Abstract:
Headwear includes a light-transmissive visor, a power source, and a light emitter powered by the power source and directed at the visor.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     The present invention relates to headwear. More particularly, although not exclusively, the invention relates to headwear incorporating an illuminated visor. Promoters, fun-seekers, party-goers and children might like to don headwear incorporating an illuminated visor.  
       OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     It is an object of the present invention to provide interesting and entertaining headwear incorporating an illuminated visor.  
       DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION  
       [0003]     There is disclosed herein headwear, comprising: 
        a light-transmissive visor,     a power source, and     a light emitter powered by the power source and directed at the visor.        
 
         [0007]     Preferably, the visor has printed matter thereon for illumination by the light emitter.  
         [0008]     Preferably, the light source is directed at a bottom surface of the visor and the illuminated printed matter is visible at a top surface of the visor.  
         [0009]     Preferably, the headwear comprises a plurality of said light emitters in an array directed at the visor.  
         [0010]     Preferably, the headwear comprises a headband to which the power source and light emitters are mounted, and wherein the visor comprises clips for the detachment from the headband enabling removal and replacement of the visor. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0011]     A preferred form of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:  
         [0012]      FIG. 1  is a schematic perspective illustration of headwear incorporating an illuminated visor, and  
         [0013]      FIG. 2  is a schematic outside in exploded perspective illustration of the headwear of  FIG. 1  excluding the visor. 
     
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0014]     In the accompanying drawings there is depicted schematically an item of headwear in the form of a cap  10  including a headband  11  and the visor  12 . At the front of the headband  11 , there is provided a battery compartment  13  housing a plurality of batteries  14  (typically size AAA batteries). A cover plate  15  covers an opening  16  in the headband behind the compartment  13  through which the batteries  14  can be inserted and removed.  
         [0015]     The compartment  13  is typically made of light-transmissive plastics material.  
         [0016]     An LED mounting plate  16  surrounds the batteries  14  within the compartment  13  and comprises a number of apertures  17  for each receiving an LED  18 . The LEDs  18  are connected via wires and a switch  19  to the batteries  14 .  
         [0017]     The visor  12  is also made of light-transmissive plastics material and comprises a pair of opposed clamps  19  each adapted to cooperate with clamping lugs  20  at opposite sides of the headband  11  to secure the visor in place enabling pivotal movement up-and-down and detachment/replacement as desired. The visor  12  can have printed matter thereon—say in the form of a logo, advertising or anything else.  
         [0018]     The LEDs shine through the light-transmissive compartment  13  onto the under-side of the visor and then through the visor to illuminate the printed matter. The LEDs are typically broad-spectrum white light-emitting diodes.  
         [0019]     It should be appreciated that modifications and alterations obvious to those skilled in the art are not to be considered as beyond the scope of the present invention. For example, circuitry might be provided to cause the LEDs to flash randomly or in a chasing sequence, and different coloured LEDs might be provided.