Patent ID: 8074297

Claim:
A headwear garment for retaining a wearer's hair, the headwear garment comprising: a head covering having a first opening on one side for allowing a wearer to wear the head covering by placing the wearer's head through the first opening; the head covering having inner and outer surfaces whereby the wearer's head is in proximity to the inner surface when the headwear garment is being worn by the wearer; a channel formed through the inner and outer surfaces on a second side of the head covering opposite the first opening; a hair retaining sleeve being generally cylindrical in shape and having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end having a second opening formed therein, and the distal end having a third opening formed there through; the proximal end of the sleeve affixed to the head covering and positioned to align the second opening with the channel through the inner and outer surfaces of the head covering, wherein when the head covering is worn by a wearer, the wearer's hair is able to be passed through the channel in the head covering and into the sleeve through the second opening; the sleeve having a longitudinal opening extending along an entire length of the sleeve between the distal end and the proximal end, the longitudinal opening allowing the wearer's hair to be accessed and positioned within the sleeve while the headwear garment is being worn by the wearer: and a plurality of fasteners attached to the sleeve and positioned to allow for at least partial opening and closing of the longitudinal opening,