Head guard

A protective hat, comprising:

• a dome providing an opening to accept a head of a wearer, the dome comprising a plurality of multi-layered sidewalls, wherein each of the plurality of multi-layered sidewalls comprises:
• an inner fabric layer and an outer fabric layer, the inner fabric layer and the outer fabric layer cooperating to define a pocket;
• and
• a side padding layer positioned within the pocket, the side padding layer comprising a rate dependent material;
• and
• a brim extending outwardly from the dome.

A baseball-style hat, comprising:

• a plurality of triangular multi-layered sidewalls that are sewn to collectively form a dome, wherein the dome defines a circular opening for a head of a wearer, wherein the plurality of triangular multi-layered sidewalls comprises a first triangular multi-layered sidewall and a second triangular multi-layered sidewall, wherein a first portion of the first triangular multi-layered sidewall is sewn to a first portion of the second triangular multi-layered sidewall to collectively form at least a portion of the dome, and wherein each of the first and second triangular multi-layered sidewalls comprises:
• an inner fabric layer;
• an outer fabric layer, wherein the inner fabric layer is attached to the outer fabric layer to define a pocket;
• and
• a side padding layer positioned within the pocket, the side padding layer comprising a rate dependent padding material;
• and
• a brim extending outwardly from the dome.
• wherein the first triangular multi-layered sidewall is positioned within a front portion of the dome and the second triangular multi-layered sidewall is positioned within a rear portion of the dome, wherein the bill extends from the front portion of the dome, wherein the side padding layer of the first triangular multi-layered sidewall has a first maximum thickness and the side padding layer of the second triangular multi-layered sidewall has a second maximum thickness.