Multi-purpose headgear

#The present invention relates to clothing and more particularly to headgear and hats.

#Football and other sporting events are often played in adverse weather conditions, hence, a headgear is a very desirable accessory at sporting events. Sometimes a headgear is used for warmth. Other times it is used as a sun deflector.

#Headgear worn at sporting events is often colorful and humorous. For example there are the well known cheese hats worn at football games in Wisconsin.

#FIG. 1 illustrates a first embodiment of the invention being worn as a hat or headgear.

#FIG. 2 illustrates the invention being used to amplify the user's voice.

#FIG. 3 illustrates the first embodiment in a folded configuration.

#A first embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8. The device has three sections, namely, a main body 10, a large end 11 and a small end 14.

#FIG. 1 shows the device used as a hat. FIG. 2 shows the device used as a sound amplifying device. FIG. 3 shows the device folded so that it can be easily stored and carried. FIG. 4 shows the device used as a hearing aid. FIG. 6 shows the device used as a traffic safety cone.

#When the first embodiment is held or placed as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 6, the device has the shape of a round tapered tube which has a small end and a large end. There is a cuff 11 at the large end of the center portion 10 and a cuff 14 at the small end of the center portion 10. The cuffs 11 and 14 extent about two inch along the outside of the tube in the direction of the axis of the tube. In a first embodiment, the cuffs 11 and 14 are folded around the end of the central portion 10. The material that forms cuff 11 extents about an inch and a half along the inside of the tube and the material that forms cuff 14 extents about a quarter of an inch along the inside of the tube. Seams 11A, 11B, 14A and 14B (and in some embodiments additional seams) hold the cuffs 11 and 14 to body 10. A seam 21 (see FIG. 4) extends along the entire length of the device.