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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7272861 | Face-mask neck sash A method to manufacture a neck sash of elastic insulating material unitarily formed with a face-mask so as to contour and comfortably shelter the user's throat and upper sternum area against adverse weather conditions. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7146976 | Nasal cannula retainer A nasal cannula apparatus is provided for use by patients desiring a comfortable arrangement. The nasal cannula apparatus is particularly suited for long-term oxygen users, for extended wear in both standing, resting and supine positions. The nasal cannula apparatus... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7017196 | Hat device A hat device configured to visually simulate a vehicle tire. The hat device is configured so that the visually simulated tire is worn transversely relative to a user's head. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6820615 | Mask tightening strap A mask tightening strap, whereby a tightening device of a conventional diving face mask or swimming goggles is configured to comprise a protective sleeve attached to an inner side of a tightening strap. A fastening strap is configured on one end of the protective sl... | 11/23/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6694525 | Adjustable configurable headwear An article of headwear that is adjustable to accommodate a wide range of head sizes comprising a front portion having a partial headband with bring and a rear portion having a partial headband with brim, wherein said partial headbands may be overlapped fo... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6671885 | Headwear for securing articles A hat utilizing an internal means for securing items to the exterior of the hat. A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a baseball style cap with an internal means for attaching or securing sunglasses above the brim of the cap, where the sungl... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6557178 | Versatile sanding glove A sanding glove device for carrying a loop backed sanding pad of any desired shape. A soft leather glove has a thumb compartment, an index finger compartment, a middle finger compartment, a ring finger compartment and a small finger compartment, each of t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6526586 | Decorative visor assembly and securement assembly A decorative visor assembly to be worn in shading relation on a user's forehead, the visor assembly including a first and a second, generally planar material panels, and a seal assembly structured to selectively and precisely couple the first material pan... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6460193 | Partyware makeup kit A partyware makeup kit for allowing users to personalize their own parties. The partyware makeup kit includes party hats being storable in a container having compartments being separated with partitions; and further includes pairs of strap members being s... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6401255 | Three-cornered head covering with pony tail opening A head covering made of a flexible material member wherein the flexible material member includes an inside surface, an outside surface and at least three corners. A first portion of the flexible material member is formed between the first corner and the s... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6370698 | Anti-suffocation helmet A anti-suffocation helmet for prevent suffocation of a sleeping infant from bedding. The anti-suffocation helmet includes a new anti-suffocation helmet which includes a housing. The housing is divided such that a front side and a back side are defined. Th... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6317887 | Decorative visor assembly and securement assembly A decorative visor assembly to be worn in shading relation on a user's forehead, the visor assembly including a first and a second, generally planar material panels, and a seal assembly structured to selectively and precisely couple the first material pan... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311698 | Anti-drip hair styling device An anti-drip device for use in hair styling to prevent hair treatment chemicals from running down on the forehead, neck and side of the user after having been applied to the hair and scalp area. The device includes a center section separated from two end ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6202219 | Adjustable headwear for a child A adjustable headwear for a child for allowing the child to continue to wear the hat or bonnet as the child grows. The adjustable headwear for a child includes a crown member having a bottom edge and a top portion and being split through and from the bott... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6094742 | Decorative visor assembly A decorative visor assembly to be worn in shading relation on a user's forehead, the visor assembly including a first and a second, generally planar material panels, and a seal assembly structured to selectively and precisely couple the first material pan... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6003156 | Safety helmet lockout system The Safety Helmet Lockout System comprised of a safety helmet with a uniqely keyed system contained within its cranial webbing and chinstrap that has the ability to sense when said helmet is securely strapped upon the wearers head. The chinstrap contains ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5983400 | Headwear piece with improved ornamentation A headwear piece having a crown to receive the head of a wearer, with the crown having a front and rear, a top and bottom, and an external surface. A rim/bill is attached to the crown in depending fashion and has an external surface projecting angularly d... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5901370 | Segmented cap assembly A segmented cap assembly comprising a crown component, a visored headband component and at least one ornamental badge. Ornamental badge is selectively attachable to either the crown component or the headband component.... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5857219 | Collapsible hat for maintaining a wearers hairstyle with structure to reduce wrinkling A hat having elongated support members extending from the exterior of the crown of the hat, for supporting the hat upon the head of the wearer, to prevent the hat from causing any undue adverse affect to the wearer's hair style. An alternative embodiment ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5803266 | Accessories kit having interchangeable ornaments An accessories kit for allowing a user to coordinate a clothing accessory with a variety of outfits without the expense of purchasing a separate clothing accessory for each outfit. The accessories kit includes a clothing accessory and a plurality of decor... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5771500 | Headband with lens piece A headband (16) with lens piece (18) to be worn as a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. Incorporated within the headband (16) are a pair of cutouts (24) and a retainer pocket (20) for insertion and retention of a lens piece (18). Lens piece (18) comprises a... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5608919 | Helmet flashlight retainer A web type mounting pad for a mini-flashlight is removably secured to a helmet with elastic straps having hooks that clip to the helmet rim. In one embodiment three straps (two long one short) secure the mounting pad. In another embodiment a slidable moun... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5509144 | Baseball cap with interchangeable logos A baseball cap configured to permit different logos to be interchangeably positioned on the cap. The cap includes a crown portion and a visor. The crown portion is comprised of a plurality of panels sewed onto a rib structure and a hat band. At least one ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5491842 | Adjustable eyeglass retainer headpiece An adjustable eyeglass retainer headpiece (10) has a circumferential slit (20) in a cap (12) thereof spaced a substantial distance above a lower edge (16a ) of the cap but below an attachment area (22) of a proximal end portion(30) of an eyeglass retainer... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5461727 | Bouffant headpiece A bouffant headpiece (10) includes a loose bouffant-type cap (12) having an elastic strand (16) attached to, and extending about, a lower edge (17) thereof for contracting the lower edge of the cap onto a wearer's head. The headpiece also includes a head-... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5410761 | Visor dazzler A cap having a visor with diverse pictorial displays placed on an insert that is located on the top surface of the visor, the insert being protected by a plastic envelope fastened to the visor with a strip of hook and loop material. The envelope may be co... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5412545 | Head and hip mounted flashlight holding device This invention is a device which holds a small cylindrical flashlight alongside the head of the wearer, and folds into a sheath for the flashlight when the flashlight is not being used. This device consists of a main strap which is wrapped around the head... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5386592 | Headband and flashlight holding construction A headband and flashlight holding construction includes a plurality of equal length straps. Two of the straps are joined together to form a headband, and two of the straps are orthogonally joined to the headband forming semi-loops so that, when the headba... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5373586 | Sports cap with replaceable front gore A sports cap with a replaceable tradename/logo panel to allow one cap to be worn bearing different tradenames/logos on different occasions as desired.... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5359734 | Hat with interchangeable display panels A versatile head gear system includes a hat having a vertical wall in which an opening has been made, and a seam formed about the periphery of the opening; one part of a two-part hook-and-pile type fastening means filling the opening and sewed to the seam... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5359733 | Patch attachments for hats The instant invention provides a hat that may simultaneously accept a plurality of patches. The patches may be connected to the hat by hook and loop fasteners. The hat may be a six-panel baseball cap having an area of hook material either integrally formi... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5348510 | Toy with fanciful intra-changeable parts A toy hat, mask, puppet or the like on which fanciful animal, human or monster faces can be created by attaching discrete facial elements comprised of a nose, eyes, ears, cheeks and the like. They are made, in whole or part, from fabric materials of a "lo... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5327588 | Safety helmet for cyclists A safety helmet is of the streamlined, aerodynamically contoured type, to provide enhanced performance at high speeds. The aft lower end portion of the helmet external shell includes a cavity, this cavity receiving a light-emitting device with self-enclos... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5276985 | Detachable cap plaque A detachable plaque for a cap having a visor and an adjoining crown portion is provided. The plaque generally comprises a flexible plastic sheet-like member having a live hinge or crease which defines a boundary between an upper portion of the sheet-like ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5265165 | Multipurpose headwear Headwear that produces sound from a signal is provided by an audio device in addition to the normal features of the headwear. The audio headwear of the present invention may be configured as a visor, goggles or a headband. In a preferred embodiment, the p... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5253368 | Cap with erasable billboard A cap having a writing surface attached to its crown. The writing surface is configured to erasably receive writing inscribed thereon by the wearer. There is also included at least one writing implement for inscribing the desired expression or design on t... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5239705 | Cap with decorative hair attachment An accessory item including a cap having a cut-out through which the wearer's hair may rearwardly extend. A decorative hair band is attached to the rear of the cap. In an alternate embodiment, a hair piece is attached to the hair band to simulate a natura... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5233703 | Headwear with identification pocket A head covering, such as, a cap of the type having a visor and head-encircling portion is provided with an identification pocket formed in the visor by upper and lower panels disposed in closely spaced parallel relation to one another, the lower panel bei... | 08/10/1993 |
