Patent ID: 7431472
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: A42B,F21V,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A lighting apparatus for mounting on a brim of a hat comprising: a horizontally extending member having an arcuate horizontal top surface, an arcuate horizontal bottom surface extending parallel to and spaced from said top surface, an outwardly facing surface extending transverse to said top and bottom surfaces, said member conforming said top surface to an external lower mounting surface of the brim of the hat; a light emitter mounted in said member and exposed at said outwardly facing surface; and means for releasably attaching said member at said top surface to the lower mounting surface whereby when said top surface is attached abutting the lower mounting surface and the lower mounting surface is contoured, said arcuate horizontal top surface conforms to the contoured lower mounting surface and said light emitter is positioned to provide hands-free illumination along and adjacent to a line of sight of a wearer of the hat.