POWER HEADGEAR

• US 20140053318A1
• Filed: 07/23/2013
• Published: 02/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nxtgen Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nrg Products, Llc
• Inventors: Fitzgerald, Robert E., Fitzgerald, Caitlin A.
• Application Number:
  US13/949,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20140053318A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/209.13
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/006 convertible or adaptable for uses other than as headgear
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/24 with means for attaching articles thereto, e.g. memorandum tablets or mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 at least one of which is mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof

Abstract

A power source is concealed into headwear/headgear that may also have multiple built-in plugs that can be used to plug in a variety of external devices that would require power to operate. This headwear/headgear can also be used to recharge variety of external devices with only USB plug technology.

Claims

1. A universal battery powered headgear comprising:

a rear head-fitting crown portion having a lower edge;

a brim disposed on said crown portion proximate to said lower edge, and an outer perimeter of the brim distal from said lower edge, the brim comprising a top layer of fabric material and a bottom layer of fabric material; and

a power source located inside the headgear connected to at least one built-in receptacle having two or more electrical leads built-into the receptacle used for exporting power from the power source to an external device or transmitting data transmissions to an external device.

2. The headgear of claim 1, wherein the receptacle is a receiving plug/socket comprising electrical leads comprising both a positive and a negative lead and is connected to a multifunction switch used to control the amount of power distributed from the receptacle to the plugged in external device that requires power to operate.

3. The headgear of claim 1, further comprising a USB port used to transfer data transmissions, transfer power, and connect to external devices, and is connected to a multifunction switch used to control the amount of power distributed from the receptacle to the plugged in external device that requires power to operate.

4. The headgear of claim 1, wherein the power source is located inside the crown portion of the headgear.

5. The headgear of claim 1, further comprising a receptacle located in the crown portion of the headgear and is a USB port used to recharge the power source.

6. The headgear of claim 1, further comprising a receptacle located in the brim of the headgear and is a USB port used to recharge the power source.

7. The headgear of claim 1, further comprising a receptacle located in the rear of the headgear and is a USB port used to recharge the power source.

8. The headgear of claim 4, wherein the power source comprises at least one rechargeable battery.

9. The headgear of claim 2, wherein one of the receptacles is located in adjacent to the front of the brim to power an attachable/detachable device.

10. The headgear of claim 2, where one of the receptacles is located under the brim to power an attachable/detachable device.

11. The headgear of claim 2, wherein one of the receptacles is located in the rear of the headgear to power an attachable/detachable device.

12. The headgear of claim 2, wherein one of the receptacles is located on the side of the brim to power an attachable/detachable device.

13. The headgear of claim 2, wherein one of the receptacles is located on top of the crown to power an attachable/detachable device.

14. The headgear of claim 2, wherein one of the receptacles is located recessed into the front of the brim to power an attachable/detachable device.

15. The headgear of claim 4, the power source is detachable and re-attachable.

16. A universal battery powered headgear comprising:

a rear head-fitting crown portion having;

a brim disposed on said crown proximate to said lower edge, and said perimeter of brim is distal from said lower edge;

a brim with a top layer of fabric material and a bottom layer of fabric material;

a rechargeable power source located inside the brim of the headgear configured to allow the brim to be pliable and flexible at the location of the power source; and

a receptacle plug connected to the reachable power source so the power source can be recharged.

17. The headgear of claim 16, wherein the power source is a flexible rechargeable Polymer Li-ion battery.

18. The headgear of claim 17, wherein the receptacle plug connected to the rechargeable power source is a USB port.

19. The headgear of claim 17, wherein the receptacle plug connected to the rechargeable power source is a USB port and is located in-between the sweatband and the crown of the cap.

20. The headgear of claim 17, wherein the receptacle plug connected to the rechargeable power source is a USB port and is located in the brim between the top layer of fabric material and the bottom layer of fabric material.

21. The headgear of claim 17, where the receptacle plug connected to the rechargeable power source is a USB port and is located in the rear of the cap.

22. The headgear of claim 17, where the receptacle plug connected to the rechargeable power source is a USB port and is located inside the crown of the cap.

23. The headgear of claim 17, where the power source are multiple rectangular shaped hard cover/aluminum shell lithium ion rechargeable batteries substantially arranged in parallel and connected to each other with conductors at least about an eighth of an inch apart to maintain a flexible brim in at least on direction.

24. The headgear of claim 16, where the power source is connected to a charge controller device with one or more LED'"'"'s lights to measure battery capacity and the amount of power stored in the battery.

25. The headgear of claim 24, where the charge controller device is detachable and attachable.

26. The headgear of claim 24, where a switch is integrated into the controller that controls an auxiliary circuit that negotiates whether the rechargeable battery is in charge mode or in discharge mode.

27. The headgear of claim 16, further comprising a charge controller connected to the power source and wherein components are integrated into the brim of the cap comprising one or more visible LED lights to measure the amount battery capacity and the amount of power stored in the battery or batteries.

28. The headgear of claim 27, further comprising a switch that controls an auxiliary circuit that negotiates whether the rechargeable battery is in charge mode or in discharge mode.

29. A universal headgear comprising:

a rear head-fitting crown portion having;

a brim disposed on said crown proximate to said lower edge, and said perimeter of brim is distal from said lower edge;

a brim with a top layer of fabric material and a bottom layer of fabric material; and

a USB port located in the headgear used to transfer data from the headgear to an external device.

30. The headgear of claim 29, where the USB port is located in-between the sweatband and the crown of the headgear.

31. The headgear of claim 29, where the USB port is located in the crown of the headgear.

32. The headgear of claim 29, where the USB port is located in the rear of the headgear.

33. The headgear of claim 29, where the USB port is located in the brim of the headgear between the top layer of fabric material and the bottom layer of fabric material.

34. The headgear of claim 29, where the USB port is connected to a memory flash drive.