US 8,024,818 B1Granted

Retractable neckpiece for headwear

AssigneeDavenport Innovations, Inc.

InventorSteven Roy Davenport

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Abstract

Apparatus for shading a user's neck. In some embodiments, a support device comprises a flexible, generally U-shaped structure with a laterally extending central portion to accommodate attachment of a proximal edge of a neckpiece, and opposing leg portions which extend from the central portion to engage the headwear. In further embodiments, the neckpiece preferably comprises a layer of flexible material with a proximal end supported adjacent a headwear and an opposing distal end configured to be suspended adjacent to a base of the user's neck. A support portion is formed from laterally extending first and second panels which fold together to form a V-shaped channel circumferentially extending in contact against an outermost rearward surface of the headwear. A flap portion extending from the second panel is moveable between a deployed state to cover the user's neck to a retracted state in which the flap portion is gathered into the channel.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising a neckpiece configured for attachment to a headwear to protect a user's neck, the neckpiece comprising a layer of flexible material with a proximal end supported adjacent the headwear, an opposing distal end configured to be suspended adjacent to a base of the user's neck and a surface therebetween, the layer of flexible material comprising a support portion formed from a laterally extending first panel that supports a first closure device on the surface and a laterally extending second panel that supports a corresponding second closure device on the same surface, the first and second panels fold together with the second panel folded upwardly to contactingly engage the second closure device to the first closure device to form an upwardly directed open V-shaped channel which circumferentially extends in contact against an outermost rearward surface of the headwear, the layer of flexible material further comprising a flap portion which extends from the second panel to the distal end and is moveable between a deployed state to cover the user's neck to a retracted state in which the flap portion is gathered into the channel.

An apparatus, comprising:

a neckpiece configured for attachment to a headwear to protect a user's neck, the neckpiece comprising a layer of flexible material with a proximal end supported adjacent the headwear and an opposing distal end configured to be suspended adjacent a base of the user's neck, the layer of flexible material comprising a support portion formed from laterally extending first and second panels which fold together to form V-shaped channel which circumferentially extends in contact against an outermost rearward surface of the headwear, the layer of flexible material further comprising a flap portion which extends from the second panel to the distal end and is moveable between a deployed state to cover the user's neck to a retracted state in which the flap portion is gathered into the channel;
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a support device configured to support the neckpiece adjacent the headwear, the support device comprising a flexible, generally U-shaped structure with a laterally extending central portion to accommodate attachment of the proximal edge of the neckpiece, and opposing leg portions which extend from the central portion to engage the headwear, the laterally extending central portion with at least one mesh area comprising an array of adjacent through-holes that extend through the support device to promote wicking of perspiration from a head of the user and enhance flexibility of the support device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.