Neck flap cover with integrated pocket constructed as an appendage for a hat with a headband

Abstract

A neck flap cover with integrated pocket constructed for appending to hats with a headband. A hat with a headband constructed with a neck flap cover and integrated pocket strategically affixed to the rear portion of the headband of a hat. The flap cover includes a pocket designed for retaining a flat article of wearers' choice. The flap cover includes a support layer of fabric, of one or more layers, an intermediate layer of fabric, and a pocket layer of fabric. The flap cover declines from the centralized rear portion of the headband, traverses between the ears of a wearer, descends the neck longitudinally and is designed to fall above the collar bone of the wearer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article comprising: a neck flap cover to be appended at the rear of the headband of a hat to provide wearer protection from environmental factors and other external agents and offers a pocket adjacent to the wearers' neck with option of insertion of a personal flat item, such as a warm or cool pack or digital device and including: a) one or more layers of fabric conjoined and then integrated with a third layer of fabric to construct a pocket designed for retaining a flat article; and b) wherein the flap cover is appended or adaptable for being appended to a hat having a headband and declines from a rear portion of the headband, traversing the area between the ears of a wearer, descends the neck longitudinally and designed to extend only to above the collar bone of the wearer; 
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1  includes a support layer of fabric completely connected to an exterior side of an intermediate layer of fabric; the interior side of the intermediate layer is then connected to the third layer of fabric by conjoining on only three sides of interior side of the intermediate layer of fabric thereby integrating a pocket adjacent to the neck and portion of the head of the wearer designed for retaining a flat item of the wearers' choice. 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein an exterior, visible side of the support layer of fabric includes an area for embellishment. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the flap cover is contrived for concealing into an underside of the hat crown and during concealment a layer of the flap cover is adjacent to the head of the wearer. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein at least one layer of fabric could possibly include insulating material, moisture repelling material, U.V. resistant, augmented material for self-protection purposes, such as munitions resistant, fire proofed or an insect repelling material. 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein at least one layer of fabric could possibly be of softer material for wearers' comfort.
 A) At least one layer of fabric could possibly be a moisture wicking material.   B) At least one layer of fabric could possibly be stretchable for personal item accommodation.   
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket opening is along a top edge of the pocket layer or alternatively a side edge of the flap cover. 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 7 , wherein the pocket includes an elastic hemmed edge for closure and retention of a flat item. 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein the pocket closure could possibly be a thin-style hook and loop fastener, zipper, button(s) or snap(s). 
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 2 , wherein the flat item could possibly be a warm/cool pack or digital device. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 3 , wherein an exterior side of the support layer of fabric includes an area for embellishment and can consist of a polyester blend fabric for structural support. 
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the hat is a baseball-type hat. 
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 12 , wherein the hat could be a crownless, brimmed visor type head covering with au adjustable fitting headband and variations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 4 , wherein the flap cover is permanently fastened to the rear portion of the hatband of the hat by sewing, unobtrusive small plastic staples or gluing the flap to the rear portion of the hatband of the hat. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 12 , wherein the flap cover can be adapted to be fastened to the rear portion of the headband of the hat to allow removal and reattachment by means of optional thin-style hook and loop fastener, zipper, buttons, snaps or combinations thereof.