Patent ID: 7810944

Claim:
An illuminated cap comprising: a crown defining a first space having a bottom opening; a folding member attached to the bottom opening, such that the folding member is moveable between a folded position against an inner surface of the crown and an unfolded position spaced from the inner surface, with a second space defined between the folding member and the inner surface of the crown; a visor extending forwardly from the crown; a light source assembly comprising a circuit board, at least one light emitting member, a cord interconnecting the circuit board and the at least one light emitting member, a switch on the circuit board, and at least one cell releasably mounted on the circuit board; a receiving assembly comprising a third space receiving the circuit board and the at least one cell, with the receiving assembly disposed within the third space and secured to the crown by the folding member in the folded position, the receiving assembly being removable from the first space when the folding member is in the unfolded position, the folding member in the folded position separating the head of a wearer from the receiving assembly; and an elongated flexible optical fiber strand disposed on at least one of the visor and the crown and having both ends optically connected to the at least one light emitting member.