Bullet-blocking hat as a mobile protection device

Abstract

A mobile protection device for shielding parts of a person's body from bullets and other attack objects, comprising a normal hat, having a top and a sidewall, and at least one bullet-blocking plate, shaped to fit inside the hat and attachable to the top. Preferably the device further comprises a blast-resistant layer, lining the inner surface of the top of the hat and its sidewall, and a reinforcing layer, attached to the inner surface of the sidewall and designed to absorb momentum of a hitting bullet. Generally there is a plurality of plates, pivotally joined to form a shield while the plates are coplanar and foldable to be reversibly attachable to the top, the shield being reversibly attachable to a brim of the hat.

1 . A mobile protection device for shielding parts of a person's body from bullets and other attack objects, comprising—
 a normal hat, having a top and a sidewall, and 
 at least one bullet-blocking plate, shaped to fit inside the hat, under its top, and directly or indirectly attachable to said top. 
 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a blast-resistant layer, lining the inner surface of any of the top of the hat and its sidewall. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcing layer, directly or indirectly attached to the inner surface of the sidewall and designed to absorb momentum of a hitting bullet or attack object. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one plate is fixedly attached, directly or indirectly, to said top. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , further comprising a blast-resistant layer, attached to the bottom of said at least one plate or stretched across the hat underneath said at least one plate. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the hat also has a brim and said at least one plate is a plurality of plates, pivotally joined to each other to form a shield while the plates are coplanar and foldable to form a stack that is reversibly attachable to said top, said shield being reversibly attachable to said brim. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , further comprising a blast-resistant layer, lining the lower surface of said brim. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein said shield includes a strap, designed to enable hanging the shield from the person's neck. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the hat also has a brim, the device further comprising a plurality of bullet-blocking plates, pivotally joined to each other to form a shield while the plates are coplanar and foldable to form a stack that is reversibly attachable to said at least one plate, said shield being reversibly attachable to said brim. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein said shield includes a strap, designed to enable hanging the shield from the person's neck. 
     
     
         11 . A method for shielding parts of a person's body from bullets and other attack objects, comprising:
 (a) providing a normal hat, having a top and a sidewall, and at least one bullet-blocking plate, disposed inside the hat and attached to said top;   (b) wearing said hat on the head or carrying it by hand or placing it within reachable distance;   (c) when in danger, placing said hat in front of the person's head or another part of his body, facing the expected direction of attack.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said hat includes a brim and said at least one plate includes a plurality of bullet-blocking plates, pivotally joined to each other and folded to form a stack, which is reversibly attached to said top, the method further comprising the step, to be performed prior to step ‘c’, of
 (d) detaching said stack from the top, unfolding it for the plates to become coplanar, thus forming a shield, and attaching said shield to said brim. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein in step ‘c’ said placing includes holding the top of the hat close to the person's body and letting said shield to face said expected direction of attack. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said at least one plate includes a plurality of bullet-blocking plates, pivotally joined to each other and folded to form a stack, which is reversibly attached to said top, the method further comprising the step, to be performed prior to step ‘c’, of
 (d) detaching said stack from the top, unfolding it for the plates to become coplanar, thus forming a shield, and holding said shield in front of the person's body or hanging it on his neck.