Removable Hoodie bill

A sports visor having attachment points by which to affix and remove from a sweatshirt or jacket hood. The visor is comprised of a top face and a bottom face and may be secured to the hoot with a securing means located on the back of the visor.

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Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The field of the present invention relates to headgear and, more specifically, to removable visors and hoods.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Outdoor activities have long created a market for attached hoods, those that are affixed to garmets such as sweatshirts and jackets. Along the same lines, an athlete requires a sports visor that is versatile enough to keep the sun out of the wearer's eyes without obstructing his field of vision. One of the primary problems with existing headgear/visor combination is that the visors are designed to extend from a fixed position underneath the base or bottom edge of the headgear. However, this positions the visor too close to the top of the wearer's eyes thereby obstructing the wearer's vision, both, upwardly and peripherally. Although this headgear/visor combination will shield the wearer's eyes from the sun, it will also block the wearer's field of vision making it difficult to, for example, adequately follow the trajectory of a fast-moving tennis ball. As a result it is rare to see professional athletes in fast moving sports such as tennis, wearing visors. A tennis player, for example, concerned with having a visor that blocks the sun, will forego using such a visor if it also blocks his forward and/or peripheral vision. As an alternative, some headgear such as the type used by baseball and volleyball players permits the visor to fold or flip upwardly away from the wearer's eyes to provide a greater range of vision. But, in this upwardly folded position, the visor does not protect the wearer's eyes from the sun requiring constant repositioning of the visor which may detrimentally spoil the athlete's concentration during the game.

Another important feature is often desired is weather protection such as a jacket or sweatshirt. It is common for outdoor activities to occur in cold yet sunny conditions. These condition create a desire for head warmth and sun protection with the ability to easily remove the sun protection and maintain head warmth.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to a hoodie bill having an attachment system for and a removable visor. To this end, a sweatband is provided having an outside face and an 1o inside face wherein the outside face includes an affixation means for retaining a visor in various locations thereon. A thin, flat, or sheet-like visor having a top face and a bottom face is also provided wherein said bottom face comprises a securing means for securing the visor in various positions on the front face of the sweatband.

More specifically, my invention is a bill that can be snapped onto a hoodie It is a device that can be used to shield the face from snow, wind, sun or rain. It can be made of different materials or different sized bills and colors to enhance the users fashion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIG. 1 is a top, left side perspective view of the bill portion of my device.

FIG. 2 is the front, right side perspective view of the hood with and without the bill attached.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIONS

(1) Shows Removable Hat Bill for Hooded Garments, it can be made of any material chosen by the user and can come in a variety of sizes. It enables the user to wear without a brim attached.

(2) Shows male snaps attached to Removable Bill for Hooded Garments. The snaps can be made of plastic or metal, depending on what the manufacturer wants to use.

(3) Shows hooded garment.

(4) Shows hooded garment with female snaps attached to the inside of hood which attach to the bill.

Second illustration shows Removable Hat Bill for Hooded Garments fully assembled. #(1) Removable Bill for Hooded Garments attached to #(3) the hooded garment. This invention provides users with a detachable bill that easily snaps onto a hooded garment for protection from the elements or to create their own fashion statement by using different shaped bills, different sized bills or different material and colors.

Claims

1. A removable hoodie bill garment for the purpose of adding removable sun protection to a hooded garment comprising a hood which embodies female ended snaps and a visor bill which embodies male ended snaps on the rear most upper edge.

2. A removable hoodie bill garment of claim 1 wherein said garment embodies female receiving ended snaps within the hood.

3. A removable hoodie bill garment of claim 1 wherein the hood of said garment is permanently attached to the garment.

4. A removable hoodie bill garment of claim 1 wherein the visor bill is constructed of resin based material.

5. A removable hoodie bill garment of claim 1 wherein the visor bill is constructed of textiles.

6. A removable hoodie bill garment comprised of female ended attachments within the hood of a sweatshirt combined with a visor bill which embodies male ended attachments on the upper exterior region.

7. A removable hoodie bill garment of claim 6 wherein the visor bill embodies apposing attachment devices to the hooded garment.

8. A removable hoodie bill garment comprised of male and female attachments by which to temporarily affix the bill of a sun visor.

Patent History
Publication number: 20100299808
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 1, 2009
Publication Date: Dec 2, 2010
Inventor: Sanderford John (Pottstown, PA)
Application Number: 12/406,958
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined With Diverse Article (2/209.13)
International Classification: A42B 1/24 (20060101);