Patent ID: 6880176

Claim:
A headgear, comprising: an outer shell having a continuous lower rim and a hollow dome extending from said lower rim to a central crown, said lower rim and dome collectively defining a forward portion, a rearward portion, and lateral portions of said outer shell; an inner liner nested in the dome of said outer shell, said inner liner having a continuous lower rim and a hollow dome extending from said lower rim to a central crown to provide a head receiving cavity, said lower rim and said dome collectively defining a forward portion, a rearward portion, and lateral portions of said inner liner; a headband, said headband having a forward portion and lateral portions respectively secured to said inner liner forward and lateral portions, and further including a rearward portion extending rearwardly from said headband lateral portions; a venting system, said venting system including: a first vent aperture formed in said crown of said outer shell; a second vent aperture formed in said crown of said inner liner; and said first and second vent apertures being in fluid communication with each other to provide a primary pathway for air flow between said head-receiving cavity and ambient air outside of said headgear; a plurality of third vent apertures formed in said inner liner in spaced relationship with said second vent apertures; and wherein said venting system further includes an outer finial retained on said outer shell to cover said first vent aperture, said finial having a raised button-shaped appearance and air flow passages that are in fluid communication with said first aperture.