Headgear for shielding ears and neck from ultraviolet rays
OwnerCharles R. Barrett, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An improved device for protective headgear for shielding ears and neck from ultraviolet rays which can be worn alone or in conjunction with a hat. This device is a stretchable headband with a crescent shaped sun shield attached to the headband. The sun shield gathers slightly when worn, and extends outwardly from the head so that it does not lay directly over the ears. The shield is made of a tightly woven material which is also breathable, a single ply or preferably a two-ply material with a tightly woven micro denier on the outside and an all-cotton liner on the underside which will be in contact with the back of the neck. A method for making the device also disclosed.
Claims15
Headgear apparatus for shielding ears and neck from ultraviolet rays comprising:
- an elastic head band;
- a crescent shaped sun shield having an upper concave curved fabric edge and a lower convex curved fabric edge which intersect each other as to form points, said concave curved fabric edge having a shallow curvature;
- said crescent shaped sun shield being attached to said elastic band along the entire length of said concave curved fabric edge;
- said sun shield having a width sufficient to cause formation of pleats to lay away from the wearer's neck and ears.
A method of manufacturing a headgear for shielding a wearer's ears and neck from ultraviolet rays comprising:
- forming an elastic band into a loop;
- forming a crescent shaped sun shield with two curved fabric edges, one of which is concave;
- stretching the elastic band;
- attaching the crescent shaped sun shield about a portion of the concave curved fabric edge to the stretched band;
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- allowing the elastic band to contract to its original shape;
- whereby the sun shield gathers into pleats which, upon wearing, force the sun shield to assume an orientation tending away from the neck and ears of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.