Patent ID: 8794248

Claim:
A hard headband for wearing on a user's head, comprising: a body that is generally semi-circular and includes a top section and two oppositely arranged legs that each extend downwardly from the top section and terminate in a tip, the headband body including a front edge and a rear edge, the top section defining an inner surface that is positioned adjacent the user's head when the headband is worn, wherein the top section inner surface is angled to fit more closely to the contour of the top of the user's head from front to back, and, when the headband is worn on the head with the legs angled rearward so that the tips are behind the user's ears, all of the top section inner surface is against the user's head and there is no gap left between the rear edge of the headband body and the user's head, wherein the body has a lateral centerline that defines a lateral plane, and the inner surface is angled and not perpendicular with respect to the lateral plane, and wherein the body has an axial centerline that defines an axial plane, the top section inner surface intersects the axial plane to define an apex line with a front portion and a rear portion, the lateral plane and the front portion of the apex line form a front acute angle, and the lateral plane and the rear portion of the apex line form a rear obtuse angle.