Comprehensive sun protective head covering

Abstract

A head covering including a cranial covering portion having a circumferential perimeter configured to encircle the head of a wearer and a flexible brim extending from the perimeter of the cranial covering portion. The brim extends incompletely around the perimeter of the cranial covering portion and having a depth no greater than 15 cm. The head covering also includes a bill extending from the perimeter of the cranial covering portion. The bill is configured to shade a face of the wearer. The bill is constructed from a rigid, bend-resistant material. The bill has a lower surface that is concave in a vertical plane.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A head covering, comprising:
 a cranial covering portion having a circumferential perimeter configured to encircle the head of a wearer;   a flexible brim extending from the perimeter of said cranial covering portion, said brim extending incompletely around the perimeter of said cranial covering portion and having a depth no greater than 15 cm; and   a bill extending from the perimeter of said cranial covering portion, said bill being configured to shade a face of the wearer, said bill being constructed from a rigid, bend-resistant material, said bill having a lower surface that is concave in a vertical plane.   
     
     
         2 . The head covering of  claim 1 , wherein said bill includes an insert constructed from cardboard. 
     
     
         3 . The head covering of  claim 1 , wherein at least the cranial covering portion is constructed from a UPF 50+ sun resistant material. 
     
     
         4 . The head covering of  claim 1 , further comprising a magnetic insert configured to retain a golf ball mark. 
     
     
         5 . The head covering of  claim 1 , wherein the depth of said brim is equal to a depth of said bill around the entirety of said brim. 
     
     
         6 . The head covering of  claim 1 , wherein said bill has a depth greater than the depth of said brim. 
     
     
         7 . The head covering of  claim 1 , wherein the depth of said brim is no greater than 10 cm.