Cap or hat with visor

Abstract

A cap has a rounded body for fitting over a wearer's head, the body having a lower rim, a front portion, a rear portion, a left side and a right side, and a visor permanently or adjustably secured to extend across the front portion of the cap body at an angle to the lower rim, with the visor extending across part or all of a front portion of the cap body at an upward angle from the left side towards the right side or from the right side towards the left side of the cap body.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A hat, comprising:
 a rounded, generally dome shaped cap body configured for fitting over a wearer's head, the body having a lower rim, a front portion, a rear portion, and opposite first and second sides; and   a visor attached to the front portion of the cap body at an angle to the lower rim, with the visor extending at an upward angle from a first side towards the second side of the cap body, and across at least part of the front portion of the cap.   
     
     
         2 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the visor is permanently secured to the front portion of the cap. 
     
     
         3 . The hat of  claim 2 , wherein the first side of the body is the right hand side and the second side is the left hand side of the body when the hat is worn. 
     
     
         4 . The hat of  claim 2 , wherein the first side of the body is the left hand side and the second side is the right hand side of the body when the hat is worn. 
     
     
         5 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the upward angle of the visor is in the range from about 10 degrees to about 45 degrees. 
     
     
         6 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the visor is adjustably attached to the front portion of the cap body, whereby the angle of the visor to the lower rim of the cap body is adjustable. 
     
     
         7 . The hat of  claim 6 , further comprising a pivot connection between the visor and a central area of the front portion of the cap body, whereby the visor is tiltable between an upward angle towards the first side of the cap body and an upward angle towards the second side of the cap body. 
     
     
         8 . The hat of  claim 7 , wherein the first side of the front portion is the left hand side and the second side of the front portion is the right hand side of the cap body, and the front portion has a first line of releasable fasteners extending at an upward angle across at least part of the front portion of the cap body from the left hand side of the front portion towards the right side of the cap body, and a second line of releasable fasteners extending at an upward angle across at least part of the front portion of the cap body from the right hand side of the front portion towards the left side of the cap body, and the visor has a rear edge and fasteners extending along the rear edge for releasable mating engagement with the first or second line of releasable fasteners to secure the visor selectively at an upward tilt to the right or an upward tilt to the left. 
     
     
         9 . The hat of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second lines of releasable fasteners comprise first and second strips of hook or loop fastener material and the fasteners along the rear edge of the visor comprise a corresponding strip of loop or hook fastener material for selective mating engagement with the first or second strip of fastener material on the cap body. 
     
     
         10 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the visor has a curved forward edge, opposite first and second side edges, and a rear edge extending between a rear end of one side edge and a rear end of the opposite side edge, the rear edge having a concave curvature which substantially matches a convex curvature of the front portion of the cap body at the upward angle along which the visor extends. 
     
     
         11 . The hat of  claim 10 , wherein the visor has a central axis between the forward and rear edges and opposite side portions of the visor are symmetrical. 
     
     
         12 . The hat of  claim 10 , wherein the visor has a central axis between the forward and rear edges and opposite side portions of the visor are asymmetrical. 
     
     
         13 . The hat of  claim 12 , wherein the first side edge of the visor is longer than the second side edge. 
     
     
         14 . The hat of  claim 13 , wherein the rear end of the first side edge is secured to a first side of the cap body and the rear end of the second side edge is secured to the front portion of the cap at a location spaced from the second side of the cap body. 
     
     
         15 . The hat of  claim 14 , wherein the rear end of the first side edge is secured to the right side of the cap body. 
     
     
         16 . The hat of  claim 14 , wherein the rear end of the first side edge is secured to the left side of the cap body.