# US 2014/0192518 A1 · Lighted hat

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- Number: US 2014/0192518 A1
- Document ID: US20140192518A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/047,914
- Filed: 2013-10-07
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2007-12-18
- Assignees: Waters Industries, Inc.
- Inventors: Michael Waters
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192518A1

## CPC

- A42B 1/244: Means for mounting lamps
- F21L 4/027: {the light sources being a LED}
- F21V 21/0885: {for portable lighting devices}
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00)
- F21L: LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED

## 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 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A lighted headgear comprising:
a head fitting portion for fitting on a user's head;
a brim extending in a forward direction from the head fitting portion;
a first light source for generating a first beam of light, the first light source mounted to the brim in an orientation to project the first beam of light in the forward direction; and
a second light source for generating a second beam of light, the second light source mounted to the brim in an orientation to project the second beam of light in a transverse and downward direction relative to the forward direction in which the first light beam is directed.