Patent ID: 7257845

Claim:
A convertible hat and pack apparatus comprising a concave crown portion having interior and exterior surfaces and a front portion and a rear portion shaped for placement on a user's head or for forming a pack; said crown portion defining an interior space having a first peripheral edge with terminal ends and first and second peripheral portions; a brim having a third peripheral portion and a fourth peripheral portion with terminal ends, said third peripheral portion being attached to said second peripheral portion securing said brim to said crown portion, said fourth peripheral portion forming an outer edge of said brim; a releasable cooperating closure fastener having first and second ends attached to said first peripheral portion and said fourth peripheral portion for selectively fastening said concave portion to said brim to form a pack; and an elongate waist cord having opposite ends, each said end of said cord being attached to said interior surface of said crown portion at spaced locations adjacent said brim.