Patent ID: 8009847
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: A42B,H04R

Abstract:
1. A hat configured to carry a music player equipped with an attachment clip and also to carry earphones connected to said music player by electrical cables, said hat allowing a wearer having ears to listen to music without obstructing surrounding sound or to listen to music while obstructing surrounding sound comprising: a) At least one pair of openings from the outside surface to the inside surface of said hat, b) a headband characterized by a top edge and a bottom edge, said headband being attached at its said bottom edge by a seam around the inside surface of said hat at its rim, except above the ears of said wearer thereby forming seam openings between said headband and said hat, said seam openings being configured to allow passage of said earphones, and furthermore said headband being attached by stitch points at its top edge to the inside surface of said hat, and in addition, said headband forming between itself and the inside surface of said hat a conduit, said conduit forming a retainer above the ears of said wearer, said a retainer configured to hold said earphones; said cables from said music player enter the inside of said hat through the second said opening, follow said conduit formed by said headband, to said retainer and reach said earphones, whereby said wearer can listen to music without obstructing surrounding sound by leaving said earphones tucked away between said headband and said hat, or listen to music while blocking surrounding sounds by lowering said earphones through said seam openings and inserting them in said ears.