Patent ID: 7000841

Claim:
A lighting apparatus for mounting on a brim of a hat comprising: a flexible member having a generally planar top surface, a generally planar bottom surface extending parallel to and spaced from said top surface by a predetermined thickness of said member, an outwardly facing surface extending transverse to said top and bottom surfaces, an inwardly facing surface extending transverse to said top and bottom surfaces, and a longitudinal axis extending through said flexible member from said outwardly facing surface to said inwardly facing surface, said flexible member being formed of a resilient material and being bendable about and along said longitudinal axis; at least one light emitter mounted in said flexible member and being exposed at said outwardly facing surface; and means for releasably attaching said flexible member to the hat with one of said top and bottom surfaces abutting a mounting surface of the brim whereby when said flexible member is attached to the brim and the mounting surface is contoured, said flexible member bends to conform to the contoured 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.