Apparel – Head coverings – Convertible
Patent
1986-03-07
1987-06-30
Price, William
Apparel
Head coverings
Convertible
2175, 2185R, 2177, 135 16, 135 25R, 135109, 135 195, A42B 106, A45B 1900
Patent
active
046759166
ABSTRACT:
A precipitation protecting device that may be configured as a wide brimmed hat, or as an umbrella like covering. The device is movable from a collapsed, low volume configuration in which it is easily transported or stored, to a deployed configuration in which it well protects a user's head and upper body. A covering of flexible material, which may be transparent, has a relatively rigid perimeter defined by a plurality of distinct rigid tubular elongated support members. The support members may be tubular, or may be bars or other solid structures. An elastic structure, such as an elastic band, operatively connects the support members so that they are movable from the low volume configuration in which the members are generally side-by-side, to the deployed configuration in which adjacent elements are connected end-to-end to define a relatively rigid perimeter for the flexible covering. When used as a hat, the flexible covering is connected to a wearer's head by a headband, straps, or the like, at a central portion of the flexible covering. In an umbrella embodiment, a handle engages a central portion of one side of the flexible covering, the handle being unconnected to the relatively rigid perimeter.
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