Convertible Headwear

Abstract

A convertible headwear is provided that converts from a single piece of headwear to a separate visor and a separate skullcap. The invention also provides a removable sweat band within the visor. The headwear and its components are attached by fasteners which may be zippers, hook and loop fasteners, snaps, buttons, or other common fastening means. The headwear can be a cap or any style of hat.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A multi-purpose headwear comprising:
 a skullcap portion forming a concave shape with an edge;   a visor portion with an upper edge and a lower edge, and an interior surface between the upper and lower edges; and   a fastener capable of removably attaching the skullcap portion to the visor portion.   
     
     
         2 . The headwear of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a removable sweatband within the visor portion, located on the interior surface between the upper edge and lower edge.   
     
     
         3 . The headwear of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an elongated seam between the edge of the skullcap portion and the upper edge of the visor portion.   
     
     
         4 . The headwear of  claim 3 , where the fastener extends along the seam. 
     
     
         5 . The headwear of  claim 4 , where the fastener comprises:
 a zipper comprised of a pair of elongated interlocking toothed components and a slider, where one of the elongated interlocking toothed components is affixed to the skullcap portion and the other elongated interlocking toothed component is affixed to the visor portion.   
     
     
         6 . The headwear of  claim 4 , where the fastener comprises:
 a paired hook and loop fastener, where a hook component of the paired hook and loop fastener is affixed to one of the skullcap portion or the visor portion, and a loop component of the paired hook and loop fastener is affixed to the other of the skullcap portion or the visor portion.   
     
     
         7 . The headwear of  claim 4 , where the fastener comprises:
 a plurality of buttons affixed to one of the skullcap portion or the visor portion, and a plurality of button holes or loops affixed to the other of the skullcap portion or the visor portion.   
     
     
         8 . The headwear of  claim 4 , where the fastener comprises:
 a plurality of male snap fasteners affixed to one of the skullcap portion or the visor portion, and a plurality of female snap fasteners affixed to the other of the skullcap portion or the visor portion.   
     
     
         9 . The headwear of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a loop or hook attached to the skullcap portion.   
     
     
         10 . A multi-purpose headwear comprising:
 a skullcap portion forming a concave shape with an elongated edge along the periphery of the skullcap portion;   a visor portion with an upper edge and a lower edge, and an interior surface between the upper and lower edges, where the length of the upper edge is approximately the same length as the length of the elongated edge of the skullcap portion; and   a fastener capable of removably attaching the skullcap portion to the visor portion.   
     
     
         11 . The headwear of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a sweatband removably attached to the interior surface of the visor portion between the upper edge and lower edge.   
     
     
         12 . The headwear of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 an elongated seam between the elongated edge of the skullcap portion and the upper edge of the visor portion.   
     
     
         13 . The headwear of  claim 10 , where the fastener extends along the elongated edge of the skullcap portion. 
     
     
         14 . The headwear of  claim 10 , where the fastener extends along the upper edge of the visor portion. 
     
     
         15 . The headwear of  claim 10 , where the fastener comprises:
 a zipper comprised of a pair of elongated interlocking toothed components and a slider, where one of the elongated interlocking toothed components is affixed to the skullcap portion and the other elongated interlocking toothed component is affixed to the visor portion.   
     
     
         16 . The headwear of  claim 10 , where the fastener comprises:
 a paired hook and loop fastener, where a hook component of the paired hook and loop fastener is affixed to one of the skullcap portion or the visor portion, and a loop component of the paired hook and loop fastener is affixed to the other of the skullcap portion or the visor portion.   
     
     
         17 . The headwear of  claim 10 , where the fastener comprises:
 a plurality of buttons affixed to one of the skullcap portion or the visor portion, and a plurality of button holes or loops affixed to the other of the skullcap portion or the visor portion.   
     
     
         18 . The headwear of  claim 10 , where the fastener comprises:
 a plurality of male snap fasteners affixed to one of the skullcap portion or the visor portion, and a plurality of female snap fasteners affixed to the other of the skullcap portion or the visor portion.