Pocketed neck flap adapted for use with a hat having a hatband

Abstract

A neck flap including a pocket which is affixed or adaptable for being affixed to a hat having a hatband. A hat including a hatband and a flap including a pocket affixed to a rear portion of the hatband. The flap includes one or more layers of fabric and a pocket layer connected to a layer of fabric forming a pocket adapted for retaining a flat article. The flap tapers from the rear portion of the hatband, laying between the ears of a wearer and extending towards the neck, and is adapted to fall above the collar bone of the wearer.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An article comprising:
 a flap including:
 a) one or more layers of fabric; and 
 b) a pocket layer connected to a layer of fabric forming a pocket adapted for retaining a flat article; and 
   wherein the flap is affixed or adaptable for being affixed to a hat having a hatband and tapers from a rear portion of the hatband, laying between the ears of a wearer and extending towards the neck, and is adapted to fall above the collar bone of the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1  including a support layer of fabric connected to an exterior side of an intermediate layer of fabric and a pocket layer of fabric connected to an interior side of the intermediate layer of fabric forming a pocket adjacent to the head and neck of wearer adapted for retaining a temperature packet. 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein an exterior side of the support layer of fabric includes an embellished area. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the flap is adapted for concealing into an underside of the hat and during concealment a layer of the flap is adjacent to the head of the wearer. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein at least one layer of fabric includes insulating material, moisture repelling material, enhanced material for self-protection purposes, or an insect repelling material. 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein a pocket opening is along a side edge or along a top edge of the pocket layer. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket includes a closure. 
     
     
         8 . An article comprising:
 a hat including a hatband and a flap affixed to a rear portion of the hatband; wherein the flap includes:
 a) one or more layers of fabric; and 
 b) a pocket layer connected to a layer of fabric forming a pocket adapted for retaining a flat article; and 
   wherein the flap tapers from the rear portion of the hatband, laying between the ears of a wearer and extending towards the neck, and is adapted to fall above the collar bone of the wearer.   
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 8  including a support layer of fabric connected to an exterior side of an intermediate layer of fabric and a pocket layer of fabric connected to an interior side of the intermediate layer of fabric forming a pocket adjacent to the head and neck of wearer. 
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein the flat article is a temperature packet. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein the flap is adapted for concealing into an underside of the hat and during concealment a layer of the flap is adjacent to the head of a wearer. 
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein at least one layer of fabric includes material selected from the group consisting of: insulating material, moisture repelling material, enhanced material for self-protection purposes, and an insect repelling material or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 9 , wherein an exterior side of the support layer of fabric includes an embellished area. 
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein the flap is permanently affixed to the rear portion of the hatband of the hat by sewing or gluing the flap to the rear portion of the hatband of the hat. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein the flap is removably affixed to the rear portion of the hatband of the hat. 
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein the hat is a baseball-type hat. 
     
     
         17 . An article comprising:
 a hat including a hatband and a flap affixed to the rear portion of the hatband; wherein the flap includes:
 a) a support layer of fabric connected to an exterior side of an intermediate layer of fabric; 
 b) a pocket layer of fabric connected to an interior side of the intermediate layer of fabric, forming a pocket sufficient for holding a temperature packet; and 
 c) an elastic closure on the interior pocket sufficient for retaining a temperature packet in the pocket; and 
   wherein the flap tapers from the rear portion of the hatband, laying between the ears of a wearer and extending towards the neck, and is adapted to fall above the collar bone of the wearer; and   wherein the flap is adapted for concealing into an underside of the hat and during concealment a layer of the flap is adjacent to the head of the wearer.   
     
     
         18 . The article of  claim 17 , wherein an exterior side of the support layer of fabric includes an embellished area. 
     
     
         19 . The article of  claim 17 , wherein at least one layer of fabric includes material selected from the group consisting of: insulating material, moisture repelling material, enhanced material for self-protection purposes, and an insect repelling material or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . A system comprising the article of  claim 17  and a temperature packet for retaining in the pocket of the flap.