Hat with removable faux front crown panel containing storage pocket(s)

Abstract

A hat has a removable faux front crown panel with storage pocket(s) located on the inner face of said removable faux front crown panel. The removable faux front crown can be securely fastened over the outside face of the original front crown of the hat to conceal the unique storage area entirely. References Cited U.S. Patent Documents D160404 October 1950 Levine 1,172,927 February 1916 Bloch 1,190,427 July 1916 Kromer, Jr. 1,422,435 July 1922 Gooding 1,575,130 March 1926 Schiff 1,808,966 June 1931 Morgan 2,597,447 May 1952 Bruns 2,615,168 October 1952 Tannenbaum 2,708,273 May 1955 Bonaventura 2,744,256 May 1956 Slotkin et al. 3,128,474 April 1964 Feldman 3,285,307 November 1966 Dormaier 4,165,542 August 1979 McLaughlin 4,312,076 January 1982 Gamm 4,317,238 March 1982 Amin 4,386,437 June 1983 Fosher 4,451,935 June 1984 Henschel 4,472,837 September 1984 Saxton 4,586,280 May 1986 Dane 4,610,038 September 1986 Dennard 4,630,317 December 1986 Brown et al. 4,776,043 October 1988 Coleman 4,873,726 October 1989 Tapia 4,899,887 February 1990 Cachero 4,989,270 February 1991 Boughten 5,070,545 December 1991 Tapia 5,075,898 December 1991 Bedient 5,111,366 May 1992 Rife et al. 5,119,514 June 1992 Woehl 5,136,726 August 1992 Kellin et al. 5,167,559 December 1992 Power-Fardy 5,173,970 Dedember 1992 Shifrin 5,214,802 June 1993 McCallum 5,233,703 August 1993 Galka 5,367,713 November 1994 McCallum 5,410,761 May 1995 Connelly et al. 5,428,844 July 1995 Dougherty 5,452,479 September 1995 Mostert 5,459,881 October 1995 Fagan et al. 5,465,426 November 1995 Beaton 5,477,629 December 1995 Gleason, Jr. 5,509,145 April 1996 Stevenson et al. 5,704,070 January 1998 Stogner 5,724,678 March 1998 McCallum et al. 5,887,287 March 1999 Potochnik Foreign Patent Documents 1472626 March, 1967 FR 139374 March, 1920 GB

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hat, comprising:
 a) A head covering member shaped for forming a hat for covering part of the head of a wearer and having a first peripheral edge defining a head receiving opening, a front crown panel, a rear panel, opposite side panels and a band for covering the circumference of a wearer's head, the head covering member having an outer face and an inner face;   b) A removable faux front crown panel having essentially the same shape and size as the original front crown panel so as to permit the faux front crown panel to completely cover said original front crown panel;   c) A securing device such as Velcro, snap fasteners, buttons, zippers, magnets or the like affixed to the inner face of the faux front crown panel and to the outer face of the original front crown panel, so that the faux front crown panel may be securely attached to the outer face of the original front crown panel;   
     
     
         2 . The hat of  claim 1  wherein a pull-tab is affixed to the peripheral edge of the faux front crown panel. 
     
     
         3 . The hat of  claim 1  wherein the faux front crown panel is made from essentially the same material as the original front crown panel. 
     
     
         4 . The hat of  claim 1  wherein the faux front crown panel contains a storage pocket(s) affixed to the inner face of said faux front crown panel.