Patent ID: 7603724

Claim:
A hood to be worn on a user's head, the hood comprising: a lid; and a mask pivotally attached to the lid, the mask having a right side and a left side that respectively overlap the lid and slide along the lid when the mask is lowered or raised, wherein the right side of the mask and the left side of the mask each have a first connection area and a second connection area that attach the mask to the lid, the first connection area being separate from the second connection area, and the first connection area is at a rear of the mask and the second connection area is positioned between the rear of the mask and a front of the mask, such that the second connection area is offset horizontally from the first connection area, wherein the second connection area is lower than the first connection area such that an upper edge of the second connection area is offset horizontally from a bottom edge of the first connection area and extends vertically to a bottom of the lid wherein the right side and the left side of the mask each have a portion that is separable from the lid to form a through hole that opens at the upper edge and exits at the lower edge.