Foldable rain hat

Abstract

The invention discloses a foldable rain hat for keeping hair dry. The rain hat includes a body having a rim, the rim defining the opening of a bowl for placing on the top of a user's head. The bowl is closed at its top by a crown. The rain hat further includes a snood that extends substantially downward from the body. Within the snood is a pocket that is adapted to keep a portion of the user's hair dry. The body and the snood may be made from a flexible material such that the body is foldable into the pocket and closed using a securing device such as a zipper.

1 . A foldable rain hat for keeping a user's hair dry, the rain hat comprising:
 a body comprising a rim defining the opening of a bowl for receiving the user's head, the bowl closed at its top by a crown,   a snood extending substantially downward from the body, in which the snood comprises a pouch for receiving a portion of hair on the head,   in which the snood is adapted to keep the portion of hair substantially dry.   
     
     
         2 . The rain hat according to  claim 1 , in which the body and the snood comprise a flexible material. 
     
     
         3 . The rain hat according to  claim 2 , in which the snood and the body are adapted to be folded into the pouch. 
     
     
         4 . The rain hat according to  claim 3 , in which the snood is detachable from the rain hat. 
     
     
         5 . The rain hat according to  claim 1 , in which the body comprises an inner surface adapted to receive the head, and an outer surface, in which the snood extends substantially downward from the outer surface of the body. 
     
     
         6 . The rain hat according to  claim 3 , in which the pouch is adapted to be closed using a securing device. 
     
     
         7 . The rain hat according to  claim 6 , in which the securing device is a zipper. 
     
     
         8 . The rain hat according to  claim 6 , in which the securing device is fabric hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
         9 . The rain hat according to  claim 3 , in which the body comprises an inner surface adapted to receive the head, and an outer surface, in which the snood extends substantially downward from the inner surface of the body. 
     
     
         10 . The rain hat according to  claim 1 , in which the body comprises a rigid material and the snood comprises a flexible material. 
     
     
         11 . The rain hat according to  claim 1  in which the body further comprises a brim. 
     
     
         12 . The rain hat according to  claim 1  in which the body is circumscribed by a band that is adapted to provide additional structural support to the body. 
     
     
         13 . A foldable rain hat for keeping hair dry, the rain hat comprising:
 a body comprising a rim defining the opening of a bowl for receiving a wearer's head, the bowl closed at its top by a crown,   a snood extending downward from the body, in which the snood comprises a pouch for receiving a portion of hair on the wearer's head,   in which the snood is adapted to keep the portion of hair substantially dry.   
     
     
         14 . The rain hat of  claim 13  in which the rain hat comprises a flexible material and in which one of the snood and body comprises a pocket for receiving the rain hat in a folded state. 
     
     
         15 . The rain hat of  claim 13  in which the snood comprises an elastic material that is configured to receive a variety of volumes of hair. 
     
     
         16 . The rain hat of  claim 13  in which the rain hat comprises a waterproof breathable fabric. 
     
     
         17 . The rain hat of  claim 16  in which the body comprises a thicker fabric than the snood. 
     
     
         18 . The rain hat of  claim 17  in which the seams of the rain hat are sealed with thermal tape to ensure complete impermeability.