Wind stabilized headwear

Abstract

A hat with increased resistance to lift includes a crown forming a generally hemispherical portion configured to cover a head of a person. A visor extends outwardly from the crown in a generally horizontal direction and is configured to provide shade. The visor includes an aperture and a mesh material arranged in the aperture and attached to the visor at edges of the aperture. Alternately, the visor includes a visor board and N holes passing through the visor board, where N is an integer in a range from 4 to 100. The mesh material and/or the N holes equalize pressure on a bottom surface relative to a top surface of the visor by allowing air to pass from the bottom surface through the mesh material to the top surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hat with increased resistance to lift comprising:
 a crown forming a generally hemispherical portion configured to cover a head of a person;   a visor extending outwardly from the crown in a generally horizontal direction and configured to provide shade,   wherein the visor includes:
 a visor board including an aperture; and 
 a mesh material arranged in the aperture and attached to the visor board at edges of the aperture. 
   
     
     
         2 . The hat of  claim 1  further comprising a fastener attaching the mesh material to the visor board. 
     
     
         3 . The hat of  claim 2 , wherein the fastener includes at least one fastener selected from a group consisting of a mechanical fastener, thread and adhesive. 
     
     
         4 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the crown is made of an elastic material and extends entirely around a circumference of the head. 
     
     
         5 . The hat of  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustable band located on a rear side of the crown relative to the visor. 
     
     
         6 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture and the mesh material are generally rectangular shaped and are located approximately centered in the visor board from side to side. 
     
     
         7 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture and the mesh material are generally rectangular shaped and are located approximately centered in the visor board from front to back. 
     
     
         8 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh material is made from a material selected from a group consisting of wire, plastic, or nylon. 
     
     
         9 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh material defines gaps in a range from 0.1 mm to 6 mm. 
     
     
         10 . The hat of  claim 1 , wherein the mesh material equalizes pressure on a bottom surface relative to a top surface of the visor by allowing air to pass from the bottom surface through the mesh material to the top surface. 
     
     
         11 . A hat with increased resistance to lift comprising:
 a crown forming a generally hemispherical portion configured to cover a head of a person;   a visor extending outwardly in a generally horizontal direction from the crown and configured to provide shade,   wherein the visor includes:
 a visor board; and 
 N holes passing through the visor board, where N is an integer in a range from 4 to 100. 
   
     
     
         12 . The hat of  claim 11 , wherein the N holes have a diameter from 0.1 mm to 13 mm. 
     
     
         13 . The hat of  claim 11 , wherein the crown is made of an elastic material and extends entirely around a circumference of the head. 
     
     
         14 . The hat of  claim 11 , further comprising an adjustable band located on a rear side of the crown relative to the visor. 
     
     
         15 . The hat of  claim 11 , wherein the N holes are located approximately centered in the visor from side to side. 
     
     
         16 . The hat of  claim 15 , wherein the N holes are located approximately centered in the visor from front to back. 
     
     
         17 . The hat of  claim 11 , wherein the N holes equalize pressure on a bottom surface relative to a top surface of the visor by allowing air to pass from the bottom surface through the N holes to the top surface. 
     
     
         18 . The hat of  claim 11 , wherein the visor includes the visor board and material sewn to top and bottom surfaces thereof.