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Lighted solar hat

  • US 10,159,294 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2013
  • Issued: 12/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Headgear comprising:

  • a head-fitting portion for being disposed on a user'"'"'s head;

    a brim portion extending from a forward lower edge of the head-fitting portion along a brim axis, the brim portion having upper and lower major surfaces of respective upper and lower fabric portions that cover a brim insert of the brim portion;

    at least one solar panel disposed on the brim portion to be engaged with the upper major surface of the brim portion;

    a housing including upper and lower housing portions mounted to the upper and lower major surfaces, respectively;

    threaded fasteners extending through the brim portion to mount the upper and lower housing portions to the brim portion, connect the upper and lower housing portion together, and compress the brim portion between the connected upper and lower housing portions;

    a rigid frame member of the upper housing portion mounted to the brim portion and having a central window opening aligned with the solar panel;

    a transparent cover member having a central raised portion, the cover member mounted to the brim portion such that the central raised portion extends into the central window opening of the frame member to cover the at least one solar panel aligned with the central window opening of the frame member to receive light energy;

    a flange of the transparent cover member that is lowered relative to the central raised portion and extends outwardly from the central raised portion;

    an inner surface of the rigid frame member extending about the central window opening with the flange of the transparent cover member captured between the inner surface of the rigid frame member and the upper major surface of the brim portion;

    a rechargeable power source mounted to one of the head-fitting portion or the brim portion and electrically connected to the at least one solar panel to receive recharging power from the at least one solar panel; and

    at least one light source mounted in the lower housing portion to be disposed under the brim portion so as to project light forwardly from the brim portion and electrically coupled to the rechargeable power source to receive power from the rechargeable power source.

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