Safety hat liner and assembly

Claim 2

In a hat, harness, and liner combination wherein a liner is disposed within a hard hat between the interior surface of the hat and the outer surfaces of the straps of a harness which is disposed therein and which is adapted to fit upon a wearer''s head, the improvement wherein said harness includes a circumferential band having at least a rear portion thereof extending below the opening for the interior of said hat and is substantially spaced from the interior of said hat to accommodate at least a portion of said liner when rolled, said liner being formed of knitted material stretched about and snugly engaging said band and dimensioned to be stretched over said harness straps when said combination is worn, said liner having a stretchable flap portion normally extending below the rear portion of said band for covering and protecting the ears and neck of a wearer, said flap portion being capable of being rolled into a raised position about the rear portion of said band at least partially in said space and being maintained in its raised position by the tension of said liner about said band.

Claim 3

The structure of claim 1 wherein means are provided for detachably connecting said harness to said hat through said liner, said means including lugs provided by said harness at points substantially above the lower limits of the rear portion of said band.

Claim 4

The structure of claim 1 wherein a substantial space for the circulation of air is providEd between the outer surface of said liner and the inner surface of said hat.

Claim 5

The structure of claim 1 wherein said flap comprises a downward integral extension of the side and rear portions of said liner below said harness.

Claim 6

In a hat, harness, and liner combination wherein a harness having straps and a headband is adapted to fit upon a wearer''s head, a hard hat is connected by fastening means to said harness along said headband and has its upper inner surface spaced from said harness, and a liner is disposed between said harness and said hat, the improvement comprising forming said liner of stretchable knitted material with a stretchable crown portion a stretchable depending flap portion, said crown portion being of a size in its unstretched state smaller than said harness and being under a state of tension fitting snugly about the straps and headband of said harness and over the crown of a wearer''s head when said combination is worn, said headband being of substantially smaller diameter than that of said hat at the opening thereof and is substantially spaced from the interior of said hat to accommodate at least a portion of said liner when rolled, said fastening means including lugs at spaced points about the circumference of said band and clips provided by said hat engaging said lugs, the lugs of at least the sides and rear portions of said band being spaced substantially above the band''s lower edge, said flap portion normally extending below the rear portion of said band for covering and protecting the ears and neck of a wearer and being capable of being rolled into a raised position about the rear surface of said band and at least partially in said space beneath the lugs at the rear of said band, said stretchable flap portion being dimensioned so that when in its raised and rolled condition it is under a state of tension in directions extending circumferentially about said band, said tension thereby providing a force for maintaining said flap in said raised position.

Claim 7

In a hat, harness, and liner combination wherein a harness having straps and a headband is adapted to fit upon a wearer''s head, a hard hat is connected by fastening means to said harness along said headband and has its upper inner surface spaced from said harness, and a liner is disposed between said harness and said hat, the improvement comprising forming said liner of stretchable knitted material with a stretchable crown portion a stretchable depending flap portion, said crown portion being of a size in its unstretched state smaller than said harness and being under a state of tension fitting snugly about the straps and headband of said harness and over the crown of a wearer''s head when said combination is worn, said headband being of substantially smaller diameter than that of said hat at the opening thereof and is substantially spaced from the interior of said hat to accommodate at least a portion of said liner when rolled, said fastening means including lugs at spaced points about the circumference of said band and clips provided by said hat engaging said lugs, the lugs of at least the sides and rear portions of said band being spaced substantially above the band''s lower edge, said flap portion normally extending below the rear portion of said band for covering and protecting the ears and neck of a wearer and being capable of being rolled into a raised position about the rear surface of said band and at least partially in said space beneath the lugs at the rear of said band, said stretchable flap portion being dimensioned so that when in its raised and rolled condition it is under a state of tension in directions extending circumferentially about said band, said tension thereby providing a force for maintaining said flap in said raised position.

Claim 8

The structure of claim 5 in which said crown portion of said knitted liner extends continuously about said headband.

Claim 9

The structure of claim 5 in which said rear portion of said headband extends substantially below the opening of said hat.

Claim 10

The structure of claim 5 in which said flap portion comprises an integral extension of said crown portion and includes sections adapted to extend downwardly along opposite sides of a wearer''s face, and fastening means provided by said sections for detachably connecting the same together beneath a wearer''s chin.