Headwear piece with crown opening

A headwear piece comprising:

• a crown having a peripheral wall which extends around the head of a wearer,
• the crown having a front, a rear, a top, and a bottom;
• and
• a brim/bill projecting forwardly from the crown,
• the peripheral wall comprising a front wall portion, spaced side wall portions and a top wall portion,
• the brim/bill and peripheral wall joined together so that the brim/bill and front, top and side wall portions cooperate to produce a shape-retentive region at the front of the headwear piece that appears as a baseball-style cap as viewed from the front of the headwear piece,
• the peripheral wall interrupted at the rear of the peripheral wall so that no part of the crown extends, or can be connected to extend, continuously around a wearer's head with the headwear piece in an operative position on a wearer's head,
• wherein no part of the /headwear piece extends, or is extendable, continuously around the head of a wearer so as to embrace a wearer's head to maintain the headwear piece on a wearer's head.

A headwear piece comprising:

• a crown having a peripheral wall which extends around the head of a wearer,
• the crown having a front, a rear, a top, and a bottom;
• and
• a brim/bill projecting forwardly from the crown,
• the peripheral wall comprising a front wall portion, spaced side wall portions and a top wall portion,
• the brim/bill and peripheral wall joined together so that the brim/bill and front, top and side wall portions cooperate to produce a shape-retentive region at the front of the headwear piece that appears as a baseball-style cap as viewed from the front of the headwear piece,
• the peripheral wall interrupted at the rear of the peripheral wall so that no part of the crown extends continuously around a wearer's head with the headwear piece in an operative position on a wearer's head,
• wherein the crown comprises first and second spaced legs which project rearwardly and cooperatively and compressibly capture a wearer's head to maintain the headwear piece in an operative position on a wearer's head, the first and second spaced legs projecting rearwardly to first and second free ends that are not connected, or connectable, to each other at the rear of the headwear piece wherein no part of the headwear piece extends, or is extendable, continuously around the head of a wearer so as to embrace a wearer's head to maintain the headwear piece on a wearer's head.

A headwear piece comprising:

• a crown having a peripheral wall which extends around the head of a wearer,
• the crown having a front, a rear, a top and a bottom,
• the peripheral wall comprising a front wall portion that projects upwardly to define a forwardly facing surface and is contiguous with a top wall portion that defines an upwardly facing surface having a substantial are to protect a wearer's head;
• and
• a brim/bill projecting forwardly from the crown,
• the peripheral wall interrupted at the rear of the peripheral wall so that no part of the crown extends continuously around a wearer's head with the headwear piece in an operative position on a wearer's head,
• wherein no part of the headwear piece extends, or is extendable, continuously around the headwear piece on a wearer's head.

A headwear piece comprising:

• a crown having a peripheral wall which extends around the head of a wearer,
• the crown having a front, a rear, a top and a bottom,
• the peripheral wall comprising a front wall portion that projects upwardly to define a forwardly facing surface and is contiguous with a top wall portion that defines an upwardly facing surface having a substantial are to protect a wearer's head;
• and
• a brim/bill protecting forwardly from the crown,
• the peripheral wall interrupted at the rear of the peripheral wall so that the peripheral wall does not extend continuously around a wearer's head with the headwear piece in an operative position on a wearer's head,
• wherein the crown comprises first and second spaced legs which project rearwardly and cooperatively and compressibly capture a wearer's head to maintain the headwear piece in an operative position on a wearer's head, the first and second spaced legs projecting rearwardly to first and second free ends that are not connected, or connectable, to each other at the rear of the headwear piece,
• wherein no part of the headwear piece extends, or is extendable, continuously around the headwear piece on a wearer's head.

A headwear piece comprising:

• a crown having a peripheral wall which extends around the head of a wearer,
• the crown having a front, a rear, a top and a bottom,
• the peripheral wall comprising a front wall portion that projects upwardly to define a forwardly facing surface and is contiguous with a top wall portion that defines an upwardly facing surface having a substantial are to protect a wearer's head;
• and
• a brim/bill projecting forwardly from the crown,
• the peripheral wall interrupted at the rear of the peripheral wall so that the peripheral wall does not extend continuously around a wearer's head with the headwear piece in an operative position on a wearer's head,
• wherein the crown comprises first and second spaced legs which project rearwardly,
• wherein the first and second spaced legs are defined by a single, U-shaped piece.