Hat mounted music system

A hat mounted music system, comprising:

• a semi-rigid hatband;
• a flexible crown mounted to said hatband;
• a hat bill mounted to said hat band;
• a retaining pocket, said pocket being mounted to said hatband and being sized and shaped to hold a portable music player;
• a portable music player, said player being sized and shaped to fit within said retaining pocket;
• first and second headphone mounts, said headphone mounts being disposed to align with ears of a user of said system;
• said mounts having first and second hinges, first portions of said hinges being attached to said hatband and second portions of said hinges being attached to said mounts, said hinges permitting movement of said mounts from a first, open position to a second, listening position;
• each of said headphone mounts further comprises:
• a rotational coil spring, said spring urging said headphone mount upwardly, away from said ears of said user to said first, open position;
• a latching mechanism, said latching mechanism retaining said headphone mount adjacent said ears of said user in said second, listening position;
• a release device, said release device operating said latching mechanism and allowing said headphone mount to move upwardly to said first, open position when activated;
• wherein said user pushes said headphone mount downwardly against urging of said coil spring and said latching mechanism retains said headphone mount in said second, listening position;
• and
• wherein said user activates said release device and said latching mechanism permits said headphone mount to move upwardly to said first, open position;
• first and second headphone modules, said modules adapted to fit said headphone mounts;
• and
• connection wires, said wires connecting said player to said headphone modules.