Patent ID: 8117676

Claim:
A hardhat with ventilation and controlled lighting, the hardhat comprising: a crown of a modified semi-spherical shape terminating downwardly with a generally oval peripheral edge in a horizontal plane, the crown having a plurality of apertures therein arranged in spaced apart sequence, and a flexible venting strip fixed forwardly on the crown and extending over the apertures, the venting strip positionable in each of a plurality of arcs above the crown, wherein each one of the arcs provides a selectable ventilation conductance into the hardhat; a brim joined integrally to the peripheral edge of the crown and extending outwardly therefrom; an electrical circuit having components including: a head-lamp mounted forward on the hardhat, a series of individual lights mounted in spaced-apart positions circumventing the crown, and a manual control mounted on the brim, the manual control enabled for setting the electrical circuit in a standard operating mode wherein the head-lamp and individual lights are activated, and in a distress operating mode wherein the individual lights are red in color and set to blinking, and in an emergency mode wherein a loudspeaker and radio distress beacon are activated.