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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5667292 | Hat light A portable light that is hands-free, out of the way, adjustable, and automatically directed to the user's line of sight by virtue of his head movement. This is accomplished by taking a topless hat, commonly known as the visor, and building around it to fo... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5666668 | Cap with front size adjustment and rear flap A baseball-style cap unencumbered by a bill or visor. A brimless baseball-style cap has the advantages of being lightweight, requires less structure and therefore less material, is inexpensive and provides opportunities for unique attachments. The basebal... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5664261 | Protective headwear Headwear providing protection against the sun includes a crown, brim and drape all formed of a lightweight, water repellant fabric and which is readily foldable into a flat condition. With the brim extending no less than 180 degrees about the crown lower ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5659896 | Removable washable cover for visor An improved visor includes a C-shaped band which fits around the head of the user and includes a brim attached to the band. A pliable cloth sleeve is provided which removably fits over the visor. The sleeve is removed for washing when soiled.... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5657492 | Protective head device A protective head apparatus that includes a hard, impact resistant outer body portion having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface. A padding layer, forming a cushioning element, is coupled to the concave inner surface of the outer body porti... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5655225 | Protective headgear attachment for baseball style caps The present invention is directed to a detachable protective headgear attachment for engagement to a hat having an upturned inner band. The headgear attachment comprises substantially rectangular engagement clips having upper and lower portions, and upper... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5649327 | Cap/visor with neckpiece retractable into a pocket A cap, hat, or visor is provided with a headband. The headband has an inner face for engaging the head of a wearer and an outer face. An elongate pocket is formed in the outer face portion of the headband extending along at least half of the headband circ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5644799 | Headgear accessory A headgear accessory is adaptable to an existing cap, hat, hood, or other article worn on the head, to cover a hole or passage formed therein to provide for the passage of the hair of the wearer therethrough. Using the present headgear accessory, a hole m... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5640721 | Sweatband with wiping towel A strong, lightweight, soft, pliable, perspiration absorbent, economically disposable, foldable to a small packageable size, and reusable, sweatband (15) formed from a unitary body member comprising a perspiration absorbing pad (4) with drain channel (5) ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5636383 | Head mounted apparatus for supporting and raising ceiling materials A rotatable, head mounted support apparatus for supporting drywall and other ceiling panels during the construction of a ceiling. The rotatable, head mounted support apparatus is preferably secured to the top of a hard hat, and includes rotatable, turntab... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5632047 | Cap attachment An attachment useful for a conventional type sports cap which has a fabric dome, a headband surrounding the dome, a pair of straps at the rear of the cap for adjustment of the size of the headband and an opening in the dome of the cap above the straps. Th... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628065 | Firefighter hood with label pocket The present invention is a protective firefighter hood in which a pocket is formed to protect the required garment label which must be attached to the hood. The hood includes a head portion shaped to cover at least a wearer's head and an optional bib port... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5625903 | Headband with adjustable speaker supporting means The headband unit includes two enlarged fabric pockets disposed to overlie and cover the ears of the person wearing the unit. Each pocket is formed between two layers of fabric and contains an audio speaker support in the form of a strip of flexible plast... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5623732 | Hat in combination with a hood A hat in combination with a hood includes a hat having a cap portion for fitting on the head of a hat wearer, a front visor and a rear visor. The front visor and the rear visor are attached to opposite ends of the cap portion. A hood is adapted to cover t... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5621915 | Removable cap visor extension A removable cap visor extension having an extension unit with an curved mating edge that mates flush with the lower edge of a cap's hemispherical shell. The extension unit attaches to the permanent visor of a cap or hat either by sliding the visor through... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5615413 | Eye shield for visor or cap bill Embodiments of an eye shield for a visor or cap bill which may be removably attached to the bill of a visor or cap by pressing clips onto the right edge and the left edge of the bill of a visor or cap. Anchors are provided which may be removably attached ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5613248 | Sweatband for a hat A sweatband for a hat, that can be easily inserted and removed, comprising a flexible retaining strip which permanently attached on one end to the inside surface of a hat, with the opposite end of the strip removably attached to the inside surface of the ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5603120 | Headgear display attachment and method of manufacture An attachment for a headgear having a flap depending therefrom to display an image and also providing a sun shield for the neck of the wearer. The attachment includes a flat strip that is preferably extruded from low density polyethylene material. Thus, i... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5600855 | Decorative cover for the adjusting straps on a cap A decorative cover for the adjusting straps on a cap of the type having overlapping adjusting straps in the back, wherein the cover is made from a flat sheet of material folded to define looped ends and generally parallel front and back panels. The panels... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5590422 | Combined headband and hair-retainer A combined hairband and hair-retainer includes an elastic, absorbent headband having a hair retainer attached thereto. The hair retainer is an elongated member which is sufficiently flexible to be deformed by hand from one shape to another sufficiently ri... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5584076 | Adjustable cap having a fully removable adjustment strap An adjustable cap has a fully removable adjustment strap that may be releasably secured to both sides of the gap in the back of a cap for accommodating any size user. The adjustment strap includes at least one graphic display that is centerable across the... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5581821 | Reelable ear plugs for construction helmets A construction helmet is disclosed having a housing detachably mounted thereon which supports a ratcheted take-up reel having a pair of ear plugs attached to a hub by flexible cords wound about the hub. The reel is rotatably carried on the housing and a m... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5581807 | Visor cap Headgear including a light-filtering visor. The headgear may be of any applicable type, including caps, hats, and headbands. The light-filtering visor may be flipped downward to an operative position and upwards to an inoperative position. In the operativ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5581813 | Cap with transparent pockets One or more transparent pockets for a cap is disclosed. Each such pocket is designed to store and display at least one object. Each pocket is formed on an outside or external head covering portion of the cap. The head covering portion includes a circumfer... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5577271 | Insect barrier headgear Insect protective headgear comprising a headpiece having a crown and a brim with an outer edge extending at least part of the way around the periphery of said crown; a transparent eyepiece releasably attached to the outer edge of the brim; and a knitted t... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5575009 | Cold weather face mask and hood A cold weather face mask and hood combination is characterized by an elastic support strap which is releasably secured to at least one side of the mask and is trained through a retainer loop on the back of the hood so that the fit of the mask on the weare... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5567038 | Cap with removable fluorescent light The present invention pertains, generally, to the lighting of darkened areas. More particularly, it pertains to a light removably affixed to a cap worn on the head which permits the wearer to see and perform functions in the dark with both hands free. Mor... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5561864 | Doll headwear A form of headwear that is adapted to be worn by a human, generally a child, generally in the form of a cap or visor. Mounted on the frontal section of the cap is the first type of engagable fastener. A doll, which has arms, hands, legs and feet has a sec... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5557807 | Headwear including coolant means An article of headwear for covering the head, such as a hat, cap, or helmet, including coolant means for cooling the head of the wearer, and more particularly, cooling means which provide a prolonged cooling effect. The coolant means is contained in one o... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5556135 | Score card A score card has a front surface including scoring areas for scores to be entered thereon as well as game information and directions for entering the scores in the scoring areas. The score card has a pressure sensitive non-drying adhesive on the rear surf... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5553326 | Removable, washable sweatband for hats A system for adapting a hat of the type which is originally provided with only a permanent sweat band, so that the hat can receive a removable, washable, and reusable sweat band. Hats may also be manufactured with the system in place.... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5548846 | Headwear with detachable brim This invention pertains to headware equipped with a weather and environmental protection device insert that stores in a hidden fashion within the headware, and instantly self expands upon removal and upon reattachment to the headware exterior forms a effe... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5546605 | Protective strap cover for a cap The invention relates to a protective strap cover for a baseball-style cap for improving the comfort of fit between the strap assembly of the baseball-style cap and the head of the wearer. The protective strap cover includes first and second portions of f... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5542564 | Potpourri assembly A potpourri assembly includes a decorative display hat. The hat is generally of the straw type, with a dome-like crown and a substantial brim. The assembly is preferably displayed with its brim vertical and its crown facing forward. The assembly may be se... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542128 | Headwear for supporting a breathing apparatus A hood or cap for a face mask breathing apparatus formed of flexible material having a narrow front piece which extends down the forehead of the wearer adjacent the nostril which merges into a wider back piece to encompass at least the rear of the head an... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5539929 | Cap with sealable compartment A cap has a head covering portion with a compartment on the exterior of the headcover portion aligned with a lower edge thereof. A zipper or other sealing device is provided for the compartment. In a preferred embodiment, the sealing device is located on ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5533213 | Baseball cap sizing strap attachment A display attachment formed of a single planar piece of material, such as polyethylene, includes at least one aperture adjacent to its lowermost edge. The at least one aperture is sized such that at least one pin or projection of one portion of a sizing s... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533208 | Folding adjustable glasses on cap peak An eye wear visor includes a visor structure which is provided which can engage the user's head about the upper portion above the user's ears, and is preferably made of durable plastic. The visor has a downwardly sloped forward brim surface which supports... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5530970 | Coil spring display device A novel, flexible device which is attachable to a visor, baseball cap or like attire and which functions to display various logos, slogans, trademarks and other designs. The invention includes a spring or other flexible attachment means which can be attac... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5522092 | Cap with sleep posture alarm A cap with sleep posture alarm comprising a cap adapted for receiving a user's head; alarm circuitry for generating an alarm signal when electrically energized; at least one speaker for transmitting an alarm based upon receipt of an alarm signal; a power ... | 06/04/1996 |
