Abstract: Disclosed is a size adjustable hat including a crown having an opening for receiving the head of the wearer and a crown margin at the lower periphery of the crown. The hat further includes a sweatband attached at the inside of the crown margin with the seatband extending along the inside of said crown. A slit extends upwardly into the crown margin with a portion of the crown margin adjacent the slit forming a flap which overlaps a portion of the crown margin on the opposite side of the slit. The sweatband is also divided adjacent to the slit to form overlapping ends and has a region adjacent the flap which is free to be downturned to serve as an extension of the crown margin. The hat further includes attachment means for attaching the overlapped ends of the seatband in a plurality of overlapped positions.

Abstract: There is disclosed a protective device having a conventional hard hat and a pair of ear warmer pads. The pads are connected together above the top of the head of a wearer of the hard hat by a strap and are detachably attached together below the chin of the wearer. The hard hat comprises an outer protective shell, a support webbing and a support band. The webbing supports the shell on the head of the wearer to define a space between the shell and the head. By passing the strap through the space, and attaching the pads together beneath the chin, the pads are held against the ears and the hard hat is held on the head of the wearer. The pads are of a thickness such that they can be stored in the space between the shell and the head of the wearer, thus eliminating the necessity of having to remove the pads from the hard hat when the pads are not in use.