Head garment for privacy
AssigneeDicksbridge, Inc.
InventorJohn H. Dick
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Abstract
A head garment for privacy and methods of using the same. The head garment has a frame including an elongated member, the frame including a loop portion that extends upward and forward from a rear portion that includes a tail, the loop portion including a rim, a veil having a rear portion that is connected to the rear portion of the frame and a front portion that is connected to the rim. The tension in the portion of the veil that spans between the connection to the rear portion of the frame and to the rim provides support for the rim, and the front portion of the veil extends beyond and drapes downward from the rim. The head garment is usable with a ventilation system and/or an electronic device and may be folded for stowing in a container.
Claims21
A head garment comprising:
- a frame comprising an elongated member;
- the elongated member further comprising a loop portion including a rim that extends forward from a rear portion of the frame to a position defined at least by an extent to which the rim is spaced forward of the rear portion of the frame;
- the rim being selectively bendable to retain different positions defined at least by different extents to which the rim is spaced forward of the rear portion of the frame, and by at least one folded stowed position;
- a veil comprising a rear portion that is connected to the rear portion of the frame, and a front portion extending forward from the rear portion of the veil and over the rim wherein the veil is releasably connected to the rim and drapes downward from the rim defining an interior space within the veil, and wherein tension in the veil between the connection of the rear portion of the veil to the rear portion of the frame and the releasable connection of the front portion of the veil to the rim provides support for and positioning of the loop portion of the rim;
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- an electrically-powered fan, the fan including a fastener configured to mount the fan within the interior space to a remainder of the head garment or to clothing worn by a user of the head garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.