# US 2015/0089709 A1 · Hat with wrap-around sun shade > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2015/0089709 A1 - Document ID: US20150089709A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/044,027 - Filed: 2013-10-02 - Published: 2015-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2013-10-02 - Inventors: Sheila Beverly DuCasse - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150089709A1 ## CPC - A42B 1/0187: Removable protection for the nape, e.g. sun or rain shields - A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00) ## Abstract According to one embodiment of the present invention, the article or piece of clothing includes a hat having a crown and a bill extending outwardly from the crown. A wrap-around shoulder-length sun shade or sun screen is releasably coupled, by separating zippers, to the crown and bill of the hat. If the separating zippers are closed, the wrap-around shade or wrap around screen is connected to the crown and bill. If the separating zippers are open, the wrap-around sun shade or sun screen can be detached from the crown and/or the bill. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A clothing assembly for blocking ultra violet rays comprising: a hat; a wrap around drapery; and a mechanism for coupling the wrap around drapery to said hat, wherein said mechanism being operable to be placed in a first state wherein said wrap around drapery is coupled to said hat and a second state in which said wrap around drapery is detached from said hat. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The clothing assembly of claim 1 wherein the hat includes a crown having a front, back, opposite sides, and a bill connected to the front of said crown. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The clothing assembly of claim 2 wherein said bill includes a concave surface and a convex surface opposite to said concave surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The clothing assembly of claim 3 further including a support member connected to the concave surface of said bill wherein said support member extends substantially across a width of said concave surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The clothing assembly of claim 4 wherein said support member and the hat are fabricated from similar material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The clothing assembly of claim 4 wherein the support member has an approximate length of one and a half inches extending downwardly from the concave surface of said bill. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The clothing assembly of claim 2 wherein the wrap around drapery is bifurcated with a first section fabricated from opaque material and a second section fabricated from transparent material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The clothing assembly of claim 7 wherein the opaque material includes fabric and the transparent material includes clear plastic. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The clothing assembly of claim 7 wherein said fabric and said clear plastic are treated to block ultra violet rays. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The clothing assembly of claim 7 wherein said opaque material, of the first section of said wrap around drapery, has a first predefined dimension sufficient to extend from one of said opposite sides across the back to another of said opposite sides and a second predefined dimension sufficient to extend from said crown to a shoulder of a wearer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The clothing assembly of claim 7 wherein the transparent material, of the second section of said wrap around drapery, has a first predefined dimension sufficient to traverse a rim of the beak and a second predefined dimension sufficient to extend from said rim downwardly to the chest of a wearer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The clothing assembly of claim 9 wherein treatment of said opaque material and said transparent material includes coating with a material that blocks the ultra violet rays. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The clothing assembly of claim 9 wherein material for blocking the ultra violet rays is fabricated in said opaque material and said transparent material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The clothing assembly of claim 2 wherein the mechanism for coupling the wrap around drapery to the hat includes a first separating zipper and a second separating zipper. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The clothing assembly of claim 14 wherein the first separating zipper includes one section rigidly connected to the crown and a mating section rigidly connected to the wrap around drapery. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The clothing assembly of claim 14 wherein the second separating zipper includes a first section rigidly connected to the bill and a second section rigidly connected to the wrap around drapery. ### Claim 17 A hat comprising: a crown, having a front, back, first side, second side, and a bill connected to said crown; a first section of a first separating zipper fixedly connected to said crown and extends from a predefined location on the first side , across the back to a predefined location on the second side; a second section of a second separating zipper fixedly connected to said bill wherein said first section of said first separating zipper abuts the second section of said second separating zipper at predefined locations on the first side and second side, respectively. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The hat of claim 17 further including a support member sown into said bill. ### Claim 19 A sun shade for protecting the upper body of a wearer from ultra violet radiation generated by the sun or other source, said sun shade comprising: a bifurcated wrap around drapery having a first section fabricated from opaque material, a first predefined dimension sufficient to extend from one side, across a back to an opposite side of a wearer's head and a second predefined dimension sufficient to extend from said wearer's head to a shoulder of said wearer; a second section fabricated from transparent material, said second section having a second predefined dimension sufficient to extend around a face of the wearer and abutting the first section on either side of said wearer's face; and a first separating zipper having a first section rigidly connected to said first section of said bifurcated wrap around drapery; and a second separating zipper having a second section rigidly connected to said second section of said transparent material. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The sun shade of claim 19 wherein the opaque material and the transparent material are treated to block the ultraviolet radiation.