LIGHTED HAT
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1. A lighted headgear comprising:
- a head fitting portion for fitting on a user'"'"'s head;
a brim extending in a forward direction from the head fitting portion;
a first light source for generating a first beam of light, the first light source mounted to the brim in an orientation to project the first beam of light in the forward direction; and
a second light source for generating a second beam of light, the second light source mounted to the brim in an orientation to project the second beam of light in a transverse and downward direction relative to the forward direction in which the first light beam is directed.
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Abstract
There is provided hands-free lighting, components thereof, and other accessories combined with the hands-free lighting. The hands-free lighting is preferably lighted headgear including hats or visors or other headgear. The hands-free lighting may include multiple light sources positioned at the brim of a lighted hat and configured to provide beams of illumination along different axes thereby illuminating distances both near and far from the wearer at the same time while maintaining natural and streamlined appearance of the lighted hat.
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49 Claims
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1. A lighted headgear comprising:
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a head fitting portion for fitting on a user'"'"'s head; a brim extending in a forward direction from the head fitting portion; a first light source for generating a first beam of light, the first light source mounted to the brim in an orientation to project the first beam of light in the forward direction; and a second light source for generating a second beam of light, the second light source mounted to the brim in an orientation to project the second beam of light in a transverse and downward direction relative to the forward direction in which the first light beam is directed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 49)
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17. A light holder for being mounted to headgear, the light holder comprising:
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a mounting base having a fore-and-aft axis extending thereacross; and an integral light holding bezel that extends from the mounting base at a fixed, oblique angle of inclination downwardly from the mounting base so that an axis through the bezel extends transversely and at an inclination to the fore-and-aft axis with the integral light holding bezel sized to receive at least one light source therein at the fixed oblique angle of inclination to the mounting base for directing light along the downwardly inclined axis of the bezel downwardly away from the base. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. Lighted headgear comprising:
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ahead portion for fitting on a user'"'"'s head; a brim extending forwardly from the head portion, the brim having an insert including upper and lower major surfaces and a covering material extending over at least the lower major surface of the brim insert; one or more light sources for projecting illumination from the brim; a light holder to which the one or more light sources are received and mounted to the brim; and a mounting patch of the covering material, the mounting patch having a thickness thereof greater than the covering material adjacent thereto, with the light holder being secured to the mounting patch of the covering material to mount the light source to the brim. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. Lighted headgear comprising:
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a head portion for fitting an a user'"'"'s head; a brim extending forwardly from the crown portion; one or more light sources for projecting illumination from the brim; a hat lighting assembly including an elongate base formed from resilient material, a housing and one or more light sources received in the housing for being mounted to the brim; an activation switch of the hat lighting assembly including an actuator for energizing the one or more light sources, the activation switch positioned between the brim and the elongate base; and a flexible push button portion of the elongate base positioned to cover the actuator of the activation switch so that the one or more light sources and the activation switch are combined in the same hat lighting assembly. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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