Abstract: A hat brim technology for framing one or more brim opening in a hat brim. A brim clip which engages at least a portion of a brim opening and which can optionally secure a number of brim material layers when in an installed state. A method for creating a framed brim opening in a hat brim. A cap including at least one panel and a brim having an opening in a shape of at least one of an advertisement, a logo, a design, a statement, a phrase, an emblem of a sports team, company, or organization.

Abstract: A head cover that can be worn by health care professionals is provided. The head cover includes an anterior portion with a height h, a posterior portion with a height h2, at least one side portion or panel which may be shaped and sized so as to connect the anterior portion of the head cover and the posterior portion of the head cover, and where the at least one side portion has a contoured section t that forms all or a portion of a bottom edge of the side portion and that is shaped and sized so as to cover the ears, scalp, and sideburns of a user as required by AORN guidelines while also remaining clear of a user's eyes and field of vision.

Abstract: A convertible greeting card that can be converted from a greeting card into an accessory such as a hat. The convertible greeting card can optionally include a message and a decoration. The shape and geometry of the convertible greeting card are typically selected such that brims will extend in a direction generally orthogonal to a first surface of the card when the brim flaps are releasably affixed to one another. Decorations can be disposed on one or more of a first or second surface of the card. A message can also be disposed on a surface of the card.

Abstract: A surgical drape is made from a pair of rectangular panels of drape material which are interconnected at a separation zone so that the panels to be pulled apart following a procedure. A fenestration is punched out of the material of one of the panels, near the perforated zone. The fenestration is covered by a flexible, transparent plastic window, preferably made of a polyethylene film and the perimeter of the window is bonded to the drape panel around the fenestration. The window is larger than the fenestration, and is folded or gusseted at its corners so that its center can rise well above the plane of the fenestration, in order to provide clearance for instruments which may be protruding from a surgical site over which the drape is placed.

Abstract: Method for producing a shading on the hair, comprising the stage consisting in: subjecting an amount of a composition (100) capable of exhibiting a variation in its hair dyeing or bleaching power under the effect of a chemical and/or energy stimulus to the said stimulus, so as to obtain at least two fractions (1000; 2000) of the said amount each having a hair dyeing or bleaching power distinct from that of the other fraction, the composition (100) being subjected to the stimulus before or after it is brought into contact with the hair and the composition producing, after exposure to the said stimulus and being brought into contact with the hair, a shaded dyeing or bleaching.

Abstract: Provided is a hat formed from a single piece of fabric. The single piece of fabric comprises parallel regions of fabric including first and second headband regions and at least one intermediate region. The headband regions are joined at their ends to form a headband and the intermediate region forms the crown of the hat. The headband regions and the at least one intermediate region are of differing stiffness and/or thickness.

Abstract: A water-resistant cap by which, in use, can be secured in a stretched manner tightly around a user's head with maximal comfort during swimming and bathing, including (1) a dome-shaped main body enclosure with a crown providing ample housing to fit hair of any size, (2) the crown projecting downward to a perimeter edge extending about an aperture—with a front-edge section, right-edge section, left-edge section, and a rear-edge section—forming a comfortable, water-tight seal during swimming or bathing; and (3) an element projecting from an outer-surface of the dome-shaped main body enclosure in a seamless fashion; and a method of economically manufacturing such cap with a seamless element.

Abstract: An angle-adjustable sun cap includes a band unit, a visor unit attached to the band unit to be rotatable on the band unit, and a cap side coupling device that couples the band unit and the visor unit, in which the cap side coupling device includes an inner coupler and an outer coupler. With the cap side coupling device, the angle between the band unit and the visor unit may be adjusted and the band unit and the visor unit may be correctly fixed at the adjusted angle.

Abstract: An improved article of headwear having a method for securing the brim (16) out of the way of the wearer's view during the participation in various sports, including water sports and/or sports involving high wind. Said headwear having a crown (14) having a first attachment means (18), and said brim of flexible material having a second attachment means (20). Said flexible brim can be flexed upward, folding where said brim attaches to the bottom edge of said crown and continuing to flex said brim upwardly and backwardly until said brim having said second attachment means comes in contact with said crown and first attachment means providing a secure detachable mating between said bill and said crown, thus unobstructing the visibility of the wearer of said headwear. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: Hockey-coaching helmet systems comprising protective headgear having a disguise element adapted to disguise the protective headgear as a baseball-style cap; the protective headgear is intended to be worn by coaches of athletic competitions, such as hockey coaches while maintaining required safety standards for hockey helmets.

Abstract: The invention relates to a headband, in particular for sporting activities. At least one circumferential pocket (11, 12) for housing sunscreen products (2, 3, 4) is arranged on the inner side of the headband (1).

Abstract: A retractable hat tether apparatus for a hat having a cap portion is provided. The tether apparatus includes a guide base movably mounted to the cap portion for movement thereof along a fixed path between a first position and a second position. A flexible tether includes a first end and an opposite second end thereof mounted to the guide base. A bottle opener device is mounted to the first end, and is configured to function as a conventional bottle opener. The bottle opener device includes a clip member for releasable attachment to the cap portion.

Abstract: 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 combined to the crown portion, wherein the elastic brim includes a first fabric panel that is non-elastic and disposed as a most exterior panel among the plurality of fabric panels, a second fabric panel that is elastic and disposed as a most interior panel among the plurality of fabric panels, and sewing stitches combining the first and second fabric panels by sewing them along a circumferential direction in an outer portion of the elastic brim.

Abstract: A device intended for use in indoor tanning facilities that would block UV light from penetrating the hair shaft, thus preventing damage that would otherwise occur within the living fiber known as the hair as a result of UV radiation. This damage is characterized by: disruption of the moisture balance, altered cohesion system, distorted color, damage to the DNA structure, rough texture, and overall dull, unhealthy appearance of the hair. A device intended for use in indoor tanning facilities that would block UV light from penetrating the hair shaft, thus preventing damage that would otherwise occur within the living fiber known as the hair as a result of UV radiation. This damage is characterized by: disruption of the moisture balance, altered cohesion system, distorted color, damage to the DNA structure, rough texture, and overall dull, unhealthy appearance of the hair.

Abstract: A convertible hat including a crown and a brim that can be converted between a conventional hat to a skullcap type configuration, such as a swimming cap. The brim is hingedly connected to the lower peripheral edge of the crown and protruding outwardly from the crown in an operative shading condition. The brim is retractable from the operative condition such that the brim substantially conforms to at least a portion of the outer surface of the crown.

Abstract: A multiple usage cap comprising a dome-like cap body, a plural of visors provided along a lower edge of the cap body in an adjacent manner and various different indications corresponding to the visors, respectively and provided on at least one of the cap body and the visors.