Hat accessory

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-23
CBW
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The invention is a hat accessory that can be easily attached and detached from baseball-style caps. It consists of a flat sheet of rigid material with a layer of plastic and a pad of rubber. The accessory can be used for various purposes such as adding sun protection, promoting products or advertising messages.

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This is not practical in all flying situations as it is desirable in many instances to have clear visibility or “visual flight rules, VFR” conditions for the safety of the student / pilot and instructor.
These devices do not permit the easy use of bi-focals glasses required for some pilots to meet flight medial requirements, let alone larger types of eye wear such as sun glasses.
The above-mentioned prior art devices work, but not well when adding anything else over the eyes or in a state of the art flight deck with limited space.

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[0029]An embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in the FIGS. 1 through 6 and generally designated by reference number 10. Hat accessory 10 principally comprises bill panel 12 (in this case a lower bill panel) and bill panel14 (in this case an upper bill panel). As best shown in FIG. 5, the bill panel 12 has a generally rectangular plan view outline with a central cut-out section 16 and a pair of protruding bill extension sections 18 which form wings 30 and 32. One preferred material for forming the bill panel 12 is polyethylene material in a thickness of about 0.030 inch. In this embodiment, the bill section 12 features two score lines 20 and 22 which permit easy folding of the wings 30 and 32 of the bill panel 12, as will be described in more detail as follows. In this embodiment of hat accessory 10, bill panel 14 is attached to an upper surface of bill panel 12. As will be evident from a further description of the invention, this orientation may be reversed in which th...

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Abstract

A hat accessory which may be used as a flight training aid for creating intentional vision restriction. The hat accessory is adapted to be readily attached to common baseball-style caps. The hat accessory includes a lower bill panel with an upper bill panel bonded to the lower bill panel along an arcuate bonding band. This configuration forms an envelope or pocket for receiving the cap bill. A pair of lateral wings can be provided which are bent in a downward direction to restrict peripheral vision. The hat accessory may be used for other applications including the display of commercial, political, or other messages.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority to provisional U.S. application Ser. No. 61 / 560,854 filed on Nov. 17, 2011.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a device which may be affixed to a baseball-style cap brim which can provide multiple functions. In one embodiment, the accessory forms a vision restriction device useable for aircraft instrument flight training. Other embodiments of the product provide a variety of functions including: sports fan display, advertising, golf training aid to restrict the peripheral vision of a golfer, and as a novelty product. These applications are enabled due to the unique design and construction, and simplistic method of attaching the accessory to the bill of an ordinary ball cap.BACKGROUND[0003]In the training of aviation pilots, as well as for their currency and proficiency certification, (IPC, Instrument Proficiency Check) it is necessary to simulate instrument flight conditions, “IFR”. This i...

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IPC IPC(8): A42B1/00
CPCA42B1/006A42B1/064A42B1/004A42B1/0184
InventorWEAVER, CHAD B.WEAVER, STEVAN P.
OwnerCBW