Patent ID: 7185371
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: A42B

Abstract:
1. A hat comprising a body including a crown, said crown defining a cavity sized and shaped so as to receive at least a portion of a wearer's head; a shade panel; and a connecting member connecting said shade panel to said body such that said shade panel is movable between a retracted position, in which said shade panel is positioned inside said cavity, and an extended position, in which said shade panel is positioned outside of said cavity, said connecting member having first and second opposing ends and first and second opposing sides, said connecting member being attached to said body substantially continuously along a first path which extends along said first side between said first and second ends, said connecting member being attached to said shade panel substantially continuously along a second path which extends along said second path between said first and second ends, said first path being spaced from said second path adjacent said first end by a first distance, said first path being spaced from said second path adjacent a midpoint between said first and second ends by a second distance, and said first distance being smaller than said second distance.