Patent ID: 7024702

Claim:
A headwear piece comprising: a crown having a peripheral wall which extends around the head of a wearer, the crown having a front, a rear, a top and a bottom, the peripheral wall comprising a front wall portion that projects upwardly to define a forward facing surface and is contiguous with a top wall portion that defines an upwardly facing surface having a substantial area to protect a wearer's head, the crown further comprising first and second spaced legs which project rearwardly and cooperatively and compressibly capture a wearer's head to maintain the headwear piece in an operative position on a wearer's head, the first and second spaced legs projecting rearwardly to first and second free ends that are not connected, or connectable, to each other at the rear of the headwear piece wherein no part of the headwear piece extends, or is extendable, continuously around the headwear piece on a wearer's head.