Abstract: A cold weather hood which may be worn by an individual to protect them from the effects of a cold weather environment, the cold weather hood including a hood member dimensioned to enclose the head of the individual and which has an opening of predetermined dimensions to receive the face of the individual, and a face mask manufactured of double-sided, brushed Dacron.RTM. polyester fiber is secured in the opening of the hood thereby enclosing the entire head of the individual.

Abstract: A smokeproof foldable bag comprises a smokeproof foldable bag having a plurality of peak and valley lines; the smokeproof foldable bag having an open end when unfolded, a plurality of cards respectively oppositely fixed to portions adjacent to the open end of the smokeproof foldable bag; the smokeproof foldable bag being usually folded along the peak and valley lines and held by a plurality of cards; whereby the foldable bag is used by people for preventing them from sucking a smoke at the time of fire.

Abstract: A hood-type garment for enclosing the head and face for protecting hair and makeup during dressing. The garment is a mesh-type fabric and has a zipper, Velcro.RTM. or tape closure to facilitate egress and ingress. An elastic band is attached to the base of the hood, the band encircling the neck of the wearer to secure the hood about the head and face of the wearer.

Abstract: A combined hat and earphones device comprises a flexible hat positionable over the head and ears of a person, and a pair of earphones integrally and inconspicuously connected to lower portions of the hat such that the earphones would be held adjacent the person's ears when the hat is being worn. The hat has an eyelet defined in an inner surface thereof, while electrical wires extending from the earphones extend downwardly out of the hat through the eyelet and have terminal ends thereof connected to a common plug member adapted to be received in the earphones jack of a portable radio or cassette player.

Abstract: A disposable protective eye guard positionable over a person's head to protect the person's eyes from airborne particles and spray mist, the eye guard comprising a tubular hood member fabricated of an open mesh knitted fabric having sufficient stretching properties to fit snuggly thereon without distorting the person's facial features. The open mesh knitted fabric has an uneven surface which, when in the stretched condition, cooperates with the person's facial features to provide air pockets between the eye guard and the person's eyes to substantially prevent airborne particles and spray mist from reaching the eyes.

Abstract: The headwear includes a headgear formed of flexible material for comfortably encompassing the individual's head. The forward portion of the headgear has an opening to which is mounted the inner end of a face tunnel, which projects forwardly of the headgear. The headwear is formed of three layers, an inner layer, an intermediate foam layer and an outer layer. One of the inner and outer layers is formed of a high wind resistant material having high heat retention and moisture vapor transmission characteristics. In one form, the foam forming the intermediate layer of the face tunnel has a greater density than the foam forming the intermediate layer of the headgear, whereby the face tunnel is substantially rigid, stiff and self-sustaining in shape, even in the face of high winds. An access opening is provided adjacent the back of the headwear to enable it to be placed on and pulled off the individual's head.

Abstract: A size adjustable sun-visor and headpiece combination adapted to be worn on the head of a wearer, the headpiece having a front portion to run across the forehead of the wearer and a rear portion extending downwardly to cover the backneck of the wearer. An elongated headband having a frontal portion secured to the front portion of the headpiece, and rightside and leftside portions being secured respectively to opposite sides of the rear portion of the headpiece. Elastic back portions connect the rightside and leftside portions of the headband together, and include buckles to adjust the headpiece to the headsize of the wearer.

Abstract: A cold weather mask and hood (10) made of a flexible insulating layered material (39) which covers the wearer's entire head, shoulders and upper chest. A partially detachable face portion (11) contains a lens receptacle (13) which holds removable lens (15). An air intake hose (23) provides warm, fresh air for inhalation, and an exhaust tube (27) is used for exhalation. The exhaust tube (27) contains ridges (29) which hold the mask away from the lower face to form an air pocket (26).

Abstract: A combination smoke detector and one or more bags for containing air including a housing having a plurality of compartments, a smoke detector unit being mounted in one compartment and an air-bag member being stored in each of the remaining two contiguous compartments. The storage compartments are covered by a hinged panel that opens to release the bags which drop and hang freely from their respective compartments when the smoke detector is activated. Each air bag is arranged to receive and cover a wearer's head so as to provide breathable air during an escape to safety from a smoke-filled room or building.

Abstract: The goggle mounting system comprises protective goggles which carry one strap on each side for attachment to a helmet. The straps are flexible and resilient. The attachment of the straps to the helmet is such that the strap on only one side is easily disconnectable, while the strap on the other side is pivoted to the helmet and remains connected. The strap fasteners differ from one another in that one strap is attached to the helmet by means of mating sections of Velcro, respectively attached to the side of the helmet and the other fixedly attached to the strap. The other strap is attached to the helmet by a resilient snap fixed to the helmet and a mating member on the end of the strap.

Abstract: A survival hood particularly for use with buoyancy garments in water to act as a splash guard comprises a hood-like cover (1) with a lower neck opening and adapted to fit over and envelope a wearer's head and face. The face portion of the hood (1) comprises a window (5) of crumplable transparent waterproof material and presents a spray-free fitting to a wearer's face. A pair of ventilating apertures (6) are provided in the region of a wearer's temples. A lower extension of the hood (1) comprises a rear elasticated neck portion (4) and a forward bodice portion (3) arranged to extend over a wearer's chest and to be releasably secured by straps (11) to a buoyancy garment. A lower flap-like extension (7) of the bodice (3) provided with quick-release fasteners (8,9) is arranged to wrap around the hood (1-5) when folded and rolled to form a bundle-like package.

Abstract: An improved lounge chair to support a person adjustable from a sitting to a prone position, the portion of said chair supporting the person's upper body having an opening provided therein large enough so that when a person's face is placed against the opening, the eyes, nose and mouth are unobstructed by any portion of the chair.

Abstract: Mounted in the front wall region of a hood is a curved replaceable facepiece lens. In order to obtain a gas-tight joint between the rigid component constituting the facepiece lens and the flexible garment material, as well as obtaining a distribution of the stresses which occur in the region of the junction between the facepiece lens and the garment material, a spherically-bent frame is enclosed by an overlapping cloth frame in the region of the opening for the facepiece lens and forms a firm connecting rim. Located as a seal between the said connecting rim and the rigid facepiece lens is an elastic coupling gasket.

Abstract: A protective hood adapted for use by a firefighter is disclosed in which a head portion, a lower marginal portion and a flap provide protection not only for the forehead, head and ears but also for the chin and neck of the firefighter. A means for adjustably and releasably fastening the flap to the protective hood is disclosed. The protective hood is fabricated from an exterior material and an interior liner material, so that the two layers of material provide an insulated fire resistant protective hood for the firefighter. The protective hood used in combination with an air pack face mask and a firefighting coat provides complete protection of the head and upper torso of the firefighter.

Abstract: A clean cap for covering the head of a patient on an operating table to provide warmth and to prevent blood from contaminating the patient's hair, the cap being formed of a unitary piece of flat material foldable around the patient's head, having fasteners for holding the cap in place. Adhesive secured to the edge of the material seals against the skin of the patient to prevent blood flowing into the area under the cap.

Abstract: A protective enclosure fabricated from a clear, flexible, plastic material that, in the event of an emergency, is easily positionable over the head and upper body of a wearer to protect the wearer from the adverse effects of a contaminated environment, such as that filled with smoke or similar noxious fumes. The top of the enclosure is sealed by a reinforced, relatively stiff closure member. Accordingly, an airspace containing a reserve air supply from which the wearer may breathe is created around the wearer's head. The bottom of the enclosure contains a fastener by which the enclosure may be securely tightened around the waist of the wearer. Each side of the enclosure includes an arm port through which the wearer's arms may extend. The arm ports are interfaced with an elastic material which is adapted to form an airtight seal around the wearer's arms when the arms are inserted therethrough.

Abstract: Retro-reflective material is secured to the exterior surface of an article of wearing apparel in a manner which maximizes the light-reflecting capability of the article. Specifically, the retro-reflective material is secured in a manner not requiring any add-on fasteners and which leaves the material ruffled or pleated. The invention increases the number of different surfaces available for gathering incident light rays and reflecting same back to the light source making the wearer more visible to the light source.

Abstract: A protective enclosure fabricated from a clear, flexible, plastic material that, in the event of an emergency, is easily positionable over at least the head of a wearer to protect the wearer from the adverse effects of a contaminated environment, such as that filled with smoke or similar noxious fumes.The enclosure is provided with an opened side for receiving therethrough the head of the wearer. The ends of the enclosure which define the opened side thereof are structured so as to generally conform to the shape of a human chest. The aforementioned ends which define the opened side are provided with fastening means by which the opened side may, be secured to the chest of the wearer in order to form an airtight fit therebetween and thereby close the opened end against the chest and around the neck of the wearer.

Abstract: An easily drapable head covering is constructed in the form of a generally triangular scarf with elongated ends. The triangular shape conforms to a shallow isosceles triangle in which the base is substantially longer than either side and in which the apex is preferably contoured rather than forming a peak. A central segment of the scarf is elasticized to provide a head enclosure and a loop is attached at each side at an intermediate point between the base and sides to permit passage of the ends therethrough at each side and to further permit reverse passage of opposite ends through the opposite loop when the scarf is assembled on the head of a wearer with the ends tied together in any desired position.

Abstract: A universal costume mask armature is disclosed in which a rigid, preferably lattice, infrastructure including skull-shaped cranium and face portion is utilized. The face portion is preferably generally flattened and includes a pair of eye ports. A nose plate between the eye ports forms a continuation of the face and serves to receive and support nose features of a mask mounted on the armature. The face portion also includes a maxilary plate located below the nose plate to receive and support upper lip features of a mask. Use of this armature will enable a very wide range and variety of masks to be interchanged because the construction of the face portion of the armature is designed to support unlimited combinations of nose, eyebrows, beak, etc. without regard to their weight or size.

Abstract: Discloses a hood for use with a garment. The hood employs a casing which encircles the crown of the wearer's head and which can be clamped thereto by drawing tight a drawstring received in channels of the casing to afford the wearer unrestricted, side-to-side, pivotal head movement. The hood has a reinforced bill which projects over a front vent to vent body heat and moisture. The bill protects the wearer's face from snow, rain and inclement weather, and provides protection against snow and rain from entering said front vent.

Abstract: A knitted headband for use with a safety hat to provide cold weather protection for a wearer. The band is circumferentially stretchable, has open upper and lower ends, and is formed of double thicknesses of knitted material. The upper portion of the band is dimensioned and adapted to be stretched over a hard hat, and a pair of diametrically-disposed slits are formed in the band intermediate the length thereof for receiving front and rear brim portions of the hat to secure the band in place. The front slit and the open lower end of the band are provided with elasticized borders to permit adjustment of the band into different positions to provide greater or lesser protection depending on the severity of weather conditions.

Abstract: A collapsible protective covering assembly for protecting the head of a bearer includes a collapsible frame, a flexible shield mounted on the frame and a garment collar for attachment of the frame and shield to the garment. The frame includes a front base member, which with the collar as a matching base member, forms a base for the assembly, and also includes a plurality of ribs. Snaps are employed to detachably attach the frame and protective shield to the collar. The front base member has an open configuration with respect to a rib for spreading a front portion of the shield (a face shield) in a protective configuration and a collapsed configuration with respect to the rib for bunching the front portion in a non-protective configuration. Each rib similarly has an open configuration with respect to another rib for spreading a portion of the shield in a protective configuration, and a collapsed configuration for bunching the portion in a collapsed configuration.

Abstract: Camouflage headwear for use while hunting wild game or for use while observing or photographing them is described, said headwear camouflaging the wearer's face and neck and breaking up the wearer's silhouette. More particularly, said headwear includes a mask having a pair of eyeholes and a band for encircling the wearer's head and attaching said mask thereto and for holding the eyeholes in said mask in registry with the wearer's eyes, said mask being a plate, preshaped to conform to the wearer's face and leaving the lower part thereof free, a bag with a rounded bottom formed of netting having patches of preselected colors and having a pair of eyeholes, said bag adapted to fit loosely over the wearer's head and drape down over his neck, and means for attaching said mask on the inside of said bag such that the eyeholes in the mask are aligned with the eyeholes in the bag.

Abstract: A caplike head covering for placing over the hair immediately after washing or otherwise wetting the hair is made from absorbent material adapted to readily control liquids dripping from the hair. A piece of an absorbent, foldable, sheet material is formed into a tube closed at the ends. One of the closed ends is pushed axially inwardly of the tube toward the other closed end, whereby the tubular piece is folded inwardly upon itself to provide a double-walled, absorbent headpiece.

Abstract: A continuous tubular piece is made in a continuous knit fashion. A limited area, located an equal distance from the two ends of the piece, is knit with a tighter stitch to provide a gathered area. Two similar tighter stitched, gathered areas are provided between the central gathered area and each of the ends of the piece. These two additional gathered areas on both sides of the central area are relatively spaced closer together than their spacing from the central area and the ends of the tubular piece. The tubular piece is folded back on itself using the central gathered area as a fold line, the two opposite ends being brought together. The two additional gathered areas, which were on opposite sides of the central area, are now together, one overlapping the other. A second fold is now made in the piece. The piece is folded back on itself a second time using a point midway between the two additional gathered areas as the fold line. This second fold line is a closed, smooth surface.

Abstract: Liquid cooled helmet comprising a cap of flexible material adapted to fit the head of a person, cooling panels mounted inside the cap forming passageways for carrying a liquid coolant, the panels being positioned to engage the cranium and neck of a person wearing the helmet, inlet and outlet lines communicating with the passageways, and releasable straps for securing the helmet about the neck of the wearer.

Abstract: A method of making caps on a continuous production line comprising: causing a first web to travel continuously in a given running direction; laying and securing transversely at substantially regular spaced intervals onto said first-named web, portions of a second web moving parallel to the direction of travel of said first web, each portion of said second web forming a separate element cut from said second web or being integral therewith so as to define rectangular elements adapted to form the crowns of the caps, the fastening of each rectangular element being performed along a line extending transversely of said running direction along a first edge of said rectangular element; forming a flat tube with longitudinal folds from said first web carrying said rectangular elements during or before assembling together the other edges of each one of said rectangular elements, both edges of each said element parallel to said running direction being secured together and the second edge of said element transverse to the

Abstract: A cover for protecting a hairdo made up of a generally cylindrical head receiving skirt portion, open at the bottom and having shoulder receiving contours formed in the lower edge of the skirt portion. A window is formed in the front of the skirt portion to provide an open space for vision of the wearer and a dome portion closes the top of the cylindrical skirt. Cords are provided for tying the skirt around the torso of the wearer, so that the wearer can remove a garment over his or her head without disturbing the hairdo.

Abstract: A ball type umbrella covering the head and extending below the top of the shoulder line being held in place by a draw string arrangement. The umbrella device is double layered with means of inflation thereof providing optional inflating means at two points within and without the device. The two layers are welded at a multiplicity of points whereby the ball or globular appearance of the umbrella is substantially maintained after inflation and during use due to uniformity of air pressure throughout the interlayer space.