Lighted hat
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1. A light mount for mounting a light source to headgear, the light mount comprising:
- a single-piece light holder body for holding a light source in a predetermined fixed orientation and having a laterally extending upper surface with a fore-and-aft axis extending thereacross;
a cavity in the light holder body sized to receive the light source therein, the cavity extending at an inclination to the fore-and-aft axis along an inclined axis so that a light source received therein projects light along the inclined axis in the predetermined fixed orientation; and
an opening to the cavity in the upper surface to allow electrical connections of the light source to pass therethrough.
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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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1. A light mount for mounting a light source to headgear, the light mount comprising:
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a single-piece light holder body for holding a light source in a predetermined fixed orientation and having a laterally extending upper surface with a fore-and-aft axis extending thereacross; a cavity in the light holder body sized to receive the light source therein, the cavity extending at an inclination to the fore-and-aft axis along an inclined axis so that a light source received therein projects light along the inclined axis in the predetermined fixed orientation; and an opening to the cavity in the upper surface to allow electrical connections of the light source to pass therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 21)
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12. Lighted headgear comprising:
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a head fitting portion for fitting on a user'"'"'s head; a brim portion including a shape retentive brim member having upper and lower major surfaces thereof, and a covering material extending over the shape retentive brim member; a light mount for mounting a light source to headgear, the light mount including; a light holder body for holding a light source in a predetermined fixed orientation and having a laterally extending upper surface with a fore-and-aft axis extending thereacross; a cavity in the light holder body sized to receive the light source therein, the cavity extending at an inclination to the fore-and-aft axis along an inclined axis so that a light source received therein projects light along the inclined axis in the predetermined fixed orientation; and an opening to the cavity in the upper surface to allow electrical connections of the light source to pass therethrough; wherein the light holder body comprises a mounting base including the upper surface of the light holder body and further including an opposite lower surface, and a light holder portion extending from the mounting base lower surface and having the cavity therein; and
the light holder body is mounted to the brim portion such that at least a portion of the mounting base is disposed between the lower major surface of the shape retentive brim member and the covering material and the light holder portion extends through the opening in the covering material such that the inclined axis of the cavity is oriented so that a light source received therein provides illumination downwardly and forwardly away from the brim portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. Lighted headgear comprising:
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a head fitting portion for fitting on a user'"'"'s head; a brim portion including a shape retentive brim member having upper and lower major surfaces thereof, and a covering material extending over the shape retentive brim member; a light mount for mounting a light source to headgear, the light mount comprising; a light holder body for holding a light source in a predetermined fixed orientation and having a laterally extending upper surface with a fore-and-aft axis extending thereacross; a cavity in the light holder body sized to receive the light source therein, the cavity extending at an inclination to the fore-and-aft axis along an inclined axis so that a light source received therein projects light along the inclined axis in the predetermined fixed orientation, the light holder body mounted to the brim portion so that the inclined axis of the cavity is oriented so that a light source received therein provides illumination downwardly and forwardly away from the brim portion; and an opening to the cavity in the upper surface to allow electrical connections of the light source to pass therethrough; a lighting assembly mounted to the headgear, the lighting assembly including a light source received in the cavity of the light holder body, a power source mounted to the headgear, and a switch device mounted to the brim portion between the shape retentive brim member and the covering material; wherein the covering material includes embroidered stitching that at least partially extends below the switch device, the embroidered stitching providing greater rigidity to the covering material than adjacent portions thereof for pushing on the embroidered stitching to depress an actuator of the switch device.
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22. Lighted headgear comprising:
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a head fitting portion for fitting on a user'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending in a forward direction along a fore-and-aft axis from the head fitting portion; a light source for projecting illumination from the brim portion; a single-piece light holder mounted to the brim portion for holding the light source in a predetermined fixed orientation; a light holder portion of the light holder having a cavity therein sized to receive the light source, the light holder portion extending away from the brim portion at a fixed angle along an inclined axis relative to the fore-and-aft axis to provide illumination downwardly and forwardly away from the brim portion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 27)
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25. Lighted headgear comprising:
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a head fitting portion for fitting on a user'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending in a forward direction along a fore-and-aft axis from the head fitting portion, the brim portion including a shape retentive brim member and covering material extending over the shape retentive brim member; a light source for projecting illumination from the brim portion; a light holder mounted to the brim portion for holding the light source in a predetermined fixed orientation; a light holder portion of the light holder having a cavity therein sized to receive the light source, the light holder portion extending away from the brim portion at a fixed angle along an inclined axis relative to the fore-and-aft axis to provide illumination downwardly and forwardly away from the brim portion; a mounting base of the light holder integral with the light holder portion thereof with the light holder portion extending away from the mounting base, the mounting base having a greater flexibility than the light holder portion and being fixed between the shape retentive brim member and the covering material so that the light holder portion at least partially extends through an opening in the covering material; wherein the covering material includes an embroidered portion extending around the opening that provides a relatively stiffer mounting surface for the mounting base than adjacent portions of the covering material. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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