Lighted headwear with brim sleeve
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1. Lighted headgear comprising:
- a crown to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head;
a brim extending from a forward, lower edge of the crown;
at least one light source and a power source mounted to the lighted headgear for providing illumination therefrom;
a switch mounted to the brim;
a plunger actuator of the switch that extends away from the brim and which is depressible towards the brim to selectively turn the light source “
on”
or “
off”
;
a packaging cover configured to be secured to the brim;
a switch guarding portion of the packaging cover for guarding the switch against unintentional activation; and
a wall of the switch guarding portion arranged and configured so that with the packaging cover secured to the brim, the switch guarding portion wall is disposed adjacent the plunger actuator and extends away from the brim beyond the plunger actuator to allow for intentional and direct access to the plunger actuator by a potential purchaser and to avoid unintentional actuation of the plunger actuator.
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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 and includes various accessories for use therewith, such as a protective switch guard associated with hat packaging surrounding an activation switch to prevent inadvertent activation while still allowing intentional actuation thereof.
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1. Lighted headgear comprising:
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a crown to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim extending from a forward, lower edge of the crown; at least one light source and a power source mounted to the lighted headgear for providing illumination therefrom; a switch mounted to the brim; a plunger actuator of the switch that extends away from the brim and which is depressible towards the brim to selectively turn the light source “
on”
or “
off”
;a packaging cover configured to be secured to the brim; a switch guarding portion of the packaging cover for guarding the switch against unintentional activation; and a wall of the switch guarding portion arranged and configured so that with the packaging cover secured to the brim, the switch guarding portion wall is disposed adjacent the plunger actuator and extends away from the brim beyond the plunger actuator to allow for intentional and direct access to the plunger actuator by a potential purchaser and to avoid unintentional actuation of the plunger actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A lighted hat comprising:
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a crown portion for fitting on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim portion generally extending forwardly from the crown portion and having upper and lower surfaces thereof; a light source mounted to the brim portion; an actuator for activating the light source mounted to the brim portion lower surface; and a shielding portion mounted to the brim portion adjacent the actuator to minimize unintentional engagement with the actuator and activation of the light source. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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