Two-piece interlocking system for temporary, permanent, or interchangeable attachment between receptive headpiece and costume headwear components containing built-in programmable led lights and sound responsive capabilities

Abstract

A method for producing realistic, lightweight, scaled to size facsimiles of animal antlers, horns and other three-dimensional objects for costume headwear, and a system of interlocking components that provide interchangeability, adaptability and versatility in costume looks. Costume components contain LED lights and a sound sensor, providing environmentally responsive capabilities with programmed responses (e.g.: flashing light patterns) when activated (e.g.: in response to music or cheering in a stadium). The system includes an adaptor to retrofit hats, and a headband designed for pets.

1 . A detachable costume head ornament, which attaches to a headband, hat, and the like through an interlocking, twist-lock attachment mechanism (or similar connective fitting) wherein the decorative costume component includes a male or female fitting that connects via said attachment mechanism to a corresponding male or female fitting on a specialized receiving headband, hat insert, helmet and the like. 
     
     
         2 . The two-piece interlocking costume headwear system of  claim 1  further comprising realistic facsimiles of animal antlers, animal horns, other animal features, or other wearable holiday and seasonal décor that are produced by using the method of 3D scanning an object, scaling to the desired size, adding a connective fitting part to the base of the object within the 3D model, and printing a 3D replica with a male/female connective fitting in its base; the costume component is then either replicated further through continued 3D printing, or the printed replica is used to produce a mold for mass production. Mass produced costume component pieces that are plastic injection molded will be cast with either a lightweight resin, foam, or the like (for a non-hollow but feather light piece) or by a rotational molding process (or similar) for a lightweight, hollow piece. 
     
     
         3 . The two-piece interlocking costume headwear system of  claim 1  further comprising costume components exhibiting three-dimensional features of mascots or logos that express affiliation with a sports team or other organization. 
     
     
         4 . The two-piece interlocking costume headwear system of  claim 1  further comprising a U-shaped headband made of plastic or acrylic (or similar material) or a flexible strip of plastic encased in fabric with an adjustable elastic band attached, which features a male or female fitting where the ornamental pieces will connect, to be either molded into the headband itself or attached via screw, rivet, snap, glue or the like. 
     
     
         5 . The two-piece interlocking costume headwear system of  claim 1  further comprising an insert for a baseball cap, hat, hood, and the like to be made of a flexible plastic strip (or similar) that fits under the crown of the hat or headwear and includes holes to line up with grommets or small holes punched in the top of the hat or headwear. Inserts under the hat or headwear will attach to the male or female fitting of a twist-lock or similar mechanism by a screw, rivet, or similar through a hole or grommet in hat or headwear, to make the hat or headwear receptive to attachable costume components of the same system. 
     
     
         6 . The invention of  claims 1 - 5 , wherein the ornamental costume pieces contain internal addressable and programmable LED lights and a sensor capable of responding to external stimuli to produce a result (e.g. a sensor that is programmed to respond to the sound of music or cheering in a stadium by producing flashing LED light patterns). 
     
     
         7 . The invention of  claims 2 ,  3  and  6  without the twist-lock (or similar) attachment mechanism (i.e.: a one-piece costume headband or hat with lightweight realistic facsimiles of three-dimensional animal antlers, animal horns, and the like, that are permanently affixed to a headband or hat and that are produced using the method described in  claim 2 , and that contain programmable LED lights and a sound responsive sensor. 
     
     
         8 . I claim the product comprising any feature described above, either individually or in combination with any feature, in any configuration.