Abstract: A head worn apparatus having a pair of rearwardly disposed elongated support arm assemblies having movable portions which are positionally adjustable to provide increased wearer comfort attached to a head-worn device such as a visor or eyeglasses. The support arm assemblies each include a an articulating segment and/or head gripping region pivotally coupled to the head-worn apparatus. The articulating segment include means for providing a constant inward compressive force by means of increased resistance for rotating articulating segments outwardly, thereby securing the head-worn device onto a wearer's head.

Abstract: Hats such as baseball-type caps and sun visors which have a brim projecting from the forward part of the hat, or sailor hats or Stetson-type (or cowboy-type or fedora-type) hats that have a brim extending about the periphery of the hat are provided with a device on or forming the brim that presents two or more composite graphic images or sets of images. The hat brim includes at least two interleaved series or sets of sections are arranged in a wave-like manner that each present a composite image or a set of images. The sections of each series of interleaved sections generally face in a common direction so that images or parts of images displayed by the sections of a same series are viewable together, and the sections of different series face in different directions. An observer can view a first image or set of images on the brim from a first direction and second image or set of images on the brim from a second direction.

Abstract: An eyeshield/eyeshade attachment apparatus for attachment to the bill of a cap or visor that is capable of axial parallel positioning with respect to the bill of the cap or visor is presented. The apparatus includes a clip member, a support member attached to the clip member, a shield attached to the support member, and means for engaging the clip member with the support member such that the shield can rotate up to 180 degrees in relation to the clip member.

Abstract: A visor assembly includes a visor portion for blocking sunlight, a front portion coupled to the visor portion, a first elastic band coupled to both sides of the front portion to encircle a head, and second elastic bands coupled to a portion of the first elastic band. The second elastic bands have elasticity different from that of the first elastic band. As the elasticity of the first elastic band is different from that of the second elastic bands, the bands exerts resultant elasticity that allows the band to stretch for various head sizes and the contracting force at the overlapping portions of the first and second elastic bands is enhanced, thereby improving the wearing comfort. Furthermore, the first elastic band may be enclosed by a cover in order to satisfy a variety of consumer desires.

Abstract: A maintenance-free cap that is stylish and appeals to the fashion conscious user. Such a cap will be made from a thin plastic sheet or band, have a fitment layer disposed on its inner surface, and a comfort layer disposed over the fitment layer. The plastic sheet will resist the formation of stress marks and fractures when subject to bending or crushing. Interchangeable logos may be affixed to any surface of the plastic sheet or band.

Abstract: A lightweight visor of semi-rigid plastic mesh material is sized to provide filtered sun ray incidence with minimum wind resistance to and through to the head of the wearer. The visor is crescent-shaped with the outer and larger curvature of the crescent forming the visor brim and the inner and smaller curvature of the crescent forming the head-contacting surface of the visor. The smaller curvature of the crescent is always maintained with a curvature that is greater than the head of the wearer and is provided with a soft liner disposed in the plane of the visor for contact to the head of the wearer. Provision is made for the removably detachable mounting of light-obstructing shades, each shade occupying less than one-third of the total area of the visor.

Abstract: An anti-glare protection device, for example a pair of welding goggles, a welding mask or a welding helmet, comprises a supporting part with a sight opening (3), an optical filter element arranged in the sight opening, and a protective plate (1), which is mounted or can be mounted on the supporting part such covering the optical filter element. For the protection of the filter element against contamination with dirt and in order to protect the wearer of the anti-glare protection device against undesirable gases, smoke and dirt, a seal (4) made out of an elastically compressible material is arranged between the supporting part and the protective plate (1) or between the filter element and the protective plate (1), which seal extends substantially around the sight opening. The seal (4) is advantageously affixed either to the supporting part, to the protective plate (1) or to the filter element.

Abstract: A sun visor device including a panel of a flexible material, a first elastic loop affixed to a bottom surface of the panel adjacent a forward edge of the panel, a second elastic loop affixed to the bottom surface of the panel adjacent a rearward edge of the panel, a third elastic loop affixed to the bottom surface of the panel adjacent to the forward edge and at an opposite end of the panel and a fourth elastic loop affixed to the bottom surface of the panel adjacent the rearward edge and adjacent to the opposite end of the panel. The panel is of a quarter moon shape. An eyeglasses frame has a first temple extending through the first and second elastic loops and a second temple extending through the third and fourth loops.

Abstract: Protective headwear for use under a hair dryer includes a strap which extends across the forehead of the wearer. A visor is attached to the bottom of the strap and covers and protects the eyes and nose of the wearer. A pair of earpieces are connected to opposite sides of the forehead strap by means of elastic connectors. Each earpiece has a first section and a bendable end section which extends around an ear of the wearer. Flaps are attached to and hang down from the first section to cover the ears. The forehead strap may be elastic and extendable, and the visor may be fan shaped.

Abstract: An article of headwear that is adjustable to accommodate a wide range of head sizes comprising a front portion having a partial headband with bring and a rear portion having a partial headband with brim, wherein said partial headbands may be overlapped for size adjustment and detachably secured by means of cooperating VELCRO strips. Optional additional components include extension headband strips for further size enlargement, a crown, side flaps and a chin strap, all of which can be detachably secured to the front and rear portions by VELCRO fasteners.

Abstract: The invention relates to a listening assistance device (1) comprising hearing modules (3) mounted on the ends of the arms of an eyeglass frame (2), said modules being designed to support the eyeglass frame on the ear of the user. The hearing modules also have a formed part (5) which extends into the auditive canal without closing the latter and which includes the sound outlet hole (6) of the module. The modules comprise a speech spectrum frequency response and linear dynamics in order to improve speech intelligibility. This makes it possible to provide a listening assistance device compensating for mild hearing loss that can be produced easily and economically, is more comfortable to use and is not regarded at first sight as a hearing aid by an observer.

Abstract: A safety helmet has a shell, which can be a full face or open face type for encasing at least a portion of the user's head, a face shield mounted to the shell, and a sun visor mounted to an upper portion of the face shield. The face shield can be retractably or rotatably displaceable. The sun visor has a center section, a first wing section extending from a first side of the center section, and a second wing section extending from a second side of the center section that is opposite to the first side of the center section. The first wing section has a first mounting device mounting the sun visor to a first upper side of the face shield, and the second wing section has a second mounting device mounting the sun visor to a second upper side of the face shield that is opposite to the first upper side of the face shield. The sun visor can be fixedly or detachably mounted to the face shield or formed as an integral part of the face shield.

Abstract: An adjustable eye shield adapted to fit over the eyes and at least partially wrap around the face of a user made from a transparent material. The shield being divided into multiple regions and sections having at least one slit in left and right regions. The shield also includes an adjustable fastener having ends that pass through holes in the shield, traverse the slits in the shield and are secured to the shield. When the adjustable fastener is pulled dedicated sections in the regions are adapted to slide one over the other and conform the shield to a user's face.

Abstract: Antiglare system for a crash helmet with an outer and an inner helmet shell that has an eyeport that can be closed by a visor and that can be partially covered by a sunshade, wherein the sunshade has at least one first antiglare module and covers the eyeport in an upper region in such a way that the sunshade is located above a horizontal line of sight and outside of a vertical field of vision when the wearer's head is in a relaxed, fairly upright position, and wherein the sunshade extends into the vertical field of vision when the helmet wearer's head is tilted forward.

Abstract: A safety helmet has a shell, which can be a full face or open face type for encasing at least a portion of the user's head, a face shield mounted to the shell, and a sun visor mounted to an upper portion of the face shield. The face shield can be retractably or rotatably displaceable. The sun visor has a center section, a first wing section extending from a first side of the center section, and a second wing section extending from a second side of the center section that is opposite to the first side of the center section. The first wing section has a first mounting device mounting the sun visor to a first upper side of the face shield, and the second wing section has a second mounting device mounting the sun visor to a second upper side of the face shield that is opposite to the first upper side of the face shield. The sun visor can be fixedly or detachably mounted to the face shield or formed as an integral part of the face shield.

Abstract: Headwear having a head-fitting portion and a visor portion, with an extended fabric portion stretching from the top of the head-fitting portion to the front edge of the visor portion to create the appearance of a unitary crown and visor. The resulting headwear, which can include a baseball-style cap and a sun visor, can be produced easily and is attractive in use, enabling decorative portions to transition without interruption from the visor to and across the head-fitting portion.

Abstract: A visor cap, having a bill, a forehead shield having sides, an adjustable strap attached to and extending between the forehead shield sides, and a non-elastic sleeve. The adjustable strap extends through the non-elastic sleeve and has a relaxed position having a relaxed position length such that when in the relaxed position the non-elastic sleeve abuts the forehead shield sides. The adjustable strap has a pair of display panels adjacent to the forehead shield sides, and an elastic strap extending between the display panels. When the cap is donned by a wearer, the adjustable sleeve stretches to accommodate the head of the wearer, creating temple openings between the non-elastic sleeve and the forehead shield sides, revealing the display panels. When the cap is removed by the wearer, the elastic band returns to the relaxed position and the non-elastic sleeve once again abuts the forehead shield sides—substantially concealing the display panels.

Abstract: A visor structure with an elastic band connecting in a bevel mode, it comprises a peak, a front panel and a band; the band is made of elastic fabric (such as elastic terry or elastic fleece); the front panel and the band are both cut in a distinctive bevel mode to connect with each other to thereby form the visor with a perfect streamline. When the visor is worn on, the band is pulled out and its elastic fabric can be stretched out horizontally to suit the different head sizes of the wearer, to make the band look quite even, tidy and not being crimpled to influence the entire appearance of the visor structure. The visor provides comfort no matter it is worn normally or in a reverse way by virtue that the ears of the wearer always contact the soft band.

Abstract: A rotatable coupling structure for a shield and visor of a helmet includes a rotation shaft unit installed at both sides of the helmet body. The shield includes a rotary shaft inserted into a shaft hole in a circular rotation plate member through insertion guide portions at both ends. The visor includes a respective rotary shaft inserted into a shaft hole in the circular rotation plate member. The shield is coupled to the shaft hole of the respective rotary shaft and is rotatable upward and downward at multiple stage stop points, and the visor is assembled to the shaft of the rotary shaft and is fixed at a fixed position without an upward and downward rotation.

Abstract: A headgear and method for exhibiting displays, such as company logos, special events, messages, or just general advertisement on the bill of the headgear are provided. The bill can be made from a flexible material sufficiently pliable to permit a display to be embroidered or sewn therethrough, while permitting the bill to maintain its shape. The headgear further includes a resilient headband for engagement against the sides of the head of a user.

Abstract: A peak including a peak part and an elongated substantially rectangular retaining band both die cut from closed cell foamed plastic material. A pair of openings are formed respectively at the corners of the peak part. A pair of apertures are provided at each end of the retaining band. Dumbbell shaped connectors connect the band to the peak part. Each connector passes through one of each pair of apertures and a registering opening. By having two apertures at each end of the band, the length of the band can be adjusted.

Abstract: A name card hat includes a visor blade fastened to a fastening band. The visor blade has folding creases and adjusting apertures formed thereon. The fastening band may engage with the adjusting apertures to pull the visor blade to form an extended and curved sunshade for blocking sunshine. The fastened apertures may be changed to quickly adjust the sunshade angle to block sunshine of different incident angles. The visor blade may be folded and stacked to the size of a name card to facilitate carrying and storing.

Abstract: An auxiliary visor for a standard riding helmet. The visor includes a bill fixed to an elongated flexible band. Facing sides of the ends of the band include mating fasteners that permit the band to surround and apply an inwardly-directed force to the exterior surface of a helmet. The interior surface of the band includes a strip of material of predetermined non-sticky composition.

Abstract: This eyeglass side shield with a snap-in locking member is generally intended for use with eyeglass temples having expanded padding or inserts around and extending forwardly from its ear hook. The side shield is provided with retention ridges abutting a trough formed in the material of the side shield. This trough has a generally “C” shaped cross-section and can be slid onto an eyeglass temple from the front rather than the rear. After placement in position, the snap-in locking member provides an obstruction that prevents the eyeglass shield from being slid forward past the hinge casing for the eyeglass temple. It also serves to further block movement of the eyeglass shield backward past the expanded padding or inserts.

Abstract: A multi-size cap is capable of fitting head sizes of most wearers. Its crown is formed by multiple woven fabrics with high extensibility. An elastic band with high extensibility is sewn to the lower edge of the woven fabrics of the multi-size cap in some embodiments. Because the elastic band is partly exposed outside, the cap is capable of fitting wearers having different head sizes with comfort, and may be suitable for more than 95 percent of potential wearers. The cap eliminates the inconvenience of adjusting the cap and reduces the cost of manufacture. Other embodiments stitch the band to the lowermost extremity of the crown with band overlapping the crown.

Abstract: A decorative visor assembly to be worn in shading relation on a user's forehead, the visor assembly including a first and a second, generally planar material panels, and a seal assembly structured to selectively and precisely couple the first material panel to the second material panel. The seal assembly itself includes a perimeter seal structured to define a primary chamber between the first and the second material panels, and which is substantially fluid impervious so as to contain a quantity of a fluid within the primary chamber for selective introduction and removal so as to define an inflated orientation and a deflated orientation of the primary chamber.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for head worn visors and the like having first and second sleeves, said first sleeve positioned adjacent and coaxial to said second sleeve, whereby said first sleeve is pivotable relative to said second sleeve, a plunger disposed within said first and second sleeves, and means for adjusting the position of said first sleeve in relation to said second sleeve in a ratcheting manner.

Abstract: A dual-visor cap assembly includes a cap having a crown portion, a first visor, and a second visor. The first visor is secured to the lower peripheral edge of the crown portion at the front of the crown portion. The second visor is secured to and carried by an adjustable length strap that passes through strap loops on the crown portion so that the strap and second visor are rotatively and detachably mounted on the crown portion adjacent the lower peripheral edge of the crown portion. The second visor is normally located at the front of the crown portion, centered and resting on the first visor, but can be selectively moved from the centered position on the first visor to either side to shade a wearer's face from a selected side while the first visor continues to shade the wearer's face from the front.

Abstract: Protective headwear for use under a hair dryer includes a strap which extends across the forehead of the wearer. A visor is attached to the bottom of the strap and covers and protects the eyes and nose of the wearer. A pair of earpieces are connected to opposite sides of the forehead strap by means of elastic connectors. Each earpiece has a first section and a bendable end section which extends around an ear of the wearer. Flaps are attached to and hang down from the first section to cover the ears. The forehead strap may be elastic and extendable, and the visor may be fan shaped.

Abstract: An ultraviolet rays shielding hat having a sun visor is disclosed. The hat includes an elastically circular band having an outer periphery, a plurality of guide supports attached to the side portions of the outer periphery, wherein said each guide support has a guide groove in each of a top side and a bottom side thereof, an inner support disk having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein a slider is attached to the inner surface of the inner support disk and has a pair of guide rails inwardly extending therefrom, wherein the guide rails are slidably carried in the guide grooves, wherein a guide shaft extends from a central portion of the outer surface, and an outer support disk having a side engagement opening and a central engagement hole, wherein the guide shaft of the slider is rotatably engaged in the central engagement hole, wherein each side end of the sun visor is fixedly received in the side engagement opening.

Abstract: The self-sizing sun visor fills the need for a visor that automatically adjusts to the wearer's head without causing undo compressive pressure on the wearer's head. The desired level of comfort and easy of use to the wearer is achieved by constructing the headband at least partially from stretchable material and incorporating a sweat absorbing foam inner layer. A bill of essentially a rigid nature is attached to the forward portion of the lower peripheral edge. The headband can also be constructed from two or more headband segments. A headband segment is a different color or the same color as the other headband segments. The visor comes in a small/medium size and a large/extra large size to accommodate a range of head sizes comfortably.

Abstract: A vision directing goggle for directing a batter's vision during batting practice. The vision directing goggle includes a housing for directing the vision of a user. The housing is generally rectangular and has an open top side and an open bottom side. The housing has a first pair of opposing walls and a second pair of opposing walls. An elastomeric strap binds the housing to a user's head. A coupling means couples the strap member to the housing. The coupling means is affixed to an outside surface of each of the second opposing walls.

Abstract: A number of eye shades having a headband coupled to a transparent visor are disclosed. The visor extends downward from the headband so that it is positioned in front of a wearer's eyes when worn. The visor may have a resilient protective nosepiece attached thereto. The headband may be made of a flexible material that wraps around a top edge of the visor and is affixed thereto, such as by sewing or adhesive. The eye shade may be foldable including a foldable headband and vented end members that are attached to and fold behind the visor. The headband and visor may be attached to an interior surface of a hat to provide an item of headgear.

Abstract: A sports helmet with a full fabric brim. The helmet protects the skull from impact while the brim provides sun protection to the face, ears, neck, and upper shoulders. The helmet consists of a bowl-shaped, thin-walled, protective shell. The shell contains tear shaped vent holes in the crown and circular vent holes in the front and rear. The shell padding consists of closed cell foam pads in the front, rear, and crown. The helmet is secured by a four-point strap and is closed with a plastic snap buckle. A full fabric brim is attached to the inner edge of the shell with hook and loop strips. The shell padding is secured to the inner lining of the brim band with hook and loop strips. The brim band sandwiched between the shell and the padding provides a very secure attachment. The brim is constructed of heavy duty fabric that is pliable yet maintains its shape in extreme conditions. The material actually stiffens slightly when wet, making it ideal for water sports.

Abstract: Provided herein are articles of headwear that comprise a pouch portion which may be charged with ice. Ice so charged is caused to melt under the effects of ambient temperature and is caused to drip from the pouch portion onto the neck of a person wearing such article. According to a preferred form of the invention, the head of a wearer is not contacted by ice or water during use of such article.

Abstract: A decorative visor assembly to be worn in shading relation on a user's forehead, the visor assembly including a first and a second, generally planar material panels, and a seal assembly structured to selectively and precisely couple the first material panel to the second material panel. The seal assembly itself includes a perimeter seal structured to define a primary chamber between the first and the second material panels, and which is substantially fluid impervious so as to contain a quantity of a fluid within the primary chamber for selective introduction and removal so as to define an inflated orientation and a deflated orientation of the primary chamber.

Abstract: Headgear for advertisements, public relations and cheering as well as shading is disclosed. A head insertion hole and a sign part are defined on the center portion of a plate by a circumferential cut line and a front folding line. A plurality of linear cut lines, which are extended radially outwardly from the circumferential cut line, are formed on the portion of the plate outside of the sign part while being spaced apart from each other, thereby forming head holding portions between every two linear cut lines. In another embodiment, auxiliary traverse cut lines are formed to pass through the ends of the alternate linear cut lines, respectively, so that a resilient action of the head holding is easily performed.

Abstract: The core of the modular cap assembly of the present invention consists of two selectively detachable elements, a visor component having a forehead or billboard portion made of velcro hook-adhering fabric, and a crown component with a permanent fold-down sweatband that allows it to be worn as a brimless cap or “beanie” when separated from the visor. These two selectively detachable elements can be worn assembled as a cap, or each one can be worn separately as a distinct piece of headwear. The selectively detachable crown can be made in any silhouette, in any materia, and with any back closure known in the art of making caps, visors, and brimless caps of “beanies”. In addition, one of more of the panels of the selectively detachable crown can be made of velcro hook-engaging material, allowing the selective display of detachable insignias and detachable pockets with velcro loop-engaging material permanently affixed on back of them.

Abstract: An eyeglasses-held sun visor to provide sunshade to the face of the person. The eyeglasses-held sun visor comprises a visor, a headband, two pieces of flat, elasticized material, and four openings, two on the inside portion of the headband through which the arms of a pair of eyeglasses would be inserted, and one at each end of the headband through which the arms of said eyeglasses would exit, thereby securing said eyeglasses-held sun visor. The openings, along with the elastic nature of the material the eyeglasses slide under, secure the sun visor to the eyeglasses of a person thereby eliminating the necessity for any other apparatus to secure said sun visor to the head of the person.

Abstract: An eye shield assembly useful for selective attachment to the visor of a baseball cap for providing lateral shielding from direct or reflected glare includes, in its first preferred implementation, an elongate planar shielding surface defined by a forward and rearward end and an upper and lower edge. A front and rear attachment extends from the upper edge for selective engagement to the visor edge and the cap, with the shielding alignment further determined by a planar projection extending beyond the upper edge, intermediate the front and rear attachments, conformed for captured receipt between the cap and the skull of the wearer. The attachments may take the form of tined structures flexibly secured to the shielding surface to effect attachment along either side of the cap, or may take the form of convolved strips conformed for selective receipt of the cap edges in selected convolutions.

Abstract: A prescription capable sunglasses for enhancing protection from light penetration leading to improved visual acuity. The prescription capable sunglasses includes a pair of ultraviolet lens, a metal frame having a pair of lens retaining portions, a first and second side portions, and a first and second temple ear pieces, and further includes a first and second light-blocking members removably attached to the first and second side portions respectively, and also includes a shield member compressively attached to and extending along the top of the frame and having a padded member at an outer edge thereof for cushioning the user forehead, and further includes a padded nose bridge member attachable between the lens retaining portions.

Abstract: A unique combination is disclosed comprising an elasticized headband having perspiration absorbing padding and a flexible sun lens, the sun lens being removably connected to the perspiration absorbing padding by hook and loop elements, the padding and configuration of the lens coacting to generally provide improved intersection of sun rays.

Abstract: A ferrous object is attached to or embedded within an article of golf clothing so that it is subject to the force of magnetic attraction of a magnet in a ball marker. A magnetic ball marker according to the invention has a body that can be stamped, painted, machined, or otherwise provided with surface embellishments, such as tournament logos, golf course crests, corporate logos, and other visual indicia that are favored by golfers. Unlike conventional golf ball markers, however, a ball marker according to the invention is provided with a thin, flat, permanent magnet that is attached to or embedded within the body of the ball marker. When the ball marker is moved into the proximity of an article of golf clothing modified according to the invention by the incorporation of a ferrous object therein, the ball marker will be attracted to the ferrous object and will cling to the article of golf clothing until purposely removed therefrom.

Abstract: A visor is provided. The visor includes a brim and a coupling mechanism designed to removably couple the visor to a helmet through a vent of the helmet.

Abstract: A helmet windshield is provided with sunshade device on the top. The sunshade device includes a supporting slice, a pushing block, a slider, a pivotal block and a sunshade slice. The protrusive member of the pushing block is inserted in the opening in the center of the supporting slice and then attached to by the slider. The left and right sides of the slider are inlaid in the sliding groove provided in the inner surface of the supporting slice and surrounding the opening so that the slider can slide upward and downward in the sliding groove. The -shape protrusion of the pivotal block is inserted through the -shape hole of the supporting slice, and the post of the slider is inserted in the hole of the pivotal block. At last, the sunshade slice is combined with the pivotal block by a rivet so that the sunshade slice can move upward or downward according to the movement of the pushing block.

Abstract: A crash-helmet with a device for locking and releasing movable parts comprising a helmet body and a part which is associated with the helmet body and is movable with respect to the helmet body along a movement path. The device for locking and releasing the movable part comprises a first member, which is associated with the movable part and is provided with engagement regions which are mutually spaced along the movement path, and a second member, which is associated with the helmet body and is provided with at least one retention element which engages at least one of the engagement regions. The retention element is flexible in order to allow the movement of the movable part with respect to the helmet body, sequentially engaging the engagement regions when the movable part moves with respect to the helmet body.

Abstract: A decorative visor assembly to be worn in shading relation on a user's forehead, the visor assembly including a first and a second, generally planar material panels, and a seal assembly structured to selectively and precisely couple the first material panel to the second material panel. The seal assembly itself includes a perimeter seal structured to define a primary chamber between the first and the second material panels, and which is substantially fluid impervious so as to contain a quantity of a fluid within the primary chamber for selective introduction and removal so as to define an inflated orientation and a deflated orientation of the primary chamber.

Abstract: A cap includes a visor having a fixed rear section attached to the crown and a fore section pivotally attached to the rear section. Functionally identical latches, made up of pairs of fingers and mating catches with prongs that engage the finger in a ratchet-and-pawl action, act to engage the pivotable section and hold it vertically up or down, depending on which prongs engage the fingers. An alternative embodiment employs an adjustable headband rather than a cap and crown.

Abstract: A sun visor for wear on the head of a user to shade the face, the ears, and back of the neck of the user. The sun visor includes a panel with a fold dividing the panel into front and back portions. The panel has a head hole therethrough.