HEAD GEAR DEVICE

Abstract

A head gear device comprising a hood, a yoke, and an elongated retention member. The hood having an interior surface and a lower radius can be worn on a user's head. The yoke has an upper radius, which extends from the lower radius of the hood such that the yoke can rest at least in part on the user's shoulder. The elongated retention member has a substantially flat plane, at least a portion of which is substantially parallel to the lower radius of the hood. At least a portion of the flat plane is flush with the interior surface of the hood. The retention member is capable of bending in and out of the flat plane to permit the hood to be folded down from a user's head while permitting the head gear device to be worn about a user's neck.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention herein relates to a head gear device, specifically a head gear device capable of being worn by a user independently and separately from any other garment.

2. Background Information

Hoods have been known and commonly worn as a garment. Generally, a hood is attached to a collar of a coat or jacket to be worn by a user. Also, several hoods have been known to be capable of being worn independently and separately without being attached to any other garment. All of such hoods that have been known require that at least a portion of such hood form a closed loop so as to entirely surround a user's neck area so that the hood stays on the user's body regardless whether the user wears the hood on his head or folds it down from his head.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A head gear device of the present invention generally comprises a hood, a yoke, and an elongated retention member. The hood has an interior surface and a lower radius and is capable of being worn on a user's head. The yoke has an upper radius, which extends from the lower radius of the hood such that the yoke is capable of resting at least in part on the user's shoulder. The elongated retention member has a substantially flat plane, at least a portion of which is substantially parallel to the lower radius of the hood, and at least a portion of the flat plane is substantially flush with the interior surface of the hood. The retention member is capable of bending in and out of the flat plane to permit the hood to be folded down from a user's head while still permitting the head gear device to be worn about a user's neck without being attached to any other garment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a head gear device of the present invention, which is worn by a user.

FIG. 2 illustrates the head gear device shown in FIG. 1, in which a hood is folded down from a user's head.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the head gear device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the head gear device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 illustrates an elongated retention member of the head gear device of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIGS. 1 through 4 illustrate an embodiment of a head gear device of the present invention, which is capable of being worn by a user independently and separately without being attached to any other garment. A head gear device 1 comprises a hood 2, a yoke 4, and an elongated retention member 3. The hood 2 has an interior surface 70 and a lower radius 80 and is capable of being worn on a user's head as shown in FIG. 1. The yoke 4 has an upper radius 90, and the upper radius 90 of the yoke 4 extends from the lower radius 80 of the hood 2 such that the yoke 4 is capable of resting at least in part on the user's shoulder.

The elongated retention member 3 has a substantially flat plane 50. At least a portion of the retention member 3 is substantially parallel to the lower radius 80 of the hood 2, and at least a portion of the flat plane 50 of the elongated retention member 3 is substantially flush with the interior surface 70 of the hood 2. The elongated retention member 3 can be placed around a user's neck in an open-loop fashion. FIGS. 3 and 4 show that the head gear device 1 with the elongated retention member 3 is in an open-loop fashion, i.e., the head gear device 1 with the elongated retention member 3 is open at the front so that a user's face and front neck can be revealed when the head gear device 1 is worn by the user.

FIG. 5 illustrates the elongated retention member 3. The elongated retention member 3 is capable of bending in and out of the flat plane 50 of the retention member 3 to be adjustable around a user's neck and, as shown in FIG. 2, to permit the hood 2 to be folded down from a user's head while still permitting the head gear device to be worn about a user's neck without being attached to any other garment. The elongated retention member 3 may be made of a metal providing the above properties.

The flat shape of the elongated retention member 3 provides advantages over any other shape such as a round shape. Whereas a round-shape wire would be twisted and spiraled after repeated use so that it would disfigure the head gear device, the flat shape of the elongated retention member 3 prevents the retention member 3 from being twisted and/or bent out of shape after repeated use. The flat shape of the elongated retention member 3 does not allow the retention member 3 to be bendable in any direction other than in the direction of in and out of the flat plane 50 of the elongated retention member 3 for the purpose of being adjustable in accordance with the size of a user's neck. Accordingly, the head gear device 1 with the elongated retention member 3 can maintain its original design in shape after repeated use.

The elongated retention member 3 may be housed in an inner casing 30, at least a portion of which may be substantially flush with the interior surface 70 of the hood 2. By providing the elongated retention member 3 within the inner casing 30 on the inside of the head gear device 1, the retention member 3 may not be seen from the outside of the head gear device 1.

The head gear device 1 may be provided with a lining 7 on the interior surface 70 of the hood 2. A lining can be provided also on the interior surface of the yoke 4. Any material commonly used for a lining in various garments can be used for the lining 7 of the head gear device 1.

The head gear device 1 may be further provided with a drawstring 5 and eyelets 6. The drawstring 5 is housed in a peripheral casing 8, which is formed at the front periphery of the hood 2, and each end of the drawstring exits through its corresponding eyelet 6 so that the drawstring can fasten the hood 2 around a user's face.

The head gear device 1 may further comprise a fastening device to close front ends of the head gear device 1 around a user's neck. For example, FIGS. 3 and 4 show a knot 10 and a loop 20 as such fastening device. Any of other fastening devices, such as a button and buttonhole, a zipper, and hooks and loops, can be used for the intended purpose.

While the said detailed description elaborates workable embodiments of the present invention, the said embodiments shall not be construed as a limitation on the patented scope and claims of the present invention and, furthermore, all equivalent adaptations and modifications based on the technological spirit of the present invention shall remain protected within the scope and claims of the invention herein.

Claims

1. A head gear device comprising:

a hood having an interior surface and a lower radius and is capable of being worn on a user's head;

a yoke having an upper radius, said upper radius of said yoke extends from said lower radius of said hood such that said yoke is capable of resting at least in part on said user's shoulder;

an elongated retention member having a substantially flat plane, at least a portion of said retention member being substantially parallel to said lower radius of said hood, and at least a portion of said flat plane being substantially flush with said interior surface of said hood; and,

whereby said retention member is capable of bending in and out of said flat plane to permit said hood to be folded down from the user's head while still permitting said head gear device to be worn about the user's neck without being attached to any other garment.

2. The head gear device of claim 1, wherein the elongated retention member is made of a metal.

3. The head gear device of claim 1, wherein the elongated retention member is housed in an inner casing.

4. The head gear device of claim 3, wherein at least a portion of the inner casing is substantially flush with the interior surface of the hood.

5. The head gear device of claim 1, wherein a lining is placed on the interior surface of the hood.

6. The head gear device of claim 1, wherein a peripheral casing is formed at the front periphery of the hood.

7. The head gear device of claim 6 further comprising a drawstring and an eyelet, wherein the drawstring is housed in the peripheral casing and exits through the eyelet.

8. The head gear device of claim 1 further comprising a fastening device to close front ends of the head gear device around the user's neck.

9. The head gear device of claim 8, wherein the fastening device comprises a knot and a loop.