Head covering

• US 6,996,852 B1
• Filed: 08/18/2003
• Issued: 02/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Juan C. Cabrera
• Original Assignee: Juan C. Cabrera
• Inventors: Cabrera, Juan C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Calvert, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): QUINN, RICHALE LEE
• Application Number:
  US10/642,556
• Time in Patent Office: 911 Days
• Field of Search: 248/466, 160/323, 160/324, 160/264, 160/237, 217/103, 217/56, 220/2, 220/7, 220/6, 241/0, 217/54, 220/911, 219/53, 219/52, 220/913, 220/914, 218/45
• US Class Current: 2/172
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/0182 Peaks or visors
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/0187 Removable protection for the nape, e.g. sun or rain shields
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/24 with means for attaching articles thereto, e.g. memorandum tablets or mirrors

Abstract

A head covering for shielding the head neck, face and ears from the harsh elements of the environment with obstructing the user'"'"'s vision. The head covering includes a cap including a head cover member and a bill; and also includes a shroud assembly including a shroud being removably depending from the cap; and further includes fastening members for fastening the shroud to the cap; and also includes a mirror assembly including a mirror being hingedly attached to the bill for allowing a user to view about oneself while wearing the head covering.

Claims

1. A head covering comprising:

a cap including a head cover member and a bill, said bill being securely attached to said head cover member, and extending forwardly therefrom, and has a top side, and further having a recessed portion disposed in said top side, said recessed portion including a mirror-receiving recessed portion extending through a portion of a front edge of said bill and being spaced from side edges of said bill and extending along and being spaced from a portion of a back edge of said bill, and also including handle-receiving recessed portions being disposed through said side edges of said bill and being continuous offshoots of said mirror-receiving recessed portion;

a shroud assembly including a shroud being removably depending from said cap;

fastening members for fastening said shroud to said cap; and

a mirror assembly including a mirror being attached to said bill for allowing a user to view about oneself while wearing said head covering.

2. The head covering as described in claim 1, wherein said cap further includes a first elastic tab being attached to a back side and to a bottom edge of said head cover member for adjusting the size of said head cover member.

3. The head covering as described in claim 2, wherein said mirror has a back edge which is attached to said front edge of said bill and also has a front edge, said mirror being foldable upon and off said bill and being removably received in said mirror-receiving recessed portion.

4. The head covering as described in claim 3, wherein said mirror assembly further includes an elongate handle member being attached to said front edge of said mirror, said handle member having a main portion being removably received in said mirror-receiving recessed portion and also having end portions being removably received in said handle-receiving recessed portions.

5. The head covering as described in claim 4, wherein said shroud assembly also includes a support strip being attached along a top edge of said shroud, and further includes a second elastic tab being attached to said support strip for adjusting the size of said support strip, and also includes a stiffener strip being disposed in an intermediate portion of said shroud and extending from said top edge to a bottom edge of said shroud for preventing said shroud from being blown about in the wind.

6. The head covering as described in claim 5, wherein said support strip includes a head cover attaching portion, and also includes bill attaching end portions, said head cover attaching portion and said bill attaching end portions being planar portions, said planar portion of said head cover attaching portion being disposed generally 90 degrees relative to said planar portions of said bill attaching end portions to facilitate attaching said support strip to said head cover member and to said bill.

7. The head covering as described in claim 6, wherein said fastening members include first fastening members being attached along said bottom edge of said head cover member and along said side edges of a bottom side of said bill, and also include second fastening members being attached along said support strip and being fastenable to said first fastening members.

8. The head covering as described in claim 7, wherein said shroud is a sheet of material being removably depending from said bottom edge of said head cover member and from said side edges of said bill.

9. The head covering as described in claim 8, wherein said shroud is a sheet of mesh material being removably depending from said bottom edge of said head cover member and from said side edges of said bill.