Headband

Abstract

A headband is provided having a coronal section and a first arm and a second arm. The first and second arms are hingedly attached to the coronal section. When the headband is in the open position, the first and second arms are generally perpendicular to the coronal section. When the headband is in the closed position, the first arm is folded adjacent to the coronal section and the second arm is folded adjacent the first arm.

1 . A headband comprising 
 a coronal section with a first end and a second end,    a first arm with a first end and a second end, said first end hingedly attached to one of said first end or second end of said coronal section,    a second arm with a first end and a second end, said first end hingedly attached to the other of said first end or second end of said coronal section, wherein said second end of said first arm and said second end of said second arm are curved in a general J-shape to match the contour of ears when the headband is in the open position and placed on top of a head, said J-shaped curved ends extending downwardly away from a main axis of said first and second arms,    said first arm and second arms are generally perpendicular to the coronal section when in an open position and when in a closed position, the second end of the first arm folds toward the coronal section so the first arm is adjacent the coronal section and the second end of the second arm folds toward the coronal section and first arm and lies adjacent the first arm and wherein said hinged attachment comprises a pair of hinges wherein each hinge is located on a respective main axis of said first and second arms, respectively, such that each hinge is disposed in an interior between said coronal section and said first and second arms, said first and second arms each including a first inner portion extending along said main axis and a second outer portion, said first portion including said first end hingedly attached to said coronal section, said second portion including a blind bore configured in size and shape to receive said first portion, said first portion being slidably guided within said bore to foreshorten or lengthen said arm, said first and second arms each including a respective manually-actuatable locking mechanism to releasably fix said first portion with respect to said second portion in one of a plurality of positions.    
   
   
       2 . The headband of  claim 1  wherein the first and second ends of the coronal section bow slightly toward the first and second arms.  
   
   
       3 . The headband of  claim 1  further including tabs extending from and generally perpendicular to said coronal sections.  
   
   
       4 . The headband of  claim 1  wherein said first, inner portion includes a spring-loaded peg and said second outer portion includes a plurality of radial holes extending from said blind bore to an outer surface of said second, outer portion, said peg having an extended position and a retracted position, said peg further having a forward portion that is configured in size and shape to extend through one of said radial holes when said peg is in axial registry with said one hole.  
   
   
       5 . The headband of  claim 4  wherein said forward portion of said peg is configured to be manually-actuated by a user to move said peg from said extended position to said retracted position, wherein when said peg is in said retracted position, said first, inner portion and said second outer portion are slidably movable with respect to each to thereby foreshorten or lengthen said arm.  
   
   
       6 . The headband of  claim 5  further including a spring arranged relative to said peg and said inner portion to urge said peg toward said extended position.