Patent ID: 8458820

Claim:
A protective headwear, the headwear comprising: a body having an opening and a crown, the body configured to fit a head of a person; a pocket band extending about the opening to an interior of the body and partially toward the crown, the pocket band free floating with respect to the body and configured to fit the head of the person, the pocket band having a first portion of a first circumference and a second portion of a gradually-reduced circumference that extends from the first circumference to a smaller second circumference, the pocket band including a plurality of pockets disposed about a base stitching that secures the pocket band to the body; and a plurality of protective inserts configured to be received into the plurality of pockets to provide a protective function to the head of the person, the protective inserts being disposed adjacently to one another about the pocket band and extending from the base stitching of the pocket band to the crown of the body.