Hat with magnetic accessory attachment

Abstract

The embodiments provide a hat with a magnetic accessory attachment. The hat is preferably a baseball cap including a body portion and an attachment portion. The body portion includes a dome and a bill. The attachment portion contains a flexible loop of material attached to the outer surface of the hat between the dome and the bill, and a magnetic base attached to the loop of material. A magnetic object, such as a golf ball marker, is magnetically attached to the magnetic base. A user can remove the magnetic object from the magnetic base to use the object, and then can attach the object to the magnetic base when the object is not in use. The hat can include an accessory slot attached to the body portion such that one or more items can be securely attached to the body portion. The hat can alternatively comprise a visor style hat.

1 . A hat comprising:
 a) an outer dome having a front portion, two side portions, and a rim portion;   b) a bill portion connected to the outer dome, the connection of the bill portion and the outer dome forming a seam;   c) a flexible loop of material attached to the seam; and   d) a magnetic base attached to the loop of material   whereby a magnetic object can be magnetically attached to the magnetic base such that, a user wearing the hat can remove the magnetic object from the magnetic base to use the magnetic object, and then can attach the magnetic object to the magnetic base when the magnetic object is not in use.   
     
     
         2 . The hat of  claim 1  further comprising a magnetic object magnetically coupled to the magnetic base. 
     
     
         3 . The hat of  claim 2 , wherein the magnetic object is a golf ball marker, the golf ball marker comprising a substantially flat magnetic material having a top surface and a bottom surface. 
     
     
         4 . The hat of  claim 2 , wherein the magnetic object includes identification indicia on the top surface. 
     
     
         5 . The hat of  claim 4 , wherein the identification indicia is comprised of alphanumeric symbols. 
     
     
         6 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible loop of material is stitched to the seam. 
     
     
         7 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic base comprises a loop attachment portion, a connection portion coupled on one end to the loop attachment portion, and a base attachment coupled to the other end of the connection portion. 
     
     
         8 . The hat of  claim 1  further comprising at least one accessory slot coupled to one of the two side portions for the purpose of retaining an accessory. 
     
     
         9 . A hat comprising:
 a) a body portion including a rim portion and a bill portion connected to the rim portion at a seam; and   b) an attachment portion coupled to the seam, the attachment portion including a flexible loop of material attached to the seam and a magnetic base permanently attached to the loop of material   whereby a magnetic object can be magnetically attached to the magnetic base such that, a user wearing the hat can remove the magnetic object from the magnetic base to use the magnetic object, and then can attach the magnetic object to the magnetic base when the magnetic object is not in use.   
     
     
         10 . The hat of  claim 9  further comprising a magnetic object magnetically coupled to the magnetic base. 
     
     
         11 . The hat of  claim 10 , wherein the magnetic object is a golf ball marker, the golf ball marker comprising a substantially flat magnetic material having a top surface and a bottom surface. 
     
     
         12 . The hat of  claim 11 , wherein the magnetic object includes identification indicia on the top surface. 
     
     
         13 . The hat of  claim 12 , wherein the identification indicia is comprised of alphanumeric symbols. 
     
     
         14 . The hat of  claim 9 , wherein the flexible loop of material is stitched to the seam and where each end of the flexible loop is stitched to the same location on the seam. 
     
     
         15 . The hat of  claim 9 , wherein the magnetic base comprises a loop attachment portion, a connection portion coupled on one end to the loop attachment portion, and a base attachment coupled to the other end of the connection portion. 
     
     
         16 . The hat of  claim 9  further comprising at least one accessory slot coupled to the rim portion for the purpose of retaining an accessory. 
     
     
         17 . A hat consisting of:
 a) an outer dome having a front portion, two side portions, and a rim portion;   b) a bill portion connected to the outer dome, the connection of the bill portion and the outer dome forming a seam;   c) a flexible loop of material attached to the seam;   d) a magnetic base attached to the loop of material, the magnetic base comprising a loop attachment portion, a connection portion coupled on one end to the loop attachment portion, and a base attachment coupled to the other end of the connection portion; and   e) a magnetic object magnetically coupled to the magnetic base;   f) one or more accessory slots for the purpose of retaining accessories   whereby the magnetic object can be magnetically attached to the magnetic base such that, a user wearing the hat can remove the magnetic object from the magnetic base to use the magnetic object, and then can attach the magnetic object to the magnetic base when the magnetic object is not in use.   
     
     
         18 . The hat of  claim 17 , wherein the magnetic object is substantially flat and contains a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface including identification indicia thereon, the identification indicia comprising alphanumeric symbols. 
     
     
         19 . The hat of  claim 17 , wherein the magnetic object is a golf ball marker. 
     
     
         20 . The hat of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more accessory slots are coupled to the rim portion.