Adjustable headwear providing a draping material

Abstract

A protective headwear with a draping material for protecting the wearer's neck and ears from the environmental elements is provided. The protective headwear is adapted to worn even if the wearer is wearing another form of headwear. The protective headwear provides an elongated member that can be selectively attached around the head of a wearer by way of an adjustable attachment point. The elongated member also has a draping material for extending therefrom for protecting the wearer's neck and ears from the environmental elements, such as the sunlight.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective headwear with a draping material for covering a neck and ears of a wearer, comprising:
 an elongated member having a length-to-thickness ratio of at least three-to-one, the elongated member extending between a first connector and a second connector;   said connectors removably attach to each other at one of a plurality of portions of the other connector, thereby defining an adjustable attachment point; and   a draping material depending from a longitudinal portion of the elongated member, wherein a distal end of the draping material is six or more inches from said longitudinal portion.   
     
     
         2 . The protective headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the draping material has a rounded triangular shape. 
     
     
         3 . The protective headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated member has a neoprene core wrapped within an outer material. 
     
     
         4 . The protective headwear of  claim 1 , wherein the first connector and the second connector are hook and loop connectors, respectively. 
     
     
         5 . A protective headwear for covering a neck and ears of a wearer, comprising:
 an elongated member having a length-to-thickness ratio of at least three-to-one, wherein the elongated member extends between a first connector and a second connector, and wherein the elongated member has a neoprene core wrapped within an outer material;   said connectors removably attach to each other at one of a plurality of portions of the other connector, thereby defining an adjustable attachment point, wherein the first connector and the second connector are hook and loop connectors, respectively; and   a draping material having a rounded triangular shape depending from a longitudinal portion of the elongated member, wherein a distal end of the draping material is six or more inches from said longitudinal portion.   
     
     
         6 . A method covering the ears and the neck of a wearer of headwear, comprising:
 providing the protective headwear of  claim 2 ; and   wrapping the elongated member around the head of the wearer and defining the adjustable attachment point in such a way that the draping material covers the ears and the neck of the wearer.