The article is formed by connecting two, generally doub... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107625 | Headgear with enclosure for an insect screen A hat with enclosure for an insect screen has a generally planar top section and at least a first fabric member. The top section has a top edge and the first fabric member has a first edge and a second free edge. The first edge is connected to a portion of the top e... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096510 | Head covering with hair retaining pouch A head covering commonly known as a skull cap in which the ‘tail’ extending from the back of the neck is fashioned into a pouch with an elasticized opening. The user styles his/her long hair with a ponytail, applies and secures the skullcap, and then inserts the... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096511 | Article of clothing A clothing garment is formed in two loops or bands as unitary garment. A first of the two loops is an elongated member and the second is an elongated, non-rectangular member, having a wide central region. The two loops can be in the form of two pieces of fabric sewn... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7076810 | Multipurpose boonie hat A hat made from a camouflage-imprinted material and having a crown and a brim. The hat has a compartment in the crown for holding a bundle of camouflage strips attached to the crown and which are deployable about and over the hat brim upon opening the compartment. T... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074211 | Apparatus for subcutaneous administration of an injectable product An apparatus for subcutaneous administration of an injectable product, including a housing, a container for the product to be injected, an injection needle and a needle protection sleeve surrounding the injection needle, wherein the apparatus also includes an indica... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062793 | Hat having foldable flap A hat includes a crown having an outer peripheral surface, and one or more flaps each having an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface, and each having an edge portion attached to the outer peripheral surface of the crown with an attaching line. Th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036156 | Head protection system A head protection system includes an open-ended tubular cap band of flexible material for partially encircling the head of a wearer generally at the level of the wearer's forehead. A belt member is slidably received through the tubular cap band and adjusts to accomm... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7010815 | Cap for encircling wearer's hair A baseball type cap to be worn by a person constructed of a flexible material with a visor extending frontward and a pair of rearwardly extending, generally triangular shaped flaps that both have elongated inner edges and lower edges. In one embodiment, the lower ed... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996852 | Head covering A head covering for shielding the head neck, face and ears from the harsh elements of the environment with obstructing the user's vision. The head covering includes a cap including a head cover member and a bill; and also includes a shroud assembly including a shrou... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6966072 | Hat with shading cover and hood with shading cover A cap has a cap body; a sunshade cover removably and rotatably connected to the cap body by means for connecting, having a cooling material; the connecting means having a projection received in a recess, arrangement of the projection in the recess allowing for rotat... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6789266 | Head gear system A main body portion has interior and exterior surfaces. A centerline runs between the front and the back. A first side and a symmetric second side are formed. The front includes two convex edges. Stitching coupes the convex edges. The first and second sides each hav... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6560785 | Visor having a retractable cap An article of headgear is provided which includes a pair of flaps that are releasably coupled with one another to form a cap shaped to cover the head of a wearer. The flaps are coupled with the sides of a headband, and a brim extends from the headband.... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6481021 | Cooling headwear Provided herein are articles of headwear that comprise a pouch portion which may be charged with ice. Ice so charged is caused to melt under the effects of ambient temperature and is caused to drip from the pouch portion onto the neck of a person wearing ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6421840 | Soft shell protective head gear and fabrication method This innovative "soft shell protective head gear fabrication" is characterized in hot-compression forming of shock-absorption inertia foam rubber, foam rubber and hard plastic platelet, which are then cut and sewn to complete a soft shell protective headg... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6305029 | Protective headwear with decorative and utilitarian attachments Protective headwear including a cover and a liner permanently attached to a hard hat. The cover and liner members provide protection against inclement weather conditions. In particular side, front, and rear flaps can be pivoted between folded and unfolded... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6266824 | Head shield An electromagnetic shielding apparatus for covering and protecting the head of a user from EMF radiation which may be worn by itself or discretely beneath other head gear. A head covering is fabricated from a conductive, non-magnetizable material such as ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6260204 | Flexible protector for the back of the neck of a wearer of a hard hat A flexible protector for the back of the neck of a wearer of a hard hat. The protector includes a brim, a drape, and apparatus. The brim receives the crown of the hard hat and rests on the peak of the hard hat. The drape depends from the brim and protects... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6243876 | Kool cap A venting head wear containing at least one and, ordinarily, multiple apertures in the material of the cap, which are flanked by a set of differently shaped and sized flaps, which create circulation of air through the wearer's hair and scalp during activi... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6233745 | Hat supported neck cover or shade A flexible neck cover for attachment to the lower back rim or band of a hat or cap is formed from a conical surface of revolution to provide an improved shape which allows the cover to flow or drape over a person's shoulders when wearing the neck cover. T... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6163886 | Removable weather guard for headwear A removable weather guard or sunshade enables easy attachment and repositioning relative to a cap. The weather guard hangs from an upper edge of an inner band common to most caps. Specifically, the weather guard has staying tabs with downwardly depending ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6131201 | Cap with detachable sunshade member A cap having a crown portion and a visor extended from a lower front of the crown portion is further provided at an upper part of the crown portion with a separated inner space for receiving a sunshade member therein and an openable top cover for closing ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131204 | Ear and neck protection ensemble Flexible individual ear coverings (2) with an elastic opening (1), and a flexible neck covering (2) with a fabric grip closure (3).... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6079052 | Headgear with removable forwardly extending side flaps A cap or visor provides for side flaps that may be folded upwardly so as to be out of the sight of the wearer and may alternately be folded downwardly for shading the side and front of the face and upper neck. In either case the forward extending ends of ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6052830 | Combined cape and cover for visor or the like Protective head wear or cover for use in conjunction with a visor is disclosed. A top hair cover is provided with a front bill cover having an elastic front edge. This elastic front edge is fitted underneath the front edge of the bill of the visor, holdin... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6035450 | Head gear for work in radioactive environments The invention is a protective head gear ("cap") useful for work within hazardous environments, especially within radioactive environments. The protective cap includes: (a) a hood for covering a substantial portion of the head of a user, the hood having a ... | 03/14/2000 |
