Patent ID: 9402432
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A42B

Claim Text:
1. A sun protection device comprising: a hat having a crown and a sweatband on the interior of the crown and at a lower edge of the crown; a frame, wherein at least a portion of the frame is removably positioned between the crown of the hat and the sweatband of the hat, thereby removably securing the entirety of the frame within the crown of the hat and above the lower edge of the crown of the hat; and a drape attached to the frame, wherein the frame extends from a first end of an upper edge of the drape to a second end of the upper edge of the drape and wherein the entire upper edge of the drape is supported by the frame; wherein the frame and the drape extend around at least one half of the circumference of the crown of the hat; and wherein the drape hangs downward from the crown, the drape thereby being adapted to shade at least a portion of a wearer's neck; wherein the frame comprises an elongated piece of plastic having a middle portion and two end portions on opposite sides of the middle portion, wherein when the end portions are positioned between the crown and sweatband of the hat, wherein at least a portion of an upper edge of the frame has a convex shape that extends upward above the end portions, thereby covering an opening in a back portion of the crown of the hat, wherein a lower edge of the frame has a cutout that extends across an adjustable portion of the sweatband below the opening in the back portion of the crown of the hat.