Abstract: A fishing hat comprises a crown, having a front and back, and a bill and blinder assembly. The bill and blinder assembly is made of a single piece of semi-rigid material and comprises a bill and two side blinders, each side blinder having front and back edges. The bill has a length ranging from about 95 mm to about 115 mm.A sun shade for use with the fishing hat comprises a fabric and a holding means fixedly attached to the fabric. The holding means comprises a band that can be situated on and wrapped around the wearer's head such that the single fabric covers the wearer's ears and neck.

Abstract: The Modular Head Covering System includes a temperature regulation module, an insect-excluding module and a rain cover module. The temperature regulation module can include the following components: a head-encircling member such as a headband, to which a visor, a scarf-like headcover, and a pair of side flaps can be detachably attached in varying combinations for shade, regulation of body heat, and insulation. The headcover attaches within a pocket built into the section of the head-encircling member that crosses the forehead of the wearer. Two notches are cut into the headcover, one on each side, where the pocket ends at approximately the temples of the wearer. Notches allow the attaching edge of the headcover to be fastened within the pocket, and the rest of the headcover to be positioned either over (on the outside of) the head-encircling member or under (on the inside of) the head-encircling member. The side flaps also fasten within pockets built into the head-encircling member, one on each side.

Abstract: A sports cap is constructed from a plurality of pie-shaped pieces of fabric that are sewn together at a plurality of seams to form a crown or hat portion. The sports cap also includes a relatively stiff removable and rotatable visor so that the visor can be rotated from front to back or to either side while the crown remains stationary on the head of an individual. An elongated member which has a C-shaped cross section is stitched to a rear portion of the visor and is constructed and arranged to engage an elongated track member. The elongated track member has an I-shaped cross section which extends around the circumference of the crown at the base thereof and which is stitched to the base. The I-shaped cross section is constructed and arranged to fit within a channel which is defined by the C-shaped cross section of the elongated member so that the visor may be removed therefrom or rotated thereabout.

Abstract: A hat brim for attaching to a sports cap and the like having a semiflexible, formable stiffener, enclosed in a covering. The stiffener including a central opening and collar having slots for threadably passing the adjustable headband of a sports cap. The covering provided with a pocket for receiving the bill portion of a sports cap thereby converting the sports cap to a wide brim hat.

Abstract: Combination head and eye protective apparatus including a head-protective helmet having a nape device for fitting the helmet to the head of a wearer of the helmet, and goggles including a mounting member for mounting the goggles to the nape device. Goggles including a goggle frame, eye protective lens mounted in the frame, and mounting member for mounting the goggles to the nape device of a head-protective helmet.

Abstract: A hat has a main body, a fixed peak disposed on a front portion of the main body, and an extensible visor engaged with the fixed peak. At least an insertion block is disposed on the extensible visor. The insertion block has two opposite lateral teeth. At least a pair of L-shaped racks are disposed on the fixed peak. Each L-shaped rack has a front block and a plurality of serrations. Each lateral teeth engage with the respective serrations.

Abstract: A sun visor with attached sunglasses rotatable incrementally between an up position, a down position and several intermediate positions. The frame of the sunglasses is equipped with a pair of circular shoulders from which a pair of posts extend perpendicularly therefrom. The visor has a pair of depending members, each having a hole formed therethrough which is surrounded by a circular pattern of domes extending from the inner faces of the members. A pair of ribs extend from each circular shoulder which abut the domes when the posts are placed through the holes. The ribs fit within the interstices defined by adjacent domes and resist rotation of the frame, but do not prevent rotation if sufficient force is applied. The ends of the posts are conical and slotted to facilitate insertion of the posts through the holes in the depending members and prevent removal because the diameter of the base of the cone is larger than the diameter of the hole.

Abstract: A head covering is provided with an adjustable sunshade visor for shielding the wearer's face from sunshine and an inside ventilation means for supplying air to the inside of the head covering to cool the wearer's head in hot days. The head covering includes a frame; a substantially C-shaped rim made of flexible material mounted on the bottom of the frame. A size adjusting belt is joined to the C-shaped rim in such a manner as to form a ring that fits on a wearer's head, the diameter of the ring being adjustable by adjusting the length of the size adjusting belt. A plurality of tubular members having hollowed inside are mounted along and between the outer and inner walls of the C-shaped rim. A double-layer crown-structure including an outer fabric layer and an internal net-like layer is supported on the frame for covering the wearer's head. The outer fabric layer and the internal net-like layer are separated by a gap that serves as an air passage.

Abstract: An eye shading device includes a mounting block, a pivot frame and a lens member. The mounting block has opposite sides which are formed respectively with a pivot hole, vertical and horizontal retaining grooves that extend from an insert end of the pivot hole, and a protuberance that is defined by the vertical and horizontal retaining grooves. The mounting block further has a top side provided with a planar fastening member. The pivot frame is generally U-shaped and includes a pair of resilient arm portions and an intermediate retaining portion that interconnects the arm portions. The arm portions have bent distal sections that extend pivotally and respectively into the pivot holes in the opposite sides of the mounting block.

Abstract: Headwear comprising a support positionable on the head of a wearer with a front positionable across the forehead of a wearer and sides positionable across the sides of the head of a wearer. A forwardly extending shield is provided. The shield has a forward end remote from the support and a rearward end adjacent to the support with lateral side edges therebetween whereby the forward end and lateral side edges form a periphery having the shape of an object and indicia correlated to the periphery. The shield may also have an internal portion within the periphery which is bendable up or down to display logos, etc., and the periphery of this portion along with indicia may also combine or make a replication. The periphery and the indica together are designed to make a replication. Further provided are mechanisms to couple the shield with the support.

Abstract: An eye shield assembly for attaching to a cap. The assembly includes an envelope for storing a transparent or translucent eyeshield that may be moved from a retracted position when the eyeshield is not required to an extended position to protect the wearer's eyes, thereby providing either visual enhancement or a fashionable appearance.

Abstract: A visor construction and an attachment to a visor are described which makes unlikely the unintentional removal of the visor or cap to which the visor is attached by wind. The visor, in accordance with the invention, has a cross-section from its front edge to its rear edge which resembles an inverted airfoil.

Abstract: An assembly for removably attaching sunglasses to the bill of a baseball cap. The assembly comprises a flexible main frame bridge which has hinges with teeth, a pair of clamps which grip the bill of the cap and which are adjustable by means of teeth interlocking with the teeth on the hinges, and a clamp which fits into the main frame bridge and allows the sunglasses to be flipped up or down.

Abstract: A sport cap (10) has a visor (16) made of thick-walled neoprene foam rubber. The pattern of the visor (16) is approximately crescent-shaped and has an arched inner edge (24), which is sewed to the head-band (14) in straight stretched form. When in a used position the visor (16) has a middle convex curvature section (32) and two lateral adjacent concave curvature sections (34), whereby there is a uniform transition between each of the curvature sections. Due to this multiple curvature of the visor (16), the visor has a form stability when in use but is at the same time soft and pliable. The cap (10) with visor (16) can be transported while crushed together in any form desired. The visor (16) will always return to its original form once the cap is placed on the head.

Abstract: A drag reduction arrangement for the body of an athlete moving through a fluid medium, comprises a device attachable to the athlete's body for delaying the onset of boundary layer separation at a trailing surface thereof. The device preferably comprises an array of vortex generators. As a result, form drag is reduced by an amount which is substantially greater than any increase in skin friction due to the presence of the vortices.

Abstract: A sunshade for use with a hard hat to provide shade and ultraviolet protection for the wearer comprises a vinyl disk with a hole dimensioned to receive the crown of a hard hat, the disk being covered with a washable fabric and having an elastic band sewn to the covering at the hole. The diameter of the elastic band is smaller than the diameter of the hole so that, at the point of attachment to the covering, the band is stretched radially outward and defines thereby a first portion of the band on one side of the disk and a second portion on the opposing side. The first portion grips the crown of the hard hat above the brim and the second portion wraps around the underside of the brim. The sunshade typically ranges in size from at least 16 inches to 20 inches in diameter.

Abstract: Device for attaching a pair of spectacles or eye protection screen (2) to headgear (1) or to a rigid head band. The device comprises a first upper hinge pin with its axis being substantially horizontal and parallel to the wearer's forehead, said hinge pin being extended by a telescoping arm formed from a tubular body (3) in which slides a rod (32). The other end of the telescopic arm is connected by means of a second hinge pin (22) to the center of the pair of spectacles or of the eye protection screen (20). The axis of the second hinge pin is also substantially horizontal and parallel to the wearer's forehead. The device further includes means for temporarily maintaining the open position of the hinge pins and the length and slant of the telescopic arm.

Abstract: A unique fashion or sports hat or cap assemblage having a brim or bill/visor, distinctly designed with the capability to rotate the brim or bill/visor up to 360 degrees without detachment, and including interchangeable and multiple options for the crown, body and visor portions.

Abstract: Insect protective headgear comprising a headpiece having a crown and a brim with an outer edge extending at least part of the way around the periphery of said crown; a transparent eyepiece releasably attached to the outer edge of the brim; and a knitted tubular veil of pantyhose-type material releasably attached to the lower edge of the eyepiece and to the lower edge of the headpiece.

Abstract: An overlay for a cap bill or visor is disclosed. The overlay is constructed of impermeable, flexible material. On the underside of the overlay is an adhesive covered by a protective film. This protective film is removed and the overlay is placed on top of the cap bill, and the adhesive holds the overlay in place.

Abstract: A flexible weather-shield accessory that can be attached to any headgear, or in the absence of other headgear, that can be worn by itself on a user's head. The accessory has a body portion capable of shielding the wearer's neck and ears. This body portion includes a visor-covering area that can lie across the visor or forward extension of the brim of a hat, extending coverage forward of the wearer's face. Thus the accessory is also capable of shielding the sides of the face, including nose and chin. The accessory has an inner opening with a size-adjustment mechanism that allows for the insertion of, and releasable attachment onto, the crown of a hat, cap, or head. It can adjust to fit onto any size head or hat. Fasteners are located at the front lower edge of the accessory to enable the accessory to be loosely closed together below the chin and neck of the wearer, and alternatively, to allow the accessory to be fastened to the upper button and buttonhole of the wearer's shirt or blouse.

Abstract: Eyewear including a clip body adapted to be attached to a bill of a cap and an eyepiece rotatably mounted to the clip body. The eyepiece may be rotated from an in use position to a flipped up storage position and intermediate positions. The eyepiece is also adjustable in a generally vertical direction with respect to the clip body via slots in the side of the eyepiece.

Abstract: This invention is of a visor for use either as a brim component for a hat or cap, or for use merely attached to a headband or sweatband worn around the head of the wearer, which brim is both retractable/extendable and is also swivelable/rotatable around the circumference of the head of the wearer, with the position of the extended or unextended visor being held in place by a unique construction taking advantage of the friction of the mating surfaces of the layers of the visor assembly.

Abstract: Various fasteners for connecting an eyeshield to the underside of a cap visor. In general, the fasteners contain one or more bases attached to the underside of the visor. A connector engages the base in such a way as to remain in a fixed position unless adjusted by the wearer. The eyeshield is pivotally coupled to the connector to enable its movement from an inoperative position parallel to the visor to an operative position perpendicular to the visor. The eyeshield may be fixed at any location between these two positions. The eyeshield may also be moved in a longitudinal direction nearer to or further from the wearer's face.

Abstract: A device for affixing sunshades to a cap includes a pair of sunshades fixed to an upper rib with exposed left and right side portions, left and right side anchor members which are affixed to the brim of the cap and have respective clip elements that clip onto the exposed portions of the upper rib of the sunshades to hold the sunshades in position on the brim of the cap. The upper rib also has left and right side cam members positioned on the outer sides of the clip elements which have cam surfaces that abut against stationary surfaces of the anchor members to provide detent positions for maintaining the sunshades stably in either the operative position or an upward, storage position. The anchor members can be clip members or provided with self-adhesive surfaces for attachment to the brim of the cap. The assembly can be pre-assembled with fabricated caps or provided in a retrofit kit for convenient installation by wearers on their own caps.

Abstract: A modular hat including a headband shaped to fit about the circumference of an individual's head. The headband includes an inner-surface and an outer-surface, wherein headband connecting members are provided on the inner-surface of the headband for releasable securing at least one hat component thereto. The at least one hat component is chosen from the group consisting of a hat crown, an interchangeable hat crown, a visor, a neck curtain, a pair of ear muffs and a utility strap.

Abstract: A face mask safety shield structure having a shield support formed of a fire-retardant material with an adjustable head band for adjusting the structure to fit various sizes of user heads. A visor is attached to opposite sides of the shield and enables a user to raise the visor from a frontal horizontal position with respect to the shield support. The structure has a full length lens assembly of a length to fully cover the user's eyes and face and is removably secured to the visor to extend vertically downward from the visor when the visor is in the horizontal position to cover a user's eyes and face. The assembly has a tinted section positioned above a clear section with the tinted section formed to have a length less than the length of the clear section for shielding the eyes of the user. With the visor in the frontal horizontal position the user may look through both the clear and tinted sections and move the visor upward in an arc to swing the lens assembly away from the user's eyes and face.

Abstract: A cap (10) having a crown portion (12) for fitting about the head of a wearer and a relatively narrow stiff brim (18) extending outwardly from the crown portion (12). A visor (20) overlaps the brim (18) and a hinge (32) is secured to the lower surfaces of the brim (18) and the visor (20). The visor (20) may be pivoted manually to a desired angular relation with the brim (18). The visor (20) is preferably formed of a transparent tinted material and may be folded downwardly in front of the eyes of the wearer to shield the eyes from the sunlight or glare as desired.

Abstract: An adapter consists of a rigid V-shaped angle piece (7), one leg (8) of which is provided with a slit (9) through which the fastening strap of a mask is fed, while the other leg (10) is equipped with hooks (11) to attach it to the side parts of the mask, in such a way that the fastening point of the strap is offset towards the front of the mask--for use with protective masks or goggles.

Abstract: A modified baseball cap comprises a dome-shaped shell having optional size adjustment means located thereon. A bill of shortened outward length is either securely or releasably attached to the cap.

Abstract: A portable light that is hands-free, out of the way, adjustable, and automatically directed to the user's line of sight by virtue of his head movement. This is accomplished by taking a topless hat, commonly known as the visor, and building around it to form a portable light that is worn on the head. Said visor would have battery casing molded at the base of the brim closest to the forehead to minimize the downward pull of the battery's weight. The bulb assembly housing unit is attached to the front of the brim by means to allow pivotal movement thus allowing for the light to he directed forward or downward, or at any angle in between.

Abstract: An eye protection transparent shield for use with a headgear. The shield comprises a visor of transparent material and having opposed side connecting portions for pivotal securement to the headgear. The visor has an eye viewing portion and a nose support piece. A pivotal locking mechanism attaches each of the opposed side connecting portions to the headgear. The pivotal locking mechanism has a pivot connection and a guide mechanism for displacing the visor from a position of use, in front of the wearer's eyes, to a position of non-use above the wearer's eyes. The visor is arrested at both positions by a resiliently biased element which also applies a continuous retention force.

Abstract: An adjustable safety helmet visor that extends for protection for the face by providing a simple one-piece adjustable add-on visor that will fit a multitude of helmet configurations. The visor is formed of a pre-cut deformable synthetic resin material that is removably secured to the helmet by continuous bands of interengageable hook and loop material along its edges.

Abstract: A removable cap visor extension having an extension unit with an curved mating edge that mates flush with the lower edge of a cap's hemispherical shell. The extension unit attaches to the permanent visor of a cap or hat either by sliding the visor through slots in the extension unit or by clasping the extension unit to a cap's visor with fasteners.

Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses with a sunshade comprising a sunshade releasably combined with a frame and a plate glass also collapsibly combined with the frame, the sunshade and the plate glass being replaceable to be combined with the frame according to the taste of a user.

Abstract: Embodiments of an eye shield for a visor or cap bill which may be removably attached to the bill of a visor or cap by pressing clips onto the right edge and the left edge of the bill of a visor or cap. Anchors are provided which may be removably attached to the clips by hinge pins which protrude downward through the clips. The anchors are attached to an eye shield and the eye shield may be flipped down to protect the user's eyes from various environmental irritants or flipped upward inconspicuously out of the user's line of vision.

Abstract: A cap includes a crown with an annular base shaped to fit the head of a wearer, and a reversible visor having first and second opposing major surfaces. The visor includes an outwardly extending arcuate flange located along an inside edge of the first and second major surfaces. First and second cooperating attachment members are located respectively on the flange and on the crown proximate the base for removable attachment of the visor to the crown. The flange is movable between a first visor attachment position on the crown wherein the first major surface of the visor faces upwardly during wear, and a second visor attachment position on the crown wherein the second major surface of the visor faces upwardly during wear.

Abstract: Headgear including a light-filtering visor. The headgear may be of any applicable type, including caps, hats, and headbands. The light-filtering visor may be flipped downward to an operative position and upwards to an inoperative position. In the operative position, the filter is positioned generally vertically in front of the eyes of the user. In the inoperative position the visor extends generally upwardly and within the headgear. Means are provided to restrain the folding or flipping action of the visor so that it extends downwardly rather than horizontally in the downwardly-flipped operative position. The visor has two stable positions, upwardly and downwardly.

Abstract: Insect protective headgear comprising a headpiece having a crown and a brim with an outer edge extending at least part of the way around the periphery of said crown; a transparent eyepiece releasably attached to the outer edge of the brim; and a knitted tubular veil of pantyhose-type material releasably attached to the lower edge of the eyepiece and to the lower edge of the headpiece.

Abstract: Scoring equipment particularly adaptable to a sword combat sport, includes a limb target and a helmet. The limb target has a base configured to be worn by a user at a location near a joint of the user's limb. A lever is pivotally mounted on the base and extends to a lever terminal end. The lever terminal end is fastened to the user on a side of the user's joint opposite the base. A locking mechanism is connected between the base and the lever. The locking mechanism has a set condition in which articulation of the user's joint is unencumbered by the scoring equipment. The locking mechanism also has a tripped condition in which the locking mechanism restricts the rotation of the lever relative to the base and thereby restricts the articulation of the user's joint. The locking mechanism is responsive to a force applied to the locking mechanism to place the locking mechanism in the tripped condition from the set condition.

Abstract: This invention pertains to headware equipped with a weather and environmental protection device insert that stores in a hidden fashion within the headware, and instantly self expands upon removal and upon reattachment to the headware exterior forms a effective protection unit to the head and body of the wearer. The protection device consists of one or more sphere shaped panels, each with a perimeter border of coilable spring wire formed in a loop, such loop covered with a variety of foldable protective fabric to form side or overhead panels. That these panels can deploy singly overhead to create a wide brim effect offering protection from sun and rain, or that such panels can also be joined together to create a tentlike protective framework about the head and body of the wearer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lightweight headgear mountable protective face shield capable of protecting substantially the entire face of a human wearer from ultraviolet radiation. The face shield comprises an articulated shielding arrangement to be positioned in blocking relationship to the wearer's face. The shielding arrangement comprising a plurality of segments extending across the wearer's face, the ends of which are preferably pivotally connected to hinge plates positioned at either side of the wearer's head. The hinge plates are attached to a securing mechanism which secures the face shield to an article of headgear. In a preferred embodiment, the face shield is detachably secured to the forwardly projecting bill of a baseball style cap by a securing mechanism comprising a pair of jaws between which the bill is secured by clamping.

Abstract: An eye wear visor includes a visor structure which is provided which can engage the user's head about the upper portion above the user's ears, and is preferably made of durable plastic. The visor has a downwardly sloped forward brim surface which supports a guide rail having a "C" shaped axial cross section which is downwardly disposed and which engages a cylindrical portion of an attachment member. The attachment member can be displaced along the rail and has an opening having a laterally oriented axis, the opening having a hexagonal shape and supports a main hexagonal support. The main hexagonal support individually and independently supports a right and a left lens assembly via hexagonal bores in each of the right and left lens assemblies.

Abstract: A combined eyeglass and cap combination is disclosed herein including a cap or other headgear provided with a crown and forwardly projecting bill or visor from which eyeglasses downwardly depend so as to be immediately in front of the wearer's eyes. A pivot device connects the eyeglass frame with the bill or visor whereby the eyeglasses may be positioned between an operative position in front of the eyes or a storage position adjacent the bill or visor underside. The pivot device includes a frictional detent to maintain the eyeglasses in either one of the two positions and may be of a fixed or detachable connection with the eyeglass frame or the eyeglass itself if composed of a transparent plastic.

Abstract: A cap with an attached flexible film that protects eyes from sunlight. The film, which serves as sunglass lenses, is attached to the base portion at the front of the cap either by stitches or a VELCRO.TM. fastener. The film can be flipped up inside the cap out of sight when not needed. When the film is in its down position, it can be adjusted for fit by sliding upward or downward as required to conform to height of one's nose bridge.

Abstract: 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 member (14). The retainer member (14) extends from the attachment area through the slit to an interior surface (24) of the cap and from there to a distal end portion (32) which extends below the lower edge of the cap for passing about a nose bridge (52) of eyeglasses (50). A lower-edge margin (26) of the cap extending between the lower edge and the slit is substantially unattached to the retainer member so that it can be folded upwardly to adjust the size of the cap.

Abstract: A cap or hat having a visor for permitting a flow of air through the visor, thereby precluding unintentional removal of the cap by wind currents. The inventive device includes a cap having a visor;extending outwardly therefrom, with the visor having a semi-circular aperture extending therethrough. A venting assembly extends across the visor aperture and is secured to forward and lateral edges of the visor aperture only, thereby allowing a trailing edge of the venting assembly to be fluidly biased out of the plane of the visor such that a pressure differential across the visor is reduced. The device may take the form of an integrally molded vent having a predetermined shape and fixedly secured to the visor. In addition, mounting plates facilitating the retro-fitting of existing caps are also provided.

Abstract: A sunglass system comprises a pocket releasably attached to the interior of a crown of a cap so as to present an access opening adjacent the cap visor. Upon cap positioning on the head of a user, a lens, positioned within the pocket, is user slidable between a first position above the eyes of the user and a second position below the cap visor and adjacent the eyes of the wearer. The lens is maintained at its second position by laterally extending tabs engaging the lower portion of the pocket and at its first position within the pocket by a releasable friction fit among the pocket, lens and cap crown.

Abstract: A sports hat construction includes a head covering portion having a lower opening defining a periphery. A brim portion is provided detachably secured to the head covering portion. An elongate band or strip, in the form of a male connector, is attached to the lower periphery of the head covering portion, while a female mating connector is secured to the brim. The male and female connectors are configurated and dimensioned to detachably engage each other in slidable relationship so that the brim can be slidably moved along the longitudinal length of the periphery of the cap. Advantageously, the head covering portion is selectively removable to permit the brim to continue to serve as a sun visor when the head covering portion is removed.

Abstract: 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-band strap (50) having two free ends (52, 54) attached to the lower edge of the cap but only at a front portion (18) thereof for being wrapped about the wearer's head, when the cap is on the wearer's head, and being fastened together behind wearer's head to stabilize the position of the lower edge of the front portion of the loose cap. An elongated, flexible, eyeglass retainer member (14) having a proximal end portion (30) attached to the front portion of the cap and a distal end portion (32) for extending below the cap is for passing about a bridge of eyeglasses, doubling back on itself, and fastening to itself.