Patent ID: 8051497

Claim:
A head covering apparatus, comprising: an area of flexible material that is sized and shaped to fit over a human head, said flexible material having at least a front portion and a rear portion; a forward extension that extends from said front portion of the flexible material, said forward extension comprising a forward-most portion and an opposite rearward-most portion; and said forward extension comprising an upper layer of material, a lower layer of material, and a middle layer of material, said upper layer of material, said lower layer of material, and said middle layer of material all being joined together proximal to said forward-most portion of said forward extension, such that said middle layer of material acts as a divider to create a first pocket space and a second pocket space, in which said first pocket space is located above said middle layer of material and said second pocket space is located below said middle layer of material, and in which said first pocket space has a first opening at a rearward-most portion of said forward extension, said second pocket space has a second opening at said rearward-most portion of said forward extension, and wherein each of the upper, lower, and middle layers has a free end at said rearward-most portion, and wherein the free ends are left unjoined to one another at the openings; wherein: (a) said flexible material is affixed to said upper layer of material along an attachment line that is located at said front portion of said flexible material; (b) said forward extension is of a size and shape to act as a visor when said head coveting apparatus is placed on a head of a human user; (c) said flexible material is compacted and tucked into said first pocket space, thereby creating a smaller-sized item in a compact form; and (d) a bill of an external hat is placed into said second pocket space, thereby allowing said head covering apparatus to be carried in said compact form by said bill of the external hat.