Hat or visor with magnetic inserts

Abstract

A hat or visor incorporates magnetic inserts that secure various attachments. The hat includes a crown, a bill secured to the crown, and a plurality of magnets embedded in the bill across a width of the bill. Exemplary attachments may include lights, fishing gear, tools and the like.

1 . A hat comprising:
 a crown;   a bill secured to the crown; and   a plurality of magnets embedded in the bill across a width of the bill.   
     
     
         2 . A hat according to  claim 1 , wherein the bill comprises a base material covered with a fabric material, the base material including a plurality of holes therein that correspond in number and size to the plurality of magnets, wherein the magnets are positioned in the holes. 
     
     
         3 . A hat according to  claim 2 , wherein the fabric material covers the base material and the plurality of magnets. 
     
     
         4 . A hat according to  claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of magnets is sewn in position through the fabric material. 
     
     
         5 . A hat according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of magnets are positioned in the bill adjacent the crown. 
     
     
         6 . A hat according to  claim 1 , wherein the magnets comprise ⅝ inch diameter neodymium magnets. 
     
     
         7 . A hat comprising:
 a crown;   a bill secured to the crown and defining a border between the crown and the bill, the bill comprising a base material covered with a fabric material and including a plurality of holes in the base material across a width thereof adjacent the border; and   a plurality of magnets positioned in the holes and embedded within the fabric material.   
     
     
         8 . A hat according to  claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of magnets is sewn in position through the fabric material. 
     
     
         9 . A hat according to  claim 7 , wherein the magnets comprise ⅝ inch diameter neodymium magnets. 
     
     
         10 . A method of manufacturing a hat comprising:
 (a) assembling a crown;   (b) securing a bill to the crown; and   (c) embedding a plurality of magnets in the bill across a width of the bill.   
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 10 , further comprising assembling the bill using a base material and covering the base material with a fabric material, wherein step (c) is practiced prior to covering the base material by forming holes in the base material and positioning the magnets in the holes. 
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 11 , wherein the step of positioning the magnets in the holes is practiced by initially securing the magnets in the holes with an adhesive tape. 
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 12 , wherein the step of positioning the magnets in the holes is further practiced by, after securing the magnets in the holes with the adhesive tape, sewing the fabric material around each of the magnets. 
     
     
         14 . A method according to  claim 11 , wherein the step of forming holes in the base material comprises forming five holes in the base material.