Headgear with fan assembly device

Abstract

A headgear with fan assembly device includes a hat having a front side, a back side, an interior cavity and an aperture disposed along a top side thereof. An adjustable headband is disposed within the interior cavity, and a fan shroud for supporting a motor that is in communication with a central hub having a plurality of fan blades is disposed along the aperture, and in line with the central axis of the hat.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates generally to head covering devices, and more particularly to headgear, such as a hat, with an integrated cooling system for providing fresh air to the head of a wearer.BACKGROUND[0002]The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.[0003]Workers and other such individuals who are regularly exposed to high temperature environments must take precautions against heat related injuries such as heat stroke, for example. Whether the environment is indoors, such as an iron and steel foundries, manufacturing plants, and commercial factories, for example, or outdoors such as lawn maintenance, construction, mining, and / or forestry, the combination of a hot environment combined with strenuous physical activity by the worker poses a constant safety threat.[0004]This is especially true for these workers who must wear hard hats to protect their head from fallin...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]The present invention is directed to a headgear with fan assembly device. One embodiment of the present invention can take the form of a hat that includes a front side, a back side, an interior cavity and an aperture disposed along a top side thereof. The hat can also include an adjustable headband and a fan shroud for supporting a motor that is in communication with a central hub having a plurality of fan blades. The fan shroud and central hub are positioned along the central axis of the hat so as to ensure the center of gravity of the hat is not disturbed and to prevent neck strain by the user wearing the hat.

Problems solved by technology

Whether the environment is indoors, such as an iron and steel foundries, manufacturing plants, and commercial factories, for example, or outdoors such as lawn maintenance, construction, mining, and / or forestry, the combination of a hot environment combined with strenuous physical activity by the worker poses a constant safety threat.

Indeed, it is the very structural security of the hard hat itself that causes a greenhouse effect within the hat that does not allow the heat generated by the users head to escape.

However, even ball caps have a tendency to trap heat along the head of the wearer, and therefore can also pose a risk during extended use.

Although there have been previous attempts to introduce motorized fans onto hard hats, the majority of these devices have not had commercial success due to the minimal amount of airflow that actually reaches the users head, and the fact that the motor, fan and / or batteries are typically offset from the center of gravity, thereby causing neck strain to the wearer.

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